Appointment to Fort Logan and war time price notes
Pullman Lowden son of Governor Lowden sails to Fort Logan in Houston to join the Thirty third division as quartermaster sergeant. State food administration fixes fancy head rice prices and blue rice rates. War bread contest awards second prize to Mrs Frank O Lowden. Fifteen hundred Northwestern Illinois teachers condemn La Follette and back Wilson. Illinois quota for the first National army to depart Cantonments between Dec 1 and 15. J P Gossett retires as a veteran railway conductor at seventy. Rev W R Cremeans resigns Morrison church for Greeley Colorado. Burglars steal from Dr Arthur F Schuettler and Edward Dunne homes. Mrs Grace Wilbur Trout reelected Illinois Equal Suffrage president. John F Johannes arrested for embezzlement. Edward B Hitchcock offers Illinois grain elevators to Hoover. Y M C A in Illinois seeks 3 million dollars for war service. Sugar car theft at Chicago. Lake County approves 500000 bond for Chicago Milwaukee rail link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman Lowden
Lowden
Fort Logan
Houston
State Food Administration
Frank O. Lowden
Springfield
Crowder
Illinois
Washington
Democracy
J. P. Gossett
Havana
W. R. Cremeans
Morrison Presbyterian Church
Greeley
Colo
Kingston
Charles Ayers
Pana
Moody Tabernacle
Chicago
Paul Rader
Tabernacle
Clark Street
North Avenue
Arthur F. Schuettler
Edward Dunne
I Schuettlers
Grace Wilbur Trout
Illnois Equal Suffrage Association
George C. Miller
Rock Island
John F. Johannes
South Pekin
Edward B. Hitchcock
Bloomington
Illinois Grain Dealers’ Association
Hoover
W. Do. Merrick
Illinois University
Y. M. C. A. of Illinois
Samuel Petige
Milwaukee Road
Lake County
Milwaukee
Susie Bastall
John Day
Jerseyville
Kenesaw M. Landis
Kewanee
William Kennedy
Richard Erh
Esport
Western
Edwards
Belleville
East St. Louis
R. E. Duval
Walter B. Spielman
Freeport
Fite G. Rossman
Rochelle
Ogle County
Twenty-third
U. S. Engineers
Road Service Regiment
R. K. Welsh
Winnebago
Boone
McHenry
Lake Counties
Samuel Seibert
Carmi Church of Apostles
Peoria
Uncle Sam
Moline
Red Cross
Hartland Card Club
Lee Mighell
Aurora
Alaska
M. A. Quirk
St. Patrick’s Church
Ottawa
Alton & Jacksonville Traction Line
State Board of Public Utilities
W. W. Houser
Lincoln
Rose Walsh
Louis Lowenstein
White Hall
Hillview
Navy
Naval Station
Great Lakes
Calhoun State Bank
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank Naher
John Bashovyce
Blue Island
Illinois Federation of Catholic Alumnae
Wilson
Helen Kinzella
Joliet
Landis Speaks at Patriot Meet in Kewanee Armory
Judge Kenesaw M Landis addressed about 4000 at a Kewanee armory gathering praising patriotism and denouncing disloyalty. The event featured strong applause and a high patriotic mood in western Illinois.
Rat Attack on Gallipolis Grocer Ends With Pantaloons Off
The Gallipolis Journal reports Carlton Stone, a Gallipolis grocer, faced a rat attack. Stone kicked, slapped, and removed his trousers to fend off the rat, who was defeated and Stone became the center of local admiration. He quipped about making the world sane for democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Gallipolis Journal
Carlton Stone
Gallipolis
Mr. Stone
Journal
Ohio
Five-Year-Old Seal Skins from Pribilofs
Five-year-old fur seals will be hunted on the Pribilof Islands to help the U S Bureau of Fisheries evaluate trade reception and best uses for skins. Skins measure roughly twice the area of three-year-olds and match the quality of younger seals. Two Newfoundland skinners and two St Louis specialists assist agents and native workers in taking and curing skins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pribilof Islands
Alaska
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Scientific American
Newfoundland
St. Louis
Naval Supremacy and the Defense of Commerce
In the Atlantic Monthly Sir Cyprian Bridge argues a fleet must defend trade as its core function. A nation can be crushed by prolonged blockade as surely as by invasion, making a secure merchant marine essential to naval supremacy and immunity from heavy enemy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyprian Bridge
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Atlantic Monthly
The Way of It Elts Daughter into Opera Career
A dialogue notes a father educating his daughter in music for grand opera. It claims she landed a job, singing four times daily amid a chaotic scene featuring a Wild West lynching and Charlie Chaplin appearances.
