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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
4
Jupp H. Matthews announces his candidacy for re election as city attorney of Blue Island and asks voters for support.
Brief aphorism notes that circumstances are beyond human control while human conduct remains within personal power, attributed to Disraeli. The line reflects determinism and personal responsibility in a succinct moral observation.
Griggs argues success hinges on luck and pluck while Briggs adds luck comes from finding someone to pluck. The exchange frames ambition and chance as intertwined drivers of achievement.
A London Opinion line questions whether the dessert will hurt the boy tonight or if there is enough to go around, reflecting on scarcity and parental concern in a gutter press style.
A reflective note on human vanity and social approval suggesting that personal satisfaction hinges on receiving external validation from multiple people. The text contrasts private desire for contentment with public applause as a universal human motive.
Folklore proverb notes that many men rely on luck and seek luck charms rather than actively pursuing employment. The saying contrasts superstition with work ethic, suggesting some prefer chance to effort.
A statistical authority notes that women live longer than a generation ago yet questions whether they admit aging openly. The piece presents a skeptical take on aging disclosure.
A playful note from a theater piece recalls Hamlet remarking on a cold storage egg and praising Marcellus. The line signals a riff on Shakespearean wit and a nod to cultural roars.
Since the Gordon riots of 1780 the Bank of England has military protection. The nightly guard is set at five o clock with bayonets fixed and marches from the guard headquarters of the on duty regiment for the week.
Major Black brow questions Chal lie after sighting him with the major's daughter. Chal lie replies boldly that he intends to keep his arm about her waist at every opportunity, as quoted in Harpers Weekly.
A 3x4 inch stone tablet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art bears the world’s oldest prescription dated about 3500 years ago in Egypt. The two faced inscription uses ancient cursive characters detailing a fumigation remedy and its compound.
In Ayr two miles from Glasgow stands the cottage built by William Burns where Robert Burns was born. An American tourist visiting Scotland said he would visit the Burns cottage but doubted how its famed resident could have spent much time there.
A debuting actor meets a famous manager who schedules a trial. After a long pause the actor asks for feedback. The manager mutters that if the actor is ever jailed for acting it would be a grave miscarriage of justice.
Local residents astonished by rapid relief from buckthorn bark glycerine and Adler ika German remedy used for indigestion sour stomach gas constipation by Dare Stadle druggists claim it antisepticizes the digestive system and draws out impurities with a single dose.
Rev. C Keck of Chicago preached at the German M E church. Emil Poehlsen left for Tama Michigan for a cousin's funeral and will return Saturday. Mr and Mrs Alexander Tait back from a southern trip March 1. Miss Della Lehman improving after appendicitis surgery. Mrs Wm Steffenhagen back from San Francisco. Chas Mangold attended Wilson's inauguration in Washington. Current Topic Club to meet March 13 for unfinished business. Oak Camp Woodmen of the World to dance March 15 at Saenger hall with Eddy's orchestra. About eight or nine Blue Island men serving on Chicago juries. George Gobet spared two days as municipal juror. Local county jobs cut amid shifting Democrats. several pay rolls in doubt. Mrs J F Anderson and son Frederick visit Richland Center Wis with mother Mrs Hough. Mrs R A Napier hosted Matron's club March 1 and a six-hand euchre gathering with Mrs Albert S Bacon of Chicago as out-of-town guest. Post office fittings in Sorgenfrei building underway to ease space and improve window and lobby access. hopes stamp and general delivery window stay open until 7 or 7:30 p m.
Barnegat postmaster R. G. Collins reports a severe la grippe cough left him exhausted after fits until Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stopped the coughing after half a bottle. He praises it as unbeatable and warns others away from imitators. Dare & Stadle advertise.
A concerned citizen objects to the city council approving payment of a private telephone bill for M. F. Gibson. The letter argues the council exceeded duties by using public funds for a private charge, noting the line is sometimes used for official business and urging Gibson to cover the bill personally.
A Georgia school principal suffers rheumatism, liver, stomach and kidney trouble. He claimed four bottles of Electric Bitters cured him completely after other remedies failed. The ad urges that rheumatic pains stem from stomach liver and kidney issues and promises prompt relief. Sold 50 cents and 1 dollar, recommended by local doctors.
A New York Times writer notes beads that resemble clouded amber but feel wooden. Pierced and strung for necklaces, they gain a natural polish similar to ivory with wear. Lightweight and costly per bead, the string price varies by length.
Local notice states the wife left home with two children aged nineteen and nine and cites a rumor about lack of provisions. It directs inquiries to Chas. Bihr, grocer, John Ganzer, butcher and grocer, and R. Newhouse, coatman, to verify facts. The husband disclaims responsibility for debts contracted since December 11, 1912.
Public notice states remodeling plans and specifications for Park House on Gregory street between High and Union streets except plumbing are with the secretary Timely sealed bids will be received from 6 30 to 7 00 p m Tuesday evening March 18 1918 in the Board room council chamber City Hall Blue Island Illinois The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids Orville C Green secretary of Blue Island Park Board.
Mrs. Elizabeth Runge was buried from her son Herm an Runge's home at 3838 Maple Avenue on Tuesday at 1 PM with Rev. Mueller of the German M E church officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Greenwood cemetery. Born March 14 1835 in Germany she married Otto Runge in 1855 who died December 25 last. She had thirteen children seven survived including four sons and three daughters. She also left two sisters thirty eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
Quotation from Don Quixote praising animal virtues. It notes dogs gratitude cranes vigilance ants foresight elephants honesty and horses loyalty as valuable lessons humans may learn from beasts. The passage frames animals as teachers of important human qualities.
The Parent Teachers Association expresses gratitude to everyone who contributed to the Friday evening February 28 concert for the welfare of Blue Island children.
A short notice promotes growing cotton from seeds planted indoors then transplanted after frost. It suggests enjoying a beautiful plant in a home yard or garden and offers a liberal package of seed for 10 cents from Lynch-Pharis Co. in Montgomery Alabama.
Blue Island city bids due March 17 1913 by city clerk Fred Hohmann for 25 poles 35 feet long 6 inch tops and 10 poles 40 feet long 7 inch tops. Poles to be delivered F O B Blue Island and council may reject any bids.
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