Illinois News Roundup From Elgin To Springfield
Dundee man Bert Aten drowns in Fox River after trying to grab a spider web across the water. Ul larger university retirees Burrill and Shattuck to receive Carnegie Foundation allowances. East St. Louis jokester traps colleague in jail. Peck for Illinois livestock breeders meet planned in Springfield Peoria shooting ends in self defense. Charleston remarriage case with Schreffier Shaffer names. Kankakee hospital laundry replacement funded. state cabin guards short. Duquoin husband killed wife in fight. possible lynching risk. Chicago boys rescue a woman from lake mystery. Decatur clerks hold annual convention. public service urged. Boston Kitty case pursued by governor. Chicago robbers confess to 30 hold-ups. Elgin speed concerns of state head. Richard Yates named state insurance attorney.
Real Estate Hurt By Mail Order Houses and Parcels Post
Byron Williams warns farmers and village property owners that mail order houses and the parcels post threaten rural towns. He argues maintaining home merchants supports village real estate values, schools, churches, and community life, urging readers to boycott catalogue ads and burn mail order catalogs.
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Thomas Harrigan
River Falls
Wis
United States
Lfe
Chicago
New York
Byron Williams
Affinity Talk Sparks A Standby Laugh In Chicago
Congressman Mann overhears a playful couple on a train from Chicago. a wife imagines romantic affections while the husband dismisses the notion as seeking a plain liar. The anecdote appears in Mack’s National Monthly.
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Jim Mann
Chicago
Mack
National Monthly
Mann
Cuticura Ointment Heals Severe Knee Injury
Mrs. M. H. Fairchild recounts a fall that left a deep knee wound healing after using Cuticura Ointment. She notes prior balsam fir and other preparations caused pain, while Cuticura brought immediate relief and healing. She praises Cuticura Soap for facial use without smarting.
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M. H. Fairchild
Lafayette
Wichita
Kan
Paxton Antiseptic Ad Promotes Wholesome Mouth
The Paxton Toilet Co. of Boston advertises Paxtine Antiseptic for a clean wholesome mouth and sweet breath. Priced 25 cents a box, available at druggists or by postpaid order on receipt of payment.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Quip Sparks Take on Husband and Lawn Mower Jibe
Snippet shows a witty exchange about a man’s influence at home and a wife’s power with a lawnmower. The remark hints at domestic humor and social dynamics without detailing events or people.
Cole's Carbolisaire Skin Remedy Announces Quick Relief
An 1890s style advertisement claims Cole's Carbolisaire relieves burning itching and skin diseases instantly stops burn pain and leaves no scars. Sold for 25 cents and 50 cents by druggists with free samples by writing to 3 W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Cole
W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wia
Strike Breakers of Old and Odd Remedies
A collection of quirky lines mentions Elijah fed by ravens and a boast about strikes. It also promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for costiveness and sluggish liver and closes with a wry remark about marriage curing giggling in girls.
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Elijah
Garfield Tea
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Dundee
Fox River
Elgin
Here
Big Reach
Howard Earls
Urbana
Thomas Jonathan Burrill
Samuel Walker Shattuck
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement
University
Shattuck
East St. Louis
William Degen
Lee Browne
Degen
Browne
Springfield
Peoria
Rockford
Lawrence Hudson
Mapleton
Joseph Schwabski
Hudson
Schwabski
Charleston
Clarence H. Schreffier
Goldie Huffman
Schreffier
Clarence E. Shaffer
Charles Partian
Anderson
Ind
Shaffer
Ohio
State Board of Administration
Kankakee State Hospital
Frank D. Th Tn
Kankakee
Ward Robinson
State Civil Service Commission
Robinson
John Hartnett
Austin Avenue
Henry Olson
West
Monroe Street
Indiana Street
Michael Rasmussen
Decatur
Illinois
United National Association of Post Office Clerks
G. C. Lakin
Streator
H. R. Andrews
National Association
Deneen
Massachusetts
Vioss
Joseph Harris
Rawson Street
John Angel
Southport Avenue
Alexander Mieschke
George He, Cook
Illinois Sunday School Association
Richard Yates
State Insurance Department
O. B. Ryan
Samuel W. Shattuck
Farmer
Bill Willd Mall
Winnie
Beau
Willie
Bingle
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