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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore readers are informed that The Chronicle circulation will be handled by a representative from the DeKalb office until service is reestablished. Subscribers are asked to drop a card to The Chronicle indicating any failure to receive the paper.
Sycamore plans a small daily ground fee for its partially completed nine hole municipal golf course. City officials note a $2,000 annual fund for park improvements with golf demand growing, while other cities charge 25 cents to $2.00 per day to use similar courses.
Sycamore firemen rushed to the Illinois Wire company after an alarm was turned in. Chief Button stated the call likely came from neighborhood youths and warned that a heavy fine awaits unnecessary fire department dispatches.
J Morgan leaves home for Detroit after two weeks ill with carbuncles. Mrs Earl Wells and Mrs George Ryckert plan a dinner and dance seen as a major summer event. Fred Rote and spouse attended Sally at DeKalb theatre. Glenn Nichols welcomes a baby girl born at City Hospital. Frank Binkley and children visit friends in DeKalb.
Walter Millett of the law offices Smith and Brower attended his brother Walter Millett's wedding to Miss Irene Sellgren at the Methodist Episcopal church in Oak Park. Irene Sellgren, longtime Sycamore resident, taught in Cicero after graduating from Teachers College DeKalb. The couple will reside in Oak Park. The article also notes the bow on the shoulder trend in fashion.
In DeKalb a circuit court session before Judge John K Negmaat heard Maude M Wilson suing Bernie Olson over a filling station on the Lincoln Highway. Residents claim the building line and setback should apply to protect residential land and setbacks near the sidewalk. A settlement was expected today.
Urbana reader Herbert Olsen siphoned gasoline from a parked car into his own tank using a rubber hose. Constable Potts applauded the idea and escorted him to jail. Olsen was fined 25 dollars with costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
A man recounts avoiding surgery after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy advertised to remove intestinal mucus and ease stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. He credits the remedy with his improved health and urges readers to try it with a money back offer.
The Council of Chaplains in Washington says more army chaplains are needed to keep morale and religious standards with troops. Civil clergy cannot replace them, and rank should not block soldiers from religious representatives. They urge chaplains to be assigned to isolated posts and foreign stations and to be trained alongside other officers.
A brief note argues youths are summoned to service without proper preparation to protect moral and spiritual interests, urging consideration of a more thoughtful approach.
Forestry students at Colorado Agricultural College have formed five fire fighting squads and stand ready to respond to any blaze west of the Continental Divide between Denver and Wyoming. They receive instruction from State Forester W J Morrill and are equipped by the U S Forestry Service.
Univer Press Urbana plans two volume set publishing the private diary of Sen Arville H Browning of Illinois a close Lincoln ally and cabinet member with editor Prof T C Pease and J G Randall. The volume covers 1850 to 1880 except for three missing years and highlights Browning as Lincoln's Senate spokesman in 1861 1862 and his later stance on policy.
Fragments describe diary access to Lincoln era papers and president secrets. The text notes January 1865 conversations and career insights, alongside reviews of a recent Abraham Lincoln life. A second strand mentions fashion notes on color pairing for coats and wraps.
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