Illinois Notes: Coroner Pierce Dead in Warren Village
A reel of Illinois news reports Dr. B. G. Pierce coroner of Jo Daviess County dying at his Warren residence. Other items cover bank fraud charges against Taylor Banks, hog cholera outbreaks in Macon County, counterfeiting arrests in Litchfield and Alton, a Willson will discovery, insolvencies and foreclosures, and various local incidents across the state.
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B. G. Pierce
Jo Daviess County
Warren
Ninety-Sixth
McLinois Infantry
Warren Grand Army Post
Galvna Commandery Knights Templar
Taylor Banks
Lovington
Moultrie County
Decatur
Oregon
State Millers’ Convention
Springfeld
R.D
Sparks
Alton
E. O. Kreider
Jacksonville
C. H. Seypt
Highland
Millers’ 3 Futual Insurance Association
Wheatland
Maroo
Friend’s Creek
Macon
Ponds Creek
United States
Nichols
Springfield
Thomas Aeatherly
Litchfield
Montgomery County
Inelaw
Barnaby Browington
Browington
Pisc&É&S
Chicago
James L. Willson
Winpetka
Saybrook
George Cunningham
Rockford
O. J. Beam
Avon
Fulton County
Joliet Penitentiary
Chester
Lebanon
St. Clair County
Tipay
Charles Roberts
New Orleans
Thomas W. Parry
Rockton
Winnebago County
T. P. K. Hawkins
Montgomery Township
Crawford County
William Montgomery
Christian County
Emma Bond
Armour, Dole & Co
Elovatory
Paul Selby
Springford
John V. Coole
Hillsboro
R. J Beatty
Delavan
E. A. Clifford
Illinois
Treasury
Mellville H. Turner
Bright
James Johnston
Orleans County
Mary, Moore
J. K. Hill
Itis
Milk Fever in Cows A Puerperal Calving Ailment
A historical note on milk fever in cows describing it as parturient fever, its association with calving and apoplexy, the typical risk profile of rich milkers, ineffective cures, and three practical measures to prevent the disease by calving in cool weather, controlled udder milking, and nutrition to keep the system relaxed.
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Runty
Agriculturist
How to Smoke Hams for Easy Flavor and Safety
Colman's Rural World explains a sugar curing method for hams. Hams are salted and par-cured, then packed in a barrel with a hot pickle made from salt brown sugar and saltpeter. After two months the meat is peppered and smoked using maple or hickory wood, with the pickle flavor uniform throughout.
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Colman
Two Modern Everyday Heroes of Courage Reporter Noted
A Boston hotel janitor and a Hudson River Railroad watchman performed acts of selfless bravery during separate crises. The janitor saved his family and other inmates amid smoke though he perished attempting to reach safety. The watchman sacrificed himself placing torpedoes and restoring signals as a gale toppled the tower, with passengers later funding a tribute.
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Knights of Old
South Epa
Boston
Betyreen
Tve
Hudson River
Anthony’s
The Rise of Natural Gas for Heating and Lighting
The East sees growing use of natural gas in homes and industry. A New York paper forecasts Rochester will largely switch to gas by New Year s. Pittsburgh s supply expands with new wells. Beaver Falls adopts gas for a steel mill, slashing fuel costs and smoke. Experts predict ample supply for twenty years.
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New York
Rochester
Beaver Falls
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Turkish Women and Their Place in Society in Turkey
A study of Turkish female behavior notes propriety on the street and curiosity toward foreigners. It describes courtship customs with serenades, evolving freedoms for women in public life, and historic restrictions under Mourad III, highlighting cautious interaction with strangers today.
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Turkey
Mourad
Santa Answers a Childrens Letter About Lost Toys
A long Santa letter reply from Kate Lawrence in Youth's Companion recalls a girl's plea about lost gifts and damaged toys from last Christmas. Santa encourages cherishing the spirit of giving and using treasures wisely, noting true reward lies in actions and love rather than worn or broken items.
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Rother
Kate Lawrence
May Deane's Santa Claus Gift for the Days
A Christmas tale where May Deane funds a hidden Santa by crafting a tree for Nora, Nannie, and Bess in the Days' world. May, inspired by a vision of Santa and with her mother's blessing, gathers popcorn, candy horns, and apples to create a shared holiday tree, while the Days’ family endures scarcity.
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Nora
Nannie
Bess
May Deane
Dicky
Santa Claus
Mrs. Deane
May
Mamma
Mamamma
Bella
Mrs. Day
Papa
White House
Little May Deane
Carleton
Silk. The Beautiful Product of Nothing but a Worm
A childlike narrative explains how silk is produced by silkworms. The text follows the lifecycle from tiny eggs to larvae feeding on mulberry leaves, spinning cocoons, and finally moths emerging, noting the need to kill the worms to preserve the delicate silk threads.
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Papa
Germans Switch to Paper Pencils in Manufacture
A report notes that German producers have shifted from wood to paper as the primary material for lead pencils. The change aims to reduce timber use and streamline production while maintaining product quality.
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Nellie
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