Illinois Briefs Chronicle Local Unions and Trials
The Illinois briefs cover church union naming Swedish United Mission and governance plan, bankruptcy petitions for William Dunn and Charles Best, labor and county court actions, property disputes, and business reopenings. Notable items include Rock Island gas tank explosion risk, a water line cut endangering families, and a planned Cook County Employer Benevolent association formation.
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Rochford
Swedish United Mission
Swedish Free
Swedish Congregational
Mission Covenant Churches
United States
Chicago
Board of Trade
United States District Court
William Dunn
John Blyth & Sons
Liverpool
England
Dunn
Danville
Fourth District Electrical Workers
Indiana
Ilinois
MecNeeley
Rock Island
F. R. McDonald
Aurora
McDonald
Waukegan
H. H. Miller
Lake County
Jones
John Farwell
Mayflower Mining Company
Idaho
Fred H. Blount
H. W. Watkins
Illinois Surety Company
Locust Street
House of Correction
Otto Huber
Rock Island Brewing Company
Robert Morris Kemp
St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church
Blake
Sterling
Royal Trust Company of
Wheh
Illinois Straw Products Company
Cook County
Whiteside County
Iva Crane
Sterling, Dixon & Eastern
Rockford
Charles A. Stevens
J. A. Rehm
Kidney health claim drives relief after stone pain
A. Rippy of Gallatin Tennessee recounts fifteen years of kidney disease and gravel attacks with blood passages. He credits rapid improvement to Dean's Kidney Pills, saying four box purchases cured him with no recurrence. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rippy
Depot Ave
Gallatin
Tenn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Retracted Claim Sparks San Francisco boodler dispute
District Attorney Heney, wounded, tells a reporter at his bedside that a retraction would mirror a Tombstone editor’s move. He recalls pressure over a report claiming a rival editor’s father served 37 years in jail and notes the eventual release, then execution sentence.
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Heney
San Francisco
Tombstone
Clarion
Papa
The Unemployed. There’s Work If You Look
A witty interchange contrasts search for jobs with energy draining effort. The dialogue highlights scarcity of opportunity and the humor found in persistence during hard times.
Navy proposes changes to enlisted men's shirt uniform
A communication from the commander-in-chief of the fleet requests changes to the enlisted men's shirt uniform. The letter was circulated to officials for comment and brief endorsements. One indorsement succinctly states the subject: commander-in-chief desires to change shirt.
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Navy Department
Lippincott’s
Coffee as a Hidden Cause of Ill Health
A reader explains lifelong coffee use caused stomach trouble headaches and dull skin, then switched to Postum with immediate taste acceptance and health improvements. The letter praises Postum and urges readers to consider its benefits, noting a promotional line from Postum Company and a reference to The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Canadian Land Offer Praised by Alberta Settlers
A letter from Carmangay Alberta dated 12-15-08 details a family’s successful settlement prospect in Southern Alberta. They describe buying four sections, homesteads, building operations, crops yielding 20 to 30 bushels per acre, large stock herds, and rising land values aided by low railway rates via a Canadian Government agency. The letter endorses Southern Alberta for outdoor life and good returns, signed by James S. Ainslie and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Carmangay
Alta
Canada
CG. J. Broughton
Adams Street
Chicago
Alberta
Claftsholm
Little Bow
James S. Ainslie
When the Orator Pleads for Action Amidingsusters
A fiery orator asks what he can do as he laments the country’s ruin and oppression. The crowd responds with a sharp command to sit down, scattering the hopeful imagery of prosperity.
International Christian Endeavor HQ building noted at Boston
The article notes the construction of an international Christian Endeavor headquarters in Boston with profits from office rents supporting extension work. It also mentions Munyon remedies and other health product claims, a PAZO OINTMENT pile cure guarantee, and a line about Lewis' Single Binder cigars and prohibition state rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Hendeavor
Boston
Woman Attests Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy Health
Houston Texas Mrs Bessie L Hicks recalls being a total wreck from female troubles chronic dyspepsia and liver issues before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound One bottle improved her health and she urges all women with such ailments to try the remedy noting she now enjoys the best of health and would not be without it
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Houston
Texas
Lydia E. Pink
Ham
Sam
Bessie L. Hicks
Cleveland St
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Illinois
Munyon
Yous
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Earl S.sloan
Mass
A. Sloan
Golden Opera 2 Co-Operative Stock, & Fruit Growera Ass'a
Metropolitan
Minneapolis
Minn
Warren E.coleman Wisteington
D.C. Be. LO Et
High Resulie
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