Illinois News Nuggets Highlight Illinois Local Stoppages
Galesburg loses streetcar and electric service after a plant blowout while Washington hosts a homecoming in Los Angeles. Other items include Mary Mattis wedding to Lt. Thomas Camp in Springfield, Dr Wheeler ordering closures under the Kate Adams law, L. D. Young winning Illinois corn crown, a Joliet prison escape thwarted, Chicago Fire Prevention Day events and a Rogers Park fatal pedestrian crash involving Mrs Duggan.
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Galesburg
Washington
Los Angeles
Cal
Champaign
Mary K. Mattis
Ross R. Mattis
William B. McKinley
Congress
Thomas J. Camp
U.S. A
First Presbyterian
Wheeler
Springfield
Illinois
L. D. Young
Bloomington
Dunne
Young
Mr. Young
Joliet
State Penitentiary
James Carney
Coffee Jim
James Clark
Charles Wilson
Carney
Clark
Chicago
Wilson
Peoria
Fire Department
Michigan Avenue
River Street
Old Fort Dearborn
Seymour Morris, Jr
Hollywood Avenue
J. C. McDonnell
Bureau of Fire Prevention and Public Safety
McDonnell
Rogers Park
Julia Stedman
Julia
Bigtto
JuHa
M. Duggan
Sheridan Road
Wecsite
Frances Smith
Ben M. Smith
Lunt Avenue
Greenleaf Avenue
Child Witnesses Silence in Court Divorce Quip
A Boston Post snippet recalls a young witness who answers a question by saying her father told her the truth but adds her heart did not bring forth the words. The exchange ends with a psychologist style quip about politeness to a stepmother and a mushroom joke.
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Boston Post
Try Denison's Coffee Promises and Coined Quotes
An advertisement style note repeats a coffee slogan and mentions wealth and matrimony with a line about radium value. The quirky lines pair a product pitch with a provocative comparison and a price reference. The overall piece reads like a vintage pager ad or promotional snippet.
Saved Minister's Life By Kidney Pills Says Credited
Reverend W. H. Warner of Frederick Maryland claims Dodd's Kidney Pills saved his life after a bout with sciatica back pain lumbago neuralgia muscle cramps headaches and kidney fault symptoms. The ad promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills at 50 cents a box and offers free household hints music and recipes.
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W. H. Warner
Frederick, Md
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
London villas to shed chimneys in new Russian heated homes
A London architect envisions houses without chimneys as a future feature of the city. Designs for suburban villas show no chimney to spoil the opposite view and heating will rely on the Russian system entirely removing open fires.
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London
Broker's blunt advice to a young man on Wall Street
A broker responds to a friend's question by saying yes he would advise a young man to enter Wall Street. He notes he often advised rich youths to pursue the field and credits that path with how he accumulated his own fortune.
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Wall Street
Looking Ahead War Ends Like Most Conflicts
Mr Growcher comments on the war in Europe predicting it will end similarly to other wars. He says those who did not start or participate will be asked to economize and pay the bill for the conflict.
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Europe
Mr. Growcher
Perturbed Homes and Uplift Fever Expressions
The dialogue portrays distressed domestic scenes with phrases about uplift fever and fits. It highlights couples speaking in terse terms about hardship and shared hardship within the home. The lines suggest tension and concern over welfare.
O Harrity Proposes Cheaper Gun Fire On Battleship
In a historic exchange aboard a battleship, O Harrity asks if firing a large gun costs sivin hundred dollars and offers to save money by firing for tin. The captain confirms the cost and the offer is considered.
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O'Harrity
No Optimist and Two Points of View Snippets
A dialogue between a wife and husband about a weekly notice and marriage plans, followed by a humorous exchange at a charity bazaar. The snippets also mention boiled cabbage and a pun on cauliflower.
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Wrigley Spears
WM. Wrigley JR
Kesner
Oidcaga
United
Wrigley
Denison
Libby
Jehu
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Wrigley’s
Ceater
DU Pont Powder Company
Wilmington
Delaware
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