Illinois News Nuggets highlights and local shocks
Ice famine threatens Charleston amid heat and plant repairs. Chicago War Mothers plan a two story memorial hotel. J H Grill elected Illinois Eagles president. next convention at Rock Island. Lawyers disbarred by supreme court. fish weighs 65 pounds from Okaw river. Union workers plan July strike risking 20 million in building activity. Family feud ends in murder at bank. Dr. Harry J Haiselden dies in Havana. William C Dean dies in Ava. large landowner and former legislator. Tornado kills team near El Dara. bar ning lightning hits farm near Barry. Army worm outbreak noted in Champaign and western counties with control tips. Ray C Pellett named president of William and Vassii college. Springfield establishes central auxiliary army recruiting stations.
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Charleston
Chicago
War Mothers of 1917
Sol Uiis
J. H. Grill
Moline
Order of Eagles
East St. Louis
Rock Island
William L. Martin
C. V. Canavan
Cook County Bar Association
Supreme Court
Okaw River
Cowden
Kaskaskia
Frank Willy
Earl A. Fitch
Corn Exchange National Bank of Chicago
Merchants’ National Bank
Galena
Harry J. Haiselden
Havana
Cuba
William C. Dean
Jackson County
Ava
Illinois
Dean
Sangamon
E.S. Smith
Buck Run Off & Refining Company
Emmerson
Champaign County
J. R. Mallock
University of Illinois
Ray C. Pellett
Garrett
Ind
William and Vassii College of
Aledo
R. E. Swift
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Springfield
Fairy Tale from Mother Bantam to Her Chicks
In the tale Mother Bantam recalls how her original nest and eggs were stolen, but she found a new brood and raised them as her own. The story emphasizes happiness after hardship, warmth, and the bond between mother and children as the chicks grow affectionately under her care.
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Mother Bantam
Bantam
Goodness and Greatness Reflected in Lincoln Quote
A reflection on moral virtue and notable praise for Lincoln as a model of real goodness and greatness. The quote recalls Phillips Brooks praising Lincoln for uniting what God has joined.
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Phillips Brooks
Lincoln
Girt
South Bend
Indiana
Forest of Farms
A. G. Voigt
Little minds tamed by misfortune rise above it
A succinct aphorism attributed to Washington Irving notes that small minds yield to misfortune while great minds elevate beyond it.
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Washington Irving
Women Need Swamp-Root Kidney Health Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not realize it. Symptoms include back pain headaches and nervousness. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy and samples are offered by mail from Dr Kilmer Co. at Binghamton New York.
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Fletcher
Castoria
Ald
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Bath Day Quiz Reveals Quiet Schoolroom Snub
In a city school a second grade health chart inspection exposes a dingy boy named William claiming daily baths. A neighboring pupil contradicts him, joking that the family never has full tub use, remarking they only wash on wash days and never since last year.
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William
Plenty of Choice and Perseverance in Faith and Ved
The speaker notes there are over one thousand kinds of faith and millions of varieties of enthusiasm. Through patient study, understanding grows, and only the persevering gain real knowledge about beliefs.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promises Kidney Relief
An advertisement warns kidneys may weaken and urges treatment with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It touts long history since 1696, claims Holland health benefits, guarantees refunds if unsatisfied, and advises three to four capsules daily in sealed boxes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Ment
Netherlands
Rising Young Men and Crowded Streetcar Seats
A compact reflection notes that many ambitious youths fade amid urban routine as crowded streetcars carry the rest of the city. The line suggests a contrast between potential and daily transit life without specifying names or dates.
Old-Fashioned Worker Refuses Pay Raise Request
A man described as old fashioned refuses to ask for a raise, trusting that if his work warrants higher pay his employers will notice and grant it. The stance reflects a belief in merit recognition without confrontation.
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Sor
A Pertinent Curosity
A fragmentary reflection on social wit and gender cues. The text questions if grass widows wear weeds and notes mischief in shared jokes, followed by a line about missing value when one only consumes and does not create.
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Mary Graha Ale
Chas. H. Fletcher
Jalgohol
New York
Eor
THE
Centaur Company
Ewye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Greene
Browne
U.S
France
U. S
Cambridge Rubber CO. Dept
Cambridge, Maze
Dunaway & Bator
Pemiscot County
Missouri
Dukedom
Tohn Welch
W. N. UL
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