Marshal Shot In Duel After Liquor Suppression
City Marshal W. J. McMaster was shot in the leg in front of the Broadway hotel after clashing with Granville R. Pace over liquor sales. Pace was arrested as McMaster was taken to Centralia for surgery. Others: Kaskaskia commons sale appointed by Governor Deneen. bank robbery suspects held. court cases on rail tracks and employment law. multiple local incidents and appointments across Illinois.
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W. J. McMaster
Granville R. Pace
Pace
Broadway Hotel
McMaster
Pres
Centralia
Anna
H. H. Kohn
Hiingis Southern Hospital For the Insane
Deneen
Kaskaskia Commons
Chester
W. R. Hunter
Kankakee
James G. Howard
Olney
Pontiac
Justice Gaff
John Gardner
Zanesville
Johnie
August Meyers
Alton Rusk
Og‘den Rusk
Chicago
Chatsworth
Drys
Carrollton
Bluffdale
Eldred
Henshaw
Murphysboro
George Morris
Paris Pattern No 3249 All Seams Allowed
Pattern notes describe a blouse suit with box plaits and center front closing for a Norfolk style. Knickerbockers fullness via elastic run casing. fabrics include white duck and others. sizes 2 to 5 years with yardage for a 3 year old. Also contains stray criminal recipe fragment about salting meat and turpentine.
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Paris
Norfolk
Meath
Paris Pattern No 3250 Dress with Gibson Plaits
Pattern details for a one piece dress in five sizes from 34 to 42 inches. Includes Gibson plaits at waist, elbow or cuffed sleeves, nine gore pleated skirt with inverted box back and belt. Requires 7 1/2 yards of nap fabric or 7 1/2 yards non nap. width around 4 yards. Send 10 coins to Pattern Department with name address and pattern rise and number.
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Paris
Gibson
Layman Proclaims Stomach Cure from Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
Indianapolis man Joseph Murphy shares how persistent stomach trouble and constipation were cured by Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin after trying many laxatives. He credits the remedy with lasting relief and invites questions and free samples from Dr. W B Caldwell at Caldwell Ridge Monticello, NL.
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Caldwell
Joseph Murphy
Indianapolis
Ind
Seeeph Murphy
Binsay
Dr. W .B. Caldwell
Caldwell Ridg
Monticello
Questioning plans amid a house building debate
A heated exchange features Calum Down denying plans to reuse an old house and expressing hope that a new home is not being built. The remark underscores local concerns over redevelopment and property standards.
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Calum
Cuticura Soap advertised for infant skin relief
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for immediate relief of itching, burning, rashes, and eczema in infants and children, claiming rest for parents and a speedy cure. includes company address and a free Cuticura Book offer. The rest of the text imitates unrelated jokes and phrases from other sources.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
West Canada as a Grain Producer
Gust Anderson of Maidstone Saskatchewan describes his farming start in Central Canada. He reports 22% wheat and 60 bushels oats per acre in 1908 and 27 bushels wheat and 1,300 bushels oats on later acreage, aided by rain from May to August and good market conditions. The piece highlights high quality grain and rising confidence for small farmers. It notes improving wheat quality in inspections and cites favorable weather as key to future yields. A light anecdote about a boy named William ends with his quip about the busy wire.
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Gust. Anderson
Maidstone
Sask
Minnesota
Canada
Anderson
Dominion
Mike the Lobster in a Comic Exchange
Pat declares Mike a lobster with a joking punchline. The line explains the nickname as a playful description of color change from green to red when heated.
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Mike
Pat
Lewis Single Binder Man of Rich Mellow Cigar Taste
A man seeks a rich mellow How-tasting cigar with prompt action advised. The message warns against both delay and hasty moves while favoring decisive choice.
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Lewis
Mrs Pinkham offers free medical guidance for women
A longtime advisor to women, Mrs. Pinkham invites readers to write without cost to Lynn Massachusetts. She notes that confidential, woman to woman communication eliminates the need for public examinations and urges any woman with female weakness to seek help from her company.
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