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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
5
A Moh is a compound mass of human beings where each person temporarily shares the follies and evil passions of others in addition to his own. A quotation attributed to Sir Arthur Helps.
An advertisement from Spring Valley Illinois extols chiropractic care as the key to body and brain health. It likens the spine to a delicate machine, notes vertebrae misalignment from jolts can impair nerves, and urges seeking a competent chiropractor to restore normal backbone and health.
Rallo T. Spohn aged 59 and long time Spring Valley resident died at his Webster Park home Monday morning after a brief illness. He was born December 9, 1863 in Brookville Pennsylvania and married Catherine Fehr in 1888. Survivors include his wife, son Charles of Hammon Indiana, one granddaughter and a brother Vance with many friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the family residence with Rev. C. L. Mills. interment in Peru City Cemetery.
High grade lump coal offered at six dollars per ton delivered. Call Peter Barto to place orders for winter supply.
Mrs. E. C. Wyman of Jamestown wins the first national prize of 2000 with a sweater and scarf set. Second prize goes to Miss Elizabeth Potts of Santa Cruz for a knitted dress. third prize to Mrs. G. F. Greenwood of Philadelphia for a crocheted robe. Four Fleisher dealers carry the full list of 147 state winners and a contest bulletin with detailed stories and directions. The series boosts American knitting and urges callers to seek the free folder and illustrated garments.
Italian immigrant Mareino Baiata alias Marcino, once Chicago bar ber turned banker, is jailed in Texas after being captured at the Rio Grande border. Dispatches from Laredo report he faces Chicago officers amid investigations into missing $250,000 from Warren First National Bank as his rise from barber to financier collapses amid bank org schemes in Toluca and Cedar Point.
After a disturbance in Cedar Point, constable Thomas Champley was attacked and robbed of his revolver and knife. Sheriff Welter and Deputy Kelly arrested three men as instigators, jailed for 42 days each in lieu of $200 fines. Dan Paine of Morris faces an intoxicated driving charge. Henry Tizeene and John Morgts charged with assault and battery.
The body of Mrs. Jank P. Rawlings, missing from Ottawa since Friday night, was recovered from the Illinois River near Buffalo Rock at noon Tuesday. Frank Mueller of Peru found the partially submerged body, which was towed to Starved Rock and then moved toward the county seat as authorities prepared for the removal. The search extended downstream after initial shoreline efforts failed to locate remains.
By decretal order of Henry County Court Myrtle Withrow guardian for Helen Phebe and Doris Withrow minors will sell at 3:00 PM September 11 1923 the real estate in Bureau County Illinois described as Lot 7 and west half of Lot 8 in Block 3 Luther’s Addition Spring Valley at premises for cash.
Local social notes record visits from Chicago and Ohio residents to Westfield Township and surrounding towns. Upcoming school openings are listed for multiple schools, with teachers named. The Arlington city council met and approved bills while fair attendance and threshing weather affect farm work.
A political commentary argues that excessive laws and lax enforcement create widespread contempt and daily legal violations. It urges simpler statutes and stricter enforcement, including harsher penalties for officials who neglect duty, claiming one third of laws would suffice if obeyed.
A fragment quotes V Pauliné Limayrac on love as a golden sanctuary where a young girl’s heart enshrines an idol. The citation hints at romantic idealism and devotion as a private, formative belief.
A Manitoba Free Press note remarks on a fossil skull from Patagonia described as petrified and solid, pondering how little humanity has changed through the ages.
A witty aphorism notes that attempting to dodge errors resembles perpetual motion, implying constant effort to escape fault. The remark frames self improvement as a ceaseless, unsustainable chase rather than a finish line.
Tramps exchange lines about a house and a barking dog. One notes trousers frayed from previous attempts, while another admits trying the place last week. The banter hints at wary, wary behavior and a tense street encounter.
A mall carrier laments bearing others' bills while a friend asks how. The unnamed speaker says he bears the burden daily due to others' unpaid accounts.
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