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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
2
Walter C. Hunter reflects on how statistics and promises of easy money mislead. He notes three kinds of lies and cites gardening, poultry, and fashion as examples where calculations promise profits but fall short, keeping readers cautious about figures and investments.
A Cincinnati reader argues that cats protect warehouses, mills, and stores from rats. He notes rats damage eggs and poultry, spread germs, and threaten industries near rivers, claiming cats keep the pest in check and prevent broader dangers if cats were removed.
Venus Cortez Smith argues water and a breathable atmosphere are absent on the moon. He cites lack of surface water, air, and stable heat, noting the moon’s rugged terrain and low gravity prevent an atmosphere. He concludes lunar life would not exist and would be inferior if inhabited.
J W Jiggins reports that the theatrical doctor known as Dr Fixit has become essential in New York. Producers rely on him to trim rough edges and rewrite lines after first production, often spending a week with a show to hear audience reactions and refine comedy.
Britain enacts compulsory sickness and unemployment insurance in 1911, funded by workers, employers, and the state. Benefits include free medical care, sickness pay, maternity support, and sanatorium treatment, aiming to raise living standards and reduce poverty.
The article explains Dutch auction markets in the Netherlands for fruit and vegetables. Growers form councils, build auction houses, load barges, and bid via electrically linked seats. An auctioneer lowers prices until a merchant presses a button to buy, with the sale recorded and paid weekly minus costs.
The 1911 census report shows migration patterns with five metropolitan counties and two boroughs housing over a million London natives. Essex and Middlesex contribute large native counts, while foreigners in London exceed 150 thousand. London’s native proportion rises each census despite slower overall growth.
Mrs. Albert G. Ackerman restored a watch found three years after it was lost. A note with the timepiece reads Please return this watch to your daughter, my soul has found its own Conscience. The item was found in East Orange New Jersey and returned to the rightful owner.
Chicago reports 20 employees on the Chicago and Joliet Electric Lines arrested after a graft system was uncovered and confessions obtained, exposing widespread irregular payoffs among conductors.
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