Seawall Work Progress Near Rome and River Defense Plans
The Republican reports new sea wall work along the river below Rome as twenty men build about a hundred feet daily. Sand and gravel are heated, water boiled, concrete laid, and frost protection provided by canvas. The wall will extend over a mile in parts, with a concave river side to break waves, inspired by Galveston design. The project, plus a Santa Fe subway safety feature, reflects the high cost of a safe drive between Chi wago and St. Louis. Blackurn and Unzicker sale at Lone Tree farm yielded an average of $70 per head, the highest price this season per Washburn Leader.
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Rome
Chillicothe Enquirer
Galveston
Santa Fe
Chiwvago
St. Louis
Blackurn
Henry's Growing Town Center Prompts Civic Drive
Henry Illinois shows rapid building with a new hotel and a gasoline station amid two new homes. Residents discuss funding a community building in Central Park to honor World War I heroes, with leftovers from a Red Cross drive and the Henry Home Coming fund. A Business Men's Association is urged to unite merchants, attract trade, and boost civic pride for the town's future.
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Henry
Our City
Central
Illinois
John Kraus
Joseph Ziegler
T. C. Waterous
Charles Vogelsang
Henry Mattison
American Legion
Woman’s Club
Central Park
Marshall County Farmers’ Institute
Henry Best
Movement to form Henry Henrytown Fair Association
The Marshall Putnam County Farm Bureau plans to create a two county Fair Association in Henry to take over the Big 4 race grounds, improve buildings and track for racing, and host a creditable fair. Local stock men support the effort and rental funds from the grounds over 25 years could seed the project. The piece urges forming a Business Men's Association to boost Henry’s growth and urges community unity.
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Henry
Marshall-Putnam County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
No More Padded Cell In Illinois Mental Hospitals
Illinois state superintendent of charities says the violent maniac and padded cell past are vanishing. Among 20 000 patients in Illinois institutions for the insane the old monomaniac type is rare now. One hospital reports reducing 500 to one confined patient, now improving. Elimination of violence reduced need for restraints with better diet exercise therapy and education aiding patient improvement. Other states show similar gains and public cooperation is praised. Fortunate are patients and supporters in these days of better understanding.
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Illinois
KT Ford XL and the curious town tale
In Blackstone Virginia a home demonstration agent and the Biological Survey joined a rat campaign promising to send 12,000 rodents to the town. The final count showed 30,000 rats killed. Also referenced are local prices for potatoes and a subscription renewal nudge.
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Blackstone
Biological Survey
Hog Powder Ad Promises Health Claims for Hogs
An Illinois advertisement from Lacon promotes MoorMan's Hog Powder claiming it keeps hogs bowels in good condition neutralizes acids purifies and strengthens blood builds bone and prevents and expels worms. It urges use by stating it pays.
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MoorMan
Springfield Letter details road bids rejection and state fiscal tension
Governor Small rejects all bids for road construction under the $60 million road bond issue, orders immediate investigation into high bid prices, and plans to send sensational figures to the legislature. Earlier bids averaged 32 000 per mile, with northern Illinois bids at 37 850 and southern Illinois at 44 250, amid corn around 60 cents a bushel. The piece notes limited miles affordable and questions treasury balances, while outlining Senate and House actions on judges nominations, soldiers' bonus bill, and appropriations.
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C. A. Hill
Small
C. R. Miller
Public Works and Buildings
Illinoia
Illinois
Lowden
Senate
Washington
Lantz
Fox
General Assembly
Col
D. S. Myers Jr
C. M Turner
Appropriations Committee
Committee On Elections
Chicago
The Steady Subscriber Poem
A brief poem praising the steady subscriber who pays in advance each year. It lauds the reader who renews willingly, funding the paper and elevating office morale. The verse notes the cheer, gratitude, and shared belief that the subscription is a help and a need.
Wright Says State Tax Must Rise If School Fund Doubled
Omar H. Wright, director of the Illinois Department of Finance, says doubling the state school distributive fund to 20 million dollars would require raising the state tax rate from 40 to 75 cents per 100 dollars. He notes 22 counties would then receive more revenue from the fund than they pay in taxes.
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Blair
State Teachers’ Association
Omar H. Wright
State Department of Finance
Francis G. Blair
Budget Commission
Wulpblic
Illinois
Wright
Oil Strike At Fredrick Palmer Farm In Essex County
Property owners in Essex County anticipate wealth after hitting oil on the Fredrick Palmer farm. A well sunk to 215 feet shows a flow of about two barrels daily and will be drilled deeper.
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Essex
Kankakee County
Fredrick Palmer
Teachers Examination Held At Lacon Illinois March 17 18 1921
The court house in Lacon Illinois will host a teachers examination on March 17 and 18 1921. Applicants must have completed a two year high school course. Non graduates of four year high schools must present a principal's letter confirming eight earned credits. Willard B King County Superintendent of Schools.
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Lacon
Ill
Willard B. King
County Superintendent of Schools
Has Been, Might Have Been Quote from Stanford Chaparral
The verse contrasts being a could be or may be with a historical tag Has Been and Are, noting a Has once existed as an Are and debating potential outcomes. a Stanford Chaparral line anchors the reflection on identity and existence.
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Stanford
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BUICK
Bogner Auto CO
Fenwick & Giblin
J. N. Giblin
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Jefferson Ave
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H. J. Bell
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Hoffman
Orchestra of Peoria
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