Board of Review notice and farm sale ad from Bradford area
The Board of Review schedules meetings at 9 a m through early days of each week until finished with work. Complaints must be written and signed by Aug 15. Also features a 225 acre Joseph Sutherland farm in Mile township Breau county near Bradford with 128 acres farm land 105 acres timber for sale to settle eisle or price. Includes unrelated agricultural ads and regional business notices.
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Board of Review
Cclck Y. Mt
Joseph Sutherland
Tenty
Mile Township
Breau County
Wikols
Tour “Miley Veast
Bradford
Shriver
John A Wheeler
Finnis
Various Local Notices and Events Mentioned
A collection of brief items notes Miss AHante Vogelsan returning from Chicago and Mrs William Longman plus Miss Bulleysment heading to Canada. Lawrence Peterman enjoys an outing with friends from Tistilwa Grove. Thomas Monier attends Hubert Turnbull Sr funeral in La Prairie township. St Josephs church ladies plan a park social with ice cream and cake. Dan Patch exhibition at Pekin valued at 26000 with 180000 offer refused. Rev Fr Zumbuehl to visit Henry Aug 11 after mud baths. canal break near Morris under repair with workers and submerged Capt Wallace boats. interurban electric car to Depue struck by lightning. three aboard including motorman injured. journey continues.
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Ahante
Vogelsan
Chicago
William Longman
Miss Bulleysment
Canada
Lawrence Peterman
Peterman Bros
Tistilwa
Thomas Monier
Hubert Turnbull, Sr
La_Prairie township
Ladies of
St Josephs Church
Dan Patch
Pekin
Fr Zumbuehbl
Henry
Morris
Wallace
Princeton
Seneca
Depue
la Salle Thesas
Rock Island Considers Ganz Motor Steam Car
The Rock Island road plans to test a German Ganz self-contained steam motor car that burns anthracite coal and is operated by one man. The steel car, eighty horsepower, would run up to thirty five miles per hour between Des Moines and Indianola, seating fifty two passengers with a seven foot baggage area and a long motor compartment.
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Rock Island
Germany
Ganz
Des Moines
Indianola
Australia
Pass he' e-gots twos
Redd I see that man Finn has got an automobile. Greene notes it was amusing to see him with it the first week. Each horn blow brought a quick look around as he peddled fish. Benevolent: Old Man warns Johnny about trouble ahead and a black eye looms in the near future.
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Finn
Greene
Amr
Johnny
A Fish Story From Carlinville Demands Court Comedy
A humorous clipped tale from Carlinville about Judge Vaughn and Sheriff Hackman going fishing at Beaver Dam. A monstrous three and a half pound bass is caught by Elmo Etter, but the judge proclaims the catch as his, prompting a mock court ruling and playful fuss among county officials.
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Carlinville Democrat
County Ofcers
Beaver Dam
Vaughn
Daily Enquirer
Illnois
Waugh
Beaver
Elmo Etter
Etter
George L. Tipton
W . Hackman
Wim J. Pa‘ton
Springfield
Rhodes
Judge Waugh
Hackman J
Elmo Erte
George Tipton
Hackman
Clem Lumpkin
Judge Vaughn
Jones
Hackman Etter
Advice on preventing sunstroke and heat in hot weather
A historical health bulletin urges calm conduct in heat to avoid sunstroke and fatigue. It recommends avoiding alcohol, limiting meat, favoring cereals and milk, buttermilk as a summer drink, and moderate weak iced tea while avoiding strong tea and coffee. It warns stimulants raise heart and nerve activity, increasing sunstroke risk.
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Board of Health
Fragmentary Market Notes and Erratic Dialogues
OCR reads list of commodities like Corn and Wheat with broken, garbled values. A stray dialogue questions future regrets and mentions tin or nitroglycerin in a pocket, suggesting a fragmentary scene or stock report mixed with stray lines.
