Local livestock sales and auctions across Illinois
Brookville and Geneseo host weekly cattle and hog auctions with private daily sales. J A Shaner of Lanark schedules Poland China hog sale on Tuesday November 17 at 1 pm. Mendota and surrounding areas advertise numerous purebred cattle and hog listings with prices, contacts, and delivery notes. Also includes a magazine-like feature about a royal romance and an auto service ad.
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Geneseo Sales Co
Geneseo
Ill
J. A. Shaner
Lanark
Poland
C. G. Hill & Sons
Prophetstown
Joe Wilkens
Shannon
Illinois
Women drivers not safer, stats show male risk higher
The Travelers Insurance reports in Smash Hits of the Year that in 1939 over 90 percent of fatal and non fatal accidents involved male drivers, and women account for less than seven percent in fatal crashes. The gap is linked to more miles driven by men and riskier conditions, with no method to compare true relative risk.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Gallup
Wit and whimsy mix in Sabula Gazette columnist notes
Wade Guenther shares a column of light verse and jokes on seasonal quips and playful wordplay. The piece riffs on holiday imagery, small town satire, and quirky observations about people and scenes from Iowa towns.
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Wade Guenther
Sabula
Sabula, Iowa
Hostess Questions Guest About His Instrument
The hostess laments not seeing an instrument as she asks which instrument the guest plays. The guest responds that he plays the piano.
No Hunting or Trespassing List Linked to Illinois Law
Illinois game and fish code requires landowner consent to trespass or hunt. The notice names Stransdale Farm No 1, R F Blake in Carroll Drainage District near Savanna, Fair Haven township roads, and residents John Reader and Jesse Jurgens of Thomson Illinois. Additional names will be added for the hunting season at 50 cents.
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Wiersema Bros
Gambles
Fulton
John C. Balk
Ill
Thomson
Mary Schultz
Waukesha
Wisconsin
State of
Illinois
R. F. Blake
Carroll Drainage District
Savanna
Farm Bureau Plans National Meeting in Baltimore
Delegates from 39 states and Puerto Rico will attend the 22nd annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Baltimore December 9 to 12. The Associated Women of the AFBF will hold a kickoff on December 8 with forum discussions on national defense industry agricultural labor relations and tours to Annapolis Fort McHenry and other historic sites nearby.
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Farm Bureau
Baltimore
Puerto Rico
American Farm Bureau Federation
Illinois Agricultural Association
AFBF
Illinois
Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Old Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Magistrates Go Slow Then Faster In Court Switch
Two magistrates summoned for speeding decide to try each other. The first plea is guilty and a five shilling fine. They switch places and plead guilty again. The judge notes two such cases that morning and doubles the fine to eighty shillings.
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No. 1
Nixon and Dixon Dialogue on Debt Collecting
A brief exchange features Nixon asking about a profession and Dixon replying that his work is a pursuit as a debt collector, framing it as a nontraditional occupation.
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Nixon
Dixon
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Carroll
Whiteside
Rock Taland
Stering
Harry Kipnis
Mt. Carroll
Brookville
Mendota, Ill
Biers Live Stock Commission Co
Mendota
Bangs
Rush W. Carroll
Thomson Rewpte
Hampshire
Page Reason
Storm Defender
Ogletop Farm
Rockford
R. R
Winnebago
Westfield Corner
Jersey
Jack Eddy
Eric
Guernsey
Sfrom
Stagg & Dykstra
Thomson, Il
Arthur H. Wulff & Sons
N. W
Stockton
Chester
Pleasant Valley
H. H. Henkel
Art Beyer & Sons
Massbach
Oscar Willaert
Cordova
Chadwick
Fred Daehler
Ernest Tousley
Critchett Piano Co
Des Moines
Unionville Mill
Morrison, Til
Lydia Hill
Johore
England
Chicago Herald-American
General Automotive
Rate Auto Supply Co
Strand Theatre
Clinton la
Igeneral Auto CO
Bear Service Station
4Th Ave
Clinton
Jokerst Motor Sales
Sterling
McDonald Cattle Company
Carroll, Whiteside
Rock Island County
Morris-Barrick Cattle Company
Dixon, Ill
Geneseo Sales Company
Robert Wayne
Geneseo, III
Bollen
Iowa
U. S
Elvira Road
Traver Bros
Elvira
OUR
Jim Bull
Union Grove
Wesley Sack
Will Rentschler
Hartman Implement Sales
Wilbur Nicholson
Coleta
Wm. Goddard
Albany
Clarence Hanson
Jess Wood
Schrader & Longnecker
Morrison
Wade
Prancer
Dancer
Donner
Vixen
Garden of Eden
Clark Gable
Hedy Lamarr
Frank Ellis
Maquoketa
Hugh Herbert
Edgar Bergen
Perry
Buck
The
Wheatland Gazette
Hewood
Home Department
Gazette
Daniel
Hallowe'en
Tom
New York
Walter
Earl R. Dailey
Albany, Ill
McCormick- Deering
McCormick-Deering Store
Morrison, Ill
C. B. Thomas
Oliver
Allis Chalmers
NEW Idea
Bluff Blvd
Clinton, Iowa
George Oliver
Hallsdale
George W. Ivey & Sons
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Clyde Groharing
Tf Notary Public
Clarence Bolhous
Robert Sargent
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Morenmnes
Chicago Motor
Timothy Hay
Handel Bros
MR. Farmer
Victor Eads
Mgr
Blaine L. Peck and
John Nordhoff
Stransdale Farm
Fair Haven Township
John Reader
Jesse Jurgens, Thomson
Edward R. Most
Chadwick, Ill
D. J. Bontrager
6Th Ave
W. H. Foster
Wilson
Tach
Coal Valley
Mielke Bros
America
Letch’s Safety Service
S. 2Nd St. Clinton
coeRnisiig
Emil Flindt
Paradise Ball Room
Tax Inc
Wally Beau
W. A. & O. Stuedemann
Main Ave
Clinton, Ia
van Allens
Gus A. Brumer Jr
Jewelry
Montgomery Ward Co
Gus” A. Brumer, Jr
Bulova Waltham Longines
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