Illinois Senate Seats Up in Hamilton Vote Crisis
A disputed state canvass shifts Illinois Senate control from Republicans to Democrats with one Progressive seat. Gov. Dunne weighs certifying the results amid constitutional limits. Controversy centers on the Eleventh and Twenty-Third districts and a Thirty-Fourth district Democrat challenge.
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Christmas in War Time 1914 Depicts Global Suffering
A 1914 meditation laments Christmas amid World War I. The piece contrasts vast casualties in Belgium, northern France and Poland with ruined hopes, noting millions of mothers and wives bearing sorrow as nations claim religion yet wage brutal conflict. It questions divine justice and laments grim futures.
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Russia at War Shapes Its Democratic Path
The article argues Russia is moving toward representative government despite its brutal past. It notes a deep, ongoing reform movement, a war prompted shift away from despotism, and a populace increasingly educated, organized, and hopeful for free speech and governance. A transformation seen by observers as leading to a better, freer Russia after the conflict.
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Jest Fore Christmas by Eugene Field
A humorous verse where a boy named Willie vows to be as good as possible before Christmas. He dodges chores, teases pets, and imagines gifts while family admonitions and Grandpa tales echo, ending with a hopeful pledge to virtue for a holiday tree.
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Crocker Land Myth Revealed By McMillan Arctic Trek
The 1913 14 Crocker Land expedition led by Donald B McMillan and Ensign Fitzhugh Green proved Crocker Land does not exist. The two month sledging journey from Etah Greenland reached 125 miles northwest of Cape Thomas Hubbard amid harsh sea ice conditions. The expedition was backed by the American Museum of Natural History and University of Illinois among others with McMillan's full narrative due next spring.
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Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad
A dated ad extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for croup protection. It claims the product cuts thick mucus and clears phlegm, easing strangling coughs and aiding early breathing with statements that every user is a friend. Available at druggists.
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