Showing posts with label small pox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small pox. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Waterman, Illinois, Has a Small Pox Case in 1917
From the October 11, 2017, MidWeek.
1917, 100 Years Ago.
"Waterman has a small pox case within its borders. Every precaution has been taken and schools and churches have been closed.
"People are being vaccinated in hopes that there will be no further spread."
A Serious Thing Back Then. --Cooter
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Looking Back at DeKalb County's History-- Part 1
From the July 9, 2015, MidWeek "Looking Back"
1915, 100 YEARS AGO-- Nelson Wood has small pox in a very light form.
1940, 75 YEARS AGO-- Fargo Theater (in Sycamore) will reopen in August, but will be renamed The State. (The theater is still there with its "new"name.)
1965, 50 YEARS AGO-- The new NIU football stadium will have seating for 15,000 and has 1 and 1/4 miles of ramps.
--Cooter
1915, 100 YEARS AGO-- Nelson Wood has small pox in a very light form.
1940, 75 YEARS AGO-- Fargo Theater (in Sycamore) will reopen in August, but will be renamed The State. (The theater is still there with its "new"name.)
1965, 50 YEARS AGO-- The new NIU football stadium will have seating for 15,000 and has 1 and 1/4 miles of ramps.
--Cooter
Friday, January 16, 2015
A Look Back at History from DeKalb County, Illinois-- Part 1: Killing Dogs for Hoof and Mouth
From the Dec. 16, 2014, The Mid Week, Sycamore, Illinois.
1889, 125 years ago.
A large number of Swedish-Americans and their families have left DeKalb for Rockford to work in furniture factories and have purchased enough stock to have controlling interests.
1914, Dec. 16th
"The stern hand of the law has again been laid on the shoulders of Moses Brown.
Farmers in DeKalb County are worried about the hoof and mouth disease.
George Nichols' wagon was struck by a Caledonia passenger train on Monday.
Smallpox is prevalent and hoof and mouth disease rampant. Dogs are especially dangerous. The mayor of Harvard has given the city marshal orders to give each dog owner notice to kill the animal.
--Cooter
1889, 125 years ago.
A large number of Swedish-Americans and their families have left DeKalb for Rockford to work in furniture factories and have purchased enough stock to have controlling interests.
1914, Dec. 16th
"The stern hand of the law has again been laid on the shoulders of Moses Brown.
Farmers in DeKalb County are worried about the hoof and mouth disease.
George Nichols' wagon was struck by a Caledonia passenger train on Monday.
Smallpox is prevalent and hoof and mouth disease rampant. Dogs are especially dangerous. The mayor of Harvard has given the city marshal orders to give each dog owner notice to kill the animal.
--Cooter
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