Illinois Corn Area Drops as Wreck of Farm Yields Noted
A state agricultural report dated August 1 shows Illinois corn acreage for 1908 at 6,780,507, down 514,366 acres from 1907, with 80 percent normal condition in north and south regions and 76 percent statewide. Winter wheat yield averaged 14 bushels and total production reached 18,205,196 bushels across divisions.
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Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Northern
Northern Illinois
Central
Ilinois
Southern Illinois
Rock Island Swindle Leaves Heir and Niece Penniless
In Rock Island a sensational fraud collapses as Jewett Warren, alleged to be from Atlanta, swindles Mary Cramer and her niece Blanche Eldridge. Warren drained Mrs Cramer's funds, took jewelry from Blanche, and held the deed to her property. The couple face ruin and a desperate search for restitution.
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Rock Island
Mia
Mary Cramer
Blanche Eldridge
Miss Eldridge
Jewett Mr. Warren
Atlanta
Warren
Cramer
Man Slays Sister-in-Law Then Kills Self
Nye Colby of McHenry shot and killed Mrs Newell Colby after she refused him use of the farm for a pleasure trip. He then turned the rifle on himself, likely fatally wounding him. Mrs Colby leaves three young children who hid under a bed during the tragedy. Newell Colby, husband of the victim, is jailed for nine months for an earlier shooting. Coronel Maxon ordered Colby’s detention and a guard was placed at the hospital.
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Nye Colby
McHenry
Newell Colby
Colby
Coronel Maxon
Melvin Watts
Rock River
Oregon
Frank Knapp
Burlington
Centralia
Rosa Conroy
J. Mason City
Jacksonville
Goodrich
Carolina
Waukegan
Louis Ryan
Noble
Ryan
Tharrisburg
William A. Ball
Springfield
T. G. Goldsmith
Charles Casilino
Johnston City
Casilino
Bulliver
Antonio
Marion
Edward Mayo
Champaign
Eaton
Mayo
Haton
Peter Meier
Jerseyville
Meier
Caroline Meier
Central Hospital For
Hoyeston
Evangelical Synod of North America
Evanston
Suicide Park
Freda Goldberg
Chicago
Thomas Sweney
George Klemz
Woman fakes death to test ex-husband in Illinois town
Mrs. William Griffith of Tuscola sent a false death notice to Matt Campbell of Cham paign and followed the train to watch his reaction. Campbell spread the news and mourners prepared a funeral, then learned the body was never coming. The ruse ended when the couple met face to face.
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William Griffith
Tuscola
Champaign
Matt Campbell
Campbell
Sand
Despondent Farmer Ends Life in Princeton Area
Henry J. Bierman, a prosperous farmer near Princeton, shot himself and died instantly. Despondency was stated as the cause. In other brief notes a horse dealer Fred Deutchmann of Belleville died after a mix of tetanus and ptomaine poisoning following a liver sausage meal, described as unprecedented by his doctor. Also celebrate golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Effert in Ripley.
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Fred Deutchmann
Belleville
Deutchmann
Maine
Henry Effert
Ripley
Springfield
Henry J. Bierman
Princeton
Jerseyville Clubhouse Fire Ends in Fatal Burns
Mrs. Edward B. Griggs saved her husband from the Otter Creek Clubhouse blaze near Hardin Illinois. He suffered fatal burns after oil-saturated clothing caught fire. The exclusive clubhouse owned by Charles W. Nugent and other St. Louisans burned, with losses near $10,000. Fire blamed on a lamp upset.
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Jerseyville
Edward B. Griggs
Otter Creek Club
Illinois River
Hardin
Griggs
Otter Creek
Charles W. Nugent
St. Louisans
Showboat Frighten Lad Drives Boy Mad in Bath
George O Leary's 15 year old son in Bath allegedly driven insane by grotesquely dressed showboat deckhands. Now in Peoria county jail awaiting second sanity trial after recent violent acts, including smashing jail furniture and a department store window. He previously leaped into the Illinois river and has a history of arrests and a rifle injury to his older brother.
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Ormers
George O'Leary
Bath
Illinois
Peoria
O'Leary
Illinois River
Hotel Owner Fatally Shoots Chef After Attack
In East St. Louis H de John, 35, chef at the Transit Hotel, allegedly attacked owner James Sheehan with a meat cleaver over a dinner deadline. Sheehan shot the chef as he pursued him, the wound fatal en route to a hospital. Sheehan is in custody.
