Local Newspaper Masthead and Publication Details
Weekly edition published in Dalton Illinois on Friday September 30 1927 with editor Thomas F Kinney manager J W Hood and Edward C Kinney advertising manager A M Levy Chicago representative North Michigan Avenue Tower Building office phone Dolton 8 residence Riverdale 0047.
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Thomas F. Kinney
J. W. Hood
Edward C. Kinney
Adv
Mgr
A. M. Levy
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
Tower
Dolton
Riverdale
Calender Reform and Social Commentary Echo in Town Voice
The piece lists public grievances on taxes rents and pay, mocks slow bill payment and car theft, and cynically notes limited congressional impact while predicting pompous oratory for school readers. It juxtaposes civic duties with personal laxity and hints at social satire.
Cattle Show Handshakes Lead to Political Dances
After public events, politicians pivot to social dances as part of campaign routines. The phrase signals a shift from agricultural showcase to social negotiation. No specific names or dates are cited in the readable fragment.
Office seekers line up before the White House parade
The passage mocks touring Paris to view a parade, noting Washington offers a daily procession of hopeful office seekers outside the White House with a humorous comparison to international sights. The line suggests a crowded political scene and public interest in government leadership.
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Paris
American Legion
Washington
White House
The Craze for Speed and Moral Worth
Yale divinity Dean Charles R. Brown argues speed taints virtue as Americans boast fast rail and air travel. He questions whether rapid travel equates to merit and warns hurried wealth leads to crooked schemes, urging education to prize thorough work over speed.
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Charles R. Brown
Yale Divinity School
New York
Chicago
Who Started the War Debate Sparks Tribunal Talk
President Hindenburg calls for an impartial tribunal to determine if Germany started the war. The piece notes the desire to assign blame to prevent future wrongs and recalls the US spent 30 billion and sacrificed many soldiers, while acknowledging shifting opinions.
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Hindenburg
Germany
United States
The Non Athletic Boy
The article extols non athletic boys for pursuing success in sports and notes athletics build manliness self control and fair play as valuable training for school and college peers.
Athletics as a democratic training for all students
The text argues that only a few win in competitions while many lack the quick thought and move ment needed for success yet deserve training. It calls for every student to have sport, enough teams for all to compete with peers, and rejects athletics as an aristocracy in favor of universal opportunity and participation.
How the Harvest Touches Us
An editorial argues farm harvests shape national industry. It notes farm production drives tides of business, and a strong crop boosts the economy. It praises farmer resilience under natural risks and high prices easing his burdens while benefiting communities.
Flying to Death and the Call to Stop Foolhardy Air Ventures
Dr Herman N Bundesen and the Commissioner urge government action to curb risky aviation stunts and other self harming habits that raise preventable deaths. They argue heart disease overeating lack of sleep and indoor living threaten lives as dramatically as aviation accidents.
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Lindbergh
Atlantic
Herman N. Bundesen
Izaak Walton League Recruitment in South Holland
Conservation drive urges nationwide action to restore outdoors grounded in the Izaak Walton League. South Holland chapter, about 70 members, seeks new members and community support, praised by league officials for leadership in Illinois and pollution efforts along Thorn Creek and Little Calumet River.
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America
The
League
South Holland
Kenneth L. Slivras
Illinois
Izaak Walton League
W. B. Kemp
Ill. Div
Thorn Creek
Little Calumet River
Pointer
Franklin Introduced Daylight Saving Idea in 1784
An 1784 Liberty article notes Benjamin Franklin as the first to suggest saving candles by adjusting clocks. While serving as U S envoy to France Franklin proposed Parisians could reduce candle usage and costs by altering time.
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Benjamin Franklin
Liberty
France
Franklin
Paris
Watermelons Shipped In Record 1926 Rail Loads
Rail shipments of watermelons in 1926 set a record with 54,705 carloads, up 7,080 from 1922. Georgia led with 14,227 carloads, Florida 7,496, Texas 5,083 as top producers, indicating growers move more fruit by rail than before.
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United States
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Belief of Jerusalem as Earth's Center among Early Hebrews
Early Hebrew tradition held Jerusalem as a central point of the earth and exceptionally stable. The notion linked sacred geography with universal steadiness in ancient belief.
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Jerusalem
No Use Without Works
A clock relies on its main spring to function, as illustrated by the Forbes Magazine motto that hands are useless without the power inside.
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Forbes Magazine
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Congress
Dalton
Ilinois
Office of
Walton
First Trust & Savings Bank of Riverdale
ATLAS
Michigan
Zee Iman
Pastoret - Dorsey - Barrett Co
Municipal Contractors
Washington St
Dolton, Iil
Malloy Coal CO
Lincoln Ave
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Oak Lawn Cemetery Association
Illinois Corporation
Dearborn St
Randolph
C. L. van Valkenberg
L. Dorsett
F. E. Hanna
T. C. Jones
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