Lynch Biography Highlights Longtime Peoria Politician and Businessman
Henry W. Lynch a Putnam County Illinois native is a Republican candidate for Congress in the 16th District. He has served as Alderman Mayor Postmaster farmer banker and business leader in Peoria including ownership of a Peoria County farm coal wholesale work and roles on local bank boards and civic groups.
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Henry W. Lynch
Putnam County
Illinois
University of Illinois
Peoria
T. P. & W. Railroad
Sheldon
Tuineig
Lynch
Dime Savings and Trust Company of
Circus at Princeton Brings Sells Floto Big Show Tuesday
Sells Floto circus, the world’s second largest, heads to Princeton for a day of afternoon and night performances on Tuesday July 13. The show opens with The Birth of Rainbow and features aerial and animal acts, music, and a morning street parade attracting thousands.
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Sells-Floto Circus
Princeton
Coliseum
Chicago
Windy City
Miss Tillie McGraw Weds Frank Semyck in Princeton
Miss Tillie McGraw daughter of Mr and Mrs James McGraw married Frank Semyck of Peru last Tuesday at Princeton. The bride, noted as a Spring Valley resident, and her groom now reside in Peru where he works.
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Tillie McGraw
James McGraw
Frank Semyck
Peru
Princeton
Spring Valley
Married at Rock Island Bride Teresa Doyle Weds John Miller
Miss Teresa Doyle and John Miller of Peru surprised friends by marrying last Monday at Rock Island. The couple will reside in Peru.
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Teresa Doyle
John Miller
Peru
Rock Island
Wedding Bells Ring in Cedar Point
Miss Anna Blum wed Mr Louis Gandolphi on Saturday July 3 1920 in Cedar Point. Attendants were Miss Mary Barteloni and John Blum. After a short honeymoon the couple will reside in Cedar Point where the groom is employed. They are well known in Cedar Point and vicinity and receive many good wishes for a happy life.
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Anna Blum
Louis Gandolphi
Mary Barteloni
John Blum
Cedar Point
Coal Mines Idle As Car Shortage Holds Up Output
William Hall of the Illinois Mining Institute says half of the state's coal mines are idle due to a railroad car shortage that prevents coal movement. He notes ample coal below ground, claiming a reserve lasting seven thousand years.
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William Hall
Springfield
Iinois Mining Institute
Tragic Trainside Death Near Marseilles
A Rock Island train struck Theresa Lemus two years old near Marseilles killing her instantly. The child sat on the tracks as the engineer, who believed the object was a blackbird, could not stop in time. The family, Mexican workers in bunk cars, resided about a mile west of the city limits.
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Rock Island Railroad
Theresa Lemus
Thomas Lemus
Marseilles
Rock Island Railroad Company
Watkins Agent Wanted in Spring Valley City
Wanted lady or gentleman agent in Spring Valley for Watkins Famous Products. Known everywhere. Big profits. Write Watkins Company 54 Winona Minnesota.
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City of Spring Valley
Watkins
Watkins Company
Winona
Minnesota
Fiery Topaz Humming Bird Nests with Leather-like Camouflage
The fiery topaz hummingbird hides its nest with remarkable camouflage resembling bark and fungus. The nest uses colored fungus to blend with Amazonian tree surfaces, attached along bark in a nearly seamless weave. The bird displays a striking red and green plumage and can reach eight inches in length.
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Amazon River
Dream of Amputated Limbs and Phantom Pain Observed
Dr Edred M Corner London surgeon reports to The Practitioner on phantom limbs after amputation. Young patients rarely dream of multiple losses but older patients show this more often with pain and stiffness that fade with time. Badly fitting artificial limbs and weather changes worsen sensations, and closer to the torso the pain lasts longer.
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Edred M. Corner
London
Controlling Crows Methods Fail Until Final Shot
A farmer tried five methods to deter crows from poultry with little success. Scarecrow, poison soaked corn, steel trap, white twine fencing, and finally a crow shot and hung near the yard ended the trouble.
Human Body Needs Light in Open Air Activity
Slum dwellers show pale, undersized bodies due to crowding and poor nutrition. While insufficient diet matters, improving urban living through fresh air and cleaner quarters aims to increase light exposure. Physicians note outdoor exercise, whether tennis, golf, horseback riding, or biking, yields far greater benefits from the unlimited light it provides.
X-Ray Milestone Marked By Roentgen Discovery
The twenty fifth anniversary of the X ray marks a turn in science and medicine. Discovered in 1895 by William Roentgen the method revealed an emanation enabling shadow pictures of opaque interiors and proved priceless to surgeons in locating obstructions and abnormalities.
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Victor Hugo
William Roentgen
Biscuits and Maple Syrup Reunite Old Flames in Harbor Springs
George Henderson travels from Detroit to Harbor Springs following a dream scented with biscuits. He reconnects with Elsie Havers and her mother, finding the old home filled with the perfume of baking. A breakfast scene unfolds as memories mix with a renewed chance at love.
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George Henderson
George
Detroit
West
Colorado
Vivian
Elsie
Harbor Springs
Chicago
Bill
Mrs. Havers
The Second Load Moves to a New Home
The Kansas City Star notes moving realities with two trucks required one for furniture and one for old clothes given away as the housewife settles into a new home.
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Kansas City
Valuable Philippine Shells and Their Six Kinds
The Philippines yields six commercially valuable shells: gold lip pearl or mother of pearl, window shell, trochus, green snail, black lip pearl, and tortoise shell.
Richest Territory in the Black Hills Mining District
The Black Hills hold the richest 100 square miles of territory known to mining engineers. The district yields a wide range of minerals, from gold to cement, with substantial working quantities reported.
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Black Hills
Arkansas Tops Nation in Bauxite and Novaculite Output
Arkansas leads the United States in the combined production of bauxite and novaculite. Bauxite is the ore for aluminum and novaculite supplies most oilstones used nationwide.
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Arkansas
America
United States
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