Editorial on vest pocket voting and political influence
The piece critiques vest pocket votes and party bosses shaping outcomes in 1916 politics. It notes shifts toward independent thought, cites Missouri Progressive Judge Nortoni backing Wilson after an insult from Roosevelt, and observes weathered public trust in forecasts amid a heat wave.
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Musiins
Dad Summers
Implie
Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Missouri
Judge Nortoni
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City
Hughes
Senator Taggart on economy and pork in post offices
Indiana senator Thomas Taggart denounces pork barrel spending while highlighting a study: 39 towns to receive new post offices at government expense average population 1,980 per town and average cost per inhabitant $14.50. He argues economy requires budget reform and executive power to draft the budget with Congress limited to review.
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Enator
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Taggart
Congress
Taggert
Malta
Post Office Department
Veils at Maine resort linked to eyestrain and nerves
A report from Bar Harbor, Maine warns that heavy dotted and patterned veils worn by society women at a popular summer resort can interfere with vision, cause eyestrain, and trigger nervous symptoms. Medical expert Dr. Casey A. Wood’s findings are cited, urging wearers to choose simple veils or seek proper spectacles.
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Rom Bar Iarbor
Poplar
Chicago
Casey A. Wood
Casey
Toby's Honey and Tar relieves hay fever and asthma
A vintage ad touts Toby's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for hay fever asthma coughs and colds. It claims to soothe a raw rasping throat relieve hoarseness ease inflammation and promote restful sleep without opiates from Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
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Toby
Miller and Arthur Drug Co
War in Europe and political fortunes from era editors
From editors in five papers: Sherman would scorn Inferno of today. a political nominee needs wealth patience and saintly promises. Russian gains are risky. Wilson should press a firm note. troops' use remains uncertain and opinions diverge across borders.
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Springfield Journal
Sherman
Dante
Europe
Longlegs the Heron Waits for Breakfast at Smiling Pool
A patient Lone fisherman named Longlegs waits among bulrushes at the Smiling Pool hoping for minnows. Plunger the Fish Hawk and Grandfather Frog complicate the hunt as hunger grows. After a long vigil, patience pays off with a school of minnows approaching.
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Onglegs the
Blue Heron
Lorglegs
Longlegs
Smiling Pool
Jerry Muskrat
Grandfather Frog
Jerry
Whig's Letter Box Calls McNary on Soldier Vote
August W. H. Doss of Quincy argues in the Whig letter that Sen C R McNary should support a special session to grant soldiers from the state the vote while on border duty. He notes McNary has two sons of enlistment age and asks if they would be disenfranchised. He appeals to families and the working man as the state’s backbone.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
The
Whig
Sunday Whig
C. R. McNary
McNay
Illinois History Entry August 22 1778 Treaty With Winnebago
On August 22, 1778 Colonel George Rogers Clark concluded a treaty of friendship with the Winnebago Indians of the Rock River Valley, marking a notable event in Illinois history.
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George Rogers Clark
Rock River Valley
Unclaimed Overflow Lands Seen as Health Menace in Illinois
Aug 22 Springfield reports 11,000 acres of unclaimed swamp and overflow land in Illinois threaten public health and bear economic loss. Malaria remains a worry. a state health bulletin notes workers with malaria have reduced efficiency by 40 to 90 percent. The bulletin urges reclamation to boost sanitary benefits and guide development of projects.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Board of Health
Our School S Vacation by Pau S illustrations msei i
A comic school page recounts two weeks of vacation sorrow and mischief. Torp Stebbins is teased as bad news spreads, Fatty Bellowes falls ill from eating green fruit, and Short Leg Milliken tricks Bull Hickey with a hooked cane. Genevieve Hicks longs for school opening to curb truancy.
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Stebbins
Andy Anderson
Brigham
Phil Wigglesworth
Torp
Grean
Milliken
Bull
Cain
Seven Million Children Affected by Eye Vision Crisis
Chicago reports seven million school children suffer defective vision. R C Augustine of D sr Illinois, president of the State Society of Optometrists, says the annual convention adopted resolutions offering $25 for convicting anyone illegally practicing optometry.
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Chicago
R. C. Augustine of
D “Sr
Soci Ol Optometrists
Ite
Efficiency Bureau Organized by Western Republican HQ
CHICAGO August 22 Managers at the western Republican national headquarters organized an efficiency bureau to supervise expenditures and apply modern scientific business methods.
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Chicago
Republican
Real Estate Expert Named to Lead Efficiency Bureau
Seymour Morris, a real estate dealer and business efficiency expert, will head the bureau. Life's most desirable pleasures cost the least.
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Iness
Seymour Morris
Dr King's New Discovery Cough Syrup Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to use Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and colds. It touts Pine Tar antiseptic oils and balsams, notes mild laxative effect, and promotes keeping a bottle at home as cold insurance. Sold at your druggist.
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Dr. King
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