Robbery at Princeton Burlington Depot Foiled in Escape
Two bandits robbed the Princeton Burlington depot office at 9 15 PM taking 122 dollars in currency. They displayed revolvers and forced Claude Weaver and Carl Unholtz to cooperate before fleeing in a Ford. The pair were briefly jailed in Altona then escaped from custody en route.
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Bureau
Burlington
Claude Weaver
Carl Unholtz
Unholtz
Weaver
Altona
Calaboose
Aged Arlington Woman Jane L Wolfe Dies at 86
Jane L Wolfe aged 86 died suddenly at her Arlington home last Friday night from acute dilation of the heart. Born in Duchess County New York she moved to Arlington around age 30 and spent fifty years there. She is survived by two sons A R Wolfe of Columbus Ohio and R T Wolfe of New York City. Funeral services were held at the Arlington Presbyterian church and interment was in Lost Grove cemetery.
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Jane L. Wolfe
Duchess County
New York
Arlington
Billie Brownie Visits Sea Cucumbers and Starfish
Billie Brownie meets Sea Cucumbers who claim they can change shapes and boast soft skins and strong muscles. He then visits the Starfish family who can grow new arms, sometimes three or four, while noting their ornamental usefulness. Brownie departs to Brownieland with curious stories for his engagement.
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Billie Brownie
Mother Nature
Brownieland
Starfish
Starfish Palace
Lent Season Observed In Peoria Diocese
The Peoria diocese issues Lenten regulations read aloud in all churches. Fasting runs Ash Wednesday February 25 through Holy Saturday April 11 with exceptions for age health and dispensation. Meat may be eaten at the principal meal on most days. special allowances apply for workingmen and families. Easter duty extends to Trinity Sunday. Good Friday collections aid Holy Shrines Palestine and missions. Bishop Edmund M Dunne directs observances and Masses begin Holy Thursday at 10 a.m. in St Mary's cathedral.
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Edmund M. Dunne
Peoria
Palestine
St. Mary’s
Edmund. M. Dunne
Not in This House Conflicts Over Music Taste
A tense exchange reveals a daughter’s fondness for a popular song and a parental rejection within a household dialogue. The line underscores family friction around cultural tastes and authority in the home.
District Basketball Tourney Draw Reveals Opening March 5
Seeding for the Social Center La Salle district basketball tournament was announced after Friday’s draw. First round matches include Lostant against La Moille and Princeton versus Granville with Hall set to face La Salle Peru in game eight. The schedule runs through sixteen games culminating in a final matchup.
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la Salle
Lostant-La Moille
Hall
LaSalle-Peru
Lostant
la Moille
Princeton
Moose chiefs present cup to Peru Lodge
The Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Mooseheart Legion of Peru received a silver loving cup from Judge Willis Pierson and Earl Hasey in appreciation of boosting local lodge membership. A program followed with solos, dances, and Moose music, with about 50 Spring Valley lodge members attending.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart Legion of
Peru
United States
Willis Pierson
Mooseheart
Earl Hasey
J. J. Davis
The
Moose
Order
Jos. J. Linnig
Ethel J. Habceck
Moose Quartet
Spring Valley
Giovanna Negri
Moose Orchestra
Spring Valley Lodge
Knights of Pythias Sheridan Lodge Meets Monthly
Sheridan Lodge No. 198 Knights of Pythias will meet at Moose hall every second and fourth Monday at 7 50 PM each month to conduct lodge business and related rites.
Keep Your Credit Good Says Old Finance Adage
A witty line from an Atlanta Constitution piece warns that unpaid debts force reliance on luck and wind for pleasant nights. It underscores thrift and responsible borrowings in a humorous, period voice.
Wise Youth Observes Fear and Inaction in Office Scene
An office boy notes that while worry can harm some, most people who need killing seem to worry very little, highlighting a satirical take on tension and behavior in a work environment.
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C. A. Mason
Spring Valley, Ilinois
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
I. J. Jagodzinski Insurance
Illinois
Mae Tale BY
Mary Graham Aie
Atlanta Constitution
Jet
Chevrolet
Swanson & Balestri
East Dakota Street
F. O. B. Flint
Mich
Brown Bros. CO
Spring Valley, Illinois
Coveny’s Garage
Ford Sales and Service
West Dakota
Spring Valley, Ill
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