Rural teachers’ finances and county notes update
A school notes page details rural teachers’ living and professional expenses with figures for board 214 dollars and total yearly expenses 485.73 while salary averages 496.73. It notes teachers’ travel costs and a flag award for Colton School 116 for Red Cross Seals and outlines Non-High School Board election plans with polls April 20.
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Grundy
la Salle
Putnam
Bureau
Marshall
Henry
Stark
Beatty
Eegs
Pysaosebeies Higanst
Nasser Potticene
Colton
Princeton
State Tuberculosis Society
Bureau County
A. E. Owens
Anti- Tuberculosis Society
Geo. O. Smith
Ruth Flack
Red Cross
Drayton
Local Social and Business Calls Across Towns
Arlington Princeton La Salle Mendota Kekanee Keewanee and Chicago visits and business calls are listed. Names include James Branigan Ted Walsh John L Cassidy Steve Flanagan Peter Cassidy and others with notes of relatives visits and a new seven passenger Patterson automobile purchase from Lucas and Boyland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Keenan
Chicago
John L. Cassidy
Steve Flanagan
Wm. Fitzgerald
Peter Cassidy
LaSalle
Ted Walsh
Princeton
Wm. Cullen
Kewanee
Mr. Herron
Arlington
C. G. Prescott
John L. Skiffington
Kekanee
John Brady
Nancy Carlson
Mendota
Fred Stein
H. Clayton
Patterson
Lucas & Boyland
Submarine warnings and naval courtesy tales
A Youth's Companion item recalls a young midshipman aboard an Atlantic liner who warned passengers despite nerves and politeness. A London journalist notes a retired sailor in an air raid office acting with formal deference, and a British midshipman interrupts a captain and admiral to warn that a fire threatens the powder magazine.
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London
Little John and His Christmas Wish for Play
The story follows Little John, a wealthy farmer’s son, who receives many gifts including mittens, linen handkerchiefs, a rain coat, and more. Despite these, he laments lacking something to play with, crying on Christmas morning after finding overshoes and school items. His mother tells him he has all he needs, highlighting the gap between material gifts and a toy to play with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little John
Ruth
Uncle Bob
Santa Claus
Johnny
Indianapolis News
Opinion on war from a courteous Southern elder
In a Washington conference on the eve of war a reporter pressed a Southerner named Mr Blank for his view. He replied with a courteous retort that Lee should not have surrendered, then departed, leaving the reporter dazed by the blunt statement.
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Statesman
Washington
Blank
Sah
Mr. Blank
Lee
Knit a Sock Song Fragment Encourages Purposeful Craft
A verse urges readers to knit a sock as a remedy for idleness and longing. It frames knitting as a practical mission to bring brightness, support others, and avoid quitting, even when broader goals like sailing or shining seem out of reach.
Morocco Making Progress Under British Insight
J. M. MacLeod, the British consul at Fez, stated in London that Morocco has shown extraordinary progress over the last three years despite the war. Trade, once German dominated, has shifted to France, which has invested heavily in Moorish towns and rural areas under General Lyautey, bringing new streets, sewers, and bridges to the barren landscape.
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Morocco
J. M. MacLeod
Fez
London
Germany
Rance
Lyautey
Paradise Gains Player Pianos for New Arrivals
A heavenly exchange where St. Peter directs newcomers to window 45 to receive a player piano instead of harps. The bemused figure learns the switch aims to ease enjoyment in paradise, reflecting on earthly complaints about multiple harps and the new, creaturely luxury.
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St. Peter
Earth
The Unendurable Forties Reflections on Middle Age
A New York Sun commentary laments the mid forties as an age of unfulfilled potential. It argues men face a paradox of being too old for meaningful work yet too young to quit, weighed down by family responsibilities and uncertain government service.
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New York Sun
Electricity Aids Insanity Treatment Seen At Association
Reports before the American Electro Therapeutic Association claim electricity can prevent and palliate early insanity. Experts report remarkable results with melancholia and insomnia using galvanic currents, and eye clinics in Philadelphia note vision defects corrected by electricity. Dr. Alfred T. Livingston cautions against excessive currents near brain nerve centers.
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American Electro Therapeutic Association
Alfred T. Livingston
Jamestown
N. Y
Something's got to be done about the mice
Mrs. Youngbride declares a plan to poison mice by lacing cake with poison. Her husband objects but she insists and uses the cake to strike him, ending in a comic domestic exchange.
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Charlie
Too Much to Ask
A woman recounts an assault attempt by a stranger on a lonely street. She fled and reported to the village constable who promised help but required a kiss to unleash a bloodhound's scent. The tale ends with the implied pursuit awaiting.
The Government's Come Down Tax Quip
A humorous exchange mocks taxation as a citizen claims wealth but notes the government only lowered its standards to reach his level for taxation. The dialogue reflects satirical wit about income statements and fiscal policy.
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Ldea
Good Advice On Marriage From The Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal presents a social exchange on marriage with cautious counsel. The bride questions common beliefs while others debate whether marriage is a success or failure, urging open inquiry rather than assumptions.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Law on Weights and Measures Sets Berry Selling Standards
County Clerk publishes state wide rules for selling berries and similar fruits by bushel, peck, quart and related dry measures. The decree specifies standard internal capacities for boxes and containers and provides a temporary allowance for wine quart containers marked 5-6 quart for 1918 purchases, with local variances by ordinance.
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State of
Illinois
William H. Stead
James Fletcher
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Henry Cohrs
Henry Albrecht
Clarence Hay
James Branigan
Wim. Meyers
Spring Valley
Orr ‘Bank
Spring Valley City
J. C. Sitterly
Wayne Hummer, Vic Pres
Chas
Knapp
Ich
Fletcher
Wandaan
Uty
County Clerk
FORD
Warnock & Davis Garage
Greenwood and
Erie Streets
Lemmon
Marquette St
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