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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
TWILIGHT ARMIES
HARVESTING CROPS

Springfield, Ill. July Is twilight
armies are harvesting crops u cen
trail Illinois bumper crop counties
In report recently made ID the
farm labor administration o, he
State Council OF Defense by C5ss
Mason, Logan, Sangamou. TazcWelL
Fulton, Douglas and Lawrence coun
ties, it is shown that city toucrs
are doing their bit toward answering
Uncle Sans cry for more food These
counties have been termed the bump
er crop counties Of Illinois by the
farm labor administration And IN
order to realize the fruits of their
toll the farmers have called upon the
citizens for help
The response in Case county was
the enrolment Of 500 railroad yard
employees at Beardst0wn, the report
states. These embryo farmers have
been organized into two shifts of $50
men each. They are driven at sched
uled hours to nearby farms in automo.
biles and trains.
In Sangamon county nearly l,5o1
workers have volunteered to help
Eight hundred are registered from the
county while Springfield Finished COO
more Soyenty.lEe iirem0 have ar
ranged to spend their vacations on
the farms.
In Mason county "shockers twi
light army has been organized.
Rural mail carriers in Logan counts
are recruiting for the armies
Tazewell county banks and store.
close at O'Clock in order that the
workers may repair 10 the farms.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18

Silaa Hiram says he really expects
ter Git elected ter dc Office Of consta.
bic this tiua. fer sure
Joshua He does Why, what's his
polite? lie hain't fer expansion ner
free silver
Stlas on they say he's got
scheme ter make The foreigner pay all
he internal revenue tax. He sprung
/ down ter me- store the over eYeniu'
an !. coli like hot cakes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
Foes Morale Very Low

The German leaders are now unable
80 prevent their men from learning the
Americans real worth on the battle
field daspija lies hat they aTe raw
troops The entire P'chp army is
Crapidly learning fhaf the American
are tho toughest of opponents
The Germans are also realizing
that the submarine is fiction and
meanwhile they are finding Americans
everywhere they turn we'll fed and
well equipped
The morale Of the Germans IN this
drive is very low
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
In Menoriun.

This piece of noetry was written
bv friend in memory If litlo Legbv
WILEY who died Yesterday n,na II
1918
We measured tho riotops b,bv
Aqaiuat the cottago ,rau.
A lily grew m tba threshold
And the how yeas inst rs IAN.
A ROYAL tiger luv
Ana heart tko y ieuo,al rb,lica
The fragrant dos, to hold
Without tho blnehird vbi.t,od
High M in me old r,oftraas
Ana ~ ana r., ~, h. ...lou.
The rod roeo roc.oJ b,, bo,..
And ths wee mini, Geta of III. n,h,
Wore neyer , oo,pert sH1
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
4 FINlTiON,

Rhetoric Teacher What Is meant
by poetic license?
Scholar The permission claimed by
the educated TO use language such
az they would ridicule il used by the
uncdUcaled.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
0E COuRSE MOT.

"To 1'o Tor your bill" said the Con.
aressman, II would have TO stulify my.
sclI"
"JuI -o.' said the lobbyist, bland.
49, And of course we dond expect
q man to sulify himself for nothing"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
An EXTREM MIST.

"iIe IS very broad.mInded for cler'
gyman'
"nOcs he believe In hell9"
"Oh, no only that, but he believes
In saying So"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
WILLIAM ONIONS. g..
ARRESTED 500 TINES
After Refornatl 5n He Read Poems
&c Court Mag s,rates jn
london

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and oai.eardly is fame it is The onlg
one preserved 10 po-terity But 10 was
Cn'y one Of hundreds which the East
Eud poet wrote.
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
Kerosene

II rs believed that Kerosene was first
used for lighting IN 1925.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
LIFT Off CORNS!
Drop EreeZone On a tOuchy
corn, then lit that corn
off With fingers

lN~~ut hurt bit Drop p Itt.e
Fryczour on m aching corn instantly
hat corn stops hurting. then yuu hit
i right ont. Yes, magic! No hmnbug
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18

