Cross eyed man task and odd local notes mix
A pitted cross eyed man faces a harsh fate while a local report notes Lim berger cheese shortages due to war. Farmers urged to save seed corn as harvest lags. Road work improves DeKalb county highways and grading. A missing five year old boy returns home scratched but silent.
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Germany
DeKalb County
Oliver Mullins
Shabbona
George Gunning
Neponset
India
China
Kankakee
New Sexon
Ameri
New York
Trail From Peoria to Bureau Maps Best Route for Sinois Valley Highway
Peoria boosters outline two routes from Peoria to Bureau for the Sinois Valley highway. The river-bottom path via Rome and Chillicothe versus a prairie route via Massville and Henry. Local voters along Sparland and Henry must decide. river road needs improvement to be chosen.
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Peoria
la Salle
Sinois Valley
Bureau
Rome
Prairies
Sparland
Henry
Sparland and
Massville
Chillicothe
Lundy
Putnam
Peoria Star
Martinic portrait of Jonathan Peck and family genealogies
Obituary and family history for Jonathan Peck born August 13, 1821 in Old Greenwich Fairfield County. Covers migration to Canton Fulton County 1838, marriage to Frances Garfield, children, church membership, life in La Salle Fergus Falls Marengo, death September 9 at 94, and funeral details with tributes from relatives. Includes a later product ad for laxative.
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Jonathan Peck
Old Greenwich
Fairfield County
Connie
Pecks
Elias and
Eunice Willson Peck
Willson Pecker Peck
Canton
Fulton County
Frances Garfield
la Salle
Manning Garfield
Baptist Church of Canton
Fergus Falla
Mian
George Vail
Fife
Vail
Marengo
Henry
Presbyterian Church
R W Martin
C A Canin
A B Smith
A. Williams
Cornell
Jesus
J. A. Willams
C. Elsie Smith
Lawrence Hunt
John Diverbiss
Joseph Bogner
Harry Rowe
Crop yield survey call from The Republican readers
The Republican asks readers to report acreage and average yields for wheat and oats. The appeal invites telephone calls or cards with details to gauge national or local crop performance.
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The
Republican
The Chautauqua Movement Origin and Reach
A retrospective on the Chautauqua movement tracing its start forty years ago at a New York lake by Rev. John H. Vincent and its growth into international influence. It notes the four year course, home study, and the spread to churches and rural chapels, shaping youth movements and Sunday school training nationwide.
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Samuel Parker
New York
John H. Vincent
Methodist Episcopal Church
N Rock River
Illinois
Chicago
Young People’s
Epworth League Christian Endeavor
Baptist Young People
Luther League
Vincent
Winona Lake
Geneva Lake
Clear Lake
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Emmas
Dr. Bell
James J. Hill
Hill
Algparchy
Amsterdam
Ndlice
Cole
Duke Brothers
Henry, Illinois
Illinois State Fair
Springfield
Ill
Henty
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