Macomb Residents Favor Private Mail Lock Boxes
Several hundred patrons rent private mail lock boxes at the Macomb post office to receive mail immediately and avoid general delivery. The practice, while yielding revenue to the U S Treasury, is common in Macomb though discouraged in other towns. Estates and transfers listed include lots in Blandinsville Colchester Prairie City and Prairie City with various sums.
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Macomb
United States Treasury Department
Governor Ford Arrested by Rushville Militia in 1844
The Rushville Times recounts a 1844 incident where Illinois Governor Ford led state troops through Rushville during the Mormon War. After troops fired a cannon and broke windows, a justice of the peace issued a warrant for Ford’s arrest. Ford later returned with the militia and no clash occurred between the executive and judicial branches.
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Rushville
Small
Chicago
Oflinois
Ford
Illinois
Gov. Ford
Real Estate Transfers Include Several City Lot Sales
Ina B Allison transfers to Ferdinand A Yapp lot 8 in Hays 3rd add for 1600 dollars. Lotis C Avery and wife sell to Geo H Ellsworth lot 8 block 1 Wells add Macomb 195 dollars. May Ritter transfers to Ina B Allison for Hays 3rd add Macomb 1 dollar. Charley Havens and wife sell to Flora Leonard lots 1 and 8 block 11 Prairie City 1 dollar. Wm Runkle and wife sell to Henry Eels lot 6 block 11 Colchester. Wm A Massey and wife sell to Cora E Wilson lot 8 block 11 Tobias.
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Joseph E. Powell
Emma Nelson
Frank J. Williams
Laura E. Curley
Gilchris
Colchester
William Henry’ Whitten
Ray L. Clark
Rhea
Piper
Macomb
Wallace A. Walker
Rosa Clark
Prairie City
Frank Logan
Clarence II
Logan
Sade Wilson Et al
William L
Westfall
Ina B. Allison
Ferdinand A. Yapp
Hays
Lotis C. Avery
Geo. H. Ellsworth
Wells
May Ritter
Charley Havens
Flora Leonard
Wm. Runkle
Big Store Promises Deep Discounts on Canned Salmon and Cheese
Albert Lindsey Cash Store touts No. 1 Tall Salmon at 10 cents per can and fine cream cheese at 20 cents per pound. The ad claims savings of 20 to 125 percent on groceries and urges shoppers to trade at the store that "actually saves you" money.
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Albert Lindsey
Month Old Babe Deserted in Depot Mystery
A one month old infant named Bobby was found abandoned in the Union depot's women’s waiting room in Peoria. The baby wore a pink blanket with a green bundle of clothes bearing the name Grace Griffin of Galesburg Illinois. A woman about 25 to 30 left the child and a brown straw hat description was noted. The matron plans a physician’s examination and considers abandonment likely.
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Peoria
Bobby
Lena Vayette
Union Depot
Grace Griffin
Galesburg
Ill
Little Bobby
Bushnell Postmaster and Wife on Trip
Bushnell Illinois postmaster James H. Spiker and his wife left Friday for Yellowstone Park and other western resorts. They will visit Mrs Spiker’s parents Mr and Mrs I V D Perrine of Stronghurst with twelve people on the trip. They plan a social time and will stop in Salt Lake City on the return to Illinois.
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James H. Spiker
Salt Lake City
Illinois
Monmouth Officers Seize Two Stills Near City
Sheriff Hicks and Deputy Hays confiscated a full operating distillery on the Lanphere place four and a half miles west of Monmouth on the Oquawka road. Two enslaved men, Fred Barnett and William Little, were arrested and jailed after failure to post $1,000 bonds set by county court on charges of illicit liquor manufacture and possession.
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Monmouth
Hicks
Hays
Lanphere
Oquawka
Fred Barnett
William Little
Lauder
Hair fashion shifts as Burlington women may reveal ears
Burlington, August 6. Hairdressers predict a change from bobbed hair as Burlington women prepare to style hair so ears become visible this fall. Grace Linder and Clara Aberle say bobbing wanes and the fashion may spread after initial hesitation, with New York and Chicago adopting ears already.
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Burlington
Grace Linder
Clara Aberle
New York
Chicago
Safe Driving Rules Urged by State and Cities
Guidance for automobile owners endorsed by cities includes daily brake tests, cautious passing near children, limiting horn use, and strict lighting rules. Police in Kankakee held a tag day to warn drivers who ignore common ordinances and lectured offenders on safety measures.
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Kankakee
No fine for first offense and warning issued
Note mentions no penalty for the initial offense and a directive to avoid repetition. It also advertises a 10 20 Titan tractor for 900 dollars at Thrasher's.
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Thrasher’s
Uric Acid in Meat Clogs the Kidneys
A health notice warns that meat raises uric acid harming kidney function. It recommends Jad Salts or Salts of lemon and lithia to flush and cleanse sluggish kidneys and ease bladder irritation. The treatment follows daily use for a few days, boosting urine clarity and reducing pain.
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Lindsey
Babe
Tri - County
Far LaHarpe, Ill
Western
Illino
B.m.davison
W. W. Lind
Parec
Miles
Chiropractic
Clint Palmer School
South Side Park
Wrigleys
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