Illinois Glacial Coverage and Mineral Riches in State History
Readers query answers describe ice cap extent to Murphysboro Carbondale Marion and Harrisburg with unglaciated Jo Daviess and neighboring counties. It notes sedimentary deposits created rich corn belt sands and river erosion shaping terrain. It lists minerals produced in Illinois and cites broom corn origins in Douglas County with Mattoon as a noted market.
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Rock Island
Illinois
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Marion
Harrisburg
Ozark Hills
Galena
Jo Daviess
Carroll and
Stephenson Counties
Corn Belt
Mississippi
Beardstown
Col
Jack Cofer
Kentucky
Embarras River
Douglas County
Arcola
Mattoon
Self support in college harms health at Oberlin says president
Oberlin College findings show self supporting male students lose 34 percent more illness days than peers and women lose 70 percent more. through this the president suggests extending the standard program to five or six years to allow more rest and recreation. The article compares health to a bank stub book and stresses balanced energy, rest, nutrition, and periodic medical exams as keys to long life.
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Oberlin College
Milwaukee Navy Veteran Recalls Four Submarine Disasters
C. F. Redding, 28, Milwaukee, served as an electrician on submarines and survived four disasters in five years. He recalls incidents including a sunken sub off Bridgeport Connecticut with 43 crew rescued after 12 hours, a San Pedro 1922 sinking, a 1923 battery explosion killing six, and an open hatch escape off California during winter maneuvers with 22 survivors.
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Navy
C. If. Redding
Milwaukee
Redding
Bridgeport
Conn
Boad
San Pedro Cali
Harbor
San Pedro
Ife
California
Ivanhoe Community Notes Highlight Voter Registration and Local News
The Ivanhoe column urges property holders to join the new local club, stresses upcoming registration for the November 13 election, and notes mailing ballot discussions at the October meetings. It covers social visits, bus service to start October 1, prowler notices, family visits, garden/hatchery news, and club activities with awards at the Roseland and Lake County Fair events.
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Ivanhoe
Riverdale 38
Jake Gampher
Jake
James Dawson
Elmhurst
R. C. Meurisse
G. E. Byrne
Geraldine
Roseland
Mrs. Byrne
Agnes Lawson
W. R. Stobbs
Charles Wunder
Joan
Dorothy Eikenbury
Steve Spindell
Roy C. Meurisse
Mitzi
Baba
Louise Miller
Three Oaks
Michigan
Wallace Street
George Geilhufe
Woosnam
Davidson
C. Wunder
Spindell
Geo. Reasor
Joe
Astrid Berg
B. Giffin
F. W. Dunn
Berg
Joe Dowling
Punishment Aimed at Prevention Not Retaliation
The text argues punishment should deter future crimes rather than punish past acts. It states that punishment looks to the future to guard against sins and prevent recurrence, noting anger or passion is not the driver but the aim to stop similar offenses in time to come.
Teeth Distinct Between Gophers and Moles
Nature Magazine notes gophers and moles are often confused by their dirt piles but differ in diet and dentition. Moles are insectivores, while gophers are rodents with chisel like front teeth.
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Nature Magazine
Origin of the Nickname Muckname and Ekename
The origin traces the nickname to the term ekename an archaic form meaning an additional name In English writing from the fourteenth century the form ekename appears and later evolves into nickname from 1580 onward according to early writers and dictionaries
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Ekename
Uncle Eben Says He Keeps Busy Without Merger Plans
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben as a happy man who tends to his own business and rejects any idea of becoming involved in mergers. The remark reflects a stance of independence and personal focus.
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Eben
Washington Star
New Paper Money Rules For 1929 Currency Redesign
The United States will issue a smaller paper currency starting in 1929. Notes will be 64 by 2.75 inches, printed by intaglio from engraved plates, chromium plated, harder to counterfeit, and easier to handle. Each denomination will feature a single famous portrait with building images on the back, and high denominations will showcase ornate back designs.
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United States
Alvin W. Hall
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D. C
Washington
Mr. Hall
A. J. Hendricks
Michael Hillegas
Andrew Jackson
William McKinley
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
George Washington
Jefferson
Monticello
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
White House
Grant
Capitol
Benjamin Franklin
Independence Hall
McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Madison
Salmon Chase
Books For Our Men on the High Seas
Book Week honors American Merchant Marine sailors who travel to remote ports under the flag. Reading matter of all kinds is welcomed and donated through the American Merchant Marine Library Association in New York and the United States Shipping Board in Chicago.
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Friends of
Merchant Marine
American Merchant Marine Library Association
Wall Street
New York City
United States Shipping Board
Merchant Fleet Corporation
W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
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Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Heights
Tripoli
Wheeler
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale, Ilinois
First Trust and Savings Bank
Riverdale, Ill
Iil
Ivanhoe News
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