Public Works Promises and Political Contention Run Through Illinois News
A Republican editorial outlines laws for public works funding including canal and arid land reclamation, and discusses routes for an isthmian canal. It covers Livingston county political maneuvering for a Senate seat, Gov Yates’s rebuke of a sheriff over protections for a colored school, and Peoria meeting remarks on lowering dams along the Illinois river to preserve navigation and freight costs.
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Algo
Yates
Latino County
Lfe
Eldorado
Awonga
Peoria
Joseph Braden
Board of Drainage Trustees
Chicago
St Louis
Thespatra Wna
Jones
Dusty goods lure shoppers in a clever ad
A New York Sun tale notes how Slow ignores advertising and keeps goods dusting on shelves until a six week rush by Smart’s advertising leaves the shop stripped. The moral: advertising moves merchandise and attracts buyers.
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New York Sun
Home Seekers Excursions Special Round Trip Tickets
Special Home-Seekers Excursion tickets go on sale for single fare plus two dollars for round trips. Dates listed include June 3 and 17, July 1 and 15, August 6 and 19, September 7 and 16, and October 7 and 18. R. I. & P. Ry. Henry, Illinois.
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R.I & P Ry
Women and Girls Education Memoir in 19th Century Press
A Chicago Bureau of Charities appeal urges education for girls in domestic duties to reduce marital estrangement and improve home life. Miss Sibyl Carter promotes a cottage industry for Indian and missionary work, arguing clean homes and decent domestic skills advance civilization and education.
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Chicago Bureau of Charities
Siby] Carter
Minnesota
Canada
Church of England
Miss Carter
Grange and Agriculture Outlook Across the Midwest
A Kansas creamery ships 200 pounds to the navy and 6,000 pounds daily. Corn exports are rising faster than wheat, while Grange meetings boost farm knowledge. Innovations include a corn-scene theater drop curtain in Chicago and plans to export drafts, with farmers urged to improve breeding and management.
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Kansas
Navy Department
The
Record-Herald
Chicago
Hanturityin
Illinois Farmers Worth Two Billion Dollars in Census Figures
Census figures show Illinois farmers hold about two thousand millions of dollars in wealth. The piece argues farming is a long run profitable business and that diligent farming yields a modest fortune, with great distribution among Illinois farmers.
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Illinois
Farmer's prospects loom bright with improved farming
The text envisions a forthcoming era for agriculture, claiming obstacles in farm life such as poor roads and inaccessibility will be overcome and that there is a good time coming for the farmer. It highlights optimism for stock and produce cultivation and progress in rural infrastructure.
Dam Meeting Forms Committee On Dam Removal Suit
A meeting proposes a select committee of judges, legislators, and local figures to gather evidence for a Fulton county suit over dam removals. The outcome hinges on whether removal affects river navigation. an injunction may become permanent or be dissolved. The piece ends with an advertising slogan urging business activity.
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Mnlesting
Fulton County
Chiifmen
Tfteem
Fulton Court
Red Cross Bail Blue Ad Promotes Cleaning Powder
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Bail Blue cleaning powder for good housekeeping. The snippet mentions a price of 5 cents and a dated marker 7-17, with references to grocer or store placement in a 4w display.
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Red Cross
Jeading Grocere
The Three Trials of Miss Morrison Costly for Butler County
The Bloomington Pantagraph notes that three Morrison trials in Il Dorado Kansas cost Butler County about 12000. It blames bungling witnesses whose conflicting testimony misled the jury and increased public expense. It laments witnesses for the state and defense failing to present clear facts, causing wasted tax money.
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Miss Morrison
Il Dorado
Kansas
Butler County
Bloomington
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Sold by Powell
A sensational claim touts a one day cure for rheumatism and neuralgia with a “mystic” action that removes the cause and disease. The ad notes immediate relief after the first dose and prices at 75 cents and one dollar, sold by J. E. and F. A. Powell.
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J. E. and
F. A. Powell
Roosevelt and the push for women’s suffrage
The article traces President Roosevelt’s public stance on equal suffrage, citing his 1899 New York legislature vote and his January message urging gradual expansion of voting rights for women. It notes his support later via Minnesota Fair remarks and interactions with suffrage leaders, framing his record as unmistakably in favor.
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Roosevelt
New York
Mr Roosevelt
Oysterding
Minnesota
Booth
Washington
Mies Vida, Goldstein
Australia
Curious corn counts and dairy prosecutions highlight concerns
The letter notes corn kernels form even numbers and questions odd-row genetics. It then reports Illinois dairy and food commissioner filing 100 suits against Chicago milkmen for adulterated and mislabeled milk, with many cases tied to watered milk and formaldehyde, and lists charges against 17 for adulteration and 10 for missing labels, as reported by Farmers Review.
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Illnois
Alus
Ilst
Farmers' Millennium Foresees Rural Progress
The article envisions a coming era for farmers with telephones rural mall delivery and electric lines reaching thickly settled rural districts. It notes telephones and mall delivery are largely established and predicts farmers can ship goods from home and make trips daily, drawing people back to the country.
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