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V}• v- 1 +-< z"str~v'S't.f *-?i :f> ": •-) : ::'••• •: ¥:< - " • '• ^ •" • ' - " '7* '" ITHESltV PLAQTDKALSiC THTOSDA^T, HARCH 22^ ^28 ' ' 1 : '• ^ «y ; \ UcBESRTt • OMB OF AMU8BMBMT **WB CANT PLAT THEM ALL SO WE PLAY THE BK8T" SHOWS 7:30-9:00 THURSDAY - FRIDAY MARCH 22-23 "X7 Laura LaPlante " "* in "SILK STOCKINGS" '•.-. 7 •. and • naooLLattANs ^ in ^ " • "ABOUND THE BASES" SATURDAY MARCH 24 Reginald Denny in ' TAB'S AMD rUEJOUB' 1 with VAUDEVILLE Paths World's Latest Newa Aad the Not Chapter ef the Gnat Adventure Plaj "THE TRAIL OF THE TIGER" SUNDAY MARCH 25 Matinee 2:30 " WOLF/FANGS" with Thunder <*» Canine Marvel )v with VAUDEVILLE And the Comedy "TOO MANY COOKIHB* TUESDAY WEDNESDAY MAIM H 27-28 Hilton Sills' MIGHTIEST ROLE "THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS" with Dons Kenyon And the Comedy •••RIVAL ROMEOS" THURSDAY - FRIDAY MARCH 29-JO Monte Bine Betty Bronson in "BRASS KNUCKLES" and the COLLEGIANS --after the show ** YOUR Favorite 1 Soda •m Sundae at our "UqM Mechanicotd" Fountain £ir electrically refrigerated quid Mcchanicold Fountain maintains five separate tones of cold under aat6- r&atlc control so that earn Uigrcdicnt used in our jso<btt " ana sundaes is kept at ni : best "mixing point." • It makes the most luscloat ttxlas and sundaes you ever ^-•4-lkioed--always live, fresh, | *osty and appetizing. Come in today and MS" Cor yourself. KARLS' Lunch Rooni^ . (M>d ice Cream Parlor HQMEMADE TOOTH IS ALMOST FATAL I AS ILLINOIS LOOKEDILLINOIS LOOKED ^ JANUARY 1,1921 A JANUARY 15,1928 Sailor Now !> Through With Self-Dentistry. Sydney.--An amazing lnatanea ef self-dentistry has Just come under notice of the authorities at a large Melbourne hospital. Isaac was a Jewish sailor of Odessa. He did not visit the dentist every six months, as the health text books suggest, but nevertheless his teeth were his pride. Isaac was loud In his lamentations one night on the high seas when the stubborn top of a bottle of beer removed a large piece of tooth in the front of his mouth. The hole gaped at him from a mirror. It would have to be filled. The lead lining of an empty tea case gave Isaac the idea, and he went to work with haste. In the stokehold Isaac improvised a small ladle and cast the boiling lead into a mold, which he judged to Ite the sise of the hole In his poor front tooth. By dint of ingenuity and persistence, Isaac carved the piece of lead into shape with a pen knife. Time and again he fitted the pellet into the hole In the tooth, carved away the rough edges, and then tried again. Soon the pellet resembled a tooth and, with a final effort, Isaac forced It Into place. Standing before a broken mirror In the steaming stokehold, perspiration on his brow, Isaac proudly surveyed his handiwork. But there was something lacking. The lead looked black beside the gleaming white of his teeth.. He must polish it So, every day, and many times a day, Isaac would pause In his shipboard tasks to remove the lead, and polish It on his trousers. It took on a splendid sheen. Then one day Isaac became 111 while his vessel was at Melbourne, and he was hurried to a hospital. There the doctors found all the symptoms of lead poisoning, and that was all. A dentistry specialist was consulted and noticed the "lead line" round the gums, and solved the problem. Despite Isaac's protests, the filling, the remainder of the tooth, and part of -the bone underneath were removed. When he was told of the danger to wV-'i he had exposed himself, Isaac never to indulge in lead d again. Son of Jay Gould Orphans' Benefactor Houston, Texas.--An unannounced stranger walked into the De Pelchln Faith Home for Children here recently, said his name was Gonld, and asked to see the children. Most of them were In school, but when they appeared there was a romp for the man, whom they remembered from his last visit three years before. He was Edwin Gould, son of Jay Gould, the financier. Gould gave the home |S,000 three years ago, and since has sent money, clothing, toys, food and books at regular intervals. He explained to the children that he was going from New York to the West Indies, and on reaching New Orleans had decided to pay the home a visit "Comet" Seen at Algiers Fault on Camera Plate Cambridge, Mass.