Illinois centennial year pledges unity in war effort
In Springfield the centennial celebration opened with a banquet attended by three of four living ex governors. The message framed Illinois war resolve as total, with 200000 under arms and state action pledged to support the national effort. Major officials and county representatives attended as the centennial program and tax and utility actions were outlined.
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Springfield
Illinois
Lowded
Deneen
Lowden
Tuoois
Mexico
Linecoln
Grant
Furth
Springfeld
Tinets Supreme Court
Woesteeml Msseratels Oraattey
Lfe
Joseph W Fifer
Bloomington
Pennnty
Joe Whoaas
Tass
Tstr
Yates
Crem
Bebworld
Bebworld Fo Fumme of Thieaga Ceover
Illinois High School Boys Join Farm Labor Reserve Program
The Illinois plan enrolls about 25 000 high school boys in an agriculture curriculum starting February 1 for three months. It provides school and summer work credits, with placement to farming centers and visits to stock yards and farm exhibits. The program is coordinated with the state council of defense and the U S Department of Labor.
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Ilinois
Burridge D. Butler
Boys’ Working Reserve
Eugene Davenport
University of Hinnis
Department of Labor
Council of Defense
State Council of Defense
Bass Working Reserve
Warn Against Hog Cholera Urges Cooperation Nationwide
An urgent Agriculture Department appeal from Washington urges swine producers to comply with county and state agents to prevent hog cholera. The notice emphasizes reporting cases, cooperating with officials, and following measures to stop spread and protect pork supplies.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
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State Road Survey and War Production News
The report mentions a state road survey focusing on Madtown and Maecoupin with upcoming voter actions and public works funding. It also notes a U S Army effort to recruit and organize machinery and ordnance support in France as part of wartime production.
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Uncle Sam
General Pershing
Ordnance Department
United States Army
American Ordnance Base Depot
France
Harvest Ice Nears as Bloomington Prepares
Preparations underway in Bloomington for the annual ice harvest, now about nine inches thick, marking the earliest harvest in 35 years. The report also notes a series of local incidents and wartime pressures across Illinois, including deaths, legal actions, and unemployment amid shortages.
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Bloomington
Bud” Jones
Peoria
Adolph Voight
Hanover Township
Cook County
Tustinet
Red Cross
Chicago
Herman Krumalick
Naturaliz Atton
TM Orin
Tai
Komann
Efrieges
Blr
Ett
Fens
Wither
de Roe
Bell and Zotler Mine disaster at Zeigler leaves one dead
A series of three explosions at Bell and Zotler Mine No 1 in Zeigler killed one miner and burned 230 others while seriously injuring five. A shaft fire started the first blast at 8 a.m and later blasts at 2 p.m and 4 p.m were caused by rescue parties with torches. The mine previously saw a 1915 disaster where 100 perished. The dead man's name was not released.
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Bell and Zotler
Zeigler
Christopher
Wiliam H Cole
Peoria
E. E. Meter
Harry White
Petersburg
The Road to Hope on the Macadam
A couple in a two seat car on smooth macadam share joy and fear as Homer is drafted. Helen expresses pride in Jim enlisting and vows to wait for him, while they reflect on life, love, and the promise of a united future. The scene blends romance with wartime duty and a pledge to endure.
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Morright
McClure
Laos
Jim
Fife
Girtle
Jimmie
Helen
Homer
Serioua
Iostead
Anne
Tomer
Jim Harlowe
Time-serving sentences at the workhouse
Exchanges reveal a man who spends considerable time in the workhouse and is sentenced periodically. He serves six months about twice a year, illustrating a pattern of repeated time in custody and constrained freedom.
Wollen Saffer and Golden Medical Discovery Sold in Drug Stores
The article advertises Wollen Saffer at Hoek and Golden Medical Discovery as famed tonics for ailing women. Sold in liquid and tablet forms in most drug stores with high sales cited as proof. A trial mail offer is available: send 10 cents to Dr. Pierce at Invalids' Hotel for a trial package.
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Quincy, Ilt
Pierce
Golden Medical
Paper pulp soldiers aimed at scaring Germans
A Syracuse man proposes creating enormous soldiers from paper pulp to terrify the enemy by the sheer sight of large numbers, a humorously drastic idea for hastening an end to the war.
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Syracuse
Watch Your Skin Improve with Cuticura Ointment
A health ad promotes Cuticura Ointment Wash and Soap for facial care. Instructions: daily routine with gentle smearing for five minutes, then hot water wash, repeated for ten days, and observing skin changes. Free samples offered by mail with a booklet.
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Cufticura
Dept. Lyostua
Ancient cathedral turmoil stirs bids on sacred site
A damaged fragment describes disputes over the sale of a cathedral in Pharwena and the ashes of Christo ther Cadumbue, once housed there, amid opposition from church authorities. It notes Columbus ashes moved from Santo Domingo and hints at political tension and wartime sentiments linked to a famed general.
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Pharwena
Christother Cadumbue
Hostere Cotinbus
Pro
Cristopher Columbus
Santo Domingo
Columus
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