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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
3
A January 12, 1850 blizzard off Squaw Beach New Jersey wrecked the British ship Ayrshire with 201 aboard. John Maxon and a corru gated iron life car saved all but one, sailing through the storm for 29 trips to haul people to shore.
Joe Mitchel Chapple recalls the Battle of Bunker Hill and the commemorative spirit that endures in Charlestown, celebrating sacrifice, preservation by devoted women, and a national pride sparked by a defeat that led to victory. The piece invites visitors to June 17 to tour the hill, hear historical odes, and reflect on enduring American memory.
A mining engineer and driver encounter a wary mountaineer in the Tennessee hills. The dog signals whisky still activity as the local humor touches on applejack and sour mash. The officer-spotting dog proves the scene a wary frontier vignette.
A girl compelled by her parents into a disliked match with an elderly suitor responds to the marriage consent question with unexpected candor. She tells the clergyman she has never been asked her opinion and declines to consent to the union.
The article argues Brazil can absorb large populations with plenty of space and limited crowding, highlighting favorable geography and development potential to host tens of millions more people. It discusses urban planning, resource distribution, and policy steps to ensure sustainable growth.
An eastern review argues the West’s pull remains strong for British and American settlers. It notes large annual migrations to prairie provinces and British Columbia, optimistic about homesteading, forests, valleys, and towns developing with trees and culture.
Sir Henry Lucy suggests in the Observer that parliamentary suspension may be vague and easy to misuse for a paid holiday. The piece contrasts eight pounds weekly for seaside retreats with Budapest’s stricter 16 shillings per day fine. It argues pay should be linked to actual representation in Parliament.
Mrs Emma Patterson of 813 E Second St Muncie Indiana details a year long scalp eruption in her daughter with white lumps severe itching and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the condition improved within a week and hair grew back, with an offer of free samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura Boston.
A brief comic dialogue has a grocer’s boy brushing off sand found in sugar, saying it can be used in dessert, while All Right complains about the texture. The exchange showcases light kitchen humor.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes for corns bunions ingrown nails swelling sweating feet blisters and callous spots. It claims 26c price sample free and urges not to accept substitutes. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
An advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup promotes relief for teething pain and inflamed gums. It claims to soothe pain and cure wind colic and lists a price of 25 cents per bottle.
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