Oddities and quips from a busy Canadian town and beyond
The page parades a collage of jokes and anecdotes from a distant town, mentioning milk to fight fire, a Boston physician on whiskers, a Delaware resident with four cats, and a Reno divorce trial that lasted nine minutes. It weaves playful social commentary, snippets on manners, local curiosities, and assorted curiosities from American and Canadian locales.
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Belleville
Henry C. Schmidt
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Schmidt
Illinois Free Employment Offices Report Rise in Jobs
Illinois free employment offices served about 70,000 people in 1912 across 190 occupations, up 7,000 from 1911, led by Illinois in a thirteen-state comparison. Secretary David Ross calls for more funding to improve efficiency and cites private agency lessons from Britain as a model for expanded state support.
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Springfield
Illinois
David Ross
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Illnois
Rossa
Kecuriog Tetalnesndh
Fleming Williamson Charged With Murder in Illinois
Fleming Williamson held in jail fearing mob violence after being charged with murdering A. J. Smothers a wealthy moneylender found slain in a grove near Williamson home. Deputy Sheriff Simcox transported him from Salem to Mount Carmel where Sheriff Ragen took custody. Smothers had been missing two weeks. body found after a two day search by about 200 citizens.
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Carlyle
Fleming Williamson
Salem
Simcox
Marion County
William Ragen
A. J. Smothers
Williamson
Smothers
Sn Atch
Illinois Happenings Highlights Across Cities
A rash of brief reports from Cairo, Belleville, Shelbyville, and other towns details rail crash injuries at Karnak, a jail escape in Bloomington, a dangerous burn incident in Belleville, a dentist’s death in Springfield, civil service amendments deemed unconstitutional, Mt Vernon tickets, Geneva court action, and a bond issue vote for Cairo levee works.
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Springfield
Harry Woods
Patrick Lucey
Audtor
Cairo
The Count at Home and a London Encounter
A returned traveler recalls social rounds abroad and in Paris at a Rue de Saint Gerard barber shop. The Count de Pompadour strides through parties and courts, while a London resident teases a neighborly “speaking acquaintance” with a sharp remark about nearby gossip and boundaries.
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Amile Waa
The Best of Men in a Fragmented Yarn
In this clipped note a fragmented line hints at a saying about men and yarn. The fragment suggests a contrast between virtue and flaw, but details and context are absent to identify a clear person, place, or event.
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Munyon
Munyou
Afi Draggists
Ladaya
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