Illinois News Brevities Patchwork Headlines
A jumble of short items covers Dixon council salary protests, Mount Pulaski saloon activity post dry decision, and notable local officials including James Maalcume Anderson and Charles Johnson in various miscellaneous notices. The text also notes shifts in state service, political maneuvering for speaker, and wartime era administrative changes.
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Dixon
James Maalcume Anderson
Darlinville
Mount Pulaski
Lit
Ogeetas
Let+ tage & Alton thatas
California Syrup of Figs Ad Warns for Genuine Product
A vintage advertisement urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs for tender stomachs and constipation in babies children and adults. It promotes the fruit laxative as safe pleasant tasting and effective and warns readers to buy only from the California Fig Syrup Company to avoid counterfeits.
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Cross
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
Marine Hero Smith Escapes, Is Arrested Posing as Officer
Private Jack Smith of Atlanta, Ga, famed for braving front lines and rescuing prisoners in Lorraine and at Paris hospitals, was captured while dueling as an officer. He wore the Croix de Guerre and DSC but faced demotion after the ruse.
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Boris
Smith
Staltich
West
Jack
Othe Marine Corps
France
Realoo
Satoh
Tain
Jack Smith
Atlanta
Paris
Golf or Movies Suve Hell Says His Wife
St. Louis Paul J Kraziege, a department store buyer, testified in circuit court that his wife Anna opposed his sports and leisure. He recalled her saying if he played golf or went to a movie he would go to hell, a claim he made while recounting their divorce proceedings.
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Wwe
William Co Semmer
Springfield
George
Curtis
Peartyn
Frank O
Lowden
Farher Jess Chileren
Brance
Edward Seymour
Hla
Brad Pritts
Ips
Ther
Alster
Tas
Baleyr Iy
Police Department
Apts
Suve Hell
St. Louis
Paul J Kraziege
Anna
Circuit Court
Kimmel
Boston Fog Matches London in Thick Morning Fog
A Baltimore man, Michael Vickery, reports Boston fog rivaling London as he wandered in an early morning mist. He asked a police officer for City Point directions, walked two hours to the corner of Washington and State streets, then found shelter in a hotel as the fog lifted.
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Boston
London
Michael Vickery
Baltimore
Washington
State Streets
City Poiot
Vickery
Washington and
Tank Stranded in French Fight After Buddy Dies
Sergeant James Avertt of Birmingham Alabama describes leading a two man tank in the Meuse region near Lomagne. He recalls enfilading German gunners, wiping out troops in a trench, and continuing the advance despite heavy fire until his crew member was fatally hit.
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France
Lomagne
Meuse
James Avertt
Birmingham
Ete
Buddy
Avertt
Buddy O
Avertis
Moke
Averti
The American Duchess and Her Soldier Sons
London reports the duchess of Marlborough still appears youthful at a charity concert last month with her sons the marquis of Branford and Lord Ivor Spencer Churchill. The duchess keeps wit and charm, joking with her sons after a guest mentions Lady Constance’s barefoot Perainn dance, recalling a salt spill at luncheon.
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Duchess of Marlborough
London
Marquis of Branford
Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill
Constance
Sona
Tin foil drive shows clever boy spreads fear to boost loot
A pupil named Joseph hoards tin foil for the Red Cross. As influenza fears rise, foil collection surges until the teacher questions the child. He reveals a ruse telling peers the foil is germ filled, prompting more collecting while claiming it as a secret.
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Joseph
Red Cross
Indianapolis Nova
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