First Land Transfer Along the Wabash Valley 1775
The Albion Journal notes the 1775 transfer of land in Edwards and adjacent counties along the Wabash from the Plankashaw Indians to Louis Vivian and others. The tract spanned 27 miles by 210 miles, covering 800 square miles, with a complex trade of blankets, textiles, weapons, and goods. The deed, later published in 1831, marks early white settlement before Illinois statehood.
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Edwards
Wabash Valley
Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Albion Journal
Edwards County
Louis Vivian
American State Papers
Authority of Congress
Ilinois
United States
Virgin Wilderness
Bubeck and Gallagher Sell White Sewing Machines
Exclusive agents Bubeck and Gallagher advertise the White Sewing Machine as the best choice for homemakers. The ad also promotes Dict hard wheat flour at Marvin's mill, highlighting grocery and hardware product availability.
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Bubeck & Gallagher
Marvin's Mill
L. E. Snapp and Sons
Clark County
Bubeck and Gallagher's
Shipo’s
Jimmie the Kid and the Quiet Reformers
Miss Alice Denton helps street orphan Jimmie Skate reform by teaching him manners and schoolwork. A string of small gifts and mysterious payments follow, culminating in a detective catching him after a daring act. Jimmie is sent to reform school as Denton and the landlady face the legal fallout.
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Alice Denton
Jimmie
Jimmie Skate
Coppers
Deaton
Tle
Tim
Providence
Jimmnlle
Pards
Bogner
Inter
Miss Deaf
Mlenten
Miss Denton
Reform School
Farmers Differed Now Prejudice of Ol Timers Past Reforms
A Paris News column recalls how older farmers resisted new tools. An 1812 veteran distrusted riding cultivators until a boy proves their efficiency with a pole and horses. The tale shows early adoption met with resistance but later widespread use of new farming devices.
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Pater Familias
Lyman Lycan
Edgar County
Paris News
Robinson Plant Wrecked by Boiler Explosion At Local Facility
Last Thursday evening the Robinson Water Light and Heating Company boiler exploded, wrecking the plant. Fireman Boyd sustained serious burns and engineer Elliott escaped with minor injuries. The blast, caused by a long used and unsafe boiler, hurled Elliott about 40 feet. Estimated loss stands at 810,000. Water supply remained unaffected due to a separate sanding station in the countryside.
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Robinson Water Light and Heating Company
Boyd
Elliott
Robinson
Plums and Punctuation in a Clever Lesson
A London Answers piece recounts a mischievous pupil named Mary who pretends to test plums for wholesomeness before buying. She later confesses she pinched the entire bag while the seller watched, turning a math lesson into a cheeky burglary tale.
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Mary
London
Rameau Shapes Dance Music From Balleteuse Tale
Mre Salle famed eighteenth century balleteuse at the French Opera sought to compose. Rameau urged her to puncture a music manuscript with a pin marking notes. He translated her pinholes into notes and lengths, creating Les Sauvages Unis les Indes Galantes, a popular dance piece.
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Mre. Salle
Rameau
Indy
France
Macaulay Child Prodigy and Odd Ball Curve
A brief look at Thomas Babington Macaulay as a child genius who excelled in literature from age three, writing a universal history at seven and a romance in the style of Scott, while failing at mathematics. Also a humorous dialect vignette from Chicago News about a peddler and a mammy with self raising paraphernalia in a rural setting.
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Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Malabar
Scott
Cheviot
Olaf Magnus
Manu
Chicago News
Spirit Rock memorial honors Jean Nicolet at Menasha
A large Winnebago Manitou stone boulder named Spirit Rock stands twelve feet high in Menasha Wisconsin. An inscription says Nicolet was Wisconsin’s first white man and he met the Winnebago and held a council with 5000 braves. The monument was erected by Menasha city and local women's clubs.
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Spirit Rock
Jean Nicolet
Menasha
Wis
Nicolet
Wisconsin
Winning Her Papa
A dialogue excerpt shows a suitor planning to win over a proud father by aligning with the daughter and agreeing with the father. The exchange suggests humor about motives and parental approval in arranged matches.
Railroads Benefit From Automobile Trade Profits
General Manager F. F. Holmes of the Jackson Automobile Company cites railroad revenue tied to auto industry. He notes eight million dollars annually for transport of machines and parts, with freight-car需求 high and express services earning nearly a million dollars, urging railroads to consider this in rate decisions.
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United States
F. F. Holmes
Jackson Automobile Company
Holmes
Jackson Michigan
Express
May Move to Marshall Candy Kitchen Proprietor Plans Move
N N Webster proprietor of the candy kitchen on the west side of the square spent Wednesday at his candy store in Marshall where he finds the business prosperous. He may remove to Marshall soon to take charge of the candy business there, which appears more prosperous than in Parla Paris Beacon.
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N.N. Webster
Marshall
Marshall Eve Long
Parla
Paris Beacon
Quote Exchange on Seating and Work Aspirations
A humorous exchange about seating choice ends with a moral echo. The dialogue references a preference for a chair and a philosophical resolve to begin the day with purposeful labor attributed to Marcus Aurelius.
Fragmentary note mentions shop and folding cart reference
A partial OCR fragment references Bubeck and Galla merchants and a single action folding cart. The text is incomplete and provides no clear event or outcome.
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Bubeck & Gallaghersres
Ate
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Wabsh 249
Marshall Baking Co
Baptist Church
State Bank
Jimmie the Kid
M. Quad
Wene
Jules Barclay
San Antonio
Texas
Hector B
Will Dulaney
Harry B. Dulaney
J. R. Burnett
California
Sixth & Cherry
Mr. Jackson
Retty
Dedt
Milnery
Hughes Department Store
Glark
Hope Maslin
IL Brown
Stevens
Vici
Kid
Queen
Wicket-Gardner
Stacy-Adams
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Marcus Aurelius
the Mutual Mercantile Agency
St. Marshall
Hineis
Marshall, Illinois, U. S. A
Weir & Weir
Casey
West Union
Terre Haute
West of Court House, Marshall
John Hanks
Ketelton St
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