Umbrella Mystery Cleared in Peoria Convention Tale
At a judicial convention in Peoria attorney J. O. Jones of Delavan and Prof. B. F. Nichols of Lacon recounted a story of a lost umbrella that reappeared. Nichols, a former Cuba teacher, traced the umbrella to Jones after initial denial, revealing the initials Jy 0 J on the handle. Ownership was settled after both agreed the umbrella belonged to Jones, linking a long chain of borrowings and misplacements to a single item.
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J. O. Jones
Delavan
B. F. Nichols
Lacon
J. Jones
Edgar
Br Nichola
Yacgn
Amer School
Chambe
Nichols
Postoffice
Attorreney
J. C. Jones
Jones
Michols
Mr. Jones
Mr. Nichols
Massive wartime food orders shock the nation
The U S Army overseas orders 99 56 million pounds of bacon and 134 million pounds of canned meat from Swift and other packers, equating to hogs from about 1 9 million animals. Deliveries span six months with nightly canning shifts planned, while prices rise sharply and production nears wartime needs. A second clash of wartime economy curbs follows, urging paper conservation measures for newspapers effective July 15.
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Quartermaster’s Department
Louis
Swift
Chicago
Illinois birth and death records under official review
State health officials plan extensive inspection of Illinois birth and death records beginning September with April to June 1918 first, reviewing 18 months of data from federal and state sources. Parents and undertakers warned to report births and deaths promptly, with penalties for noncompliance while milk nutrition guidance appears in accompanying health feature.
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Samuel
Illinois
Unitire
Bureau of the Census
Éntira
Apri
State Department of Public Health
Mit
Sam
Lost His Native Tongue In Alabama Boy Encounter
A black Alabama boy in a stone quarry hears a fellow black worker speak in French colonial dialect. He struggles to understand his own language as a companion from French colonies responds with a rapid, harsh French tirade. The scene contrasts language loss and cross race tensions amid workday with colonial echoes.
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Alabama
Lonesome
German Efficiency Myth Debunked by American Inventions
In a critique attributed to G. W. Hootman citing Friederich von Bernhardi, the piece argues Germany's boastful quest for world dominance rests on misread history. It quotes H. A. Pershing and asserts Americans invented most modern tech. The author claims Germans merely copied American innovations, from firearms to communication devices, electricity, transportation, and vaccines, proving America leads in efficiency.
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G. W
Hootman
Germany
Friederich von Bernhardi
Deutschland
H. A
Pershing
South Bend
Per
Corliss
Goodyear
America
Weather Bureau
Trudeau
Lr Murphy
Lazear
Abbott
Carel
Dakin
Jenner
Lister
George Washington
State Fair to Feature Auto and Motorcycle Races
Beginning Monday August 12 the state fair will open with motorcycle and automobile races and a chance at 7500 dollars in premium money. Entered drivers include Barney Clafield Chaves Jolét Lewis Tom Alley Wild Bill Endicott Horey Doyle Gotoff Hoff man Kling Callahan and others as auto polo returns each afternoon and evening during the first week.
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Barney Clafield
Chaves Jolét
Lewis
Tom Alley
Wild Bill Endicott
Horey
Doyle
Gotoff
Hoffman
Kling
Callahan
B. M. Davidson
Threshermen Meet in Amboy Discuss Grain Saving Rules
A Lee County gathering of more than 100 threshermen on July 6, 1918, in Amboy revised the Nat and outlined U S food administration grain saving instructions. Emphasis was on machine setup, wind and feeder adjustments, canvas covers, rack care, and careful handling to save about 3 percent of grain. A county committee was formed to enforce rules and aid local runs, with each thresherman empowered to adopt grain saving measures.
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Lee County
Amboy
Food Administration
U. S. Food Administration
U.S. Food
threshing season urged for efficiency and unity
County threshing committee calls for complete harvest with efficiency and no personal prejudice amid posters urging even distribution of duty. Stars and Stripes defines the doughboy as any American soldier, tracing the term to Civil War uniforms and sailor slang.
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Stars and Stripes
Medical Department
Signal Corps
General Pershing
Lee County Agents Accused of Coercive Sales Tactics
County Adviser Griffith warns residents in his final bulletin about a group of sales agents terrorizing women by pressuring them to order enlarged pictures and sign husbands’ names. The scheme includes threats of government ties or official reporting. A separate medical book sales pitch also lacks lawful authority.
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Lee County
Griffith
White House
Eyeo
Origin of the German Empire
The article traces the rise of the German Empire from Napoleon’s fall in 1815 through the German Confederation to the North German Confederation, then the Franco Prussian War of 1870 71, ending with William II crowned German emperor at Versailles on January 18 1871.
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Prussia
Austria
William II
Versailles
France
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Barrett
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