Illinois Woes Continue as 50th General Assembly Ends
The fiftieth general assembly adjourned on June 29 after a long session delivering 156 enacted bills. Major actions reduced total appropriations, revised town collector duties, and advanced road, tax, and private bank measures. War measures included a state defense council and militia code updates. A Fort Slocum visitor noted 60 percent of recruits were foreigners.
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Fiftieth General Assembly
Goy
Lowden
Senate
House
Downstate
Department of Registration and Education
County Superintendent of Highways
Jess Thas
Agriculture
State Council of Defense
Department of Health
National Guard
Marshall County High School Districts Validated by Legislature
The approving act legalizes six Marshall County districts and four in Putnam County under an emergency measure. It abates pending challenges, confirms boards of education, and allows tax collection subject to Supreme Court rulings on constitutionality.
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House
Senate
Supreme Court
Marshall County
Putnam County
Henry
Washburn
Sparland
Toluca
LaRose
Varna
Granville
Hennepin
McNabb
Magnolia
Boards of Education
Illinois
General Assembly
Board of Education
State of
Friends of the Bill
House of Representatives
Marshall
B. J. Brundage
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Claims Versatile Cure
The advertisement asserts Chamberlains Cough Remedy cures colds croup and whooping cough. It markets a tonic remedy as a universal listener for common respiratory ailments. The copy emphasizes swift relief and household affordability.
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Chamberlain
Vision of a world without slavery and hunger inspires July 1 Patriot Day
Col Robert G Ingersoll foresees a utopian future with liberty and science shaping a peaceful world. Eighteen million Americans in 150,000 Sunday schools are urged to observe Patriotic Sunday on July 1 and support Red Cross and relief efforts while lessons honor Isaiah's Call to Heroic Service. An egg testing tip follows.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
International Sunday School Association
Red Cross
Army
Washington
Lincoln
Wilson
Isaiah
The Cow Marks the Course of American Life
Rhapsodic tribute extols the cow as essential to modern civilization noting how slaughtered demand would collapse freight, food, and industry. The piece links cow abundance to prosperity and moral duty, then shifts to local ads urging home canning and Red Cross war relief donations.
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Henry, III
Fort Slocum
Mms
Stark, F
Bureau
Marshall Counties
Montooth
REED
Bradford, Illinois
Great Plains
West
Second Street
St. Mary’s Church
Elliot the Shoeman
Danny
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