Waterway Bill Passes In Senate After Fast Fight
The Schmitt waterway bill cleared to a third reading in the Illinois Senate amid a rapid, heated debate. Gov Denneen urged immediate steps linking the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, with bridges removed to enable navigation from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River.
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Springfield
Schmitt
Senate
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Juul, Barr and Burton
Gev Oglesby
Ator Schmitt
McKenzie
Jo Daviess County
Clark
Henson
McElvain
Andrus
Isley
Senate Committee
Oglesby
Supreme Court
John Dailey
Reoria
John Humphrey
Dailey
Jones
Chicago
House
Ettelston
Ton
Field Museum
Windward
Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Grant Park
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Tllinois
Terminal Company Licensed to Operate Chicago Terminal Railroad
Secretary of State Rose issues a license to the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company formed to take over roads sold at a master's foreclosure sale. The new firm, capitalized at 8 million dollars, lists Chicago as its principal office with incorporators and directors all from Chicago. The Illinois Farmers' Institute releases its fourteenth annual report chronicling the 1909 Rockford meeting, officers and district reports, and features on soil management, corn breeding, and bridge topics.
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Ilinois
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Illinois Central
Chicago and Alton Roads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Justice White
Interstate Commerce Law
White
Congress
Rose
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company
Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company
United States Trust Company of New York
John Stewart
Chicago
Charles E. Clark
Edward Rawlins
Leigh G. Curtiss
Thomas Way
Farm Institute
Illnois Farmers’ Institute
Institute
Rockford
Eczema cured by Cuticura Remedies, 1909 testimonial
A Watertown resident narrates four years of severe head to toe eczema with six weeks in bed. After doctor gave up, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent brought first sleep and complete recovery in three weeks. Heed the remedy for skin troubles in this 1909 letter.
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Edward Nenning
Salina St
Watertown
N. Y
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucosa and claims catarrh caused cases can be cured by a "catarrh cure" from J. Cheney & Co. It offers a $100 reward if their remedy fails and directs readers to request circulars. The page also includes a quotation about charity from Lavater and a note on a pile remedy.
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Qoe
J. Cheney & CO
Roleda
Mall
Parrot Mishap Recalled In Lawyer Damages Case
A lawyer seeking damages notes that direct accusations aren’t always required. He cites a misheard remark about a parrot and a master’s collar, highlighting sensationalized innuendo from Everyone’s Magazine.
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Hans
Resinol Ointment Praised By Nurse For Skin Ailments
In twenty years as a nurse I found Resinol Ointment unmatched for skin troubles and eczema. Its cooling healing effect on sore nipples is described as wonderful by Mia T. B. Henderson of Albany NY. Dr Alexander Bain notes that happiness in later life rests on memories of early years.
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Mia
T. B. Henderson
Albany, N. Y
Alexander Bain
Marine Eye Remedies and Miscellaneous Quack Claims
An assortment of patent medicine pitches is presented including Marine Eye Remedy claims for eye trouble and infant use, Rheumatism relief, and other health quackery. It also promotes a 6 to 14 day pile cure and various proverbs about education and relationships.
Misread Public Notice Signals Human Interest Ad Mix
Fragmented OCR blendsAdvice and ads about Castoria bottle safety and infant remedies with social chatter about happiness and marriage. It hints at a caregiver audience and a humorous aside on household roles, ending with a whimsical line about bees collecting nectar.
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Waterway
Wayman
Brundage
Corbus P Gardner
Illinois
Theodore K. Long
City Legal Department
New Charities Commission
Charles S. Deneen
State Board of Charities
Frank Billings
Emily 8. Hirsch
John T. McAnally
Carbondale
John H. Rapp
Fairfield
John B. Harris
Champaign
Terminal Company
Doan
James Dean
Dean
Topeka
Kansas
Deans
Black
James Crooks
First St
Nsw
American Fork
Utah
Tolten
Mia Crooks
Donna
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Oan
Foster-Milurn Co
Ean
Marie
Hubby
Tom
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicao
Detchon
Inc. Druggliats
Perry Dayi
Elise
Miss Rogers
Carter
PARTE
Defiance
ST. Louis
Jervous
de Pierce
Rene Rus Mae
Prussy
Oray
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