State pensions and political maneuvers noted in Congress
The annual pension payments to veterans of the Spanish American War now total about 2.7 million dollars with 49 000 applications pending. Vardaman’s education plan faces defeat in Georgia Alabama North and South Carolina legislatures. Emigration authorities urge stricter limits on undesirable migrants and many are being sent back to Europe. Oklahoma seeks statehood with a plan to include all Indian Territory as a single state. Public opinion grows for suppressing mob violence despite Lafayette Indiana sheriff favoring water as a deterrent. Attorney General Hamlin blocks the first payment of Illinois and Michigan Canal funds pending appellate review. the Supreme Court may uphold the appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
Illinois and
Michigan Canal
Supreme Court
Merchants urged to unite with papers to boost town trade
A local editorial argues merchants should cooperate with newspapers to attract trade, noting a paper with wide circulation benefits all merchants. It cites Connecticut's new law shielding investors in mining and oil stocks from unscrupulous promoters, requiring truthful financial affidavits before sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry. Republican
Conneticut
Connecticut
Hall
Secretary of State
Ito
Ctasy
Dr King's New Life Pills Offer Relief for Aches
An old ad copy promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a gentle remedy for dizziness backache and digestive troubles. It urges readers to visit Galgas Powell's Drug Store for purchase and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Galgas
Powall's
Marshall County Teachers Institute Ends With 126 Attendees
The Marshall County Teachers Institute met in the new school building at Uncon last week. Attendance reached 126 with 24 male teachers. Instructors included Prof James Pace of Mackomb, Prof P A Downey of Chicago, and Charles Moore. The program featured lectures on school management and reading, plus an excursion to Pavilion Park. The list of teachers and post offices, compiled by Frank Ganzer, covers many towns and schools. County Superintendent Perry led the institute, which concluded with renewed zeal for the coming school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall County
James Pace
A. Downey
Chicago
Charlesih.'Moore
Margaret B Brooke
Springfield
Pace
Downey
Pavilion Park
Henry
Baturuay
Frank Ganzer
I -Henry Public School
Prot Henry
Tupper
Milas Smedtzly
Gascity
Ind
Billa Worley
Beulah Nicholson
Matthew Steele
Gertrude Bickerman
Louige Helper
Stella Motter
E Henry
Lvath Payton
Pleasant Grove
T E Salisbury
Saratoga Center
L Gertude Vail
Northampton
Peoria County
Anna Bobby
Stella Pershing
Union
Key Wikof
Re Town
Emily Fa
Edna Stoner
Sugar Grove
George Harvey-Quing
Herth Pplen
McVicker
Mary Hark Ty
Lacon
Bella McGee
Nellie ‘McEntee
New Salem
Robert Holsinger
South Lacon
Mary Scott
Walter £Uft
Pauline Miller
James Wescott
Lulu—Migeo
Jassie
Mirla
Acker
Nellie Sculley
Strawn
Erna Theodobr
Marshall
Couro Goosey
Georgie Portend
Mead Myery Lucoiy Macothwley
Edford
Maud Myers
Mace Hawk Gemp Grove
Sarah Lilly
Lacony
Burtrows
Wenona
Pareka
Wthorne
Harriet—brench
Judds
Elien—Whiting
Aptloch
Tressa O'Neil
Florence Boyd
Hamilton
Ida Wright
Emmaa Elking
Ida Axiine
Margaret Grant
Edith Holton
Sparland
Frelda Frank
Steuben Center
Bessie Tanquary
Drake
Della Taylor
Doyle
Alice Reynolds
Sellogg
Nellie Burdett
Hull
Grace Powell
Lizzie Huffasan
Huitman
Mayme Osborne
J Houton
Myrtle Lustings
Green
Nellie Omas
June Jamsey
Beulah Marshall
Bonham
Daisy DB Thom
Fair View
Lawn Ridge
Shirley Williams
Turnbull
Grace Edney
la Prairie Center
Washburn
Wm Boon
Hazelwood
Willie Stauter
Pattonsburg
Geo Stauter
Amy Buckingham
Sulphur Springs
Ethel Fisher
Elsie. Low
Rose- Monahan
Garfield
Rollen Mundell
Florence Spangler
Rolfer
Low
Indigestion Remedy Promises Full Appetite Reform
An old advertisement touts a remedy that prepares the stomach for reception and digestion, enabling the digestive organs to transform wholesome food into blood. It claims to curb indigestion and dyspepsia by allowing unrestricted eating and better assimilation.