Try the Free TraderJournal Want Ad,
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18

tiny bottle Of Freezone costs but a
few cents at any drug store, but is suiii.
aent to remove every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and the
.aluses, without soreness or irritation.
Freelonc Is the sensational discovery
# Cincinnati genius. 1t is wonderful.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
LENNON IS HQNORED

John B. Lennon of Bloomington
H., former treasurer of the American
Federation OF Labor, has been elected
president OF the Journeymen Tailors
Union of America by referendum
vote. Mr.. Lennon is vice-president o.
the Anti-Saloon League of Illinois
and staunch friend of Prohibition
This great labor leader, in discussing
the relation of booze to the labor
market, one said:
The moral and intellectual de-
velopment of any people is judged
by its standard of living. So any
institution should be judged by its
effect on that standard. The liq-
uor traffic has tended always to
the depression of that standard.
The labor movement stood for
equal opportunities for women in
industry, and more opportunities
for them to keep out of industry,
and be the mothers and home
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
COLUMBUS IMPROVES
Ohio Capital Strikes at Cabsrcts,
Wincrooms and Late Hours; News
paper Commends Ordinances En-
dorsed by the People

The city of Columbus, Ohio, took
heed of the voice of Uncle Sam when
he said that Columbus must travel
the road of reform similar to other
cities which had fallen under the ban
for too much vice and booze. The city
council passed three ordinances to
strike at the major evils. The people
of the city attended council meetings
and are reported to have checred the
councilmen when they voted for re-
strictive measures. Next we have the
morning paper of the city, il COM
menting- upon the-xote of ths council
men, express regret that the vote of
the council was not unanimous on all
three measures. One ordinance lacked
two votes of being unanimous. The
Ohio State Journal, in commenting
upon the ordinances, states that:
The city council has passed
three ordinances that the com
munity will soundly indorse: One
to close the saloons at 10 o'clock
p. M, to stay closed till 6 a M;
another prohibiting the winerooms
and the cabaret ordinance forbid
ding the employment of women as
bartenders, walters and entertain
ers in places where liquor is sold.
This is a great step in the direc-
ton of public decency and sobri
ETY.. All three of these ordinances
arc for the good of Columbus,
and for everybody, male and fe-
male, young and old, within the
city. There cannot be sound
argument against them. All the
ordinances received the unani-
nous vote of the council, except
the 10 o'clock closing ordinance,
against which two men, we are
sorry to say, voted. But this
community is proud of the action
of the council and will remember
with gratitude the men who stood
up for its honor and rectitude.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

bank deposits have been remarkable.
Nov, I'm not so big fool that |
can't see that it is better TO have this
money coming into the merchants and
into the banks than into the hands OF
the saloonkeepers even If il has
affected the rents on my business
property, and | know that in the end
| will get more out of it than | ever
did before. Not only that, but | am
interested in several lumber mills up
in that vicinity, and the other day at
a meeting of our directors of one of
these mills, the general manager told
us that he was getting fifty per cent
more production in those mills than
they used to when they had license
The man from Syracuse began to
look as if he had changed his resi-
dence to Missouri when this fellow
said that and the gentleman from
Washington turned round and said.
Nov hold on, / didn't say that they
got fifty per cent more out of each
man. | said that they got fifty per
cent more production, and the reason
is that the men put in more hours.
len who used to get drunk and come
into the plant on Monday morning or
possibly not until Tuesday morning
and not in condition, didn't do as much
work. They lost more hours during
the week They are there pretty near
all of the hours at the present time
and the result to the mill is, that they
get fifty per cent more production and
this they have in statistical form"
The gentleman from Syracuse was
very much interested and said that he
was going to put that into the form of
communication TO one of the papers
in Syracuse and telegraph it back. /
don't know whether he did or not, but
| do know that the man from Seattle
got him rather razzle dazzled for a
few moments because he sure thought
that he had got the best kind of fodder
for license, but on the other hand he
got the very best kind of an argument
for Prohibition. / didn't find out who
either of the gentlemen were but they
were both live, up-to-date business
men, and it passes my powers of COM
prehension why SO many business men
don't get wise to this fact. Certainly
if they travelled enough in other
states they could see the results for
themselves, or if they took pains to
inquire they would find that these
facts are duplicated in other states be-
sides Washington.
Respectfully,
H. M. Fillebrown.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
BAD COMBINATION
Veil of Suspicion Around Omaha Po-
lice May Now Be Lifted Under
Order to Stop Vice and Politi-
cal Combination

