Red Squirrels May Aid War on Moth Nests
The Brunswick Record reports a discovery on High street where two red squirrels reside. Last year seven nests were found in trees near their home, and this year nests are twenty times as thick elsewhere, while only four are in the same trees. Observers are urged to note the squirrels behavior in clearing browntail moth nests.
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Ned Squirrele
Drowntalls
High Street
Browntall
Brunswick
Tom
Despot
Paradise
Thomas
Captain Gordon
Arden
Major
Hlowdy
Sul
Dabney
Queen
Shehba
Frock
Ardon
Heraof
Sheba
Anien
Seligol
Mador
Tom Gordon
Hind
Dabbney Cthusa
Arges
The
Kingdom of Heaven
Thomas Jefferson
Cured of Dropsy and Kidney Pills Victory
An old advertisement style item touts Dean's Kidney Pills curing dropsy and kidney issues. It recounts a dramatic patient recovery at Houston Fifth St Hoopeston and includes dramatic crowd scenes and garbled anecdotes about lost children and prices. The piece blends medical testimonial with fragmented narrative.
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Deen
Houston
Fifth St
Hoopeston
Til
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn ,Co
Buffalo
Coal Mine War Rocks Illinois Industry Standoff
Illinois operators and miners clash over pumps and fresh air shutdowns threatening many mines. Industry leaders rally behind operators as losses mount, with calls for federal intervention and potential arbitration similar to 1902 Roosevelt action.
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Ulinois
Illinois
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Association
Hotel la Salle
Chicago
Fue
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Norman W. Fraser
Chicago Portland Cement Company
Taft
Roosevelt
Arbitration Board Grants Wage Increase on Western Railroads
A federal arbitration board ordered wage raises totaling 3 million dollars yearly for 27 thousand workers on 51 railroads in the western area. The award gives a 10 to 12 percent bump, with a 15 cent daily raise for daily toll and hundred-tolled pay scales. The board cited the higher cost of living and granted extra increases where overtime was paid.
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Chicago
Arbitration Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Senator Lorimer Accusations Stir Senate Reflecting Illinois
Senator Cullom of Illinois presented charges questioning Senator William Lorimer’s seat in the Senate. The charges, printed in the Congressional Record, were referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. They came from Clifford W. Barnes of the Legislative Voters League of Illinois, urging a thorough investigation into corrupt methods in Cook and Sangamon Counties over the past two years.
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Cullom
Tllnois
United States Senate
Colleatgus
William Lorimer
Congressional Record
Committee On Privileges’ and Elections
Clifford W. Barnes
The
Legislative Voters
League of the State of
Timois
Barnes
Legislative’ Voters' League
Mnols
Legia
Cook
Sangan
United States
Fortune Found Ino Prunk Jamca Cavalier Aged 60
An unsettled boarding house death reveals a hidden fortune in a trunk. The deceased, Ino Prunk Jamca Cavalier, is reported to have left about 85,900 in bills and other cash hidden in his room before death. Local investigators disclosed the find as part of the ongoing inquiry into his personal affairs.
The Queninging Francis Lynde: Tom's Return and Awakening
Tom Gordon returns to the old iron-works valley with his mother and encounters a rebuilt home and a new church. He faces intense revival fervor, confronts questions of faith, and renews a cautious bond with Nan Bryerson as he grapples with temptation and duty. The scene shifts between church, family, and cliffside mishaps shaping his spiritual quest.
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Tom
Surrey
Major Daley
Nance Jane
Rockwood
Stanleys
Dell
Mr. Young-Dickson
Tredeger
Fairmount
Rock Hill
Farnsworth Park
Warwick Lodge
Morwenstow
Farley
St. Michael's
T All Inice & Eat
Little Zonr
Getter
Ivor
Elo
Allences
Eis
Satan
Ife
Nant
Aida
Tommy-Jeffy
Nan Bryerson
Nan
Ani
Tom Gordon
Sunday Rock
Gordon
Tea, Kisses, and Village Gossip in Fragmented Verse
Fragments from poems and columns describe a scene of tea pouring and a kiss temptation with playful misreadings. A quirky slice mentions Louise Schneider and Hank Stebbs in various clippings, plus a humorous note about a wireless message from California and a postal cost in a Philadelphia Ledger item.
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California
Pacific Coast
Philadelphia Ledger
Question of motive in marriage in Gateway Magazine
A line from Gateway Magazine questions a wife's motive for marrying a man, Patrice replies the reason is money. The exchange suggests money as the motive, while Patrice dismisses it as an excuse.
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Patrice
Gateway Magazine
Doctor's Experience Warns Coffee Harms Health
A doctor cites patient letters praising Postum as a remedy for coffee related nerves and fatigue. A 42 year old man details improved sleep, weight gain from 146 to 167 pounds, and better daily function after switching to Postum. He notes his children, formerly coffee drinkers, now healthier after the switch. Read The Road to Wellville in the package.
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Rexorous
Postum
Pontum
Wellville
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Josey
Rola
Lorimer
Francis Lynde
Francia Lynde
Athes
Martha Gordon
Phee
Louise Schneider
Puck
Gungeywineup
Hank Stebbs
Simo' Hadleyhez
Bige Miller
Simo
Boston Herald
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
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