Belmont editor faces graft offer as Gloria and Wright confess love
Belmont editor Joe Wright refuses a buyout from Kerr and Kendall, insisting on honesty and community trust. Gloria, torn between love and duty, plans to depart with Wright to avoid a graft-ridden campaign, while Gilbert presses behind the scenes.
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Jorta
Kerr
Belmont
David Kerr
Kendall
Chicago Packers
Judge Gilbert
Joe Wright
Reform
Gloria
Belmont Society
Gilberts
Europe
Wright
Belmont News
Gilbert
Towers
St. Louis
Joe
Vermont
Father
Honor
One Motion Sustained in Shelbyville Court Drama
A Shelbyville circuit court case began with the defendant missing and his bond forfeiture ordered. The judge praised the defendant as confident in court and noted a path to justice, while the attorney recalled a prior bribery info and deflected pressure to punish.
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Mexico
Shelbyville
The Seventy Sent and Their Harvest Mission
A summary of Luke's account where Jesus sends seventy followers to prepare for his coming. It outlines their Lamb like character among wolves, dependence on divine provision, dignified bearing, and mission to offer peace and a worthy wage. The note links their work to Matthew 28:20 and John 14:16, stressing a body and soul ministry for the coming kingdom.
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Jesus
Church of Christ
Earth
Growth and migration shape Western Canada’s future frontier
The text recounts Winnipeg and Western Canada’s rapid growth driven by migration from eastern and southern cities. It cites wheat and grain exports, the potential to fuel transcontinental railways, and the impact of farmers from the south. It questions who should help develop the nation and notes strong Anglo-Saxon unity while praising agricultural vigor in 1913.
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Western
Canada
Chicago
Winnipeg
Amoi
Deacon
Prairie
Europe
Eczema Plague Strikes Child at Hillsboro Home
A Hillsboro Illinois family reports their child suffered a severe eczema outbreak on the lower limbs. Pimples with yellow discharge irritated by clothing caused burning and torment, with the cause linked to gut problems and sleep disturbance.
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Walnut St
Hillsboro
Ill
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