Visiting schools key to Illinois public education
The Stephenson County superintendent Cyrus Grove spoke at a Springfield conference stressing the value of visiting schools. He argued that state law and diligent supervision lift teaching standards, unify texts, and guide discipline. He urged on-ground observation, uniform texts, and practical support to teachers, noting the vital role of county superintendents in elevating schools.
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Cyrus Grove
Stephenson County
Feddhers’ Association
Springfield
Grove
Timois
Illinois
America
Lincoln
Amazon
College leaders push to purge football amid debate
Springfield news reports Ill in Teachers association discussion denouncing football as a moral danger. Leaders from Wheaton College and others advocate purifying athletics, rejecting degeneracy while proposing actions to curb gambling and financial excesses.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois
State House
H. A. Hollister
University of Illinois
W. H. Blanchard
Wheaton College
Blanchard
A. K.taylor
Milliken College
Decatur
Illinois Teachers’ Association
Bayliss
Newspapers retaliate against railroads in Pittsburgh
Pittsburg editors announce stricter coverage of Pennsylvania Railroad news after January 1, requiring cash payment for ads and restricting railroad favorable mentions. The Pittsburgh News Paper Publishers' association orders that only wrecks and public-benefit reports be printed, edit to minimize railroad praise, while Baltimore & Ohio and others consider similar steps. The move is watched nationwide.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pnnsylvania
Pittsburg Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
This Date in History Compilation
A dated recitation of historical events with numerous scattered dates and names. Entries include St Peter’s church dedication in 1065 by Edward the Confessor, various injunctions, pageantry, battles, deaths, and notable figures across centuries from England, Ireland, Russia, and China. The list mixes factual milestones with garbled OCR errors and incomplete names.
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St. Peter's Church
Westminster
Edward the Confessor
England
Wickliff
Kinsale
Ireland
Mary
Scarborough
Emperor Alexander
Russia
Battle ofFampa Bay
Canton
China
Lord MacCaulay
Dr King’s New Life Pills and Ely’s Dream Balm Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for bowel and stomach ailments with a 25c price at Joseph Emmert's drug store. It also promotes Ely’s Dream Balm for nasal catarrh and hay fever, priced at 50c, mailed by Ely Bros. at 66 Warren Street, New York.
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Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Illinois Central changes service and lunch counter bids
The Illinois Central Railroad will shift lunch counter and news service duties to Van Nuys Bros. News Company of St. Louis starting Jan 1, 1996, ending Railroad News Company’s 30 year dominance on northern divisions. News agents on Freeport to Springfield lines were notified they must stop, while some new workers will replace them. Mrs. Nichols and Miss Meyera to continue lunch counter work in Chicago depot. C. H. Shaver leads Railroad News Company’s bid to regain the northern contract. Also notes Cuban Special train arrival for New Orleans on time.
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van Nuys Bros.’ News Company
St. Louis
Pasderiger
Thinois Central Railroad
Railroad News Company
van Noys Bros
Cairo
New Orleans
van Noys Company
Chicago & Northwestern
Great Western
van Nuys
Freeport
Dubuque
Omaha
Cherokee
Chicago
Springfield
Amboy
Nichols
Meyera
Shaver
van Nuys Bros
Mr. Shaver
Nineteen knot steamer Prince Arthur sails for Cuba
At 3 o'clock the Prince Arthur waited at the docks for Cuba departure with nineteen knot speed. Eighty passengers, part of the first trip of the new twenty three and a half hour train, hurried aboard and the vessel left at 4. A late delay near Memphis pushed the special into McComb City, Mississippi, before resuming north. The leg to New Orleans covers 122 miles and was completed in 106 minutes with two stops. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is recommended for coughs and colds for immediate relief and is sold by all druggists.
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Cuba
Memphis
McComb City
Misa
New Orleans
Kennedy
New Steam Laundry Opens for Business in City
The advertisement announces the opening of Clark's Steam Laundry at 154 Van Buren St. Customers are urged to call 792 for linen pickup and delivery by wagon service. The copy emphasizes prompt service and wiping away dirty bundles with professional laundering.
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Clark's Steam Laundry
van Buren St
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