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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
3
A broad survey recounts 1913 as a year of notable global events from political upheavals in Mexico and Europe to scientific advances. It notes the assassination waves in Greece and Turkey, US tariff and presidential transitions, Panama Canal progress, and major disasters, floods, and aviation milestones shaping the year.
The January 4 lesson surveys Jesus amid the Perean ministry, focusing on humility and service as he rebukes the disciples for power lust. It cites Jesus inviting children, contrasts worldly ambition, and grounds the study in Mark 9 30 41 and 10 13 16 with Golden Text from I Peter.
In Pottstown Elizabeth Vicary, a longtime Peoria county businesswoman, has died after 47 years in the town. Bloomington reports William Vancamp killed by a fall from a grain elevator roof while inspecting machinery. Sterling records 19 year old Benjamin Gilton killed while hunting. his mother is in shock. Bloomington notes Otto Schieth and Florella Brown received a $20,000 farm deed from the bridegroom’s parents. Galesburg mentions Knox county’s first hunting accident of 1913, Charles Hobart loses a hand on a shotgun muzzle. Bloomington appraisers value Valentine Ulrich’s estate at $200,000 with $23,000 inheritance tax. Greenville reports a Hubler hotel natural gas explosion injuring Benjamin Breuchaud. stove gas caused it. Duquoin forms Jackson County Progressive club with 600 members, linking Phil Decker to a 1912 treasurer bid. Mount Sterling covers H E Browning hog sale. 45 animals average $105.80. High Private sold for $332.50. Upper Alton notes a rabbit haven. hunters forced rabbits into residences. a woman was shot during a chase near a rabbit. Springfield previews Illinois state poultry show at the arsenal Jan 5–10, 1914, with record early inquiries. Quincy cites a confession fragment about a prior act, but details are cut off.
A fragmented discussion on sleep as a universal state across plants and animals. It notes darkness enforcing plant rest, mentions Freud on only children shaping behavior in divorce and social circles, and touches on agriculture and the crow in farming lore. It closes with a cautious view on tonsil removal from a medical journal.
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