Illinois constitutional convention shows progress on many articles
After a six month session the Illinois constitutional convention approved on second reading the militia article and several committee reports. It left for fall consideration key issues including statewide election day reform, finances, education, equal rights, and home rule for downstate cities while preserving Chicago debates.
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Springfield
Cook County
General Assembly
Chicago
Judicial Department
Executive Department
Circuit Court
Committee On Agriculture
UN Uder
Legislative Department
Returning from Ypres A Traveler Sees War Ruins and Rebuilt Belgium
A visitor describes the scarred landscape from Zeebrugge to Ypres and Passchendaele, noting shell holes turning green and tanks along mud strewn roads. He observes Belgian recovery with rebuilt huts and resilient peasantry as the journey loops past Dixmude toward the coast.
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Zeebrugge
Ypres
Kemmel
Passchendiele
Manchester Guardian
Cloth Hall
No Man's Land
Menin Gate
Poelcapelle
Hooge
St. Julien
Passchendaele
Dixmude
Belgium
Freezone promises instant corn relief with tiny bottle
A drugstore advertises Freezone as a pain free corn remover. It claims a small bottle costs only a few cents and removes hard and soft corns and corn between the toes without soreness by applying a drop and lifting the corn away with fingers.
Sculpture at Home with a Family Echo in a Museum
A Virginia couple visiting the Metropolitan Museum with an elderly "mammy" says she will wait in the vestibule while they tour. She remarks that looking at the statues is no recreation for her, noting she washed and dressed the parents before the children.
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Virginia
Metropolitan Art Museum
Milwaukee Journal
Vitamins and their elusive nature studied worldwide
Scientists disagree on theories of vitamines yet agree on their importance. Researchers compare orange juice and milk for vitamin content and test whether processing and canning destroy vitamins. Other chemists strive to isolate individual vitam ines to describe their appearance and properties.
Death Valley Sand Storm Described as Hellish Spectacle
A vivid account portrays a Death Valley sand storm sweeping through passes between glare and dunes. The event features cloudless heat and rising dust as it roars across the desert, turning the valley into a furnace-like scene.
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Death Valley
Bayer Aspirin Adverts Claim Safe Pain Relief
An old Bayer advertisement touts aspirin tablets as genuine and safe, prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. It warns to accept only unbroken Bayer packages with directions for headache toothache neuralgia rheumatism and colds, noting small tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Mother and Child Stir Passengers with a Wink
A motorbus journey prompts a young boy to demand his mother wink at a stern old man. The scene unfolds as the boy’s bold cue unsettles the traveler and amuses those nearby. The exchange highlights a playful moment aboard a crowded bus.
No Wonder. That lawyer came to a lame con clusion
A fragment quotes critical phrases about a lawyer with a halting argument. The source appears as a stray sentence meant to mock legal reasoning and rhetorical flourish. No identifiable persons or organizations are provided.
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Owl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
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Missouri
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W.N. Y
M. Timerlin
Durant
Oklahoma
Hunt
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