Prisoner escapes and the law of lasting punishment
A moral about escape from jail and temporary relief from dyspepsia, comparing felons and use of pills. It cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a lasting cure for dyspepsia and related stomach and digestion problems, with a Toronto testimonial praising its effectiveness and recommending against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
R. FB. Sécord, Esq
Eastern Ave
Toronto
Ontario
Golden
Statuette for Rear Admiral Schley Sighted in Baltimore
A six inch solid silver statue of Rear Admiral Schley arrived in Baltimore for Isidor Rayner, the admiral’s counsel, who cannot identify the sender. The report runs amid a string of political and economic notes, including anti-railroad lobby moves by Governor McBride, seed corn trends, navy salutes on Sundays, and statements by President Roosevelt on offices and state politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Baltimore
Isidor Rayner
Rayner
McBride
Washington State
Thanksgiving tramp tells tale before turning to story writing
A hungry tramp pleads for breakfast and recounts a lost family, home, and work, describing a decade of wandering after poverty drove him from a wife and three children. He pledges to quit busking for tramping and try storytelling, a tale overheard by a sympathetic narrator. Tiskilwa fire damages several buildings, bakery, jewelry store, billiard hall. stocks saved. loss about 8500 dollars with 1950 insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.M.K
Tiskilwa
Getting Thin and Scott Emulsion Advertisement
Getting Thin suggests overwork and under digestion cause thinness and promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a cure. It claims oil aids lack of appetite, urges trying work balance, and offers free samples with a receptive tone for 50c and 1.00 prices. The copy emphasizes the genuine product and lists SCOTT & BOWNE as the chemists in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne Chemists
Pearl Street
New York
War on the gar fish spurs Illinois river fishery actions
Illinois river gar and dogfish numbers rise blamed for wrecking game fish. Officials issue permits to remove objectionable gar, noting vast hauls and the need to protect bass crappie and other species. A Canton Register item cites John Schulte’s haul near Havana with tens of thousands of gar and thousands of dogfish taken under supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois River
Illinois Fish Commissioner
Illinois
Canton Register
Nat Cohen
John Schulte
Havana
Jake
Cedar Lake
Register
Daily Register
Beardstown
Browning
Gars
Willard
Texas Governor Refuses Royal Dress For King Meeting
Willard recounts two acres of gar standing on their heads and the gar vorying edibles while noting ex Governor Hogg of Texas in England refused knee breeches and court dress to meet the king. He would not wear another country's uniform and chose to forgo the honor. The Texasman stood firm in American attire and dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
Hogg
Texas
England
The Capitol Dome and Its Great Weight
The dome of the Capitol at Washington is a vast hollow iron sphere weighing 8,000,300 pounds. An allegorical figure named America on top weighs 13,985 pounds and the dome exerts 14,477 pounds per square foot on the piers while it would take 755,286 pounds per square foot to crush the supports. The cost nears $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Dome
Capitol
Washington
America
Stationery and Books Supplied by Schaefer’s News Room
Schaefer’s News Room in Marshall county advertises the most complete stock of stationery tablets school books and supplies.
Illinois and Indiana Revenue Laws Compared by Attorney General
Indiana taxes property at fair cash value with a lower levy while Illinois imposes higher levies and has a larger assessed value. The Indiana system shows more railroad assessments relative to mileage, and is argued to be simpler and more effective. The piece urges reform of Illinois laws to reduce evils and adopt practical steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Indiana
Taylor
Indiiana
Anti-Diuretic Cure Advertised by Powell Druggists
An advertisement offers an anti diuretic product claimed to cure bedwetting in children or adults immediately. The item is priced at one dollar and advertised for sale by J. E. and F. A. Powell, druggists, with a six-month time frame noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. and
F. A. Powell
U. S
R.S. V. Co
N. Vermillion St
WM. Shipley
Streator, Ill
Central Illinois Teachers Meet in Peoria March 21 22
Central Illinois Teachers Association will convene in Peoria on Friday and Saturday March 21 and 22. Notable speakers include Nicholas Murray Butler, Howard J. Rogers, M W O Shea, E G Dexter, and Lord. Sessions cover Rural and Primary Schools, Superintendents, Principals, High Schools, and Music teachers. One fare rail rate boosts attendance. Peoria hosts at the new Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Illinois
Peoria
Central Illinois Teachers’ Association
Piveren
Ist
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Seth Low
Howard J. Rogers
Deartment of
St Louis
M. W.o’shea
Wisconsin
E. G. Dexter
University of Illinois
Lord
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John Hartley
Henry
Watercott's
Camp Grove
Minnesota
Reid
Duke Bros
Tll
W. G. Griffith
Ther
D. D. Rose
South Adam
Thompson & Son
Licon
Parker
Drugpista
Puritshen
Okey
Z F.kellogg
Republican Office
West
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
New York Navy Yard
McKinley
Prince Henry
Roosevelt
Major Hogan
Internal Revenue
Princeton
Bureau County
Sixteenth District
Congress
Los Angeles Times
United States
Europe
Ohio Society
Hanna
McHenry
Champaign
Rock Island
Vermillion
Hopkins
Inter Ocean
Frank G. Allen
Dawes
Yates
George W. Gamble
J. Sterling Morton
Saturday Evening Post
Ininois Fish Commissioner
Park Row
Milton R. Holler
Charles Dille
Ill
R. S. V. Challenge
Streator
Union National Bank
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