Lowden fills many new state offices as code takes effect
Springfield reports Governor Lowden has nearly completed appointing personnel for the new administrative code offices set to begin July first. Key posts include finance, agriculture, public works, public welfare, health, trade and commerce, and registration. Brundage plans to fight railroad fare increases, while the governor signs bills and seeks support for a centennial celebration amid a busy legislative agenda.
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Springfield
Lowden
Department of Finance
Department of Agriculture
Department of Public Works
Department of Public Welfare
Alleniat
Department of Public Health
Department of Trade and Commerce
Superintendent of Standards
Public Utilities
Department of Registration and Education
Fee Cone
Brundage
Wilson
Senate
Agita Committee
Leutenant
Oglesby
Dailey
Barr
Curtis
Iffe
Roos
Cornwell
Hull
Hughes
Luntz
Gorman
Herlihy
Chicago
House
Tyera
Aurora
Coleman
John A. Wheeler
Jackson
John Denvir
Shanahan
Fiftieth General Assembly
General Assembly
Fiftlerd
Forts
Ninth General Assembly
Sangamon farmers seek three year farm adviser subscriptions
The Sangamon County Farmers Association executive committee plans a three year subscription drive to fund a county farm adviser. If successful, an agricultural expert will serve Sangamon for the next three years, while local officials report various regional incidents and events across Illinois.
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Sangamon County
Okawiville
East St. Louis
Secret Service
Karmeler
Springfield
John Dannis
Divernon
Smith
Band of
Holy Rollers
Murphysboro
Seventh Day Adventists
Brookfield
Chicago
Adams
O. Clarida
Marion
Ilinois Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund
Jo Daviess County
Apple River
James Alexander
Rockford
James S Baume
Galena
Illnois
Ilinois
Republican Harmony League
Charlies Howell
Cillespie
Henry Evans
Buffalo
Chicago Board of Education
Loeb
Thompson
Edwin S. Davin
Chester E. Schad
McLean County
Ray Elkin
Carlock
Hight & Cline
Mount Auburn
Sterling
Rock River
Beebe Richardson
Modern Woodmen of America
Geneva
Board of Health of
Danville Paliee
Wotan
Nora Perkins Jeanson
A B Whitcomb
Dixon Elty
Department of Public Health and Safety
Lena
Herbert L. Smith
Chicago City Hall Square
W. R. Turpin
Decatur
Smith Youngs
Old Sol
Peoria
Patrick Francis Day
Neil Hood
Supreme Court
Traeger
Hood
Trouser Trends in Paris and America for Women
The piece surveys fashion shifting toward trousers for women, noting France as a key driver from Paris designers to Montmartre youth. It details walking skirts, leggings, jeweled lace, and the influence of oriental silhouettes on American styles, with emphasis on boucle, velour, and bullion thread effects in summer garments.
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New York
France
Womes
Paris
Orient
Montmartre
Buster Brown
Vernon Castre
America
Eric
Paul Poiret
Iteelf
Seee Eer
Canada Financial Strength Through Savings Banks and Prudence
The article praises Canada’s wartime financial resilience anchored in savings banks, noting rapid capital flow from high to low spots and solid branch coordination. It cites savings figures from 1913 to 1919, asserts efficient development despite adverse conditions, and reflects on modest tax impact and higher prices as war costs rose, with residents avoiding debt and borrowing trouble.
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Canada
Agstem
Savings
Lynch Convicted in Federal Case at Bloomington
W J Lynch of Springfield is serving 90 days in jail here after a federal court conviction for misusing the mails to vend birth-control literature.
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Bloomington
W J Lynch
Springfield
Had His Dates Wrong Ridott Man Re Enrolled
Harry Fairbairn misdated his birth as June 12, 1885 and failed to enroll until a neighboring woman with a son born at the same time alerted authorities, forcing him to register a year earlier than believed.
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Ridott
Harry Fairbairn
Fairbairn
Sewing Machine Described By Woman's Home Companion
A writer notes the machine’s top aligns with the table, making end brushing and clipping removal easy. A single motion clears thread ends and scraps into the machine, then empties with no fuss.
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Woman's Home Companion
Soldiers of One Arey and the Long Winter
The piece extols unity among soldiers and citizens, urging solidarity against common foes in a harsh winter. It reflects on shared duty under heaven and the need to recognize allyship across divides while noting the season's extreme cold and length.
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Carlyle
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Edward J Smerkal
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