--The new "comet" that was announced recently as having been discovered by an astronomer named Filipoff in Algiers was not a comet at all, but a spurious Image on a photographic plate. This announcement was made here by Dr. Harlow Shapley, director of the Harvard college observatory, which acts as the American clearing house tor news of astronomical discoveries. The original anouncement of the supposed discovery was received from the international clearing house at Copenhagen, from which word has just been received of the mistake. As a result, the first comet discovery of 1928 li yet to be made. Deserved It London, England.--Paging "Baron Esslemont," "Mrs. De Rekeewskt" and "Mr. Cacclapontl" In such a manner that the judges could understand him, twelve-year-old Arthur Fredericks has won the prize offered by the Hotel GecII for the smartest pace boy. ;; Silence of 30 Years Is Broken by Death Warsaw.--After thirty years of self-imposed silence, Siunuel Frommer Is dead In the Ghetto of Kzortow. In Gullcla. For three decades Frommer had not spoken a word.- Frommer as a young man i! quarreled with his wife and in the height of his anger expressed the wish that she might be burned alive. ^Tthin a week his house took fire and Mrs. Frommer and their two children died In the flames. Frommer, of a mystical character, saw In the coincidence an .. evidence of heavenly itfrath. He ;; took public vows "never again .. to mnkg use of that organ which hfljl^mnde him guilty," From that momebt L§imuel the Silent," as he became known, devoted his life to the study of the Talmud and other Hebrew religious writings. But be never spoke again. CI H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 Standard Meter The international standard meter* which Is preserved in Parle by the International bureau of weights and measures, 1? made of platinum as be» Ing the most constant of nil metals. Distressed Professor; "Why don't yon answer me?" Frosh: "I did shake my head." Professor: "Well, do yon expect l to hear it rattle way up hereZ'V-- Hm Open Road. - E Qa, voters of Illinois are familiar with the fact that Governor Len Small has set the world record in the construction of hard surfaced roads. He is pledged to a program for the construction of a state-wide system of 12,000 miles of hard roads to be completed during the next four and onehalf years. Over half of this mileage is now completed and in use. It is equally true that under the administration of Governor Small more progress has been made in the conbe able to finish this great constructive program within the next three years. A change in administration would doubtless delay the completion of this work. The present Governor has also taken a keen interest in the problem of flood control. Under his leadership and direction nearly 100 contracts for "emergency flood relief" and the repair of broken levees in the Illinois and Mississippi Valleys have been completed or are now being carried struction of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf out for the protection of the lives artd deep waterway than during the entire property of the sorely stricken flood history of the State prior to his taking office. Waterway Started The first construction work of the Illinois Waterway -- which is the "missing link," i. e., for navigation between Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico, was commenced in Novem-, ber, 1920, after Governor Small's election, but before he took office. That contract was for the construction of the lock in the Illinois river at Marseilles, which is one of the five sufferers in these river valleys, whose aggregate losses in the last six years amount to more than $35,000,000. All voters of Illinois who want the 12,000 mile road program completed in the shortest possible time; all voters who want the Lakes-to-the-Gulf waterways finished without delay; and all who favor permanent protection for the people and property of Southern Illinois against devastating floods, should give their undivided support to Governor Len Small and re-elect him locks necessary to overcome a fall of ,o n .h i,s record. It w„ ould be a mistake 140 feet in the 65-mile stretch of the J° tok* tl}e*e vlta"y 'Wtant mat- DesPlaines and Illinois rivers be_ Jew out of his