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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
2
The Spring Valley Cazette lists P. M. Mahoney as editor and manager and M. Ruth Miller as associate editor with a one year paid in advance subscription rate of P2000. It notes mailing details and post office entry in Spring Valley Illinois as second class mail matter.
A London Magazine excerpt presents sharp social observations on marriage gender roles and romantic expectations. It humorously critiques male foolishness and female sacrifice noting women seek practical substitutes for idealized comfort and the tension between desire and obligation.
Dalzell Peter Faletti and family visited in La Salle Sunday. A baby was born to Mr and Mrs Alex Downie Sunday morning. A son was born Wednesday to Mr and Mrs Camilo Pigati. Adam Scott, recently a patient at St Margaret s hospital, moved to his aunt Janet Mac Donald s home.
Miss Anna and Mary Michaley hosted a Cedar Point cousin this past weekend. Kathryn Braun visits with brother Peter and wife in Peru. Mrs. W Charneskey returned from a three week Copper Country visit. Ed Rothenberger hosted his sister and Hammond Ind. family. Cedar Point youths aged 14 to 18 beat Standard 14 to 7. Lillian Wall and Marine Wall early return from visit to Spring Valley. Vera Maurer of Peru shuffled among Cedar Point friends, previously Cedar Point resident.
Johnathan Bourne contends Democrats backed Cox to ride shared state ties with Harding and Roosevelt and to capitalize on a famous name. He doubts New York voters will be swayed by that claim and warns Ohio could stay Harding’s battleground. Bourne notes Cox has few personal victories, contrasting Wilson’s 1916 New York margin.
The writer argues Illinois needs a complete system of good roads to match its wealth and farming strength. Progress is slow, projects to reach Chicago are advancing too slowly, and without better roads the state risks falling behind peers.
An amateur historian notes which states have produced presidents by residence at election and by birthplace. Virginia leads with eight presidents born there, followed by Ohio with six and New York and North Carolina with three each. multiple states contribute one or two.
Jefferson Te. Houston quits the revenue office to run for Congress on the Democratic ticket. He will devote full time to campaigning after resignation and seeks the September 15 primary. A Wenona native and former city clerk, he has long served Marshall county as deputy clerk and revenue office official.
A collection of Hausa proverbs touching on repair over rebuilding forgiveness over quarrel and fate. Observations include practical wisdom about consequences of mischief and the limits of one eyed or blind judgment, with notes on marriage, work, and will versus heirs.
A compact collection of short maxims and biblical lines. The notes cite Anon and Lord Bacon with observations on life hope and strength drawn from Haliburton and Isaiah. The mix offers a concise moral prompt for daily reflection.
The passage urges young gardeners to weed carefully and plan ahead, valuing right actions and civic-mindedness. It promotes cooperative effort, frugality in growing crops, and practical wisdom from seasoned farmers, using playful proverbs to encourage diligence and prudence in tending gardens.
A Buston Transcript fragment treats impulse as a medical trigger used by doctors to detect illness, while a separate social jab labels sandals as a means a woman uses to deride another, reflecting wit and social critique in the piece.
Advertisement asserts Bulgarians live longer, with over 1000 centenarians per million. It promotes Bulgarian Blood Tea as a remedy that sweetens the stomach, moves the bowels, purifies the blood, and flushes the kidneys. Sold by druggists and grocers.
Ek N Woodruf seven time Peoria mayor and Republican gubernatorial candidate will headline the Labor Day address in Peru. Also speaking are Representative R G Soderstrohm of Streator and Charles Glover of Chicago organizer for the Blacksmiths Forgers and H erders.
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