1t becomes matter Of comment as
well as the expressed hope that the
city of Omaha will show under the
new administration an aggressive law
enforcement activity against the booze
and ivce combine. Judging from
recent statement in the Nebraska
State Journal, the Omaha situation has
been anything but savory, the blame
for such a situation being laid to the
political combination whereby certain
interests insured protection to vice
and crime in the city for the support
these slum forces could render to con-
tinue the control of the combination
interests through swinging elections.
This is not an exceptionally favor
able bill of health given the Omaha
peace forces, as commented upon by
the Journal under the head of Mir
acles;" but there is seen ground fol-
hope OF improvements:
The new head of the police in
Omaha is Commissioner Ringer,
known as an uncompromising foe
to vice and graft. The Omaha
police has never seen day when
it was not under suspicion. What
with the Dennison interests to be
protected and the saloons to ham
die and various special interests
to be tender with an unimpeaci-
able police force was not TO be
expected Nebraska now looks
for the miracle of clean, eff
cent, impartial police administra-
ton in Omaha.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
PEORIA DISTILLERIES
ALL In OPERATION

All Peoria distilery plants are
again in operation for the first time
since September last, when three of
them we're closed by the government
regulation forbidding the manufacture
ing of liquors for beverage purposes.
The old Clark distillery is being used
by the Washburn-C Crosby Co. of Min
incapolis i'll the manufacture of corn
flour. Others arc used for the making
industrial alcohol and alcohol for mu-
nitions purposes.
The L. S. Senate has passed bill
providing for Prohibition for Hawaii.
When it passes the House the bill will
stop the sale of liquor in places not
already dry by military regulation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
Rockford Brewery
to Quit Business
Selling Out Since Judge Lands Ex-
posed Beer Selling Methods

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
recently visited Rockford. While there
he investigated methods used by the
local brewer to circumvent the local
option law. AS usual, he did not dis
guise his opinion with tender words,
but told the brewer just what he
thought of the quality of his patriot
ism. Now the brewer is ready to quit.
This is how the Rockford Star tells
about it:
There is indisputable evidence that
the Rockford Brewing Co. is rapidly
winding up its affairs in substantiation
OF the announcement made by its
heads. All of the beer in stock has
been sold to the Milwaukee Waukesha
Brewing Co. OF Waukesha, Wis, and
all the metal in the machinery and
equipment will be disposed of as junk
to Charles s. Jacobwitz. in accordance
with an agreement entered into by the
parties.
The Aurora Brewing Go. has
bought hundred used 'empties,' 440
pounds of refined grits and other ma
tcrials for making beer. The buildings
and ground are listed with Knapp,
Barnes & Co. at $l25,000 which is re-
garded as bargain price for the prop
crty. The company's government Ii
cense expires July and no application
will be made for renewal.
John V. Petritz, president of the
Rockford Brewing Co., is credited
with the statement that no beer has
been brcwcd by his company since
the recent campaign OF court action
was started by Judge Lands, and to
him also is attributed the remark: 1
wouldn't go into the brewing business
again even il this territory went wet.
Pm through
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
CHAMPAIGN AND URBANA
ARE MADE BONE DRY

