Geneseo court upholds local improvement tax ruling
In Geneseo the court overruled objections to the local improvement tax on Exchange Street, excluding Lots 2 and 3 of Block 4 in Russell's addition from the assessment. It upheld the contract and deemed the assessment fair, noting good faith and substantial compliance with the ordinance despite minor deviations.
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Thesworth
Exchange Street
Russell
City of
Geneseo
Russell Avenue
College Avenue
Supreme—Court
Supreme Court
Neustrom
Purington_Brickompany
Galesburg
Purington Brick Company
Orr
Hicks
Anderson
Mr. McAuley
Brown
McAuley
Aviations
G. Guild
Focal Improvements
Guild
Board of Local Improvements
Correction on the hum from down east as approval
The speaker rejects a New Jersey mosquito analogy and asserts the sound is public approval of a New Jersey nominee. The remark frames the murmuring as expression of opinion rather than pests, attributing the reaction to the nomination.
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Rinaldo
New—Jersey
New Jersey
Coal Shortage Sparks Sarcastic Demand Across South Side
A newspaper clipping recounts a cold spring incident where a South Side housekeeper phoned a coal yard and, amid a shortage, requested a ton with a sarcastic dealer reply about delivering two thousand tons. The piece also notes Chamberlain's Liniment as a remedy for sore muscles and rheumatic pains.
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Kansas City Star
Chamberlain
Drigegiste
Notable four corners tour as inquiry taints history trip
A narrator in a Toronto ride taunts a driver with a tally of places. He boasted earning pocket money for information during a single outing, calling Legislation Education Salvation and Damnation the four corners near the old state house a college a church and a saloon, as the driver moves on.
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Toronto
Bargains in Iowa Land Buyers Seek Eastern Iowa Farms
One third to one half the price for improved Iowa farms advertised by Northern Iowa Land Co. of Independence Nebraska. Send for illustrated list and join the buyers visiting eastern Iowa for farm opportunities.
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Iowa
Northern Iowa Land Co
Independence, Neb
Where the Rub Came from Harber's Weekly
Dialog recounts sorrowful moments as Dubbleigh confesses taking a car and eloping with Wilkerson's daughter. Wilker accepts the gesture with a tense but sympathetic handshake, noting the car was brand new and the emotional weight of the act.
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Dubbleigh
Wilkerson
Wilker
Harber's Weekly
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Ottawa
Starved Rock
LaSalle Tribune
The
Peru
la Salle
Spring Valley
F._C. KRAUSE
Gontfractor
E. So
Geneseo, Illinois
Francis Bacon
America
Clayton C. Fehr
Ceneseo
Ill
Des Moines, Iowa
Young & McCombs
the City
U.S. Post Office
Omeythine
Ouwng Serative-Store
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