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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
5
Peggy Candor plans a Valentine decision among three suitors Ray Langdon and Cory. She vows to accept the one who sends her favorite flowers pansies. Langdon wins with a poem and artificial clover blossoms, signaling a sentimental proposal.
A Chicago Journal poem recalls a country school scene with a blue-eyed girl and a hand given valentine. The speaker laments a lost romance after she chose another, noting how time and children changed both, while a crude token survives as a memory of love.
H A Moehlenpah of Wisconsin has been appointed to the federal reserve board, bringing country banking experience to national finance. A former cashier and president of Citizens Bank of Clinton, he organized the Wisconsin Mortgage and Securities Co and the Bankers Joint Stock Land Bank of Milwaukee, financing thousands of farmers and supporting farm legislation. He helped shape proposals for the Federal Reserve Act and served on a 15 member bankers committee in its push through Congress.
City council granted a permit to C O and P to haul gravel from Moline Sand & Gravel pits east of Utica for the Peru Spring Valley highway project. Freight cars would move only after nightly passenger traffic ends, per railway franchise rules.
Frank J. Dheur of Cedar Point sought divorce from Margaret D. on cruelty charges. He testified she hurled household utensils at him including a flatiron and broom, and drank heavily, even lying drunk behind her mother's Cherry saloon. Dheur was awarded custody of daughter Helen.
George DeGroot of Peru warns that a rainstorm over 24 hours could melt snow abruptly and push Winds River valley to a new high water mark, potentially surpassing a recent severe flood. If warmth comes gradually, danger lessens and only high water remains likely.
Lists safety rules and etiquette for hunting including muzzle direction gun handling and reporting violations. Warns against careless gunners and hunting on private property without permission. Emphasizes that a true sportsman is a gentleman and urges guardianship of game and wardens reports.
Tiling Chapter of the White Shrine held a reception and dancing party at the Hotel Peru last evening. The event was well attended by chapter members and included several guests from Spring Valley making the gathering a very enjoyable affair.
A trained worker will divide time between Peru and Spring Valley to take over Red Cross Home Service activities. The plan, approved by the Spring Valley and Peru branches, was decided at a LaSalle Chapter meeting and will begin as soon as possible.
Five room cottage on East Cleveland Street offered for rent with modern amenities. Inquiries can be made at the Gazette office for details and availability.
Mrs. Joe Boroski, formerly Margaret Arbuckle, appears in a local dressmaking notice at 122 West Iowa Street. The ad implies a change of name or ownership and invites inquiries about tailoring and alterations.
A professor asks a man in the back row to remove his hat before continuing a lecture with a concrete example. The brief item captures a campus moment and the professor’s instruction.
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