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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
4
Fragmentary Joliet Free Press snippet mentions Towne on its onset in Joliet city streets and Ottawa a Van San, with business context unclear and limited readable details.
A jumble of phrases lists time spans and prices such as one year six months and three months, with scattered references to mail, daily rates, a Chicago city line and a terminal number. The text appears as incomplete OCR from a periodical.
A Joliet supervisor may introduce a resolution at the county board meeting to build a new county court and jail. The aging building is crowded with congested court sessions and cramped offices, prompting calls for a fresh facility funded by the county’s wealth.
The piece discusses Ira Clifton Copley’s party in the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congress directories, noting shifts from Republican to Progressive Republican and claims of ambiguity. It also references General Villa, Huerta, a whiskey tax rise, suffragists, Wilson, and wartime sentiment amid a sense of hardship.
Woman's department editor Margaret Howard invites input from readers and shares uplifting tales and poems. The piece highlights Pollyanna and a story of giving, plus a reflection poem on time’s march and the value of a positive outlook.
Letter from Villa Cole-Case praises 4th grade reading and school dress concerns amid Williamsfield activities. Mentions PTSA Joliet T. H. S. committee, first essay contest at Richards and Woodland, and high school sight reading. Notes on nursery to high school contests and a family tragedy.
A holiday table describes party games for New Year fans. Guests write resolutions for others, draw them from a hat, then read aloud. The piece also describes a basement party scene with Father Time distributing “sickles” and guests gathering garden plots to reveal life advice and playful prophecies.
Matt Broughton and Miss Marsall share a flirtatious church social at Daggancourt with Matt reciting from the pulpit. Sparks of emotion rise as Miss Marshall admits affection while Matt battles fear of deep feelings and contemplates a possible romance that may redefine his life.
Matt meets a confident general and a stylish young woman in blue foulard. The general jokes about fame and danger, noting the perilous state of affairs in the country as they discuss recognition and safety.
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