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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
3
Boy’s new suit and ball change Sunday plans
Alfred aged nine received a costly church outfit with a ball and bat. He told his mother he might skip Sunday school henceforth, as he would be too busy with the new ball and bat on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Billy and His Shoes Teach a Street Lesson
A family aids Billy, who is slightly pigeon toed, to walk straight through constant reminders. He improves with new shoes after old ones wear out, remarking that walking in old shoes feels funnier than in good ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Fragmented Harvest Report From Yearly Street Update
A partially legible clipping notes a harvest event and local street activity. Readable names and places are sparse, but it references an annual harvest and community concerns nearby. Further details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Recess in Tax Board Quiz Delays Illinois Prohibition Moves
Illinois lawmakers discuss liquor laws and local option delays as Governor Lowden pushes to abolish the state tax commission. The Wheeler bill to create a prohibition investigative body fails, leaving enforcement to county and local authorities. The Pullman tax dispute is cited amid investigation into the state board of equalization and related testimony by Malone Wright and Lowden. The report also details a Chicago homecoming plan for doughboys of the Thirty third division with regiments arriving from Camp Mills and units forming the Fifty first General Assembly participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
eAllinois
Lowden
Shearer Eecestaire
Senate
State Tax Commission
Ilinois
Tax Board
Malone
General Assembly
Jone
William H. Malone
Park Ridge
State Board
Svitners
Omar H. Wright
Pullman
State Board of Equalization
Governor Lowden
Mr. Wright
Revenue Committee
Wright
Leonard Withall
Leland Hotel
Chicago
War Department
Walter H. Wilson
Clininin
Davisi
Camp Mills
Iviglon
Fifty-First General Assembly
Francis P., Brady
State Board Accepts Federal Aid for Vocational Education
Illinois state board for vocational education approved federal appropriations and created a state board to administer funds. The board approved vocational courses in 64 cities across 41 counties, covering agriculture industrial and home economics programs statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board For Vocational Education
Ilmois
Chicago Tax Rate Bill Fails Senate Vote
Fragmented OCR text reports a tax rate bill in Chicago with the Brady bill and a vote tally of 24 to 27 in the senate. The passage mentions a $2.85 rate and references debate or opposition, but the exact actions and outcomes are unclear in the garbled source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senate
Ieee
Senate Bills Feature Range of Local Impact Measures
Recent senate offerings include Barbour measures allowing use of funds to pay park bonds and to issue bonds for Chicago bridges and tunnels. Glackin tax exemption for city and village properties used as sanatoriums and farm colonies. Austin authorizes school site acquisitions, Evanston may operate two high schools. Whegler drainage district voting rights by acreage. Gorman sets clerk and bailiff duties and hours for Chicago Municipal Court with salaries. Sportsmen oppose a spring migratory waterfowl season citing sportsmanship and treaty conflicts with Canada. H. S. Rearden supports the stance as a Springfield observer.
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Senate
House
General Assembly
Barbour
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Glackin
Austin
Boards of Education
Evanston
Whegler
Gorman
Municipal Court of
Sportamen
Minois
America
Canada
Rearden
Springfield
Ilinois Grand Island Lodge of
Bath
Lowden Escorts Units as Thirty-Third Arrives in Hoboken
Governor Lowden heads to New York awaiting the Thirty third’s arrival at Hoboken docks aboard the Leviathan. His son serves on board the transport, while Mrs. Lowden and two daughters await the regiment’s arrival amid wartime troop movements. A separate debate in the House on state moving picture censorship nears a vote with Buck’s bill favored by downstate members.
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Lowden
Téo
New York
Hoboken
Sanborn
Leviathan
House
al Ng
Buck
Thinaterdons
Large State Appropriation Bill Passes House
The season’s largest appropriation bill totaling 18 million dollars was approved in the house. It funds state charities and a program to support five state schools while outlining city election law and voter registration provisions in four cities.
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Owe Boer
Ind
Tae
Poarch
Amdeite
Illinois News Snapshots From Courtyard to Railways
A mix of Illinois happenings spans new charter roots for Apple River members turning creamery, the Victory peace celebration in Hooseheart on June 15, and church baseball in Dixon. Railways eye electric conversion from Mt Vernon to Chester while public notices cover wills, hospital funds, and tax inquiries with local officials and organizations cited.
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Iigsters Star
Hdg
Apple
River Eee
Ogee
Springfeld
Tagat
Sardons
Hooseheart Legion of Mlinoia
East Moline
Dixon's Church
Ee Ine
Wix
Besson
Grimes
P Syed
Witight
Wabash, Pela
Ana Westerp
Mt. Vernon
Chester
Martin Ander
Princeton
Grace McWayne
Batavia
Liberty Ponds
Mark Peak
Winchester High School
Tampico
Chicago
Federation of Business and Professional
National Committee of Business Women
St. Louis
Public Utilities Commission of Illinois
Mary F. Davies
la Harpe
United States
George W. English
Gus Reubel
East St. Louis
John Beaird, Jr
Green's August Flower remedy ad claims broad digestive benefits
Green's August Flower is advertised as a long standing household remedy for constipation, intestinal troubles, torpid liver, and low spirits. It is promoted as helpful for indigestion and nervous debility, with small doses said to relieve symptoms. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist and notes sales in civilized countries.
Maid Gains Weekend Leave For Parents Silver Wedding
A maid asks for a weekend off to attend her parents silver wedding. The leave is granted and she returns. The mistress asks if everything went well. The maid says yes and that her mother is grateful. her father, sadly, has been dead for 20 years.
That Friend Three Tickets Prompt Theater Dilemma
The dialogue shows a mother reluctant to join an evening at the theater. Albert reveals he has three tickets and ponders what to do with the extra seat. The solution is to invite the man they typically meet between acts so everyone stays together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Engagement Secret Sparks Gossip in Brooklyn
A fragment from the Brooklyn Citizen depicts a private engagement discussion. One speaker urges secrecy while the other reveals the proposal to a spiteful acquaintance, Miss Oldum, who mocks the caller’s bachelor status and the secrecy around the engagement.
Mystery Portrait Sparks Grim Revelation at Mansion
A distraught man in a grand mansion clutches a portrait of a beautiful woman, his pale face and convulsed lips hinting at inner turmoil. The scene centers on a single question about the portrait’s meaning and its link to loss, while a lump on his head signals a strange, unresolved incident.
Diagnosis of a Crazed Wifes Telephonic Affliction
A worried agrarian pleads with a doctor about his wife who appears to be in a set edition condition. The patient is described as wasting away and talking in a feeble voice, starting sentences and not finishing them, jumping topics without meaning. The physician is advised to take out the party line telephone to stop her interference in Kapaas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kapaas Gity. Star
Fortunes Made From Others Curiosities in Traditional Trade
A compact look at how many individuals profit by trading in other people’s curiosities. The piece explores the economics, ethics, and social dynamics behind this market, noting notable players and regional patterns in this enduring facet of commerce.
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Ark
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