Watertown Hospital Tops State Charities Per Capita Cost
The Watertown hospital ranked first among state insane and charitable institutions for per capita maintenance at $30.91 for the quarter ending June. It reported a $4,818 surplus, $25,686.62 in expenses, with $10,960 for salaries and $7,160 for funds. The hospital served 740 patients, with 20 on parole, 9 deaths, and 16 parole discharges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Charities
Watertown Hospital
Watertown
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Soldiers O Beer Et
Elgin Insane Hospital
Kankakee Insane Hospital
Jacksonville Insane Hospital
Anpa Insane Hospital
Deaths at Lacon Mrs Thomas Widow of Dr Thomas
Mrs Thomas widow of the late Dr D E Thomas died Friday at 1 PM at her Lacon home after several weeks illness from congestion of the brain. Born 1839 in Richland township, she was a daughter of the late Robert Barnes and Geere O Barnes. She went to Lacon in 1862 with Dr Thomas, who died last winter in Florida. Five children survive: Frederick of Fairbury, Mary with her mother in Lacon, Robert of St Petersburg, Dr Charles Thomas, and Mrs Anthony of Peoria. She was a devoted homemaker and a vivacious partner to her husband and mother to her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
D. E. Thomas
Lacon
Marshall County
Richland Township
Robert Barnes
Geere O. Barnes
Florida
Frederick Thomas
Fairbury
Mary
Robert
St. Petersberg
Iia
Charlea Thomas
Anthony
Peoria
Mrs John Greaves Dies After Long Illness
Mr. John Greaves died at Lacon Bunday after an illness of more than six months. Funeral services were held in Chicago Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greaves
Lacon Bunday
Chicago
Water Power at Lockport plan approved for 80 000 HP project
Engineering committee approves Lockport water power expansion with a $2,760,000 budget set to complete in two years. Chief Engineer Isham Randolph and Albert Crane lead plans to build a power house with seven dynamos driven by turbine wheels, extending the drainage channel south of Lockport and linking to Joliet, affecting the old canal and possibly enabling a deep waterway to the Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
The
Drainage Board
Isham Randolph
Albert
Joliet
Great Lakes
Gulf
Why barbers dip razors before shaving
A barber explains that razors act like saws with fine teeth and must be dipped in warm water to clean the teeth and prevent dulling. If teeth clog, sharpening fails and the razor seems tired, though it is just clogged. Wise barbers keep them clean to maintain cutting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jtf
Illinois River Drainage Canal Hearing Concludes at Peoria
The United States Fish Commission led by Judge Bright wrapped sessions at Peoria on river contamination concerns from Chicago area discharges. Narration praised cooler purer water since canal opening, noting fewer odors and more robust fish while some officials linked lower Peoria death rates to the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Fish Commission
Bright
Iinoison
Chicago
Peoria
Fr Beveral
Obeenga Stu 2Athaniel Gohen
Illinois, Fish Commission
Ilipois
Cohen
Frank.C. _Bourscheidt
S. P. Bartlett
Quincy
Cohens
Percy Swain
P. Bourland
Illnois
Linois
Bumner Clarke
The
Clarke Distilling Co
L. P. Bauer
Glucose—Works
United States
Tripp
W. H. Binnian
Smith Ponzer Nuptials at LaMoille Home
The home of Captain and Mrs D U Smith near LaMoille, Bureau county, hosted a beautiful Thursday evening wedding uniting Miss Ella Smith and Earnest W Ponzer. The couple will reside at 310 East Green Street, Champaign after their Sept 10 return from Mendota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargreaves
Tama
Towa
LaMoile Baptist Church
Happel
Mies
Ella
Lfe
Ponzer
Allen School
University of Illinois
Henry
Illinois
Emma and
Mary Ponzer
Megara Will
Karl Ponzer
Watt Johnson
Princeton
Howard Johnson
Lucy
Will Holleston
Mendota
Bell Stuart
Aurora
Panzer
Parker, Allman
Sheldon
Travis
Woods
East Green Street
Champaign
la Moille Gazette
End of a Bitter Fight with Dr King’s Discovery
J Hughes of DuPont Georgia speaks of a long stubborn lung abscess and a near death. He claims Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption helped him recover quickly and fully. The ad promotes guarantees and remedies from Dr Powell’s drug store with prices 60 cents and 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPont
Dr .Powell's Drug Store
Tit for Tat in Town's Press and Pulpit Clash
A preacher confronts a newspaper editor over truthfulness. The editor defends candid critique, arguing a minister must tell the whole truth even about members who are living or dead. The tale ends with the minister departing in thought as the editor extols the bride’s beauty, though she seems plain.
Worm Killer Revelation for Twin Girls in Missouri
A Paxico Missouri reader reports using White Cream Vermifuge to treat worms in twin girls. After four doses, one child expelled twelve inch worms, another four worms, and the writer notes improved growth and health. The product is priced 25¢ at Dr Powell's drug store. Smokers are urged to ask for Tom Boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. J. Montgomery
Paxico
Wayne Co
Modern Medicine and Nursing Gain Public Confidence
The piece extols vigorous nursing and hospital methods, noting doctors welcome nurses and coordinated care. It argues that trained nurses and precise instructions carry out physician plans, saving lives, easing suffering, and boosting attendance at health schools as public interest grows.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Advertises Fame
An old advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the best cure for cuts burns bruises boils eczema and piles. It warns of counterfeit imitations and notes E U DeWitt & Co Chicago as the maker with Dr Powell as a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Ote
Arazst
DeWitt Oy
U. da Itt & Co
Chicago
Dr. Powell
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