Ground broken for Frances Shimer library in Mount Carroll
Ground has been broken for a new library building at Frances Shimer academy in Mount Carroll. The project is expected to cost about 35000 dollars. Miss Bertha Stone and Douglas Grant were married at a tourist camp in Taylorville. Farmers in Williamson county begin cutting winter wheat as crops show exceptional early progress.
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Frances Shimer Academy
Mount Carroll
Bertha Stone
Lesser
Douglas Grant
Taylorville
Rev
W. Dodson
Grace Methodist Church
Williamson County
Anex
Glen View
Wilmette
Ellies Suitor Revealed as War ren Fisher in Turbulent Affair
The excerpt recalls Sallie and Ellie reflecting on a tangled romance involving Warren Fisher, a married man whose interference disrupted social circles at the Divines. Ellie admits ambivalence while Sallie, newly chastened, wonders about rekindled liaisons and the consequences of pursuing pleasure amid scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellie
Warren Fisher
the Divines
Mrs. Fisher
Warren Fishr
Divines
Benedict
Miami
Sallie
Sport
Curtiss Wright
Mr. Fisher
Entwined confidences in a fading room
In a sunlit afternoon Sallie seeks relief from a wrongful accusation while Ellie shields her by acclaims and humor. A daughter calls for guidance from Father as anxious thoughts linger and the room rings with a bright, fading echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie
Ellie
Health and Hygiene Dominate the Century
An Illinois health director warns modern society ignores hygiene at peril of widespread disease. He links heart disease to infectious origins, urges mouth care, early sore throat treatment, and vaccination of public habits, noting syphilis and rheumatic fever as major heart killers and calling for cleaner living to curb epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolff
Illinois
Ilinois
George PF
Gladys Dick
Locomotive Derails Twice Near Cumberland on NEA Trip
An American railroad train carrying National Education Association delegates derailed two miles west of Cumberland as it traveled at speed toward St Louis. The locomotive and tender left the track, plowed ties, and ran on the rails again before officials blamed two broken drive shafts for the incident. No injuries were reported and service resumed after a delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Bay City Slayer Sentenced to Life for Double Murder
Bay City Michigan Circuit Judge Houghton sentenced Isaee Craven, who confessed to killing Frank Cady and his wife Anna, to life imprisonment at Marquette State Prison. The verdict followed the crime committed 24 hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Mich
Houghton
Isaae Craven
Frank Cady
Anna
Marquette State Prison
Device Measures Gases in Bathing Experiment
An excerpt describes a simple apparatus designed to measure gas emissions during a bathing experiment. The text references components that handle soda and grease and hints at a safety or outcome focus in early gas measurement methods.
The Value of Health in Aging Lives
The piece argues that while invalids have shaped life, for most people health is essential to enjoying extended years. It stresses health as a prerequisite for meaningful old age and productive longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Die
Rigor P.S
County Court Estate of Hester Simcox Proceeding Report
In the estate of Hester Simcox the county court records show proof of publication for the adjustment day notice filed, inventory filed and approved, final report filed, and publication ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Simcox
Martins Store Promotes Feed and Shoes in Local Notes
Local column highlights Martins for a wide range of goods including Fly-tox for flies, Star Brand shoes, crepe fabrics, flour, cheese varieties, butter, and bulk feed. Mentions visits by Miss Winona Stephens and Emmet Kellner, and community events with wares and discounts.
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Martins
Zobrisy
John L. Simcox
Assumption
Winona Stephens
Normal
Bloomington
McNess
Emmet Kellner
California
Tolks
O. K
Gloria
J. T. Stephens
Decatur
George
Martin & Martin
Dick Wasem
Vandalia
Jake Melton
Lincoln
W. W. Cain
G. A. C. Beckett
Cecil
Childh
Kentucky
Springfield
Florida
F. E Braridebury
Wichita Falls
Texas
O. L. Ladwick
St. Louis
W. L. Parks
Delassus
Varley
Walter Parks
Centralia
Harry Emerson
Harry Dr
Cairo
Stringtown
Decestur
Bines Johnson
G. M
R. T. Emerson
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Geo. E. Ballance
Bulls
Aris
Rogers
Durham
Will Rogers
Jegfelr Voikes
England
France
Germany
America
Bull” Durham
Bull Durham
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Illinois State News
Martin Bolt
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bullard
State Centennial Building
Frederick L. Chapman
Better Farming
Louise Chapman
Dempster Street
Evanston
Chapman
Lake Geneva
George Robertson
United States Engineering Corps
American Red Cross
Jacob Goldman
Chicago
Cook County
Supreme Court
Goldman
Peter Molyn
North Kedzie Avenue
Joliet Penitentary
Molyn
Michael Hickey
Hosea Wells
John A. Watson
John B. Fergus
F. X. Busch
Watson
Uline
Michigan Avenue Trust Bank
Warren C. Spurgin
Oscar M. Torrison
F. B E. Burleson
Franklin County
Relief Agency
Red Cross
Murphysboro
Standard Oil Company
Dixon
Anna Rose Wilson
Star Brand
Farmes
L. E. Belched
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