Social notes from Hennepin and area events
Mrs C G Greiner hosted a party Thursday August 11 for Missouri friends and her husband’s birthday with decorated table and a lively game session. Local residents travel to Peoria and Chicago, teachers’ exams draw crowds, wheat yields range 27 to 35 bushels per acre, and Tur ner-Hudnut buys a large wheat lot at 82 cents. Friday features a Bant show and Sunny South open air concert with a fine band.
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Hennepin
C. CG
Greiner
Missouri
Jake
Simpson
Turner-Hudnut Company
Afternoon tea and community notices in Putnam
The Ladies Aid hosts an afternoon tea at the Christian church parlors on Wednesday August 14 with Mrs O P Carroll Mrs A L Kildon Mrs W M Drake and Mrs G W Lawson serving. Various local residents return visit travel and church matters noted including Rev Sittser chosen as pastor and a postponed Methodist revival.
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Sittser
Eureka
Christian Church
Methodist Church
Enid Caroll
S$ H Condit
Mae Condit
Los Angeles
Cal
Laura Sparling
Kewanee
Eisie Carroll
John Chambers
Jackson
W. L. Kelso
Michigan
Jennie Swift
Mary Wheeler
Whitefield
William Williams
Aurora
J M. Willams
Western Wheel Company
Billings
Mont
A L. Kildow
Ethel
Princeton
Alice White
Blue Hill
Neb
White
C. R. Talisferro
George Wheeler
Local Social Roundup From High Prairie
High Prairie residents report visits from Inez Prutzsman with uncle J. O. Winship. Lon and Mrs. Dally spent Sunday in Putnam at W. L. Kelso’s. A social at J. Wahbel’s entertained many, with Nettle Soper returning from Alexis. Mrs. Walter Winship visited relatives near Princeton. Young people on Western Avenue enjoyed Tuesday evening.
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Inez Prutzsman
Winship
Lon Dally
Putnam
W. L. Kelso
J. Wahbel
Nettle Soper
Alexis
Bee
Mrs. Chandler
C. A. Sitser
James Wherrys
Walter Winship
Princeton
Western
Avenue
SC Ca
We Girls Meet at the Tomb of Mary and Meta Williams
Miss Mae Gondt and Georgie Stipp were part of a gathering that afternoon. After visiting relatives in Tiskilwasy Wranet they returned home. Mae Gondt had spent time in California and came home Monday.
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Mary
Meta” Williams Sall
Georgie Stipp
Tiskilwasy Wranet
O. Mae Gondt
California
Mysterious death of bachelor sparks village rumor
Camp Grove reports a prosperous bachelor with a few winnings dies under strange circumstances. Neighbors recall a planned visit by two girls who lured him inside then kept him up all night causing agitation. He wandered, found a friend in Bureau County wards, and was eventually relieved in the morning. I. I. Dugan and family visit relatives in Magnolia and Lostant.
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Jgiris
Bureau County
I. I. Dugan
Magnolia
Lostant
Local News Roundup From Galva Area
The Galva News reports on sidewalk repairs prompting city leaders to act, a horse team inspection, and camp meeting decisions in Kankakee district Wakseka. It notes Edward Gaylord Ball of Tolven inherits from his uncle in Pontiac and changes to C M and St Paul rail division affecting local population. Attorney General Stead clarifies hunter license rules, and Chili festival plans surface with merchants urged to host free entertainment and sports attractions.
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Galva News
Kankakee
Wakseka
Edward Gaylord Ball
Tolven
Ooward Gaylord
Pontiac
Two-Cent Rate Rile Sparks Local Fuss Over Fares
Fragmented lines show residents griping over a two-cent fare and rising travel costs. A speaker rails about taxes and travel, while plans to visit town and take lessons hint at broader price concerns and local economic strains.
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Attra
John’s Wild West
J. W. Smith
W. G. Snyder
WM. McAleer
Ill
Southern
Oklahoma Free
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Wers Land & Loan *Co
Lawton, Oklahoma
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A_FISH STORY
Henry Markets
Ieee Ceee
Uae
Thomas
Camp Grove
Galena
Tron
ITA
Alway
Uta
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