experienced hands. In tween Lockport and Utica. The lock J? of Abraham Lincoln: was completed and accepted by the ?on 4 *wap hor8€B wh,le cro88,ng a State in 1923, at a saving of $106,000 j s reambelow the estimated cost. In 1921 bids were received for construction of the lock and dam opposite Starved Rock, but, by direction of Governor Small, the same were rejected on account of the excessive bid price of $2,825,040. Later an award «f this work was made for the contract price of $1,475,832. It is now about two-thirds finished. Have you seen our spring line of hats? These smart hats are cleverly fashoned, and distinctively trimmed and the materials are the very latest combinations. Come in and let us show you our snappy line. Erickson Dept. Store, West McHenry. Mother (indignantly): "This tele- On October 8, 1923, a contract for P*" has Just arrived signed, 'Bob, the Lockport lock was awarded and the job has since been completed except for operating machinery. Two More Locks Started The sites for the two remaining locks and dams, namely, those located at Brandon Road just below Joliet, and Dresden Heights, 14 miles farther down stream, have been acquired recently and construction work started, j • ***** It is estimated that completion of! A • fanner wag filling In a railway the waterway will add at least $100,- company's claim sheet for a cow that 000,000 per year • - - V-J 1 '"!" J -- saying: 'Sorry, can't come.' I presume he is alluding to the dance tonight. Who is this rude young man, who sends a message like this at the last moment?" Modern Daughter: "Haven't the foggiest, m' dear. Don't know anyone sloppy enough to say 'sorry'." •--•Ptoch. to the volume of business of the industrial, commercial and agricultural interests of Illinois. This increase in trade and commerce will benefit every family in the State. Governor Small and the Division of Waterways, under his direction, will had been killed on the line, when he came to the last item "Disposition of carcass" he was very puzzled, but finally wrote: "Kind and gentle." --Cap and Bells. Plaindealer Publicity Paja. FOR BETTER HEALTH By Joanne Rulien, School Nurse It is gratifying, indeed, to know how the people of McHenry are interested and ready to co-operate in promoting the health of their children. Usually 98 per cent of children who are given toxin-antitoxin are made safe from diphtheria by the first three injections. From 124 questionnaires sent home to parents of children in the grade schools and returned to date, 93 were answered in the affirmative, 22 were answered in the negative, five will have treatments later and seven have already received T. A. T. Out of fifty-two questionnaires returned from parents of pupils in the high school, 22 were answered in the affirmative and 30 in the negative. Considering that the immunization procedure is voluntary on the part of the parents, the above scale is doubly gratifying. Following is the scale of the number of pupils weighed and treasured in March and the total percentage of underweight children: In this table the first column is the grade, the second number weighed, the third number measured, the fourth 7 per cent or more underweight and the fifth 20 per cent or more overweight. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total percentage, 7 per cent underweight, 18 per cent over. Any child who is and continues to be 5 to 10 per cent or more underweight for height and age should be examined carefully by a physician to Ascertain the cause. Usually such examinations show that something is Wrong. But if no other sign than being slightly underweight is found the child may be considered of the healthy group. Some children who are 15 to SO per cent overweight improve in health if the weight is reduced. A very few of the children who are 7 to 10 per cent below weight fot lieight and age may be found in good health and therefore well nourished. On the other hand, an important number of children who are up to or above the standard weight will prove to be malnourished if other recognized tests In addition to weighing arts - osedv Some of these important signs are: jpaleness, lines under eye, flabby muscles, round shoulders, projecting (winged) shoulder blades, stooping posture, curvature of the Bpine, prom- Inent^abdomen, weak