Utica Man Dies in La Salle Soft Drink Shop Sleep
Peter Swanson aged 62 of Utica died in a La Salle east First street soft drink shop while sleeping in a chair. Coroner Howe attributed death to heart failure after an inquest. Swanson’s sons identified the body twelve hours after discovery at about 11 Sunday morning. Survived by widow, four sons and two daughters. burial planned for Utica.
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Peter Swanson
Utica
East First Street
la Salle
Howe
Swanson
New Quick Relief Cough Claim Promises Fast Break
A new remedy touted as Dr King's Discovery for Coughs claims to stop severe coughs within 24 hours after a single teaspoon held in the throat for 15 to 20 seconds and swallowed without water. The treatment soothes irritation and loosens phlegm addressing the cough cause, suitable for children and adults with no harmful drugs.
Bureau County Schools Promote Tests and Contests
The Illinois State Teachers Association advances a February 26 test series with reports due February 27 and invites comments. Bureau County Fair premiums, tuberculosis association prizes for grades 3–8, and a nationwide Rural Schools contest expansion are announced with April 1 deadlines. Letters detail participation and material sources.
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Illinois State Teachers’ Association
Bureau County Tuberculosis Association
Bureau County Superintendents’ and
Adlerika touted for quick relief of gas and constipation
Advertisement notes Adlerika as a simple mixture with buckthorn bark and magnesium sulphate to ease gas and undigested matter in the stomach and bowels. It claims quick action and 1 hour relief for constipation without griping, from The Thompson Drug Co.
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The
Thompson Drug Co
CROSS WORD PUZZLE NO 12 Horizontal and Vertical
Puzzle clues list for a cross word with horizontal and vertical entries. It includes definitions for 1 4 13 15 16 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 and more, with instructions on filling white spaces to form dictionary words and a note that the solution will appear in the next issue.
Peru to seek 90000 bond for water and light upgrades
The city council of Peru approves a special election for March 14 to authorize a 90000 bond issue to fund additions and improvements in the water and light departments. Bonds dated May 1 1925 bear 5 percent interest with gradual retirement and a possible early call. Mayor Louis Diesbeck leads a united council confident the project will be paid from plant revenues with plans to retire all debt within nine years.
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Peru
Water and Light Department
Deisbeck
Illinois
Louis Diesbeck
Marquette
Louie
Sanitary District Wins Letter On Illinois River Channel Plan
Cong Rainey warns that retaining dams and a nine foot river channel would cost Illinois 2.46 million to build and 803000 yearly, with state taxpayers absorbing 1.5 million annually. He accuses engineers of aiding Canadian power interests and major corporations, pledges no government aid for levees, and notes landowners face big losses. The Illinois River cleanup is delayed beyond this generation.
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Rainey
Association of Drainage and Levee Districts of
Illinois
Mississippi River
Cairo
State of
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon Corporation
Trust
Niagara
Illinois River
Swiftest tidal current near Jura and Searba
The fastest tidal current in the world lies between Jura and Searba off the Scottish coast. Official charts show speeds approaching eleven miles per hour.
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Jura
Searba
Scottish
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