Echoes of Shawneetown: 1850s Ads and Daily Life Revealed
Reading 110 year old Southern Illinoisian issues from Shawneetown, the author notes high prices for corn and whiskey, types of containers, out-of-town merchants, a medical school tariff, and varied goods from castor beans to Havana cigars. Prices illustrate daily life in a booming river port turned ghost town.
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Shawneetown
Illinois
Ohio River
Raleigh
Equality
Docker
Rio
Java
Pension options for husbands and wives in retirement plans
The article outlines common pension payout choices for working men and their wives, including straight life, joint and survivor, two-thirds survivor, and guaranteed period options. It notes reductions in benefits, age assumptions, employer variations, and advice to act early to secure wife protections. It also mentions lump sum widow benefits and a request to obtain a 36 page booklet by mailing 50 cents to a New York address.
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Institute of Life Insurance
The Safety Responsibility Law in Illinois Explained
The article outlines the 1957 Safety Responsibility Law requiring accident reports within 10 days when death injury or $100+ property damage occurs. It explains insurance requirements of 10000 per person 20000 per accident and 5000 property damage and says lacking coverage leads to security deposits to satisfy possible judgments.
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Illinois
State Department of Public Works
Shawneetown in its glory days described in 1850s life
The reminiscence notes a $4500 purchase and lists six lions, camels, and an elephant named Romeo as touring elephants in America. It paints Shawneetown life in the 1850s as lively and bustling, urging readers to picture the town at its peak.
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Romeo
America
Shawneetown
Cotton Before Columbus exhibit opens at State Museum
Visitors to the Illinois State Museum in Springfield see a new exhibit titled Cotton Before Columbus. It highlights that American Indians cultivated cotton long before Europeans, showcasing natural color fibers and weaving skills in Mexico Peru and the American Southwest. It notes Columbus received cotton skeins in trade and misinterpreted his discovery as the Indies.
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State Museum
Illinois State Museum
Springfield
New World
Columbus
Caribbean
Indies
Mexico
Peru
American Southwest
Advice to a Teenage Girl on Dealing with a Liar
The reply urges recognizing that a liar cannot win long term and that truth exposes lies. It advises the reader to inform the steady boyfriend about the falsehoods, to ignore the liar if he is worth it, and to trust that truth will prevail. Community and Suburban Press Service LeRANKEORr KY.
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Lerankeorr
Light September Outlook with Slated 2 Percent Precipitation
The U S Weather Bureau 30 day outlook for September in Illinois predicts light precipitation of 2% inches or less and near seasonal temperatures. Illinois Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin notes over 65 percent of soybeans turning yellow, near last year but below 1960-64 average. about 30 percent fully yellow and just over 10 percent shedding leaves. Early fields harvested. cotton colors vary from white to brown showing weaving potential. Indians used dyes for added color. Museum hours are 8:30 to 5 and 2 to 5 Sundays, no admission charged.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Illinois
Illinois Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
Night Driving Dangers and Safety Tips From New Illinois Notice
A public safety notice explains higher hazards for motorists at night and urges caution during evening travels. It advises dimming high beams when approaching oncoming traffic and looking to the road edge if other drivers do not comply. Copies of the Rules of the Rosa are available free from Paul Powell, Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois.
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Paul Powell
Springfield
Ilinois
Renovation tips for pastures by Portz at SIU
Southern Illinois University farming specialist Herbert L. Portz outlines two renovation paths for run down meadows. One tears sod and reseeds now, the other uses fall disk tillage with spring reseeding, followed by legumes late February.
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Southern Illinois University
Herbert L. Portz
Dairy rich milk forms calcium foundation for all ages
Milk and dairy foods supply most of the body's calcium and are the main calcium source for all ages. Regular inclusion of dairy is key to meeting recommended calcium intake. Also notes water as first aid on stains with ink exceptions and towel materials and paint guidance.
Television Spotlight on Crime Shows Public Officials’ Role
Sen. Paul Simon discusses NBC’s three and a half hour special on organized crime, praising its impact while urging voter engagement. He warns that crime thrives where officials sell votes and calls for electing honest sheriffs prosecutors and mayors to curb corruption and end blackmail and extortion.
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Flint
Michigan
NBC
Frank McGee
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A puzzle listing across and down clues with numbered entries for words to fit, covering center resources nest and many other definitions. The grid references varied terms such as eagle's nest small herring instant af? slit detective slang and other crossword fodder across multiple categories.
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Asher
Neagle
Sten
Held
Last Weeks Answer and Word Fragments
A compact list of crossword style clues appears with items such as head splicing pin and exclamation. The fragmentary notes include terms like lair and other partial entries, suggesting a puzzle or wordplay page snippet from a newspaper.
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Ohio
F. A. Fahnestock
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The
United States
OF America
TH Republic
Yinich
Ioki
Secretary of State
Department
Europe
SIU
Abert Meyer
Portz
U.S.A
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
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Paul Simon
Nation
Man
Montreal
Alexander Calder
International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited
A Kennedy
Pindar Work
Sick
Frank
Lair
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