Illinois News Briefs Terse Chronicle Highlights Violent Incidents and Local Posts
Joliet reports assault victims saved by friends while Virginia notes a 14 year old dead from bay rum and crude alcohol. Beardstown rails against superheated engines amid possible railroad firemen strike. other items include a postal official facing fortune, a sleepwalker injury, and various arrests and local incidents across Illinois communities.
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Joliet
William Clyne
Virginia
William Thompson
Beardstown
L. F. and
East St. Louis
Dueir
W. EB. Heynolds
Uncle Sam
Edinburg
Rock Island
C. W.hawes
Woodmen
Springfield
Mount Vernon
Martin Kidd
Southern Express Company
Cullman
Ala
Chicago
West Sixtieth Street
W. Karr
S. Yedor
Bloomington
Daniel Teil
Covel
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Alton
Lakeview
East Side
Bluff Line
Big Four
Frisco
Tuscola
Illinois Central
Charles Hefler
M. F. Automobile Company
Detroit
Mich
Aurora
William Hicks
Adelia Scroggins
William Scroggins
Oakland
Jerling
Little Roland
B. F. Smiley
Clinton
Mississippi River
Beaver Island
Danville
Benjamin D. Robinson
Soldiers’ Home
Mattoon
Esther Ferguson
F. M. Ferguson
Georgie Clark
Elmira Clark
Wesley G Walker
John Lewman
William C. Lewman
Peoria
Depue
Ill
Tillinois River
Lake Depue
Electric Alarm Stove Combines Convenience and Cleanliness
A fireless cooker style electric stove uses a clock alarm to start and stop cooking. Finished hardwood exterior, fireproof lining, and non rustable metal ensure safety. Users can set 20 minutes or longer, start cooking, shop, and return to hot meals ready to serve.
Strawberry Pie With Rich Crust and Fresh Strawberries
A vintage pie recipe instructs making a rich crust baked empty then cooled inverted on a plate. Fill with one quart fresh picked strawberries, sweetened to taste, top with two stiffly beaten egg whites, and bake briefly until lightly browned.
Gingerbread Recipe for Hermits and Decorative Shapes
A recipe instructs mixing two cups sugar, one cup lard, one cup molasses, two eggs, soda dissolved in warm water, cinnamon, cloves, salt, then six cups flour and one cup fruit. Batter is shaped into gingerbread men or horses for children, with notes on artistic temperament.
Rolled Oats Bread Recipe Method
At noon mix two cups rolled oats with lukewarm water and keep warm. For bread use about four quarts white flour and the oats. add yeast and one cup molasses. Use less water since oats will moisten overnight and rise again before baking. Halve batch if needed.
Baked Batter Currant Pudding For Home Cooking
A vintage recipe describes a currant pudding with flour currants eggs milk and baking powder. The batter is baked in a buttered dish for about an hour then turned out and cut into pieces served with sugar or golden syrup.
Cure That Catarrh With Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic
The ad promotes Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic as a cure for chronic catarrh. It claims the powder form cleanses, heals, and kills germs when used as a spray or gargle, with a month's local treatment suggested. Available at druggists and by mail from The Paxton Toilet Company, Boston, Mass.
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oGc & Lox
Paxton Toilet Company
Boston
Mass
The Wretch. Mrs Appleworm Mercy’s Husband Leaves Home
A dramatic line in a humorous column shows Mrs Appleworm Mercy lamenting her husband’s desertion and his odd act of eating half the house before departing. The quirky headline hints at farce and domestic chaos.
Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Humboldt Man's Health
M R Wilson of Humboldt Nebraska reports severe kidney disease with dark sediment in urine, painful passages, general stiffness, back pain, nervous spells, and swelling. After trying remedies with little luck he improved after using Deans Kidney Pills and soon became entirely well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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M. R. Wilson
Humboldt
Nebr
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Wall Street Definition: Keene Describes the Lamb
New York broker James R. Keene, at an Easter celebration in Cedarhurst, declared that a lamb on Wall Street is one who invests first and investigates afterwards, in a remark capturing market caution.
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Wall Street
James R. Keene
Cedarhurst
New York
Mr. Keene
DE Laval
Broadwar
E. Mavison Sthert
Chicago
Wiliam Straw
Princess Ste Montreal
Winnipeg
Alao Arta Publishing Co
Washington
Land of Promise illustrated booklet offer
Homeseekers or others interested in Southern opportunities should write B. C. Prince, Bainbridge, Georgia, for a copy of the beautiful illustrated booklet entitled The Land of Promise.
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B. C. Prince
Bainbridge, Ga
Consistent He I birth on the second of April
A fragmented line notes a person named He I born on the second of April and a late as usual remark attributed to Life. The text presents minimal clear context or additional details.
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Framtins Wizard Oil Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement urges immediate purchase of Framtins Wizard Oil for headaches toothaches earaches and accidents. It also touts Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle while warning that wealth is a bubble inflated by some. A quip notes a man rarely gets arrested for striking an attitude.
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