Oldest Rock Island Conductor Charley Tinley Celebrated
Long time Rock Island employee Charley Tinley, born 1841 in England, began as a switchman in 1856 and has served 51 years. He rose to passenger train conductor by 1860, later led freight and through runs to Denver, and now crews the Chicago Peru line, a fixture noted in the October Rock Island Employes' Magazine.
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Newark
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England
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Trenton
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Hokena
Heis
Beaver Crossing
Neb
Chicago
Phillips
Wheeler
Peoria Hine
Denver
The Repetition of 13 Across History and Legend
A reflective piece questions the ubiquity of the number 13 in culture and symbolism. It cites U. S. symbols the flag and coins, biblical references to 13 apostles, and common math patterns to explore whether 13 represents luck, perfection, or mere coincidence.
Simple Rheumatism Remedy Promised by Authority
A New York daily reports a simple home remedy for rheumatism. Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, Compound Karyon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Mix and take a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime. Ingredients said to be obtainable cheaply and harmless. The article notes some claimed relief but cautions many so called rheumatism cures exist.
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New York
Vie
Hennepin Canal plans traffic boost with more boats
Captain N E Shantz of Chilli cothe met Sterling stockholders from the Sterling Dixon Rock Falls Packet company to discuss next season. Plans to expand the fleet and open business as soon as ice clears aim to move grain swiftly from Sterling to Peoria, aided by a glucose factory near Joliet and a new canal route.
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Canal Boat Company
N E Shantz
Chillicothe
Sterling
Sterling, Dixon & Rock Falls Packet Company
Shontz
Peoria
Joliet
Hennepin Canal
Illinois River
Ilinois and
Michigan Canal
Shantz
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed By LeRaysville Merchant
O S Woolever a prominent LeRaysville New York merchant says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured his piles twenty years ago and recommends it for sores wounds burns and abrasions. Sold for 25 cents at A J Ironmougé's drug store.
Suit to Oust Power Company Over Dresden Heights Dam
Attorney Mertt Starr plans to file ouster proceedings against Economy Light and Power to block an $8 5 million water power dam project at Dresden Heights. The suit, backed by the navigability bill, aims to show canal commissioners acted without authority and granted property worth millions to the project.
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Deneen
Mertt Starr
Chicago
Economy Light and Power Company
Dresden Heights
Starr
Grundy County
Christmas Charity Reflections From Springfield Register
The Springfield Register extols Christmas as the season of charity and love. It urges believers and all observers to reflect on Bethlehem and contribute to the greater observance by making others happy through charitable acts.
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Springfield
Bethlehem
Earth
Hennepin Canal Project Reaches Completion and Opening
After decades of talk and slow build, the Hennepin canal and feeder are finished. Water was reportedly turned into the feeder and navigation extends the waterway to the Mississippi. Local towns celebrate while awaiting spring operation and public use.
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Hennepin Canal
Rock River
Twin Cities
Tallinois
Mississippi
Sterling
Rock Falls
Rock Rivee
Haols
Scarlet fever outbreaks and legal notices in Toluca area
Reading from Chicago reports Glen Peters Jr. is very ill with pneumonia while two families host scarlet fever cases on North Main in Toluca. A jury for a condemnation suit in Richland township is drawn for the January circuit court term, with jurors listed. A barber shop opens near Burcham's saloon in Magnolia, and a Catholic priest from St Bede's College will hear confessions at the Toluca church December 21 and 22.
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Poluca Star
North Main
Sugat
Chicago
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Peter Peters, Jr
Pete Peters
Jacobs
Peters
Bean
Streator
Farmers’ Institute
Dan Johnson
Magnolia
Burcham
Cupid
Toluca
Lacon Home Journal
Joseph Belsly
John Belsly
Lacon
Richland Township
Frank D. Ball
Joe J. Donnelly
D. B. Boon
Adelbert, Calder
George H. Gallup
Alfred Judd
H. W. Humphrey
Julius Watercott, Jr
Theodore Kaiser
August Ohlman
James Fay
Wm. Craig
JL. R. Phillips
Henry
Joseph Beisly
Santa Fe
Fr. Hawley
Catholic Church
St. Bede's College
Judge Moore Rules Divorce Case May Change Illinois Marriages
Nashville judge in Perry county dissolves Mary C Biley versus William C Biley, ruling that the complainant’s earlier remarriage while a divorce decree was pending violated the new Illinois law. The decision bars remarriage within twelve months, affecting many couples who sought or carried out nuptials across states. The ruling sparked widespread professional and public interest.
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Moore
Charlies T Moore
Nashville
Third Judicial Circuit Court
Mary C Biley
William C Biley
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Riley
St. Louis
Eleania Felts
Biley
Advertising to attract business in newspaper columns
The Henry Republican urges merchants to advertise boldly in newspaper columns. Use specifics to inform readers what you offer and spark calls to buy or trade. Emphasize being a zealous, reputable businessperson and let the paper support growth.
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the_co
Henry Republican
Sbecause
Points on School Law and District Governance
Summary of school board powers and duties including sales of unused property tuition for non residents, fund handling when districts split by township, eligibility of directors for township boards, public meeting requirements, executive sessions, elections when directors are absent, cross district employment of principals, annual organization meeting timing, duties of the school treasurer, notice for large districts, limitations on special elections, meeting legality, and proper notice for all business at regular or special meetings.
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Board of Education
Board of
Cocaine Control Law Tightens Restrictions in Illinois
Illinois enacts a strict cocaine control law to curb illegal sales and restrict prescriptions. Only registered physicians may prescribe with full patient details on file, and sales require explicit orders, with severe penalties including fines up to 1000 dollars or a year in jail.
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Ilinois
Jin
Sr-Woth
Spavin Liniment Promises Horse Cure and Savings
An amateur ad touts English Spavin Liniment to remove lumps blemishes and ailments in horses with a $50 savings on one bottle. An unrelated old-time tale follows about a Henry theater audience incident featuring a man with two heads, one his sweetheart’s, due to a misadventure with a dress bindings.
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J. A. Tronmonger
Henry
Telephone Talk Stored For Years
A new device to record and store telephone conversations is shown at national business shows in New York and Chicago from Nov 9. It notes missed calls, records transmitted messages, and delivers them to the correct person later, promising a perfect record of every transaction without staff intervention.
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New York
Chicago
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Chronic Kidney Trouble
An advertisement outlines kidney illness symptoms caused by albumen loss and uric poisoning. It touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the best remedy, citing a testimonial from Henry Camery of Illinois and recommending the product sold by J W Niece's drug store with Foster Milburn Co as U.S. agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Henry
Provost
Camery
Carpenter
Robert
Istreet
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Unites States
Dean's
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