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P.U .b A - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY, JANUARY^ 1983 EARL WALSH So I Hear In looking through a batch of old time newspaper, clippings and pic­ tures loaned to me by Joe Draper, I ^was amused to find the following: . Fee Bill ; (adopted by the McHenry County •^Medical society). In effect July 1, 1910 Town calls $1.50. Town calls between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. $2.00. Office calls 75 cents, minimum. Night office calls $1, minimum. Obstetrics $15 cash, minimum. Obstetrics instrumental $20. and up. Venereal $5 cash, minimum. Mileage, 50 cents per and $1.50 per call. L Detention $2 per hour after four hours. Consultation $5 per visit, . plus mileage. Anesthetics $5, minimum. Life insurance examination $2 and in 1910, but let me tell theenve had local doctors who weren't charging that much to the old and needy a half century later. There were years when farmers were hard pressed for cash in spite of all their hard work. Those were times when farmers brought eggs, chickens or pork (right after butchering) to the doctors in­ stead of cash. Talk about meals on wheels--I knew one doctor who sent me wheeling around with that food to take to people in need. i I also remember'pother doctor who hesitated to ch£ffge a lady 50 cents for the office call, explaining it was necessary due to the cost of the medicine he furnished. not marked with dates, places and identities. If you have a shoe box full of pictures, get them out and write op the backs. < Those memos*will be appreciated in days to come. Besides--what is more fun than looking at old pictures? Note in the list of doctors' fees, they charged two dollars an hour for retention time. A fancy fee. When doctors had to make house calls, especially in the country during winter months, they wore fur coats, fur caps and fur mitts. " ~ * Like most people who needed transportation, they had a horse and cutter. If the house call w^ for any* length of time, they put a blanket over the horse. Those fees may have been in effect It is too bad many old pictures are At times when the weather was, too w*\ It's all over but the savings!!! Editor's Quote Book Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities. Ralph Waldo Emerson Next holiday season will be here before you know it! McHenry State Bank can help you be ready, featuring Christmas Clubs, Money Market Deposit Accounts and many other savings plans. ( Stop in at any of our special services departments and start saving. „ McHENRY STATE BANK "SERVING McHENRY SINCE 1906" Main Building Elm at Green St. Geraid i. Carey Building Richmond Rd. at Pearl St.. Robert L. Weber Building Crystal Lake Rd. at Lillian 385-1040 S.D.I.C. • % i ww • -- CHUCK LEWANDOWSKI 1308 N. 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Old country doctors did a great job without the benefit of wonder drugs that came along in later years. When illness was so severe that hospitalization was necessary, people thought the patient was sure to die. How well I remember a man who had an attack of appendicitis. He was bundled up, put on a cot, then taken to the railroad depot in a horse-drawn wagon for a trip to Chicago. As good fortune would have it, the suTgery was a success and the patient sturned to McHenry after about a "three week stay in the hospital. As I've told some of you, when one of the family was ill beyond response to home Remedies, our mother called in the family doctor. It never failed that he asked for a small dish into which he put a few days supply of little pink pills. It was the same little pttts fdfr every illness. They must have been dynamite. We recovered. New Volunteers For Connection Connection has announced that applications are now being accepted for new volunteers. A 10-week training program will begin Thursday, Jan. 13 Participants can attend either Thursday mornings* from 9 to noon or evenings from 7 to 10"p.m., both in Deerfield. Depression, anxiety, suicide, grief, and crisis intervention are some of the topics included in the training. The coordinator is Curt Wennerdahl, M.S.W., M. Div., who has been Connection's Training Director for the past four years. Also, he is a part time instructor at the College of Lake County. National College of Education has approved the training class for five (5) hours of undergraduate credit. Persons attending will have the option of taking the class for