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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
4
The Joliet Free Press announces daily publication by a Joliet Illinois based independent newspaper company. Officers include Adam Arcade and associates listed for Joliet address on Ottawa and Van Buren streets.
Fragmentary text references Chicago long distance terminal lines and a three or six month period. No clear event or persons identified.
A Joliet editorial lauds the school board and T. W. Brennan for banning political meetings in public schools and urging groups to hire halls instead. It cites Ridgewood Educational League and John H. Garnsey as examples of attempts to use schools for campaigning and notes prior rejections of political use of school spaces by other groups.
Joliet enjoyed a merry Christmas with over 100 charity meals and toys for 200 youngsters. Three thousand people gathered in the courthouse yard to carol, while Associated Charities fed the needy and the town embraced a renewed sense of civic pride and progress.
Community women's page invites help and letters. Christmas features and stories reflect in a cheerful tone. Recipes and a Santa tale accompany notes on Helen Howard and Joliet, with thanks to Mr Hill and Public Service workers.
A George Eliot quotation extols universal love and perseverance under God’s will. It exhorts forgiveness, calm in suffering, and belief that all events serve a holy, just good. The message emphasizes peace, joy, and trust in divine providence.
Guests discover a basket of humorous items and souvenirs on the living room table. A broker among them circulated fake stock and the group split into bulls and bears to claim shares while laughter erupted at a bar of soap inscribed for a clean record.
Matt Broughton returns to Manaswan after a sea voyage with $1,000 and a new celebrity life. A sensational newspaper story proclaims him king of the Kanakas, bringing reporters, crowds, and a mix of admiration and disbelief as he confronts the fame he did not seek. The Banner quickly prints the tale, lifting him from obscurity.
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