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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
5
Foley's Cathartic Tablets marketed as a regulator for digestive health. Claims include relief from billiousness constipation and distress after meals with a gentle stimulation of natural intestinal movement. Describes a thinner more comfortable user and calls it a perfect family cathartic.
The Blue Island city council orders curbing grading on Burr Oak avenue Maple to Elm Elm to Walnut Prairie Maple to Elm. The county court will hear objections July 6 1914 with five annual installments and 5 percent interest. William Schreiber appointed to collect the assessment. Dated Blue Island June 19 1914.
A boy rescues a wounded gosling from a rat and cares for it daily. The goose, growing into a loyal companion, follows him everywhere and later returns to his bedside during illness, demonstrating a bond forged in early care.
A Hawthorne grammar school principal in Oak Park Illinois explains that the word news comes from the initials of the four compass points North East West and South. He notes newspapers carry both daily happenings and business news in advertisements, suggesting readers miss full news without ads.
In Clermont-de-l'Oise a local police officer, drunk and rambling, attempted to file a formal complaint against the procurator general who was in town to take evidence. The official admonished him as the man struggled to read from his notebook and document alleged insults to an officer in the line of duty.
The Sabetha Herald reports a man went to Dr. Sam Murdock asking for a poison prescription. The doctor allegedly called him a nuisance and urged him to leave, prompting the man to storm out in a fit of indignation. The Kansas City Star notes the man remains vigorous.
Julius Chambers reports in the Brooklyn Eagle on ants invading Jamaica and threatening New York. He recalls large native ant hills in Liberia West Africa and notes black ants aid in pest control while fearing roaches rats and other pests.
Rain water is pure as it leaves clouds but absorbs carbonic acid gas in the atmosphere and from decaying matter in soil. Passing through limestone dissolves rock forming bicarbonate of lime, while sulfate rocks add sulfates. bicarbonates soften water, sulfates and silica form hard scales, chlorides and nitrates cause corrosion, and salts of soda and potash can cause foaming when concentrated.
Lee Weston quits chasing a jewel case to shadow Miss Fay Whittier, a kind art student. Her companionship sparks a romance, and together they uncover that the missing Mary Amory has the jewels and helps solve the case. Weston accepts a future with Fay as his fiancée.
Dinner hour ends with a sharp political argument among workmen. A deadlock breaks when Joe refuses to give an opinion and confesses he and Jim Green settled the matter last week. Jim Green supposedly arrived at the hospital, while Joe ended up at the police station.
A playful list imagines ancient figures living today and adopting modern tech and pursuits. Noah charters an ocean liner Nero uses a phonograph while Rome burns Ben Hur drives a 60 horsepower racing car Jason hires a detective Icarus soars in a monoplane Napoleon rides a Pullman palace car Demosthenes joins the Chautauqua circuit Cain pleads circumstantial evidence and self defense.
In France a child’s name must appear in the official saints calendar of about 13 000 names. This restricts surnames like Smythe or Robinson from use by families, while French parents may pick any name regardless of the child’s sex, with many men named Mary.
Prof A C Seward told the Royal Meteorological Society that fossil plant distribution reveals two botanical provinces with a lush north and poorer south. Rings of growth may show seasonal changes, while Jurassic flora suggests a globally milder climate than today with subtropical Europe and glacial premonitions from Britain.
The Review of the River Platte in Buenos Aires cautions North American merchants that two-cent stamps are insufficient for letters to Argentina or other South American countries. It notes a rise in inadequately stamped letters from the United States and urges correct postage to ensure delivery.
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