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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1920
Page
7
The first Annual Round Up by the Bureau County Fair Association runs July 14 to 16 at Princeton. Cowboys compete for cash prizes and honors with events like fancy roping trick riding bronco busting bareback riding wild steer riding steer tying Roman standing races and wild horse races drawing crowds to witness horsemanship and lariat skill.
Ottawa remains split over daylight saving plans as residents flood the Chamber of Commerce with calls opposing clock changes. City sentiment is mixed with farmers interurban trains and farmers cited as barriers while Joliet Aurora and Chicago have already adopted the new time. An effort seeks public opinion before city administration acts.
Delegates praise Mooseheart’s system for dependent children as 810 youths receive housing education and high school options. The 125000 Philadelphia Memorial hospital is dedicated with blocks built on site by Mooseheart students. Ambassador Sharp speaks on US efforts in France.
Mrs. Benjamin Hetherington of Peru secured her husband’s release after he was jailed three days for wife and child abandonment when bonds could not be posted. The couple traveled to Ottawa, reconciled, and returned to Peru. Hetherington, a La Salle car line motorman, claimed his wife would not live with him while he kept the house furnished. she said he refused to live with or support her and their young son.
Unlawful to keep a dog without a collar bearing a metallic plate. Possessors must place the collar on the dog. Tags available from the city clerk. Public notice issued in B.
A New Statesman observation notes that people seek grievances to entertain and justify complaints. It argues readers crave letters and health woes, the vanity of invalids surpassing that of the healthy, compensating for ill health with complaint and attention.
John Wilkins, married to Robina Cromwell’s sister in 1656, theorized flying in a 17th century book. He outlined four methods including a flying chariot driven by an intelligent mover and large enough for multiple riders. As a Royal Society founder, he urged creation of a device to lift a person aloft.
A reader recalls a November sighting near Shinnecock Bay where a fox waded forty feet from shore and enticed ducks by waving its tail until a neighbor shot it. The tale mirrors a recent anecdote of a clever English fox and comes from Youth's Companion.
A gaunt Missourian named Lute Luther rode a hay load when mud bogged a wheel and he tumbled into a deep puddle. He joked the mud spared him more than a rock road would, saying a hard surface might have broken his neck.
The Scientific American describes a lens cleaner made from dry pith of plants such as sunflower rush or elder. Strips of pith are affixed to cork and arranged with gaps, then rubbed gently to remove marks.
At twilight the Avenida de San Francisco in Mexico City hosts a fashionable display as smart carriages line the narrow street between the Mexican White House and the Alameda. The slow procession draws all eyes along both curb lines.
A Pittsburgh public notice promotes Bulgarian Blood Tea as a health restoring tonic from Bulgaria. H. H. Von Schlick touts extended youth and vitality after using the tea for 15 years, claiming it prevents sickness and revitalizes digestion, circulation, and mental sharpness. It is sold nationwide with a money back guarantee via Marvel Products Company in Pittsburgh.
A fragmented rail timetable fragment urges passengers to visit Starved Rock State Park. The notice lists several towns including Joliet Ottawa Morris LaSalle and DePue with various daily and Sunday restrictions and reminders to buy tickets.
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