Stosstruppen Talk In Wartime Slang
Dialogue shows Tommy and BUI debating a soldier’s label as shock troops based on a German dictionary. They confirm the term toe-a-duck reflects the harsh look on the man’s face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stosstruppen
Tommy
Hat Coal Man Do You Patronize Miss Cayenne
A dialogue fragment features Miss Cayenne denying patronizing behavior while noting that a coal man might take offense if any patronizing attitude were observed. The exchange highlights social nuance and class cues in a terse, wry tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Quote About War and Future President
A newspaper snip recalls a mother’s pride and hope that the war ends before her son becomes president, reflecting wartime sentiment and personal sacrifice. The exchange captures generational outlooks and political aspiration during a period of conflict.
Dolton Seeks Bids to Sell Village Real Estate
Dolton officials publish an ordinance and call for sealed bids by November 19 1917 for the village owned real estate including the electric light plant site and reservoir atop a 1.19 acre parcel in the southeast quadrant of the township. The sale covers a parcel extending from Engle street to Park avenue and a Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad switch line, with bids accompanied by a 10 percent certified check and subject to post 1917 installments.
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Dolton
Village of
Ford Avenue
Engle Street
Park Avenue
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Cook
Wiinois
President and Board of Trustees
Doulton
Cook County
Ilinois
Dalton
Vilage
Chicago and Eastern
Ilinois Railroad
Cooker
Hlineis
Te Burn Stumps Use This Harsh Method In Washington
A Washington inventor reportedly used compressed air to drive burning fuel into stump holes to destroy them more effectively than dynamite. The method aims to eliminate old stumps and roots by forcing fire into voids, intensifying burning and decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
August Flower Remedy Promoted by Advert
GREEN S AUGUST FLOWER has been a household panacea for constipation indigestion and liver trouble. It is a gentle laxative that relieves symptoms quickly and is sold in civilized countries. Senator J P McNichol of Pennsylvania is noted for having 12 living children including 10 sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. McNichol
Pennsylvania
Castoria Reminder For Careful Bottle Examination
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria, the longtime infant remedy, to ensure safety and authenticity. The notice emphasizes diligence in checking packaging, labeling, and contents before use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miothera
DODDS KIDNEY PILLS Ad Promises Quick Relief
Warning style ad urges quick action for kidney trouble with backache and dizziness as signs. Promises first box helps and refunds if not, urging to avoid substitutes. Claim names DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS as the genuine remedy available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Bright
Kidney Health
Ady
Turkish Girls Wed Young
A report notes that most Turkish girls marry between fourteen and eighteen, reflecting arranged marriage patterns and cultural expectations present in the region.
Housekeepers Save $200 Million on Food Prevention
Advertisement style summary notes huge waste from rats costing up to 200 million dollars yearly. Recommends Stearns Paste to exterminate rats mice cockroaches and waterbugs at 35 cents a box. Also mentions corn seed aged 1800 years and Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for digestive health. Ends with widow Mrs W J Lisdale of Hoboken noting seven sons in U S military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearns
W. J. Lisdale
Hoboken, N. J
United States
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Board of
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WM. G. Dolton
Fred J. Ehlert
Fletcher
W. A. Aiken
Dr. Pierce
Cascara
Omine
Mr. Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
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