Local notices and personal updates in the January 15 1985 issue
A montage of items mentions physician notes and advertising tips, literary magazine previews, and obituaries. It reports on Rev Samuel Wood’s death in Tecumseh Nebraska at age 48, Albert Barney’s death in Lacon December 80 at 71, and J D Gillett steer sale data in Lincoln. Also noted are insurance industry views on fire losses during economic downturns and a testimonial for Ely's Cream Balm restoring hearing smell and throat comfort.
FABLED MONSTERS AND DRAGONS OF ANCIENT TALES
A survey of legendary creatures from dragons to phoenixes and sea monsters. It traces early depictions in Egyptian, Assyrian, and Indian art, cites medieval writers like Diodorus, Marco Polo, and Sir John Mandeville, and notes beliefs in gryphons, krakens, satyrs, and barnacle geese. The piece blends myth, travel lore, and antiquarian citations to illustrate how fabulous beasts occupied minds across eras.
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Egypt
Assyria
India
St. George
Annals of Winchester
England
Diodorus
Alexandria
Ptolemy II
John Mandeville
Desille Pollo
el Wardee
Chinese Sea
St. Cyril
Clement
Pliny
Manlius
Senate
Herzomens
Albertus Magnus
Saxony
Atlas Mountains
Russia
Albertus
Hrine
Alexandrian
Ptolemys
Pontlapidan
Mediterranean
Count For
Miles
Portugal
N.Y
Canal Toll Decline Amid Busy Lock Season and Ice Trade
The canal year ends with November as 12 boats passed the lock for the World’s Exposition in New Orleans from Lake Michigan. Total trips through the lock reached 766, with 442 cleared at Henry port. Toll reductions halved lockage to Chicago to spur business, yielding unusually light collections. Ice shipments north and south totaled about 80 million pounds for the year, while corn and grain shipments were light due to crop failures. Surgical notes report Dr Toel in Peoria removing a meningocele tumor from an 11 month old child using galvanic electricity with no blood loss, and Mary Craven of Chillicothe receiving fibrous root removal and tonsil operations without complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Janal
Henry
Cop's
Okl
Total Ae
Total
Air Colle
Bent
Cee
New Orleans
Lake Michigan
Canal
Illinois River
Mobile
Chicago
Board of Canal Commissioners
C. W. Pugh
Mason City
Peorla
Toel
Mary Craven
Chillicothe
Peoria
Craven
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Dr.j.c. Ayer &Co
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ELY Brothers
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Quincy Range
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