Miles Return From Abroad With Homecoming Note
Lieut Gen Nelson A Miles and his wife arrived home February 15 aboard the steamship Lucania after five months abroad. The central committee receives $20 000 from Carl J. Bengeton of the Augustana synod for Swedish famine relief. The senate declines to reconsider Alaska boundary treaty ratification. Congress adjourns as disputes are settled and ministers speculate on a jubilee. Aldrich’s currency bill aims to curb federal treasury drain and stabilize finances ahead of prosperity. The 19th annual convention of the Swedish-American society opens in Princeton on March 9 with a grand banquet hosted by notable speakers.
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Nelson A. Miles
Lucania
Carl. J. Bengeton
The
Augustana Synod
Luthéran Church of America
Central’ Committee
Stockholm
Congress
Aldrich
Priaceton
Richard Yates
Carl Swensson
Joseph V. Graff
HA. Hamlin
George E. Foss
C. B. Deneen
Harry
Arbor Day Proclamation and Lincoln Book Note
Governor Yates proclaims Arbor Day for April 25 1908 urging school programs to teach tree value and bird protection. The release also touts O L Barler of Beatrice Neb and his 107 page Lincoln story Abraham Lincoln and the Irrepressible Conflict priced 86 cents and sent to editors.
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Yates
Tllinois
Illinois
Abraham
Lin
O. L. Barlér
Beatrice
Lincoln
Log Rollings Recalled As Timber Demand Shrinks Forests
A reminiscence recalls old log rollings in timber regions when logs could not be used. Neighbors gathered for a bonfire while log rollers danced to clarifying violin music. Big meals and plentiful alcohol marked these socially vibrant community events as forests yielded fewer timbers.
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Timnber
Preserve the Dams and River Navigation in Illinois Valley
The Peoria Daily Herald-Transcript urges lawmakers to keep the Minols river dams. It argues dredging should precede any removal to protect navigation and river town livelihoods, noting railroads push removal for their interests. Citizens must press for dredging and maintained navigation before destroying dams.
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Peoria Daily Herald-Transcript
Minols
Illnois Valley
Illinois
St Louis
Iatter
The Big Monster Store Brings Chaos to Peoria
A columnist recalls a river trip disrupted by a Peoria department store promotional blitz. He endures crowded steamboat decks and a chaotic rush at Adams Street as shoppers flood the Big Monster store seeking bargains. The narrator reflects on misadventures and his cautious retreat.
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Peoria
Head of Navigation
Big Monster
Republican Party
Lacon
Lndy
Terra Firma
Adition Rally
Adams Street
Eaid
Fractured Night in a Crowded Arcade and a Big Monster Store
A narrator recalls maneuvering through a dense crowd near a throng at a doorway, seeking medical care after bruises and elbow impressions. He then joins new companions to a gambling room with a marble bowl game, recalls childhood punishment, and returns to a ruined Big Monster store as workers clean the floors.
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Atore
Peoria Editorial Stance on Dams and Canal Navigation
The Peoria Daily Herald Transcript defends river dams against removal while urging dredging to restore navigable channels. It argues dams aid upper river navigation and cites steamboatmen, rail interests, and the Illinois and Michigan Canal as linked to regional freight, noting Chicago markets and river trade dynamics.
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Peoria
Dama
Illinoia and Michigan Canal
Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
the Chronicle
Chincothe-to-Chicaro
Tate
Allen
Lawton Letter Praises Water Works Growth and Climate
James A Powers of Lawton Oklahoma writes about the new water works, growth of Lawton, Comanche County, and the appeal of cheap land and climate. He notes the five railroads, $500000 treasury, new sewers and schools, and the steady influx of Illinois and northern states to southern Oklahoma.
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Henry
Marshall County
Oklahoma
Illinois
Iowa
Lawton
Comanche County
Red River
Texas
Illnois
Kansas
Missouri
Comanche
Lota
Awton
Gomanche
James
Scott's Emulsion Proclaimed for Consumption Relief
An old fashioned remedy touts fat as essential for consumption with salt pork as a rough option. Scott's Emulsion is promoted as the refined fat for easy digestion and better nutrition, claiming cod liver oil and hypophosphites boost vitality. Sample offers and retailer details are included.
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Scott
Moral From a Penny-Wise Plight in Peoria Purchases
A first person account dated Henry February 16 1903 recounts a humorous tale of shopping misadventure. The narrator buys items on credit after paying with small change sparking a string of delays and social awkwardness. The piece closes with a moral about budgeting and supporting home stores.
Uncle Ben and the Coon Hunter’s Last Stand
Uncle Ben Jordan seeks a prized raccoon and treed a cunning target on a cottonwood. He waits all night with shotgun ready, only to find the real prize is a cat high in the branches, while neighbors search in moral amusement and cold dawn light.
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Ben Jordan
Ben
Uncle Ben
Coond
Old Sure
Old Barker
Jordon
Y- Brup Bras Putnam
Bucklens Arnica Salvé Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salvé cures or eases a range of injuries from burns to skin eruptions. It mentions a patient B. Omer of Franklin Grove Illinois and notes remedies over four years that defied doctors, promoting the product as a universal healer priced 25 cents at Powell’s drug store.
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Franklin Grove
Ill
Powell
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Trust
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Treasury
Kanka
Kee Gazette
Po Vo
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Atatistica
Canal of Navigation
Wyanet
Rio
Bowne
Pearl St
N.Y
William
Ander
Ludwig
the 'Coon
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