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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are asked to note that The Chronicle circulation will be handled by an office representative until proper service is established. Subscribers are asked to drop a card in The Chronicle at DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
One of the best basketball games in Sycamore high school gym history saw the Legion defeat the Geneva Bearcats 33 to 32. Cudden sank the winning shot in the final seconds after a tight contest that had led 10 to 3 at first quarter and 20 to 17 at halftime. Geneva led 30 to 22 late in the game before Sycamore surged back. The curtain raiser saw the Sycamore Seconds beat the Baby Bearcats 20 to 6. Attendance was strong, with fans saying it was the finest local game in memory.
At the B P O Elks regular meeting last night the nominating committee's slate was presented with election set for March and installation in April. Nominees include Exalted Ruler L Frank Moudry Esteemed Leading Knight T J Rowan Esteemed Lecturing Knight Robert Wiley Esteemed Loyal Knight Guy Joseph Sullivan Treasurer Floyd A Rose Trustee William H McAllister. Attendees discussed traveling to Rochelle for a big lodge inauguration and several plan to go to Ogle County city.
Sycamore High announces a Friday night basketball match with Wheaton at 7:30. Fans expect strong attendance as the team prepares with a focus on improving health and performance. A note mentions a patent medicine claim tied to general stomach and intestinal relief, with a money refund offered.
Miss Mae Mulligan entertained eight friends at Mrs Joseph Sullivan home with a pot luck supper last night. After the supper at 6 50 the women played 500 and honors went to Mrs George Eddy Mrs Marie McKee and Mrs Flarold Hooker. The event was described as unusually sociable and a similar gathering was planned at the McKee home in two weeks.
Sycamore hosts mid-winter fair with speeches, dances, and a weeklong program. Kirkland youths Merritt W. Smith and Bettie M. Daulton obtained marriage licenses at the courthouse. Community events include church supper, DAR meeting, and a wide array of talks on farming, livestock, poultry, and nutrition led by local leaders and university figures.
The Sycamore hotel is now ready for business after remodeling led by manager Robert Bell. He is experienced in the hotel and dining business and will feature meals, with every room updated and substantial funds spent on supplies and dining room furniture.
Important business occupied the Odd Fellows session last night and no degree work was on the program. It is likely that pending business will be addressed and candidates offered at upcoming meetings.
United Press reports in Watseka Illinois that Kathryn Memenga and Alert Schultz are held to await grand jury action after arrest for being parents of an abandoned infant. Memenga denies responsibility while Schultz confesses the child was placed in a car and he accompanied the mother from Chicago.
Clinton Illinois report says the Jefferson Doyle estate case is nearing closure after courts eliminated all but twelve of about 500 claimants to the $500,000 estate. Doyle, a recluse farmer, died intestate with no known relatives, and the remaining valid relatives are expected to receive the restate within a few months.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable safe for children cough medicine free of narcotics. It claims fifty years of selling, notes parents praise, and urges sales across Montana with Mrs Van Belle cited.
The oratorio Elijah will be performed Sunday evening at the first Presbyterian church in Dixon with Arthur Renke as assisting artist and Madame Hess-Bury directing. Tickets list prices for season and single admissions. An Rochelle man, Art Swick, was sentenced to 1 to 2 years and a $500 fine for liquor violations. Sheriff Dodson returned from Mayo hospital. A brief humor item and a Peacemaker note follow.
Readers in their seventies and eighties report Tanlac brings new life and vigor. The natural tonic claims to drain poisons from blood, stimulate the liver, and restore digestive function. Promotes Tanlac as a harmless builder for weakened bodies and offers Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
A neglected candle left by mourners after an all night vigil started a fire in Tokyo, destroying more than 100 houses and numerous restaurants and bars. Wind shift saved three famous shrines, as firefighters contained the blaze.
In London a new beauty shop targets babies with infant baths using water softened by a sachet. After cleansing, cold cream and powder are applied. Lips and cheeks remain untouched but eyelash darkening and thickening preparations are already in use.
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