The u. S. government has barred
the shipment of liquors into Cham
paign and Urbana, making these cities
bone dry. Any person bringing liq-
uor into this territory in any manner
whatever, if detected, will be subject
to arrest and conviction by the gov
crnment. This order places fve-mile
dry zone about the barracks of the
government school of aeronautics at
the University of Illinois.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
BEER PUMP GETS HOT
FILLED WITH NEAR BEER

In dry Rock Island the fire depart
ment was recently called out to throw
water on a burning beer pump which
became overheated pumping near beer.
Many beer drinkers, too, think that
they cannot operate on anything but
booze and get al. heated up when the
town goes dry; but after the applica-
ton of little pure water they soon
cool off and find that they can work
better than before.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
ALCOHOL ATROCITIES

The following from an Indiana pa
per reveals the condition which exists
on roads near wet towns throughout
Illinois:
"Allen county people were aroused
to action by the conduct of drunken
driver of machine who ran down a
horse and buggy containing three
school children, smashing the buggy
and injuring the children, and never
stopping to try to help those. who were
the victims of his madness"
Ratification is needed to make
American highways safe for little
children.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
PERSONAL LIBERTY
TRAIL

The Lincoln (Ill) Star.
speaking of the road between
Dry Lincoln and wet Mt. Pu-
lasl1i, says: "The roadbed is not
on a grade with the surrounding
country-it is higher. There are
many things that will go to
make travelling that Lincoln
Mt. Pulaski road Embarrassing
thing if the wet spell continues
in the hill city" We suggest
signs something like this: Be
warel This road leads from a
wet town." Safety frstl Drive
into the ditch to let drunken
drivers pass. If you don't like
it, nominate dry men for the
Legislature on September H."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

more sorrow assuaged. By it, no
orphans starving, no widows
weeping. By it, none wounded
in feeling, none injured in inter
est. Even the dram-maker, and
the dram-seller, will have glided
into other occupations SO grad
ually as never to have felt the
shock of change; and will stand
ready to join all others in the
universal song of gladness.
And what noble ally this, to
the cause of political freedom.
With such an aid, its march can
not fail to be on and OH, until
every son on earth shall drink in
rich fruition the sorrow-quench-
ing draughts of perfect liberty.
Happy day when, all appetites
controlled, all passions subdued,
all manners subjected, mind, all
conquering mind, shall live and
move, the monarch of the world.
Glorious consumation Hail,
fall of Furyl Reign of Reason,
all hail
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

keepers of the nation. Could any
man dare say that the liquor traf-
.fic has not sent to the factory,
mill and washtub more women
than could we'll be numbered?
The labor movement stood for
the elimination of child labor.
The waste of intemperance has
driven countless children to work
when they should have been on
the playground or at school. AS a
trade unionist, he was unalterably
opposed to business that had
any such tendency, and he be-
lieved that the time would come
when the trade unions would be
found arrayed positively and I'M
qualifiedly against the liquor bust
ness.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

No one in the armory at the rally
will want to be anywhere else When
the Chicago Methodist Preachers
Quartet sings Illinois"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

With the Jackies' Band leading the
great automobile parade on the Sec
ond day will be one of the most thrill
ing events in the history of Spring.
field.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

And when the victory shall be compee-when there shall be
neither slave drunard proud the title of that
land which truly claim be the birthplace and the cradle OF
those shall ended that victory How
nob distinguished that people who shall have planted and
tured maturity both the political and moral freedom of their
species!
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

The old guard is. surrendering
Coughlin and Kenna OF the First ward
in Chicago voted to suspend cabarets
during the war.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
LINCOLNS ADDRESS AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, ON
FEBRUARY e. 1912

Turn the Temperance revolution In 1t we shall ind
stronger bondage broken ver slavery manumtted greater
tant deposed In of supplied diseases healed
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24

Hear w. J. Bryan and Senator Yves.
ley Jones at Springfield June 10 and
II.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24
OTHERS HAVE ENLISTED, WHY NOT YOU?

