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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
4
Public notice fragment lists a Blue Island Illinois address at 885 Vermont Street with a phone line number 139 for the publication office.
A local post office representative left today for San Francisco to attend the national convention of the Letter Cartiers' Association. Fred serves as a delegate from the state association, with sessions beginning August 28.
An old advertisement urges mothers to treat children for worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer. It claims to ease feverishness irritability nervousness and digestion issues while improving appetite and growth. Sold at druggists or by mail for 25 cents from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. St. Louis and Philadelphia.
The Kankakee Interstate State fair unveils a guaranteed racing plan with big purses aimed at record breakers. From September 1 to 5 daily programs start at 1 PM and run to about 4 PM with trotting pacing and running races featured each afternoon.
Community items list visitors and travels among residents, school vacation plans, a new Masonic lodge project costing $20,000, Eschman Shows performances, a hospital visit, a baby born on August 18, and several short notices about gatherings, picnics, and local errands. TheEscheman Shows are highlighted with two daily performances and a roundup of local movements and arrivals.
The Kankakee Interstate fair will run September 1 to 5 featuring daily aviation flights by the Young Aviators of Kansas City. The event promises high altitude displays and precise landings, with Len Small promoting the fair as a national headliner and a leader in aviation novelty.
When you want it bad you want it good and you will get it good if you get Dr. M L Kensington's Syrup of Tar Compound the great lung balsam for coughs colds asthma and bronchitis. Price 25c. For sale everywhere. In complicated lung affections consult Dr Kensington at his office 6307 Woodlawn avenue corner 68rd street.
A fragment from the Londom Standard notes an actor leaving the public scene amid a remark about missing the audience and a dislike of being bit. The quote suggests a personal departure linked to stage life and crowd reaction.
A compact literary note quoting Robert Louis Stevenson on love and jealousy. It discusses how jealousy is a consequence of love and that personal preference may vary. The snippet presents a reflective, ironic stance without broader context.
The notice advertises a multi day running meet at Kankakee with guaranteed races, purses from 50 to 1000 dollars, daily pace and trot events from September 1 to September 5, and specific race formats including one mile and half mile runs. Entry closures are August 26 with assurance of a fair meet and reputable management.
The article argues the Kan-kakee Interstate Fair serves as an educational institution by showing modern labor-saving and crop-increasing machinery. It notes the fair fuels agricultural progress by inspiring farmers to imitate and surpass neighbors in corn, livestock, and breeding, driving better yields and bigger herds.
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