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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
6
A. H. Barrows argues aviation risks can be managed not by elimination but by governing gyroscopic forces and developing a responsive control system for atmospheric currents. He urges study and familiarity to move aviation toward a safe commercial future.
The essay argues that early impressions in infancy shape memory and character, comparing the mind to an embryo body. It notes older people recall youth better and reflects on sorrow, death, and how objects from memory evoke varying passions. It contrasts noble military deaths with the grief of the innocent and considers pity’s gentle, all-encompassing power.
Mrs. Chas. B. Barrows of Louisville shares advice on raising eight children on one hundred dollars a month. She emphasizes early home ownership, a kitchen garden, and self sufficiency with chickens and a cow. Regular budgeting, bulk buying, and shared daily tasks kept the family self-reliant and prepared for the future.
A historical note observes watermelon losing popularity to fruits like the alligator pear. It argues that watermelons suit private homes and outdoor parties but not urban apartments, where their size and rind waste clash with modern living.
The Progressive party celebrates its first year with a large Chicago event August 30 in Riverview groves and a Casino banquet. Speakers include Jane Adams, James R. Garfield, Henry J. Allen, and Alderman Merriam. delegates arrive from Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana amid a major automobile parade and receptions.
President J H Holbrook of the Springfield Commercial Association says not a cent of the by road cost will come from local subscriptions or county funds. the entire main road cost is covered by state appropriation. Former state highway engineer Arthur N Johnson notes halt due to material and funds shortage. about $2,000 more must be raised to finish the main road, with work to resume soon.
Governor Dunne announces park board and public administrator appointments. B M Winston of Chicago joins Lincoln Park Board. John E Patterson of Decatur becomes Macon County public administrator, replacing John B Prestley. John Edmunds of Lincoln becomes Logan County public administrator, replacing John Haller. Alfonso Laurino of Chicago is named assistant superintendent of the Illinois free employment agency south side, replacing A A Barnes.
Illinois Alfalfa Growers association held its third annual meeting in Springfield electing A. P. Grout of Winchester as president for the coming year. Officers renamed include E. D. Funk as vice president H. A. McKeene secretary and C. C. Pervier treasurer with an executive committee listing Abbott Hatch Wilson Mason Tullock and others. The group planned probable 1914 convention in Dixon with discussions on alfalfa farming, land adaptability, inoculation lime cultivation and feeding implications.
In Brittany a group of villagers built a single communal oven in the open fields to bake bread for the whole village. The families share the oven and take turns providing the baker, with men often handling the bread making for all households involved.
The committee of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors' Reunion association has postponed the thirty-first annual reunion to September 8 at Johnston City to avoid August clashes in Egypt. Speakers include Governor Dunne United States Senator Sherman former Attorney General W T Stead and Congressman R P Hill.
Fred W. Potter, retired August 11 as state superintendent of insurance, has accepted the manager position with the Association of Legal Reserve Life Insurance Companies of Illinois. He will establish headquarters at the La Salle hotel in Chicago starting October 1.
Secretary of State Woods issued certificates of incorporation for Diamond Remedy Company in Dixon with $10,000 capital, incorporators Frank Benson C H Gray and H E B Senneff. Glencoe Garage and Livery Company in Glencoe with $5,000 capital, incorporators Thomas M Whitson Isaac S Brill and Isaac B Lipson. Stahl Company in Quincy with $2,500 capital, incorporator George H Stahl.
London reports reveal two hermits died suddenly with surprising wealth. John Kirkpatrick of Dumbarthshire kept a hut near Jamestown and subsisted on crusts while owning valuable bank shares paying ten percent. In Paris a 73 year old widow found dead in Longueville left £16,000 in gold and securities. A famed French hermit M. Vandille, once a Boulogne judge, was noted for his miserly ways.
Berlin reports the Kaiser praised the number 40 as destiny and suggested he would die in 1940. Statisticians note a pattern with 88 and 40 in Hohenzollern deaths, citing Friedrich I and others from 1440 to 1888, concluding the cycle points to 1940 and William II's era completion at eighty one.
Moy Bock Quong and Moy Bock Tong of Milwaukee Wisconsin Sons of Charlie Toy one of the richest Chinese in America plan a seven thousand mile journey to Hongkong to marry women they will meet only on their wedding day in a remarkable matchmaking venture reflecting immigrant family tradition.
A two year old boy, Les ter David, son of George David a farmer, fell headfirst into an eight gallon vinegar jar in Paris Illinois and drowned before rescue. The incident was witnessed by his mother who was unable to save him.
James Wood of Paducah Kentucky president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs is dead. He was described as the largest fire chief in the world weighing 325 pounds.
A short editorial uses an umbrella joke to critique prejudice against Coca Cola. It argues caffeine is the same in tea, coffee, and soda, and that critics attack Coca Cola on unfounded grounds. The piece urges fairness in evaluating beverages.
The text notes that Hagop Barasysian of Fitchburg and Menad Estabobrakamasian of Lowell fished yesterday at Lake Chargogogmancha gagogechaubamagun gamaug near Worcester with their cousin Haijjoman Saralaneroparanian, while visiting for the weekend.
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