feet.. Nervous: Restlessness, irritability, forgetful- Bess, timidity, inattention. General: Poor resistance to disease. Such signs do not occur in malnutrition alone, but the presence of several of them demands medical attention, especially when the weight is below the normal range. * Why should school children have physical examinations? First, because children are our most precious possessions on earth. Secondly, the really healthy child possesses an invaluable capital which manifests Itself in an abundance of life. Life for the healthy child and those around him is joy and happiness. Such a child's wealth in health manifests itself in clear skin with good color, teeth sound and clean, eyes bright and keen, a well set-up, well functioning, steadily and properly growing body that can meet the demands upon its energy, its cles and its organs; a mind and able to learn; a cheerful Jofous disposition. Third: Health m? aminations at regular intervals ava just as necessary as inspection at el* vators in buildings, of steam flngfaMfe or of automobiles. To do as well by children as good farmers do for erope and livestock, every school child should be weighed once a month, height should be taken every three months, and a health examinatkw should be given once a year. Every school child who has defects - which can be corrected should Inn these defects removed as soon as net* j sible. If the physical defects of chikh^E are corrected we imay expect wondef*> ful things. _ Children who are now backward and retarded in their studies may sometimes make the grade after their defects are removed--not all such children but many of them. Some chS» dren who are considered mentally backward because of deafneea 'It found to have normal minds. The whole plan may be summed *9 thus--the up-to-date school attempts to teach the pupils that good healtli is essential to good citizenship, lit; success in life, and to the highest aefe» ; isfaction. and 2 ....28 28 .6 0 .............19 19 7 - 1 16 16 • ' 0 20 20 2 0 20 20 S 0 .......... ..19 19 8 0 -...21 21 2 0 148 148 M 1 Short Talks by Thoughtful Methers '1 A Wisconsin Mother says: "I find mothers very well informed on the subject of 'dope' in medicines. Few mothers now-a-days would btry m ^ preparation that contained opiates or chloroform. A glance at the package before buying tells her this. With Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, the name tells a true story. It ia quickly effective for coughs, coUh, croup and throat irritations. Pure as it is sure, and worth many times its price." Thomas P. Bolger,Druggisfc ? •a PRICES SLASHED ON B.AFP WIEF WOVEN FENCING AND STEEL POSTS A carload of wire arrived at our plant today sad we are offering1 special prices daring the next thirty days as follows: 26-in. 6-9-11, per rod ; • ' :' 40C 32-in. 6-9-11, per rod . \ \ ' :X / :"- 48p 39-in. 6-9-11, per rod 52^* 50-in. Poultry, per rod 0 ft. Angle Post, each In lots of 100, each 6!/s ft Studded Tee Steel Post, each In lots of 100, each Heavy Hog Barb Wire, per 100 lbs. 80 rd. Special Cattle Wire, each 55* $4.35 $3.50 STAPLES FREE with $10.00 purchase This is a golden opportunity to save on your spring fencing requirements md we hope yon will take advantage of it. McHenry County Farmers' Co-Qp, Ass'a PHONE 29 Free! Free! With every repair job on Watches, Clocks and Jewelry during the remainder of this month, we allow you to choose a package from a bag, which contains valuable pieces of jewelry.^ A 26-piece Rogers Silver Set wiU al&o be givm away. Ask for particulars. We have connections with an expert repair organization of many years standing. Very prompt service--24 hours if necessary. Has anyone told you your watch could not be repaired? Bring it to^us for an estimate. Just installed--new equipment for Radio Testing and Adjusting. If your A. 0. set is g|F» ing trouble, call 123-J. Phonograph and Sewing Machine repairing' kk licited. . Lowest prices on all Repair. Work GUARANTEED SERVICE 7 ' / * /Nye Jewelry, Music and Radio Shop Phnw/.i^Li mii |g West McHenry TAXES We will appreciate your paying your taxes at this bank Authorized by the County Treasurer West McHenry State Hank "The Bank That Service Built » V, H3K -VM »»»« MM ft MM I •»«»•••»••»••••> i i i tillifih liileeil $ MI . A