War horses for Europe 1915 trade packs the Midwest
The article details how Illinois and western farmers supply war horses to Europe. It describes buying, branding, shipping by rail and sea, and the rapid use of horses in combat, with thousands prepared monthly. It notes central feeding depots near Calumet Park and Chicago stockyards, and reports large government investment and the mule question.
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Dhes
Commission
Chicago
Mmiga
Europe
Pabo
Great Central
Calumet Park
Seaboard
Jersey
England
Channel
France
United States
Illinois law gives board of review back tax power
A new measure called House Bill No. 397 authorizes the board of review to list and assess all real and personal property for any year or years not previously declared. It allows hiring lawyers to collect back taxes, targets unlisted stocks bonds and mortgages in estates, and requires notice to executors or trustees. The law aims to curb tax evasion and boost public revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
County Boards of Review
Board of Review
Lst
Rockford
Shurtleff
Alexander
Bustzell
F. A. Korn
A. South
State Fire Department
W. H. Bennett
Charlie
Imogen
Papa
Mary
Freddy
Anna
Robert Edeson
Cecil Bowers
Lou Bowers
Buckingham
Irene Moran
Bowers
Onarga Hag
Carter
The
Leader and Review
Traveling Man's Experience in 1888 Medical Rescue
A man recalls a near fatal attack of cholera morbus in the summer of 1888. Two physicians failed to relieve him and predicted death, prompting him to telegraph his family. He purchased Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, took a double dose, slept, and awoke stronger, then completed his journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambrlain
B. W. Ireland
Louisvilla
Bill Nye Weather Prophecy Quip Mentioned
A fragment notes Bill Nye as a weather prophet with a tongue in cheek claim about predicting rain from unusual signs such as a flock of geese and a gander standing on one foot, suggesting unpredictable weather folklore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nye
Allan Pinkerton recounts first Lincoln assassination plot
Allan Pinkerton writes in 1866 about guiding Lincoln after discovering a Baltimore plot to kill him en route to Washington in 1861. The narrative covers train travel, Lincoln's composure, a prayer meeting boat incident, and reception in Baltimore and Harrisburg, with Pinkerton returning to Baltimore to gauge threats before Lincoln’s inauguration.
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Allan Pinkerton
Lincoln
American
Pinkerton
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Lamon
Kenney
John Litzenburg
Havre de Grace
Baltimore & Ohio
Washburn
Illinois
Senator Seward
Willard’s
Beechville family keeps perfect school attendance record
A Beechville Calhoun county family, Mr and Mrs L M Ingle with three children aged 9 to 1½ years, have attended public schools daily for four years, a record believed unique in the county.
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L. M. Ingle
Beechville
Calhoun County
Dallas
Ladies
Valeria
Glenn Smith
Peoria
Bradley
Wisconsin
Portage County
W.W. Hammond
Ife
Liberty Bell on Tour Passes Through Peoria
A 2000 pound London cast Liberty Bell, original to Pennsylvania, travels from Philadelphia to Peoria then north, with crowds at the depot bidding a reverent welcome. The bell, bearing the inscription from Leviticus, dates to 1752 and famously rang in 1776. It travels securely on a flat car under guard on display en route to a San Francisco exhibition.
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London
Province of
Pennsylvania
State House
Philadelphia
Court House Square
John Nixon
Peoria
Old Herald of Freedom
United States
San Francisco
Saved from the Grave ad tells how Vegetable Compound helped a Michigan woman
Adrian resident Mrs. Alon20 Baker recounts severe weakness from female ailments. After two bottles she improved, continued three months, and regained strength. The notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women.
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Adrian, Mich
Lidia E. Pinkhams
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Jnorsday
War Horse
Sean
Asit
Otzor
Ely
Armary Colleges
Mem
Ein Honie
Bea
Liver J
Attica
Middle West
Addreas,b
Woolner Bidg
Frank Smith
Eureka
Douglas
Marseilles
Messrs
Gebbard and Clark
Mendota
Stevens Point
Wis
H. K. West
F. M. Sackett
West
Sackett
Sakett
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