Central Illinois mineral district detailed by USGS survey
The Springfield Tallula quadrangle in central Illinois, about 430 square miles, is described in a USGS and Illinois Geological Survey report. The work by Prof T F Savage and Fo Wo Os Shaw surveys geology, topography, and ancient events with maps, noting coal deposits and other minerals and outlining the area’s elevation and rock types.
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Illinois
Springfield
Tallula
United States Geological
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Wo osShaw
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Illinois News Highlights From Springfield and Nearby Areas
Acting Secretary Amos Sawyer sends an inspector to Wayne City to probe reported diphtheria cases. Fire at Armorican Cocoanut Hutter plant in Chicago injures firefighters and destroys $150000 in property. Joliet reports exposure to smallpox as quarantine officers confront Etheridge family. Danville farmer Alva Langelier dies in car crash near state line. Courts and public notices cover suffrage protests and local civil matters across the state.
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Springfield
Amos Sawyer
State Board of Health
Wayne City
Wayne County
Chicago
Stix
Armorican Cocoanut Hutter Company
Robert Graham
George Etheridge
Thomas Finnegan
Etheridge
Etheridges
Danville
Alva Langelier
Fragmented Depression Era Tableaus and Scattered Notes
A collage of disjointed excerpts portrays a public sale fragment, religious and social commentary, diary musings, a farmer’s discovery of groundwater and stock feed, a courtship confrontation, and an advertisement for Postum. Names, places, and dates are largely obscured, with scattered references to editors, reporters, and local scenes.
Paris farmer killed by wagon load of shelled corn
Jeremiah Fitzgerald of Paris was crushed beneath a wagon wheel after the driver James Surber started up unaware he stood in the way. The incident occurred four miles east of Brocton in Bond County as Fitzgerald bent to gather corn. Fitzgerald, described as a wealthy farmer, died from chest injuries.
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Jeremiah Fitzgerald
Paris
Brocton
Fitzgerald
James Surber
Surber
Miro Fitzgerald
Dreaming in a Comfortable Theater Mise en Scene
A character remarks on perfect comfort and clarity of sight and sound, noting that lights music and scenery feel real yet impossible, wonderingly accepting that he must be dreaming as he contemplates staying where he sits rather than moving. The passage ends with a hint that he is dreaming.
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Lawrence
Tewla
Kwein
Cape Dresy
Eczema Case Prompts Home Treatment Recall
A Roxbury family recalls a two week old boy developing widespread eczema on his face and body with persistent itching. After failed treatment the child improved following Cuticura Soap and Ointment use, bathing at night and applying the ointment. The note closes with a solicitation for Cuticura samples and a postal address.
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Roxbury
Ohio
Mra
John White
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Ed Croodall
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Henry Howland
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Postum
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Amilitary
Fort Leavenworth
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