Political Independent Newspaper Listing in Joliet
The Joliet Free Press, morning edition, described as a politically independent paper, is published by Northern Illinois Printing Company with offices at Ottawa and Van Buren streets Joliet Illinois. It is a second class matter registered at Joliet Post Office on December 4.
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Northern Illinois Printing Company
Illinois Corporation
Adam Arcade
Ottawa and
van Buren Streets
Joliet
Illinois
Subscription Rates Change by Mail and Week
Subscription terms listed include monthly and weekly rates with figures obscured by OCR. The notice outlines pricing for six days by mail and other options, indicating a base monthly rate and per-week rate for delivery.
Illinois Crop Output Signals Mixed 1900s Prices
Washington issued a report on December 1 showing Illinois corn at 282,150,000 bushels valued at 177,754,000 dollars, two thirds of last year’s crop but higher value. Wheat output rose while prices fell two cents. oats fell sharply from 182,726,000 to 104,125,000 bushels, and hay production dropped from 3,266,000 to 2,450,000 tons with lower value.
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Ington
Illinois
Not a Candidate Col Roosevelt Wants Elihu Root as President
The article quotes Col Roosevelt praising Senator Elihu Root as a capable statesman and lawyer who could be a great president, but Root states he will not run in 1916, intends to keep his Senate seat, and views political advancement as friendship praise while his career nears its end. It also touches on various political comments and public notices, including school reform, President Wilson, Mexican generals, antitrust concerns, seed distribution, and Illinois Traction System interurban plans.
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Col. Roosevelt
Elihu Root
United States
Santa Claus
John Mort
Mort
Matt
John Mott
North Star
Chile
Masiotu Mirogna
Woman's Department Edited By Margaret Howard
Community women urged to join the Free Press Woman's Department led by Margaret Howard. The free program plans a Children's Page with letters and drawings, a garment service for needy children, and social events to support teachers and the Charity Association. Members fund a yearly two garments donation and one afternoon of service.
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Margaret Howard
The
Free Press Office
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Organized Charity Association
Verse and Worse By Jay A. Gee Headlines
A quirky verse piece critiques newspaper editing and wordplay with puns on headlines and typography. The text samples playful lines about headlines, editors, and readers, mentioning Oscar Hammerstein and Roosevelt era politics in a collage of comic verse.
Gifts to Joliet children aided by Frees Press women
The Woman's Department of the Frees Press thanks contributors to its Christmas gifts for Joliet children. Donations include cash from Mrs. Hannah B. Harwood, and hours of doll dressing and clothing work by Mrs. Carrie Butterfield, Mrs. William L. Phillips, Miss Helen Burns, and Mrs. Howard Calmer who provided toys.
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Woman’s Department of the
Frees Press
Joliet
Hannah B. Harwood
Carrie Butterfield
William L. Phillips
Helen Burns
Howard Calmer
Reader Letters and Craft Tips for Dolls and Holidays
Content presents a mix of doll clothes mail orders, needlework ideas with shadow lace and ribbon, a poem title inquiry about The Sin of the Carpenter Man by Edmund Vance Cooke, gift suggestions like sweater hangers, and guidance on Christmas Tree event logistics with parent duties during evening activities.
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Miss Z
Edmund Vance Ock
Ethel M
Mystery at Moonlit Pacific Island and Return of the Captain
Lloyd Osbourne crafts a tale of romance and mystery set in a Pacific island and New England lanes. John Mort reveals a ghostly past and guards a hidden fortune as Matt prepares to sail at night. The couple Mirovna and Mort share a poignant farewell amid a grand house filled with art.
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Pacific Islands
New England
Lloyd Osbourne
Robert Louis Stevenson
Matt
Mirovna
Mort
Who is John Mort in the Pacific Saga
On Lotoalofa Island in the South Pacific two men talk beside an old cannon. John Mort, a former cavalry officer, and Matthew Broughton, an American adventurer with a troubled past, plan amid rumors of peril and pirate history.
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John Mort
Pacific
Lotoalofa
North Star
Goodby
Quiros
Melampus Reef
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Winslow Shoals
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Bully Hayes
Matthew Broughton
Annapolis
South Sea Islands
Petitions Awarded Support for Several Children
Judge Cowing of the County Court granted awards for multiple sets of children. Dellah Speaker received six toants with totals of 15 dollars, Kate two children 15 dollars, Matilda Pee two 15 dollars, Minnie Erickson three 20 dollars, Anna Miller two 15 dollars, and Elizabeth M. Davis four children 25 dollars.
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