Work of the Legislature Forty-Second General Assembly Enactments
A compiled brief of bills moving through Illinois lawmaking, detailing funding for the Epi American exposition and Park systems in Chicago, library acts with Andrew Carnegie offers, juvenile court extensions, township consolidations, tax, inheritance, and banking reforms, plus public works, prison, and education measures. Strong entities include Illinois General Assembly, John Crerar Library, Chicago, Andrew Carnegie, Governor John R. Tanner, and the Illinois naval militia.
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Illinois
South Park
Chicago
John Crerar
Abraham Lincoln
Grant Park
Imnds
Shiloh
W. H. L. Wallace
John R. Tanner
Andrew Carnegie
Cies
Mutual Building
Can
Bomestead
United States
Purothea
Philadelphia
Ilnois Naval Militia
Bostals
Cerk
Ateriste
Couty Board
Ana
Secretary of State
Aceh
Cepeort
Chicago Board of Loca
Leksburg
The
Ory
Cook County
Auditor of Public Act
Ins State
Circuit
Superior Courts
St. Louis
Coding Superior Court
Logan
Camp Lincoln
Springfield
Board of Review
Pemput
Cats
Oae
State Board of Arbitration
Judicial Circuit
State Board of Equalization
County Board of Review
State Arsenal
Chicago Sanitary District
Selma White Compared to a Class of Women in Society
The passage portrays Selma White as an ambitious figure, noting her perceived selfishness and sole focus on self advancement. It likens her to a broader, growing female class and includes anecdotes about family notoriety and perceptions of vulgar pushiness in pursuit of status.
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Selma White
Judge Grant
Selma
Scandinavians in New Zealand and Germans in South Australia
Immigrant groups are noted in two regions with large Scandinavian communities in New Zealand and significant German populations in South Australia, reflecting migration patterns and cultural presence across these areas. The observation highlights demographic diversity influencing local communities and heritage events.
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New Zealand
South Australia
Moderate Coffee Drinking Sparks Health Debate
The Philadelphia Record notes annual coffee consumption reaching 730 million pounds for 75 million people, with experts defining moderate use as one cup at breakfast, noon, and evening. Plain coffee is less harmful than sweetened varieties, and smokers may benefit from coffee’s stimulant effect despite other habits.
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Tee
Illinois National Guard
Chicago
North Side
South Side
West Side
Insurante Department
Douglas
Lleh
Peres
Ponteer
Alice Teeser
Philadelphia
Found Humor in a Storm at the Ledger Office
A New Denver B C Ledger page recalls a violent storm that battered the town and its office. The narrator describes hatches battened down, a leaking roof behind the smokestack, and Noah’s ark imagery as rain and wind overwhelm the building. The piece blends humor with weather fury and local fortitude.
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Galveston
Noah
Niagara
Galilee
New Denver
B.C. Ledger
A Fearful Struggle With Appetite on Harper's Bazar
A Harper's Bazar excerpt depicts a man tormented by appetite. A conversation questions whether his restraint to win a fiancée justifies the struggle. The piece mocks how appetite drives obsession and social pretensions at a party table.
Odd Tale Of A Cow And A Pumpkin Near A Fence
A fragment notes an unusual incident involving two pumpkins and a cow nearly overturning a fence. The text also references a power or event described as wonderful, with incomplete phrases about a person or phenomenon named Se nee ee.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said To Cure Local Kidney Disease
From Death's Door Hillsdale OL April 29. William Marks was dying from an incurable kidney disease. After doctors called it hopeless his nephew sought help from L F Giles who recommended Dodd's Kidney Pills. He improved within weeks and was up and about, hailed as a miracle cure. Doctors reportedly amazed at the pill's success in Rock Island County.
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Death's Door
Hillsdale
William Marks
Port Byron
Geneseo
Davenport
L. F. Giles
Mr. Giles
Dodd
Mr. Marks
Bright
Rock Island
Curious War Office Grave Of Molten Steel
A Woolwich arsenal worker fell into a caldron of twelve tons of white heat steel. The War Office prevented reuse of the metal in ordnance and a Church of England clergyman read the burial service over the enormous mass.
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Curtoes
British War Office
Woolwich Arsenal
War Department
Church of England
Half a Million Members in French Legion of Honour
The French Legion of Honour stands as the largest merit award with about three hundred thousand members. The total reaches roughly half a million in the extended order of merit programs.
Indian school etiquette sparks humor from four tribes
A Michigan teacher writes of impressions from four tribes as she teaches flag drill. A boy, Ignac Crane, comments that letting girls pass in front strikes at Indian custom, explaining the Khan leads with dignity and the woman follows with everything else. Washington Star.
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Michiigan
Ignac Crane
Prolonged Trade Notice Footnote from Local Ad
Fragmentary OCR note lists proprietors offering goods with a price point of 75 cents per item. Mentions F. J. Cheney and a Toledo address. Provides minimal context and no clear product description beyond sale of multiple items.
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F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Leaves as Insect Incubators in Plants
Leaves of several plants contract unusually to shelter hatched insects. Chickweed leaves trap eggs by forming a stobular lump, juniper leaves grow a globular excrescence, and poplar leaves secrete a juice that dries into a red globe.
Grain-O: A Coffee Substitute Promises Healthful Benefits
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a grain based drink that avoids coffee’s digestion issues and nervous effects. It claims Grain-O is nourishing, pleasant tasting, and indistinguishable from fine coffees when prepared properly, costing about a third as much and suitable for children and adults.
Cold shoulder origin traced to French hospitality custom
A historical note explains that in France hosts once served a cold shoulder of mutton after guests had lingered too long, giving rise to the expression to give the cold shoulder. The phrase reflects an old custom rather than a current practice.
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France
Free Allen's Foot-Ease Sample Offer
Advertisement notes a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease for foot complaints including sweating and swelling. Mentions 400,000 Angora goats in the United States and Mohair production of about 1,000,000 pounds annually.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
U United States
A Month’s science note on dyspepsia remedies
Fragmented lines discuss remedies for dyspepsia and digestive relief. The text hints at a protest or public sentiment about medical claims versus simple honesty in promotion. Strong entities are unclear due to damaged text, but the snippet references remedies and rhetoric.
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