Boost Your Dollar Value Through Smart Advertising
This piece urges readers to compare ads and shop wisely to maximize value. By reading the paper's advertisements consistently, shoppers can secure the best goods and prices, trusting advertiser claims and avoiding misrepresentation.
Spring Valley Promotes Clean, Welcoming Town Spirit
A columnist urges residents to improve Spring Valley's image by keeping streets clean, sanitary, and inviting. The piece stresses that reputation comes from local effort and calls for collective action this spring to make a brighter, more progressive year.
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Spring Valley
One-Third Foolish, Two-Thirds Certain Folk Say
An exchange claims one third of the country believes they can beat a lawyer at law, half claim they can beat a doctor in healing, two thirds think they can out preach a minister, and all think they can outpace the editor in running a newspaper. The kettle sings despite being in hot water, and a great mind finds profit in big and small things alike.
Express Train Schedules For Spring Valley Area 1919
Early 20th century timetable shows westbound and eastbound express and local car departures from Spring Valley station to Hicks Junction DePue Bureau Princeton Joliet and nearby towns. Notes include local designations and daily exceptions.
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Spring Vally
Hicks Junction
Ladd
A. M
P.M
DePue
Bureau
Princeton
Spring Valley Station
Penu
LaSalle
Ottawa Streator
Marseilles
Seneca
Morris Joliet
P. Mb
Princeton Limited
b—DePue
Joliet
Ottawa
Why Librarians Go to Danvers
A humorous quote from the Boston Transcript about a young woman asking a librarian to name any book and she will stop at the one she recalls. It reflects light daily life and library scene dialogue.
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Danvers
Boston Transcript
Getting Gold Out of Australia
Australia bans gold export without permit yet Chinese visitors found clever methods to move gold home. Customs inspectors seized gold hidden in a raisin jar a shaving mirror alarm clock and a hat leather band. Fines were paid and confiscated gold later returned to the offenders.
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Australia
Bureau County Board sets 1920 April session actions
Bureau County Illinois Board of Supervisors met in Princeton to elect a new chairman P J Smith and review committee reports. They approved pauper and public building claims totaling 2763.10 and 1768.10 respectively, plus county farm expenses totaling 1526.38 and related transfer orders.
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Board of Supervisors
Bureau County
Illinois
Court House
Princeton
James Fletcher
Board of Supervisors of
Ilinois
Iinois
THOS
A. Drayton
F. C. Jacoby
JOS
B. Calassa
W. K. Mason
John Winter
G. L. Young
Owlzn Sharkey
Vane J
Splain
J. K, Schawarzentraub
Claude Brown
J. A. Rawson
Durbin Downey
Alexander, Anderson, Baird, Bollman
Cahill
Casassa
Connor
Downey
Drayton
Ericson
Golding
Jacoby
Mason
Mill
Norton
Pettegrew
Piper
Rawson
Smith
Schwarzentraub
Seibel
Sharkey
Skinner
Sulski
Valant
Vane
Winter
Wood
Young
P. J. Smith
Joseph Schwarzentraub
CcOuie
Public Building Committee
County Farm Committee
Committee of Public Buildings
County Farm
E. W. Houghton
A. G. Landahl
Goetz & Fawcett
J. W.challacombe
Anderson & Mosshart
Priestley Hardware Co
Delano & Son
John Glynn
C. J. Dunbar & Co
Dr. Rasmussen
City of Princeton
Neponset
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Max Miller
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Dennis Moran
James Leisse
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James DeFillipi
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Mary Chronowski
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Geo. Arbuckle
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Paul Data
Emery Honette
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Sam Gordon
Martin Linkerwicz
Sprig Valley Coal Co
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Myles Costello
Sarah Valline
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Thomas Gamaski
Anna Evoskis
Sophia Vositis
Anna Luzeckis
Mike Gamaitis
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M. J. Herrick
James Feeley
Margaret Stewart
I. L. Steinberg
Spring Valley Mosse
Agnes Mattus
Frank Frasea
B. E. LaDue
Glass
Peter Corgiat
Lugia Guerrina
Iil
Santa Colossi
Kate Kraft
Julia Maggi
Nate Barto
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Georgiana Baxter
Guerciagossa
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John H. Wells
Henrettta Hammond
Georgina Baxter
Irwin Berger
Seatonville
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Man Ochetti
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John Rolando
Wadd
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Taxi
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Jacobs
Williams
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Ladd, NL
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Walter Kashuba
Veronica Petroski
Ladd Co-Operative Society
Eugene Mucci
Mary Stasi
John Baladinski
William Baltikowski
Rival& Son
Keegan Bros
Peter Gravetti
Mary Blazil
Rose Dawksns
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Lucia Valero
Laeretia Marchetti
Julia Bernardini X Ray
Dom. Jacoletto
Peter Kozak
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Dom. Biolchini
Dr. B. BE. LaDue
Sprig Valley
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R. F. Joe
Christman
Abe Jos
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Lonsdale
John Collins
Geo. J. Goering
Henry Stickner
Thos. A. Drayton F. C. Jacoby
Thos. Vane
C. H. Delano
J. W. Berg
John A. Gustavson Coal Co
Princeton Gas Co
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Chas. Greenwood
A. E. Walstrom
Anderson & Nedergan
Debs Fisher
Moore & Co
Eva Gossee
Eva M. Gossee
Burrough’s Adding Machine Co
J. C. Field
Bureau County Telephone Co
Peterson Bros
Dave Boyd
J. A. Bingham
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