Aberdeen Lumber Boom and a Tramp Ship Visit
In Aberdeen Washington the lumber industry shines with 12 large sawmills employing about 4000 men and a daily payroll of 1400 dollars. A visit by a Norwegian tramp ship loaded with 3 million feet of clear lumber illustrates the port's busy trade as locals discuss future growth and a San Francisco exposition.
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Deacon Dunlap
Aberdeen
Wash
Burt
Gray's Harbor
San Francisco
James S. Waugh
Robert
J S Waugh
Buckley
Donovan
Wm Donovan
Australia
Nirway
Tordenskjold
Tordenshaw
Illinois
Silas
Washington
Westport
Dunlap
iNinoiss
State Fire Marshal Requires Complete Fire Records Statewide
Illinois will maintain a full record of each fire event including cause and losses. State Fire Marshal C J Doyle sends mandatory blanks to fire marshals mayors and clerks with a one week return deadline and fines for noncompliance. The measure mandates investigations within two days and imposes fees and mileage reimbursements for officials.
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Illinois
C. J. Doyle
State's Attorney Salary Raised by New Illinois Law
A 1912 Illinois law fixes the salary of state attorneys in counties like Marshall at 2500 annually with 400 from the state. The fee system is abolished, fines fund the school, and only new officers draw the fixed salary. In larger counties salaries rise to 3500 up to 10000, Cook County being higher.
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Springfield
Illinois
Station
Albion
Edwards
Aledo
Mercer
Alexander
Oregon
Antioch
Lake
Astoria
Fulton
Aurora
Kane
Beardstown
Cass
Bloomington
McLean
Carmi
White
Cario
Aee
Carbondale
Jackson
Calinville
Macoupin
Eee
Carlyle
Clinton
Charleston
Coles
Chester
Randolph
Chicago
Cook
Dewitt
Coatsburg
Adams
Cobden
Union
Nees
Dakota
Stephenson
Danville
Vermilion
Davenport
Scott
Decatur
Macon
Dixon
Lee
Dubuque
DuQuoin
Perry
Dwight
Livingston
East St. Louis
St. Clair
Edwardsville
Madison
Elgin
Equality
Gallatin
Fairfield
Wayne
Galva
Henry
Grafton
Jersey
Greenville
Bond
Golconda
Pope
Griggsville
Pike
Hannibal
Marion
Havana
Mason
Highland Park, Lake
Marshall
Hillsboro
Montgomery
Hoopeston
Joliet
Will L
Keokuk
Ia. Lee
Kishwaukee
Winnebag
LaGrange
Kankakee
Marlinton
Iroquois
la Salle
Montrose
Effingham
Morrison
Whiteside
Morrisonville
Christian
Mount Carnel
Wabash
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
New Burnside
John
Olney
Richland
Oregon Ogle
Ottawa la Salle
Palestine
Crawford
Bi ' Pana
Paris
Edgar
Peoria
Philo
Champaign
Pontiac
Quincy
Rantoul Champaign
Riley McHenry
Roberts
Ford
Robinson Crawford
Rockford
Winnebago
Greene
Windsor
Shelby
Yorkville Kendall
Zion, Carroll
Clarence J Root
Cook County
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Mrs Beaumont Relief Claim
Historic advertisement recounts Mrs. Joseph Beaumont of Chillicothe claiming back pain and kidney troubles eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She cites long suffering, partial relief from doctors, and notes many others in the locality use the remedy. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo advertises the product for sale nationwide.
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Doan
Joseph Beaumont
Chillicothe
Dean
Foster-Milburn
Buffalo
United States
Doansa
Varied Indiana and Ohio Farms Offered Across Counties
Real estate listings present multiple farm parcels from Indiana and Ohio. Properties include LaGrange and Allen counties in Indiana with tiling and high quality soils, Paulding and Wood counties in Ohio with level black loams and new buildings, and Kosciusko and Eureka areas with extensive improvements. Prices range from 95 to 275 dollars per acre, with details on size, buildings, and cultivation.
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Illinois
LaGrange County
Indiana
LaGrange
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Paulding County
Ohio
Oakwood
Defiance
Stone Pike
Woodford County
Eureka
Kosciusko County
Warsaw
Wood County
Bloomdale
Easy Terms to Buyers Offer on Farm Purchase
A sales note offers 10 percent down in cash or good note, 30 percent due March 1 1912, and long time for balance. Buyers pay 53 percent in trust from March 1 and can secure a farm listed in the catalog.
Story of Gov Oglesby and Mexican War Anecdotes
Reminiscences of Governor Richard J. Oglesby are recounted from The Illinois Statesman with a tale of a neighbor boy prompting war enlistment. Included is a Morrison anecdote about soldiers learning little of the war’s cause. Two churchgirls trigger a humorous sermon-related incident end with a string of hymns and laughter.
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Illinois Statesman
J. McCan Daris
Richard J. Oglesby
J. R. Steigart
Champaign
William R. Morrison
Mr. Stewart
Morrison
Macon County
Mei
Mexico
Chepultepec
Nowel
Jana
Thirty Years Together and a Cough Remedy Endorsement
A Concord Michigan reader testifies after 30 years using Dr King s New Discovery as the best cough and cold cure. Advert claims praise for throat and lung medicine, with trial bottle offered and prices listed, backed by local druggists. The piece blends with other quick quotes on politics and a joke about a bump of destructiveness.
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Thos. Ariss
Concord, Mich
A. J. Segraves
A. J. Ironmonger
Rural Mail Carrier Salaries by Route Length
Schedule shows annual pay based on route length from 6 miles to 25 miles plus. Tri weekly routes are paid at one half the corresponding full route length. two semi weekly routes paid at half combined length. Editorial and misprints noted in text.
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Stewart
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Penna
Doyle
Senate
Straus Farm
THE
Straus Bros. Company
Ligonier
G.E. Kimmel
LaSalle
Ilinois
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