Illinois Railroads Challenge Two-Cent Fare Ruling
Illinois railroad officials claim the two cent maximum fare harmed finances, disputing the Illinois Railroad and Warehouse Commission on passenger earnings. They cite Burlington and Northwestern data showing rising costs and overall losses, with earnings up while rates fell, and prepare statistics to refute the commission.
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Illinois
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Chicago Record- Herald
Northwestern Road
Burlington
Missouri River
Tlinois
Treasury
Railroads to Operate Own Sleeping Cars Soon
Rail systems plan to supplement Pullman sleeping cars with railroad owned cars on several big lines. Burlington and Great Northern will run through Chicago to Seattle without Pullmans next month. A Denver run via Chicago will start May 23 with No 6 equipment, while No 13 continues to Denver via Lincoln. Changes aim to boost service and curb Milwaukee competition.
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Burlington
Great Northern
Chicago
Seattle
Milwaukee Road
Denver
Lincoln
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Harriman Lines
Portland Gateway
Near Death in Big Pond a Miracle Cure
Mrs. Ida Saper of Big Pond Pa recalls severe lung trouble and near death. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery with a permanent cure after other remedies failed. It relieves coughs colds sore lungs hemorrhages la grippe asthma croup whooping cough bronchial ailments. 50 cents and 1 60. Trial bottle free guaranteed by Joseph Emmert.
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Ida Saper
Joseph Emmert
Daily Journal Delivery Offer in Citywide Circle
The Daily Journal announces home delivery to all city areas for 100 a week. The offer targets readers seeking convenient access and consistent service across the urban zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Journal
Conference on Outdoor Improvement at University of Illinois
State organization seeks to boost outdoor improvement home and municipal areas. President Jaie invites leaders to a March 31 2 PM conference in Morton Hall to discuss plant knowledge street playground park and cemetery development and to promote local improvement societies and landscape education statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund J. Jaie
University of Ilaoe
Morton, Hall
University of Ilinois
Butter Market Holds Firm As Demand Exceeds Supply
Elgin reports the butter market firm at 30 cents with no board sales and light attendance. Week's output totaled 442,700 pounds while New York quotes range from 30.5 to 31 cents. eastern dealers secured the best of hand stock.
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Elgin
Messrs. Kilbourne
McCredie
Long
Wood
Messrs. Potter
Holmes
Davis
New York
Eba Pees
Ccc c Ee Ees
Miona claimed to cure dyspepsia in Freeport ad
An advertisement asserts pepsin digests only animal food and cannot cure stomach ailments. It promotes Miona tablets as a purifying tonic that energizes stomach walls, reduces sour stomach and belching, and claims cures for dyspepsia seasickness pregnancy sickness and hangover cases, with a 50 cent price and money back guarantee.
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Freeport
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Amend State Orphanage Law to Correct Defects
A proposed McCauley amendment to the state orphanage statute aims to tighten admission and dismissal rules for indigent orphans at the Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Normal. It shifts authority to township supervisors to bring cases to court, enabling state custody and later adoption transfers, while expanding the home’s capacity and future impact. The bill, drafted by Superintendent McCauley, accompanies the current two year appropriations including 11060 for a new laundry and 7009 for related improvements.
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Normal
McCauley
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
Graves
State Board of Charities
North Dakota
Soldiers' Orphans
Milwaukee
Mce Cauley
New Crafts Introduced At Penal Institution Workshops
The article notes an appropriation for repairs and rewiring of buildings with 4000 dollars allocated to furnish new equipment for the Industrial department. Superintendent Mc Cauley plans to introduce handicrafts such as shoe making for home use, reducing outside labor costs. Currently, inmates focus on blacksmithing and wood working, which have limited practical home use.
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McCauley
Uncle Tom's Cabin at Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera house offers Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in a Saturday matinee and night show. Leon W. Washburn's Bretson's Uncle Tom's Cabin Co presents the drama with skilled management, two bands, two Topsies, two Marks, Siberian bloodhounds, Shetland ponies, and a noon parade.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Leon W. Washburn
Bretson
Uncle Tom's Cabin Co
Spring planting advice is timely and practical
The National Council of Horticulture releases spring tips for 1909 with home gardeners urged to start hotbeds or indoor boxes now. Begin by sowing in boxes, choose suitable seeds for March indoors, and prepare a cheap hotbed with cow manure and soil. Also guidance on lawn care stresses proper fertilization, grading, and dense pure seed mixes for durable turf.
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National Council of Horticulture
Wateh
Comedy Duo Shines At Bijou With striking double act
Potts Bros. & Co present an all new up to date act featuring two brothers whose near identical appearance makes it hard to tell them apart. The Keppells excel as acrobats, Fern Melrose finishes as the sole solo singer with popular songs.
