Clean Streams for Health and Happiness
An editorial note by Thomas F Kinney announces a campaign theme clean streams for health and happiness led by editor J W Hood manager and Edward C Kinney with advertising by A M Levy Chicago representative. The brief promotes public health through water cleanliness and civic responsibility.
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Thomas F. Kinney
J. W. Hood
Edward C. Kinney
Mer
A. M. Levy
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
Tower
Wry Epigrams on Politics and Everyday Life
A string of humorous vignettes mocks presidents, taxes, education, and reform. Observations touch on Coolidge’s sharpness, campaign money, debt, fashion, transportation to polls, presidential perks, calendar reform, social mobility, and education, ending with a sly quip about cattle shows and human quirks.
Country fairs sustain rural life and commerce in Illinois
Fairs in the United States number in the thousands and serve as advertising venues where growers gain prestige through awards. They are cherished as entertainment and frolics, drawing crowds as travel by car becomes easier, ensuring fairs remain a staple of rural life in Illinois.
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United States
Europe
Ilinois
Big and Little Business Face Shifting Profit Landscape
The National Industrial Conference Board president M. W. Alexander flags growing profits for large corporations and ongoing failures among small firms. He notes small companies struggle to compete with the efficiency of big, well managed outfits, though many still endure and profit. The public would regret losing numerous small businesses.
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M. W. Alexander
National Industrial Conference Board
New York Times
Alexander
Small business needs modern efficiency plan guidance
The text argues that national wealth concentrates in few organizations and recommends science based management for small firms. It emphasizes training for owners to implement efficient systems, careful financial accounting, cost analysis, humane labor practices, and effective salesmanship and advertising to stay competitive.
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Alexander
Give John a Chance President Coolidge defends his son’s privacy
President Coolidge argues that his son, not a public official, should not have every move reported by newspapers as he starts work. He acknowledges some publicity but fears constant coverage would be rough on a young man making his first steps into industry.
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Coolidge
Gong
The Cost of Campaigns: A Call for Volunteer Effort
The article argues spending by the leading political party often correlates with election victory but stresses that much money is not always spent corruptly. It urges more volunteer work, reducing paid speakers, campaign workers, and transport costs, while allowing reimbursements for essential travel. It concludes that excessive campaign spending should be curtailed for public benefit.
Perfect Work Luckish Weavers Face Fatal Evil Eye Curse
A fragmented item notes Luckish women weavers producing rugs with fear of a cursed flaw. It claims one mistake in each rug could invite the evil eye and swift death, while many produce only one rug in four years and earn about 30 cents daily.
Knowledge Worth Seeking Knowledge
A compact reflection on the value of diligent effort to gain true understanding. It compares learning to digging for pure water, implying reward follows perseverance and study. The tone is aphoristic and didactic, urging steady pursuit of knowledge.
Mystery Heist Linked to Murder in Local Case
Police probe a deadly incident tied to reported thefts with items described as partly stolen and partly unknown. Detectives say evidence points to a criminal activity spanning multiple locations, and the public is urged to provide tips.
Wordplay and Witty Bits From a Gentlemen's Club Page
At a pipe line dented with humor a Scottish caddy joke and elbowing aside a hedge flirtation entertain readers. Odds and ends include quips about watches in deserts, a vacuum demo refusal, and pennywise wordplay from Newark Ohio.
Height of Wisdom Sage of Chinatown Quote
A Washington Star snippet quotes Hi He the sage of Chinatown praising ancestors as wise especially those who attained riches we hope to inherit. The remark reflects reverence for heritage and wealth.
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Chinatown
Washington Star
Lincoln Birthplace and Local History in Illinois
Decatur claims association with Abraham Lincoln as Illinois first home. Kankakee hosts the world’s largest Davenport bed factory. Chicago reports 48,498 active members as the nation’s second Presbyterian city after Pittsburgh. Aurora mourns the death of James A. Young, founder of the Plant a Tree movement in the United States.
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Decatur
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Kankakee
Chicago
United States
Pittsburgh
James A. Young
Aurora
Largest Melrose Park Building Welded Without Rivets
In Melrose Park Illinois the country’s largest building was erected with all steel parts welded by electricity. The Illinois corn crop of 1918 became the most valuable ever raised by any state in the union.
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Melrose Park
Illinois
Union
Happiness a Duty Motivates Quiet World
A short excerpt asserts happiness as a duty and claims joyful living yields anonymous benefits to the world, often unseen by the beholder. The note frames happiness as a civic responsibility with personal and communal impact.
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Stevenson
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Mrs. Coveleski
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Farmer
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Willie
Danville
Huband
Henry
Twin City Sales
Rysler
Nokos
Kelvinator
Henry J. Mohr
Lincoln Ave
Dolton, IN
Dolton
Conrad Kern
Indiana Ave
Goodyear
Twin City
Dolton, Ill
H. W. Monk
J. L. Locher
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