Night Riders Blow Drinkwater Levee to Drain Lowlands
In Cairo Mississippi county a section of Drinkwater levee was dynamited by night riders to speed drainage. The blast failed to create a large hole and water entered via an unfinished sewer into Big Lake, delaying relief as the river fell. Authorities had refused levee modification.
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Drinkwater Ridge
Cairo
Mississippi County
Big Lake
Springfield
Sangamon County
Burke
Illinois Brevities Chronicle of Local Oddities and Tragedies
Sycamore celebrates golden wedding for Mr. and Mrs. George Ashelford. In Galesburg a man hanged himself after disputing his wife’s death. Danville reports a severely overweight teenager died, while Champaign seeks state funds for a Turner monument. Local votes rejected commission form government. Marriage in Shelbyville and a flammable fire destroys Dayton Tablet works in Quincy. Fatal train accident near Fort Forest. multiple arrests in Westervelt robberies. Danville editor Col Robert C. Holton commits suicide. Springfield assigns staff roles in state militia. Chicago man faces theft charge with church pledge for reform. Dr J Bar Shawego dies at Jacksonville asylum. Kenesaw Mountain monument link. Joliet notes convicts’ labor program aiding release prospects.
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Quincy
J B Shawego
State Asylum For the Insane
Jacksonville
Shango
Kene Saw Mountain
McCook
Boneport Seminary
Iowa
Kenesaw Mountain
State Board of Pension Examiners
Counci
Reid's Yellow Dent Corn A Pioneering Illinois Seed Line
Olive G. Reid recounts Robert Reid's 1846 move to Delavan Prairie Illinois and the creation of Reid's Yellow Dent. The line stabilizes through sixty three years of selection by Robert and then James L. Reid, yielding a distinct medium maturing, high producing corn now grown across the United States and exported internationally.
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Olive G. Reid
James L. Reid
Illinois
Robert Reid
Brown County
Delavan Prairie
Red Oak
Gordon Hopkins
Reid
Union
South America
Africa
Australia
Russia
Feeding Cows for Milk Production
Agricultural notes by C. C. Hayden outline four economic factors for milk yield: cow selection, housing, a prudent feeder, and adequate quality feed. It explains nutrients—protein, carbohydrate, and fat—importance, sources, and ratios for a balanced dairy ration.
Resinol credited with curing long‑term eczema
A Philadelphia woman describes twenty five years of eczema and severe facial itching. After using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap she reports a dramatic improvement and a clear face. The notice urges others with skin troubles to request free samples from Resinol Chem Co.
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Philadelphia
Dept. OK
Resinol Chem. Co
Baltimore
Sometimes a Young Lawyer Finds Luck in a Wife's Law
A brief, humorous reflection notes that a young lawyer may prosper when his wife asserts authority, shaping his career and decisions with a firm hand. The verse hints at domestic influence guiding professional success.
Nolle Pressed in Racial Confrontation Over Chickens
Transcript from Harper's Weekly recounts a heated exchange between Rastus and Sambo over alleged chicken theft. Rastus swears to have Sambo arrested, while Sambo challenges the claim, reflecting racial language and tensions of the period.
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Rastus
Sambo
Harper’s Weekly
Good Time Tess and Tom Face a Stock Loss in Drama
In a tense exchange Tess warns Tom against confronting their father about money. Tom counters that the father's recent stock losses will blunt any lecture on money management. The scene hinges on fear, pride, and family dynamics over financial stress.
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Tess
Tom
Papa
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News OF Illinois
Telegraph
Sterling
Illinois State Farmers’ Institute
State Good Roads Association
State Department of Household Science
H. M. Dunlap
Savoy
J. M. Daniels
Greenville
H. A. McKeene
Phil Decker
Murphysboro
Roosevelt
Fred S. Wilbur
East St. Louis
Vern L. Joy
Centralia
James Jackson
Reform School
Pontiac
Jackson
St. Charles
St. Paul Coal Company
Chicago
Cherry
Princeton
Joseph Campegio
Frank Lolli
Andriano Muzzarelli
Herrin
Steve Woitsick
Taylor Coal Company
Sycamore
Mrs
George Ashelford
Galesburg
F C. Peterson
Woodhall
Danville
Laird Vinson
Pana
Commission
Shelbyville
J. Branson Davis
Abbie Shanks
Vermilion
Edgar County
Lafe Tallman
Dayton
Frank Christoff
Wabash
Forrest
Lester Orr
Chester Arlington
Carlisle
Ind
George Allen
Mattoon
Jack Riley
Lichtenwalter Bros
Lockard Bros
Westervelt
Robert C. Holton
Metropole
Holton
Colonel Holton
Vermilion County
Dickson
Craig
Winds National Guard
Dunne
James Horn
Hopkins
Hord
Reaid
C. C. Hayden
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Nolle
Post
Postum Ostwal de. Ltd
Battle Creek, Mieh
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