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H. de John
Transit
East St. Louis
James Sheehan
Sheehan
de John
Runaway Secures Fatal Dragging Death Near Alhambra
Henry P. Dauderman a 42 year old farmer from near Alhambra was killed when his team dragged him a half mile after the reins tangled about his neck while he moved a thrashing machine. He died before aid arrived.
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Alhambra
Henry P. Dauderman
Dauderman
Fishes with lantern points found at Naples station
Frisky notes describe tiny six centimeter fishes with light producing lantern points found at a zoological station in Naples. The report also surveys long list of varied topics from weddings in Aberst to electric power in industry, and a climate of scientific curiosities and local innovations.
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Zoological Station
Naples
Underground Cold Air Blasts Break Ice Theory in Montana
State Senator Fletcher Maddox explored Thompson Falls stores to test underground cold air vents. He found a chilly blast from a wall hole despite 90 degree surface heat, suggesting year round cooling potential in Sanders County.
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Thompson
Montana
White’s Gulch
Meagher County
Belt Mountains
James McCabe
McCabe
Fletcher Maddox
Thompson Falls
Sanders County
Maddox
Thompkin Falls
The Paris Fashion Craze Drives False Dress Standards
Mrs. Osborne in the Delienter notes the French love of novelty shaping dress culture. Parisian demand for ever newer novelties sustains fashion’s giant cycle, feeding dressmakers worldwide and pressuring gowns to show obvious expense with lace, flutings, tuckings, and puffings.
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Parisienne
The Life Plant and Its Curious Growth
The Life Plant grows from a leaf pinned to a warm wall. White tentacle roots sprout at the leaf margins and a new plant forms within a week or two. The old leaf withers as the young plant is cut and planted, yielding red and yellow blossoms with careful cultivation.
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Guadeloupe
Mexico
Resentment over Jim Crow soda fountains sparks note
A Washington Star piece records Miss Miami Brown asking about why drawing a ragged man led to talk of soda water flavoring and chocolate. Erastus Pinkley replies he won’t tolerate the color line and refuses Jim Crow soda fountains.
Social Blunder at Funeral Sparks Legal Quarrel
A judge notes Birks' widow felt indignant at the funeral as members of his volunteer hose company sent a floral fire extinguisher. The case centers on a woman's objection to a husband with a will in her favor.
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Birks
Household plant care tip using soot as fungicide
A reader advises a cheap method to prevent disease in house plants by placing soot in a pail of water, allowing it to settle, and using a very weak solution for watering. The note states soot acts as a valuable fungicide.
Candle Grease Stain Removal Method
Lay out the garment with a white blotter under and over the spot. Press with a hot flatiron to melt the wax and absorb it into the blotters. Repeat as needed with fresh blotter sections until the stain is gone.
How to Prepare Fat from Suet and Celery Leaves
Instructions describe rendering suet fat by soaking, washing, and slow cooking until clear, then pressing the fat for a second quality product. Celery leaves are dried on a radiator, rubbed through a colander to remove stems, ground into powder, and stored for seasoning soups and sauces.
Bath Rug From Old Clothes And Soft Flannel Care
Make a bathroom rug by cutting discarded clothing into two inch by six inch pieces with one end rounded and stitched with red worsted around an old carpet piece. Dry flannels quickly by thorough wet stretching, shaping during drying, shaking before washing, and avoiding freezing to keep woolen fabrics soft.
A Handy Contrivance for Mayonnaise Dressing
A Delineator plan uses a cork fitted to an oil bottle with grooves to meter oil drop by drop into a yolk bowl with cayenne. The method keeps the bottle stable on a pitcher, then streams oil through a larger groove for thorough mixing with egg beater. Lemon juice and salt finish the emulsion.
Recipes from a vintage kitchen: angel food cake and cherry pudding
A collection of old fashioned dessert and supper ideas. Angel food cake uses eleven egg whites and cream of tartar with careful mixing and a long bake. Shaker cherry pudding pairs cherries with a flour batter steamed for an hour. Swedish meat balls mix lean beef with onion flour and butter for frying and a quick brown gravy.
English Language Reach Estimated At 115 Million
A census style estimate places the number of people speaking English at 115 million. Analysts note the figure highlights the language's global reach and influence across regions and industries.
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