80 Bushel Oats Harvest Prompts Peoria County Note
On Clark properties near Elmwood in Peoria county 300 acres of black Garten oats harvested yield close to 80 bushels per acre. The new variety imported from England last year proved successful with a dual berry husk and blade. Other items report wonders and curiosities including a London to Naples poverty comparison and a lemon that was actually a lemon orange found in Geneseo.
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Peoria
England
Booker T Washington
London
Naples
India
Geneseo Republic
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Chicago Record-Herald
State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Uliness
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Supreme Court
General Assembly
Death of Mrs Sara Ann Owens at Rockwell City
Mrs. Sara Ann Owens aged 77 died Thursday evening at 7 o clock at her Rockwell City home from Brights disease following a stroke two years earlier. Born in England she came to America as a child, lived near Canton Fulton County before moving to Iowa, raised a family with husband William Owens and later lived with daughter Mrs Frank Fouts at Rockwell City. She leaves three sons a brother and two sisters including Mrs Louise Branthoffer and Mrs J E Noyes. Funeral was held Sunday and burial was in Rockwell City squaring Bradford Republican obituary tone.
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Louise Branthoffer
Rockwell City
James B. Noyes
Mrs Owens
Bright
England
America
Fulton County
Canton
Wm Owens
Benjamin Howes
Bradford
Iowa
Frank Fouts
Robert Schofield
J E Noyes
Chicago children arrive in El Paso for outing
Fourteen Chicago youths were brought to El Paso under the supervision of a young woman from Chicago. The group has been placed in homes in El Paso and nearby areas and are enjoying the outing.
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Austria-Hungary
Chicago
Europe
el Paso
Bassett sparks reform on Illinois state treasurer
The 1860s and 1870s saw treasurers skim funds until reform cut terms to two years. Senator Bassett proposed turning interest earnings back to the treasury, challenging patronage. His idea helped elect John Smulski, who returned about two hundred thousand dollars to the treasury. Powell and Thompson later mirrored the practice.
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Ilinois
Chicago
O. K
Peoria
Bassett
John the Baptist
Treasury
John F Smulski
Smulski
Stead
Isaac N Powell
Thompson
Cook County
Samuel Parker
Illinois Press Commentary Highlights Voter Duty And Party Reform
The letter reviews voter duty to study public questions, claims reform leagues cannot replace parties, and notes tariff revenue supports honest government. It cites editorials from Galesburg and Freeport praising or critiquing party dynamics and laments political noise as a force for clearing deterioration.
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Illinois
Monmouth Atlas
Reform Leagues
Galesburg
Republican Register
Wyoming Post-Herald
Freeport Journal
House of Representatives
New
York
Southampton
London
Ireland
Andy
Labor Day plans and local sports at Granville
Granville hosts a Labor Day celebration under Sunday School League management with a ball game and field events. Graff pushes progressive stances in western politics. A train fare controversy between Ottawa and Spring Valley irks locals. A local speed race saw Granville defeat Standard with Bill Neilson and Andrew Wallis noted figures.
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Granville Echo
Stephen Smith
Henry Township
Grant Shepard's
Chicago
Ottawa and
Peoria
Ottawa
Spring Valley
Troon
Granville
Standard
Bill" Neilson
Andrew Wallis
Neilson
Wassil
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Patient Testimony
A long advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and urinary disorders. It presents a testimonial from Mrs Israél Seelye of Fourth Street claiming relief after three years of distress and praising the pills as highly beneficial.
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Israél Seelye
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