Illinois News Briefs Highlight Bridges and Farm Wages
The Tri State Bridge and Highway association proposes 16 cross river routes for Cairo to link Mississippi and Ohio passages. Illinois farmers report cash rents at 4 to 5 percent, with a 6.90 per acre average rent, while total land value is about 150 per acre. Also noted are forecasts of a strong apple crop, rising spraying interest, and local civic activities including memorial tree plantings and road contracts.
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Tri-State Bridge and Highway Association
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Kentucky
Missouri
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Mr. Beach
Illinois
A. J. Surrett
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State University
Springfield
Farm Bureau
Aurora
Kane
Central States Far and Exposition
Lincoln Highway
M. C. A. American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kane County
General Pershing
Illinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
Ss. A. Bradt
de Kalb
A. D. Mackie
Bradt
A de Kalb Bank
Sycamore
Richard B. Walsh
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Three Hundred Twenty-fourth Signal Battalion
Eighty-sixth
Blackhawk Division
Loague
Lincoln
Illinois Commerce Commission
Primaries See Two-Ticket Battle For State Posts
Incomplete returns from the Tuesday primaries indicate Republican and Democratic contenders. State Treasurer Oscar Nelson Geneva and State Superintendent Prancis G Blair Charleston appear on both tickets. Congressional at Large names include Richard Yates Springfield and others with vacancies noted for several posts.
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Oscar Nelson
Geneva
T Public Instruction
Prancis G. Blair
Charleston
Richard Yates
Kd. Rathbone
Kenilworth
Winnifred Mason Huck
State Representative 32 District Candidates Listed
The document lists candidates for State Representative in multiple districts including 32 with names such as William F. Weiss Charles H. Francis and William L. Pierce, along with party affiliations and nearby districts. It notes sitting members in some rows and includes a long roster across districts 1 through 51 with GOP and Democratic contenders.
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William F. Weiss
Charles H. Francis
William L. Pierce
Thomas F. Graham
Charles W. Baker
David Hunter, Jr
L. M. Green
W- Carlon Healy
Joseph L. Meyers
Robert Irwin
Charles D. Franz
W. C. Milner
Ralph M. Hoar
John P. Hart
Frank A. McCarthy
Frank R. Dalton
D. S. Myers, Jr
C. A. Bruer
Michael Fahy
Robert Scholes
Charrles
Stubbles
David H. McCluggage
J. H. Francis
Martin A. Brennan
E. B. Bentley
John H. Clark
A. Hill
J. W Irish
Homer J. Tice
George W. White
Ben L. Smith
M. R. Lohmann
Rollo R. Robbins
Isaac N. Willis
Charles B
H. A Shephard
John Wylie
William M. Scanlan
Lee O’neil Browne
Lincoln Bancroft
Arthur Roe
John C. Richardson
Lottie H. O'Neill
John J. Walker
Michael F. Henenbry
Charles IL. McMackin
A. B. Lager
J. E. McMackin
Owen B. West
John A. Johnson
M. P. Rice
L. R. Vandeventer
Harry Wilson
BE. A. Jenke
Ss. R. Haines
Charles J. Kribs
Charles J. Kribs (D
S E. Moore
EB. B. Rogers
B. L. Barber
C. A. Jones
Frank Vice, Jr
W. B. Phillips
Laurence F. Arnold
No Candidate Elizabeth Ninehan and Lawrence Stone
A brief ballot item notes no candidate to fill a stated race naming Elizabeth Ninehan and Lawrence Stone as related figures in the as yet undefined contest. The notice conveys a formal vacancy or nonpartisan position with no declared contenders.
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Elizabeth Ninehan
Lawrence E. Stone Wei
Porridge And The Scots Sturdiness Question
Recent medical speculation suggests porridge could influence the pituitary gland at the brain base, potentially affecting body size and build. Some doctors contend that a active gland may yield the high cheek bones and robust physiques associated with Scots, while a less active gland could result in shorter stature.
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Lrue
Tom Thumbs
Perhaps He Knew What He Meant
A witty remark by a library margin penciler is cited in the Boston Transcript. The comment on an Irish boundary appears alongside a Spectator article, noting the phrase Ireland one and invisible.
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Spectator
Ireland
Boston Transcript
Huntsman Questions Farmer's Wife Over Damages
A huntsman visits the farmstead to settle damages caused by hounds and questions the farmer’s wife. She recounts a curt examination and recalls her husband’s alleged harsh phrasing, sparking shock at the memory.
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Mra. Hodge
Bride’sirthday Ad Display Stuns Friend in Tale
In a bride’s boudoir a small cut-glass vial holds a pinkish powder believed to be her wedding day complexion. The bride declares it is hers, while a curious friend asks about its meaning. The scene comes from Strickland Gillilan’s Wayside Tales.
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Strickland Gillilan
Nobel laureate Anatole France Returns From Stockholm
The seventy eight year old writer Anatole France traveled to Stockholm to receive his Nobel prize after a severe illness. He feared catching cold and wore several padded waistcoats under his coat. Swedish customs officers questioned him as they searched his coat, and he replied France.
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Anatole France
Stockholm
France
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