crecfit if desired. Connection, a United Way agency, is a 24-hour crisis intervention and referral service. For more information call 362-3381. Volunteers can register at the first session. » Launch New Bible Series HBWlWMCft II VCMT WIN ill Today? Pastor Merle D. Conklin of the Wonder Lake Bible church has launched the new year by beginning a series of messages on Bible prophecy during the 6 p.m. Bible fellowship hour. Last Sunday's message was titled, "Signs of the Times". This Sunday evening's message is titled, "God's Plan For Israel". On Sunday morning he will begin teaching from the book of I Corin­ thians at chapter 5, verses 1 through 13, "Discipline In The Church". All messages are available on tape if someone has missed one and would like to hear it. Mark Boettcher and his wife, Linda, see to it that all services are taped and will produce copies for those who desire to have them. Sunday, Jan. 9, will also mark the beginning of a new series of aduli Sunday school classes to be taught by Rod McClellan. Also, the congregation will be voting on whether or not they desire to try a change in service shcedule for the winter months of January and February. It has been suggested that following the morning worship ser­ vice, everyone would gather together for.a light potluck lunch, followed by the Bible fellowship hour in the early afternoon. This would help save on heating fuel for the cfiyrch building, gasoline driving back and forth to church, and also allow people to be home before dark during the difficult traveling season. The Fellowship Plus group will meet at the home of Armenie and Gene Bach Saturday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of fun, playing a variety of table games. Coming up next week will be the AWANA Fun Fair to be held at the church. The general public is always welcome at the Wonder Lake Bible church, 7501 Howe road. Sunday school begins at 9:30 <a.m., morning worship at 10:50 a.m. and eyeioing^ Bible fellowship hour at 6/p.m. Bus service is provided for both sides of the lake and nursery care is available at all Sunday services. For further information on any of the activities, call 728-0422 or 728-1687. Show Play Auditions Slated The Theatre department of McHenry County college will hold open auditions for "Arms And The Man" by George Bernard Shaw Wednesday, Jan. 12, and Thursday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. Auditions will be held in the MCC theatre, Room 104 of the Applied Science building. Copies of the script are available for reading at the MCC library. "Arms And The Man" is a delightful romantic comedy that pokes fuijj at war, heroes, heroism, and bund romantic love. It is one of Shaw's most light-hearted works, and it 1ms maintained great popularity with actors, directors and audiences since its debut in 1894. One reason for its success is its seven major characters, three women and four men, seven excellent roles for actors. Also needed for "Arms And The Man" are people who are interested in learning and doing technical theatre work in costuming, scene con­ struction, lighting, and sound. Especially challenging will be the costuming (Bulgaria 1885) and the scenic design and construction, the first three-set-design for MCC's new black box theatre. All acting and technical positions are open to all. interested residents of the county as well as to MCC students, staff and faculty. College credit can be earned through par­ ticipation in the production. Prior experience is not necessary since one of the major functions of the MCC Theatre department is to provide opportunities and teach basics to anyone looking for a place to begin work in theatre. "Arms And The Man" will open Thursday/Fjeb. 24, and will also be performed Fieb. 25, 26 and March 3, 4, and 5. The next MCC auditions are scheduled for March 16, 17 and 19 for two contemporary one-act plays, "The Gloaming, Oh My„ Darling" by Megan Terry and "Tennessee" by Romulus Linney. Wedding Booked In January Will Receive The Following: • 25 BEAUTIFUL THANK-YOU CARDS WITH WALLET COLOR PORTRAIT IN EACH • 11 x 1 4 STRETCHED CANVAS WALL PORTRAIT FROM CHOICE OF WEDDING PREVIEWS ' ENGAGEMENT SITTING WITHONE 6x10 COLOR PORTRAIT FOR THE COUPLE AND TWO 5x7 BLACK AND WHITE GLOSS FOR THE PAPER Ail Wedding Photography Done Only By " Mr. Nies Notional Award-Winning Wedding Photogropher PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIES :>6 1 4 V M t M t - i , , 365 0093