Reclaiming Illinois river valley lands via drainage drive
An Illinois appeal urges reclaiming overflowed western river valleys to unlock up to 1 000 000 acres for crop production. The Illinois Drainage and Rivers Improvement Association coordinates action with state survey plans, arguing large scale projects more effective than piecemeal efforts and inviting participation of landowners and nonowners alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lllinois
Efertiie
State Geogeal Survey Division
Hach River Valley
U.S
West
Hinds-Drainaseand—Rivers-Fm
Juanie
Illinois, Drainage and Rivers Grovement Association
H. Cleveland
Rock
Pickels
Urbana
Memorial Day Proclamation from Governor Lowden
Governor Frank O. Lowden issues a Memorial Day proclamation urging unity and patriotism. He recalls national unity during World War I, honors fallen soldiers, and calls Illinois citizens to renewed devotion to American ideals on Memorial Day 1920. The piece also includes notices about rate changes by Public Service Company of Northern Illinois and local insurance ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank 0. Lowden
Flanders Fields
Ilinois
O. Lowden
Patrons of Public Service Company
Northern Illinois
Public Service Company of
Public Utilities Commission of Illinois
Henry
Marshall
Lacon
Public’ Utilities
Commission
Springfield
Illinois
Public Service Company Sis
Northern
George R. Jones
Real Estate Transfers and Court Notices Roll Through
United States transfers and quitclaims sweep through Lacen Toluca and surrounding townships. Legal actions include Ellen Halladay vs. estate of Ellen Blair and other divorce and partition suits listed with attorney firms Barnes Magoon Black and Donovan Bray. Probate items note guardianship, bond, and notices of adjustment day. Feeding Young Chickens guidance follows the legal notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
George A.B. Meaumont
Whitefield Township
Thomas
Nighsanger
A. Williams
Teuben Township
Toluca Coal Co
Cora B. Mathis
Toluca
Emma Wilson
Nettie ‘Cowell
Deed
Lacen
Emma C. Kirkpatrick
Anton
Violet V. Holler
Henry
John J. Kanive
John ‘A. Schabeck
John A. Schabeck
New Circuit
Ellen
Halladay
Ellen C. Blair
Homer Barney and
Barnes
Magoon
Black
B. W. Wright
B. D. Richmond
Fisk Rubber Company
William Morris
J H Brumsey
The
Morris Sales Company
Morris Auto Sales Company
Barnes, Magoon & Black
Fred C Davis
Anna Caroline Davis
Bill
Homer Barney
Ormand Rowe
Edward Rowe
Fred W. Potter
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank of
Clinton
Iowa
Grace Baridon
Ray Baridon
A. A. Dowdy
Donovan & Bray and Barnes
Magoon & Black
Cmplainant
Adah B. Scarbrough
Winifred McCuskey
Lucinda McCuskey
D. H. Gregg
Thelma Thiedohr
Joseph Thiedohr
Guardian
Adelbert Thiedohr
Daniel D. Ryan
Sampson
T. Rowe
Ora Rowe
Henry S
Fragments of a Verse and An Advertisement Extract
An OCR mix includes a jokey verse about coats and old clothes and a dated ad urging a diet for a weak stomach. The ad promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets for constipation and regularity, while the verse riffs on worn garments and price hints.
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Nois
Meter Bros
Adv
Magnola Farmers’ Mutual County Fire Insurance Company
Farm Mutuals
F. E. Smith
McNabb
Court House News
United States
Department of Agriculture
Ben Far
Fred Smith
Forrest
Col. C. H. Carnon
Col. Carnon
Chicago
Smith
Fisk
Aisi
Shaw
Astua
Mag Pa Heeven
Edison
Mr- Edison
W. V. Bingham
Carnegie Institute of Technology
C. H. Farnsworth
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Wilson
Follett
Aesq
iNew
York
Inter
Repute
Jnvat
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