Illinois Leads in Public Food Inspection Under New Law
Springfield Aug 18 Illinois reports strong progress under its public food inspection law. The state’s pure food department, aided by a broadened lab and trained staff, enforces standards and labeling for foods dairy products and preservatives. Cooperation with national authorities enhances uniform rules and aids local Chicago inspectors in preventing adulteration.
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Bpringfeld
Illinois
Damon
Deheen
Mlinely Pitre Food Commission
General Assembly
Coms. Alon
State Pure Food Department
Sttree
Manhattan
Chicago
United States
State Department
A.D. Winton
Thetate
Cies
Wn Son
State Food Department
T. 2
Bryan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mlinois Lang
Watores
Atl
Chicrgo
Lina
H. BE. Schnknecht
Regulatea Interstate Fonds
Thinois
Indiana
Hue
Utinois Food Department
Commieston
Atlinots
Union
Prisoner Award Tied to Freight Theft Case Recalls Divorce Suit
John Lloyd, longtime Big Four conductor from Mattoon Illinois, received 1000 in prison stripes at Chester while serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing freight. The case followed a wreck at Gillespie when a Central Traction crossing failed to stop his train. Lloyd and three brakemen face theft charges as the Big Four reportedly lost 80000 in freight between Mattoon and St Louis.
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Mattoon
John Lloyd
Big Four
Gillespie
Central Trials Traction Company
Tee Junt
Chester
Coles County
Lloyd
Montgomery County
Tdeyd
Jalil
Traction Company
Witther
Iwan
de Driskel
John Cunningham
John Harris
Big Four Company
Pat St. Louis
Sequel to a Shooting in Belleville Court Case
A divorce suit is filed by Hunice Puilfield against Damon Padfield linked to a July 1905 hotel shooting in Belleville. Ella Durphey, involved in the Durphey Padfield case, is named among twelve women Padfield allegedly was friendly with. The incident at the Grand Carific hotel saw Durphey’s husband shoot Padfield and his wife. wounds were non fatal and the case was later dropped for lack of participants. Padfield, a patent medicine promoter, is described as wealthy.
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Belleville
Chicago
Damon Thotielt
Hunice Puilfield
Ella Durphey
Dadfield
Grand Careific
Padfield
Durphey
Fond Pagteld
Tadsbeld
Draedtield
Pifield
St. Clair County
Despondent Woman Ends Her Life Near Morrisonville
Aug 13 reports from Waylorville JIL state Laura Hart, a resident with the Pearl HIN family near Morrisonville, killed herself in a despondent crisis tied to a troubled love affair.
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Waylorville
Jil
Laura Hart
Cui
Pearl Hin
Morrisonville
Kintol for Indigestion and Dyspepsia
A vegetable acid preparation called Kintol for indigestion and dyspepsia is said to contain juices from a healthy stomach and to digest what you eat. Sold by Wm F Jungkung at 34 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jung- Kung
Stephenson St
Heckman announces return to paint and wallpaper business
Announcement from E D Heckman stating he has severed ties with the Henney Buggy Co and has returned permanently to the paint and wallpaper trade. He invites old customers and the public to patronize his firm at 6% Douglas Ave with full estimates and a new phone number 635.
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Heckmans
Henney Buggy Co
Douglas Ave
Women and Marriage Health Myths and Dr Pierce’s Prescription
An early 20th century column asserts marriage and motherhood drain women's health and urges Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure. It touts the product as alcohol free and made from native roots, claiming it strengthens weak women, aids nursing mothers, and prepares expectant mothers for childbirth. Dr Pierce is available for free consultation at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, NY.
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Pisrec
Pierce
Jotter Ree
Addres
R. V. Pierce
Thotel and Surgical Institute
Bulluto, N.Y
Cakes and Sausages In Germany Delight Visitors
William George Bruce notes German cuisine offers vast sausage and cake varieties. Dresden alone reportedly lists 200 sausages on menus. In restaurants or bakeries, waiters present cake holders with many options, and diners pay only for the portions eaten after their meal.
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Germany
William George Bruce
Dresden
Mit- Waukee Sentinel
Couple to Be Married After Hymn 415
A Boston couple visiting a church asked a minister to marry them during an afternoon service. He declined to rush the ceremony but would perform it after the sermon. They stayed to the rear and waited as hymns were sung, then were summoned to the chancel after hymn 415.
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Undj
Boston
Peculiar Will and Curious Polyps Reported in 1781
The item cites a peculiar will probated in England on July 17 1781 by Drs in comitous and mentions a quirky will by Will Jacket of Chicago Record Star lived as a odd feature. It also discusses a polyp creature cut and rearranged to form multi headed beings with three heads.
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England
Earth
Tie
Paternal Duties Compared with Haste and Joy of Fatherhood
An excerpt argues that busy fathers return exhausted and drift from family time, yet true value lies in giving oneself to children beyond money. It contrasts rushing home with the joy of presence and patience, urging fathers to prioritize domestic connection over daily stress.
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Deutselic Momatselirift
Unclear OCR sports note fragment
The readable content is garbled with missing words and names making the event, teams, or outcome impossible to identify. No coherent facts beyond general game activity appear in the fragment.
Mind reading debate echoes in a playful exchange
In a humorous dialogue a character taunts a professor about mind reading. Ponm challenges the idea, prompting a playful back and forth about renting a mind and searching for it.
Which Did He Mean Poster Legends Atop Posts
A clipped fragment notes posters once stuck on posts to announce events in a discussion of wind newness and deception surrounding a muivaie chosel. Names and clear facts are sparse but imply a local publicity scene.
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Siysoke
Puck
Illustrative Exchange on Standard Oil and Trust Fight
In a New York statement the Standard Oil company defends its conduct amid anti trust criticism. The text portrays a mock dialogue between a US bureau official and an English dealer over contracts and a bid to down Standard Oil, noting public questions about a square deal and national impact. Rockefeller critiques Roosevelt era anti trust talk as harmful to commerce, while a local violinist, Toscanini? is reported as dying in Bertin.
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New York
Standard QU Company
Standard OH Company
Herbert Kinx Smith
Paush
United States
FP O
Smith
Amerie Commperer
John D. Lees
Cleveland
O. Aug
WesTown DD
Rockefeller
Roosevelt
Markets update from Chicago Board of Trade listings
Grains and livestock prices listed for Wheat Corn Oats and Soy with Sept May and other month contracts. Cattle and hog receipts reported along with price ranges for steers heifers cows and pigs. Vacation delivery note invites readers to forward papers and update addresses.
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Chicago
Ave
Chicago Board of Pride
Uhlengo
Recreto Wood Co
Tves
Fasc Baad
Wisconsin
Daily Journal Delivery Offer
The Daily Journal advertises citywide delivery at 10 cents per week.
Fragments from a Quirky British Stage and Science Tale
A jumble of anecdotes from stage humor and a science note. References include a king, an order of the Thistle, a conjurer act with a handkerchief, a lyric ballad fragment, and meteorite debris entering the atmosphere at an estimated 1,900 tons every three years.
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Lion Boy
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