Responding the call the help 100000
more
enlisted many
Immediately
c.
represented by this big the Now think
SOMEBODY YOU? Young Peoples
Send
the of the final drive saloons Illinois be th
Of those helping final
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-05-24


Inos Tomb Springfield Most of this commission travelled
tribute the
Lncos places
interesting OF all the historic America Here the 18th of june
will the brief following the automobile parade from the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-03

show windows and is getting things
fixed around in good shape.
Andrew Anderson and family are
nicely located and doing business at
the old stand.
/" Mr.. H. s. High resigned his posi-.
uon as section foreman here and
moved Thursday with his family to
Manila.
Mr.. Miller and family of Grant Cen
ter moved here Thursday to take
charge Of the section, the position va
Gated by Mr.. High.
Don't forget the supper and dance
in Buck Grove hall Wednesday eve
ming for the benefit Of. the Catholic
church. Everybody come and have a
good time and partake OF good
chicken supper. ~. -. VIZ
Mr.. Frank Hahn has been enjoying
a visit from a cousin, Mr.. Hahn from
the eastern part of the state. lie
returned Saturday. ,cs q: "a -.
Mrs. Dan Hemphill was operated
on in, Sioux City last week Tor gall
stones. The operation was success
full and she is getting along as well
as can be expected which is good
news to her many friends. ...
Fritz Olsen returned from Chicago
Monday morning. He had taken stock
there and he says he struck good
market. ., 81.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-03
GOODRICH ITEMS :.
~ + + + = + + T. + + + + i.

Several farmers, from near Sac City
visited at the Art Whey farm, taking
home seed corn.
A. D. Whey transacted business in
Denison Thursday.
Miss Lovicie Morris spent a few
hours in Denison Saturday in the in.
terest OF the Red Cross.
Chas. Jensen is breaking up the
prairie land on his farm. 7.
Jim Estes and w. Rounds have put
in fine piece OF wheat on the LIZ.
Morris farm. = ~. H.. go.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beaman were
Denison shoppers one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. rHildreth Tucker, of
Denison, drove up Sunday to eat their
Easter dinner with their daughter,
Mrs. John Anderson, and family.
Arthur Whey shipped fine bunch
OF cattle Saturday. ~ .. r. -. =; 80
John Eink was in town Saturday on
business. i-s. O., i
!. The roads in Goodrich are undergo.
ing an, overhauling by grading and
putting in culverts, which will be fine
when finished.
A. d. Whey and wife and s. D. New.
ton and wife autoed to Denison Sun
day evening to attend NJ. r. services.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-03
Denison Widower Congratulated

"Since my wife's death, five years
ago, have suffered greatly from stom-
ach and liver trouble and gas attacks.
I lost over so lbs, and at times was
as yellow as saffron. My doctors could
not help me. Six doses of Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy have entirely cured
me. l have regained my weight and
every one is congratulathg me how
we'll look" 1t is simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and intes-
final ailments, including appendicitis.
One does will convince or money re-
funded. Rudolph Kpaul, Druggist.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-03

spent the day at the home of A. F.
Lundberg. .... -. ........
&, Rev. H, E. Sundbers goes, to Oma.
ha the latter part Of the week, where
he remains over Sunday conducting
religious meetings j. L.. Lundberg
will conduct the services Sunday at
the Free church in his absence.
The Arthur baseball team came to
Kiron Sunday afternoon for a game
with the Kiron team and returned with
a defeat, the score terminating IL to 4.
Nero Walden1ar, who has been very
sick the past week with pneumonia, is
reported very low at present writing.
His parents have been summoned from
Silver Hill. Ala. +
John Klinker and wife, of Deloit,
and Louie .Mesenbrink, of Charter
Oak, autoed to kiron. Sunday evening
for a short visit at the home of Fred
Quade. Mr.. Mesenbrink remained for
g couple Of days with the Quade fam