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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
6
C L Harcourt argues that poor posture starts in youth and worsens with bad desk habits and careless living. He stresses teaching correct walking, sitting, and breathing to prevent round shoulders, hollow chests, and future debility among boys and workers.
W. H. Chesney notes it is simple to fake a trip around the world without leaving home. A New York tourists’ agent can mass-produce hotel and rail stickers, quarantine labels, and route descriptions to convince friends the journey occurred, even detailing a Suez to Philippines itinerary and posters on bags.
ANNA GOLDBERG argues that thousands of youths graduate from grammar to college levels, with parents joyful at completion. She notes employment prospects, self support, and continued education, praising home study and literature while stressing ambition over wealth. Knowledge has no end.
Dr W K Harrison of Springheld urges men to drop heavy outfits in tropical heat and wear light clothing. He calls on women voters to push laws ending strict uniforms for police postmen and car conductors to improve efficiency and comfort.
Springfield reports Governor Dunne dismissed state veterinarian J M Wright of Chicago and announced thirteen appointments. Dr O E Dyson of Chicago named Wright’s successor. new posts also include superintendents for free employment offices in Rockford Rock Island and Moline and several board posts across the state. Secretary of State Woods adds staff at the state house including Agnes Trotter as retiring room attendant and other appointments.
Elmer P. Hill leaves the secretary of state office after sixteen years as first assistant index clerk and compiler of session laws. J. L. Hammond of Anna succeeds him, bringing a background as Anna Democrat editor and former Anna city clerk with prior service in the state hospital, automobile department, and printer expert’s office. Hill did not announce future plans.
Word from the Y M C A is that Physical Director Daubert, on vacation in Lebanon Pennsylvania, will attend the Y M C A conference at Silver Bay Pennsylvania. He plans to return September 1. Rev. E S Combs of Douglas Avenue M E Church will lead the Sunday open air meeting.
Professor A R Crook curator of the state museum returned from the twelfth international congress of geologists in Toronto where he served as a governor appointed delegate. The gathering drew over one thousand delegates from 82 countries, with meetings every three years, next in Brussels.
Robbers entered Dr. J. E. Darmer and Dr. J. O. Baldwin offices by climbing through transoms and prying doors. At Darmer's office $20 in gold was stolen. at Baldwin's, $4. Police have made no arrests. City to Sell Power to State in coming days from Springfield municipal plant with rates 3 to 8 cents per kilowatt hour.
Secretary of State Woods issued certificates of incorporation for the Bridgeport and Southern Railroad company with principal office in Bridgeport. Capitalization set at 25 000 dollars for fifty years. Route from Bridgeport in Lawrence county southward through Lawrence and Wabash to Mount Carmel about thirty miles. First board of directors includes John P. Klein Chicago A A Pantells Chicago and Othella O N Weidmer Chicago.
In a small commune near Creil a man with a troubled home life was murdered by his son and wife. The son fired six shots at him after a quarrel, then two more, killing him as the wife urged further violence. The pair later confessed to police, detailing a planned killing to end the fear they endured. An underage daughter had left home earlier amid alleged cruelty.
East St. Louis reports the first woman jury in the state tried Mrs. Blanche Thomas for disturbing the neighborly peace and found her guilty. She was fined five dollars plus costs.
Mrs. Mae M. Corbin files for divorce from her husband Harry W. Corbin a local merchant claiming his loud snoring drowned out steam pipes and disrupted her sleep in New York.
Paris tax official Reisser of French Guiana came to seek a job, but won $100,000 in a lottery one day and $40,000 the next, a remarkable double payout that stunned observers.
Mrs. John White of Roxbury describes a two week old boy whose cheeks broke into itchy pimples spreading over his body. After trying other care the eruption faded within days after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with nightly baths, ending three weeks of distress. Cuticura ads offer samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
The inmates of Fort Leavenworth's military prison sue the weekly Stray Shots paper over a humorous column menu edit. They urge the cook to read proper cookbooks and stop using hot water and uncooked flour which they say causes indigestion. They appeal to duty and regard for the regiment in the culinary center.
At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry in London Gia como Ciamician predicted future dresses will change color with surroundings without altering the garment. He cites phototropic colors that respond to light intensity, enabling a light suit to become darker as night falls and color adapt to environment.
A lighthearted note suggests mosquitoes face chronic insomnia, citing none of the usual signs of restlessness or activity, and frames the joke as a playful observer’s remark.
An experienced doctor credits an old nurse with switching him from tea and coffee to Postum. He reports insomnia relief, weight gain, and continued use, noting some diabetes tendency and prefering Postum even at bedtime. He praises Postum as refreshing, nourishing, and nerve strengthening, endorsed by many patients.
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