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Potts Bros. & Co
Keppells
Fern Melrose
Electric Bitters Heals Boy's Severe Eczema Tale
The Henrietta Pennsylvania mother recounts how her five year battle with eczema failed before doctors declared poisoned blood affected the lungs. Seven bottles of Electric Bitters cured the boy’s eruptions and blood disorders, as claimed by the family.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Local notices span meetings and visits around town
C H Luce spent the day at Belote. St Catherine s guild meets Wednesday at the rectory. J A Marvin the psycho magnetic healer stays at Clifton House. F M Palmer of Union Pagi Tea Co returns downtown after illness. Mrs George Austin and daughters Fern and Carrol visit Chicago. Mothers club work committee meets Wednesday at the King s Daughters Mission at 2. H M Mease of Cherokee Ia visiting. Tod a former Illinois Central dispatcher in town. Physical Culture class meets this evening at Settlement home led by Mrs M Marvin. all young ladies welcome. Measuring social postponed to Wednesday at Van Rocklin arena. all invited. ladies bring refreshments. Rev A D Shaffer of Westervelt ll on trip to Rock Falls then return. W C C T A holds regular meeting Thursday at 2:30 in Y M C A parlors. important business. Ladies of First Baptist Easter sale April 10 at Miassen D and J Jaeger s, 166 Galena St. home baking, candy, eggs, aprons. sale from 10 am. Ladies Aid of English Lutheran thimble tea at Mrs Diefenthaler 11 State St. Wednesday afternoon and evening. supper 6 to 7. free will offering. Hardy flower seeds sold Easter week by Young Women Workers of First Presbyterian at F A Read s store. Wednesday March 31 at 8 o'clock in First M E church parlors Miss Kathryn Bassett of Polo speaks on Farmington Mission and Navajo work. cordial invitation. silver offering planned.
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F. M. Palmer
Union Pagifle Tea Co
George Austin
Fern and Carrol
Carpenter
Chicago
Mothers’ Club
King’s Daughter's
H. M. Mease
Cherokee
Tod
Illinois Central
M. Marvin
Vanrocklin Areenage
D&w
A. D. Shaffer
Westervelt,ll
Stockton
F. A. Gochenaar
Rock Falls
Westervelt
the First Baptist Church
Miassen D
First Presbyterian Church
F. A
M.E
Misa Kathryn Bassett
Polo
Farmington Mission
Aken
A Possible Injustice in the Free Port Child Case
The Journal reports a March 25 item about a Free Port youngster who wished to be a cowboy and the mother bearing a heavy burden. It notes the mother’s lone struggle to support her family and that the reporter may have misrepresented the boy’s words without father presence.
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Freeport
Why wear ordinary hats at SUMMER'S this season
A sales note invites readers to SUMMER'S for properly fitted hats at the same price as ordinary caps. It highlights individualized fit and suggests choosing quality headwear tailored to the buyer.
Southern Alberta farm land offer promises no crop no pay
Southern Alberta promotes a Canadian Pacific railway backed plan for pig farming and land rentals. It claims ideal climate and markets with ready references in five distributed books including Facts Star of Life Public Opinion and Animal Husbandry. Leads readers to request more information from J. Dennis in Canada or Wm. Clement in Freeport Illinois.
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Alberta
Canada
Alberts
Cyclopeddias of Information
Dennis
Colonisation Dept
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wm. Clement
Freeport
Ill
Patrons to notify office on pap delivery irregularities
The notice asks patrons who do not receive their pap regularly to inform the office. It urges timely reporting to fix delivery issues and maintain service for readers.
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Mi Ona
Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
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Milwaukee & Puget Sound
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Hettinger
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Baker
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Forsyth
Musselshell
Lavina
Roundup
Harlowton
Moore
Lewistown
F. A. Miller
Journal
Want
E. L. Burchard
Lincoln Avenue
Ignote
SOL
Diers’ Orphans’ Home
the Institution
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Charles Rann Kennedy
Edith Wynne Matthison
America
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Viola
Derby
England
Birmingham
Matthison
Mr. Kennedy
Beerbohm Tree
Theater Metropole
London
Marlow
Prospero
Sir Oliver
Parson
Bernard Shaw
Henry E. Dixey
Mary
Chicago Opera House
Mary Jane
Garden Theatre
Hiram Perkins
Mr. Dixey
Mary Jan
Hearthstone
Henry W. Savage
Dixey
Gardener
Sults
C. H. Luce
Belote
St. Catherine's Guild
J. A. Marvin
Clifton House
Phillip Norton
Sot” Street
New York City
John
Toby
Father Johns
Mer’s
Charles Potts
Bijou
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