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Newspaper
Joliet Free Press
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
4
Northern Illinois Printing Co. an Illinois corporation publishes this paper from Ottawa and Van Buren streets Joliet Illinois. Office and business address listed. Entered as second class matter at Joliet Post Office December 4.
Fragmented notice shows pricing for daily carrier service at 3.00 and daily by mail at 2.00 with references to testing and a Chicago line contact. Includes garbled lines and stray numbers. indicates a distribution or subscription notice from an old newspaper page.
Colonel Fred Bennitt opposes a new Will county court house and urges structural changes to ease congestion. He concedes crowding but questions the political system and hints at savings for himself and other interests if only minor improvements are made. He champions progress and loyalty to good causes.
The article portrays Rufus M. Potts under attack from Dunne administration opponents who oppose his appointment as State Superintendent of Insurance. It cites contested backroom battles, a Decatur Labor World campaign, and a federal grand jury indictment in a hostile drive to remove Potts, while noting his Springfield esteem and professional suitability.
The Free Press wishes Gerlach-Barklow Calendar company a splendid year as the Joliet calendar spreads across homes offices stores and places. Officials predict the company will have its biggest year with calendars promoting Joliet and its people while national makers of war material are urged to observe a peaceful Sunday.
Community women volunteer through Cribside Club to knit and assemble baby care baskets for in need families. The piece praises charity, recalls the editor's snowbound Christmas in Joliet, and ends with a call to boost next year’s Joliet tree celebration.
Matt Broughton plans a quiet 3:30 visit to Fair Oaks when an anxious stranger halts his buggy demanding a private half hour interview. The confrontation hints at high stakes and a looming family drama as the narrative unfolds toward a continuation.
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