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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
2
Spring Valley notes list P. M. Mahoney as editor and manager for the Spring Alley Cazette. Advertising and subscription terms show annual and advance payment details. Postal entry confirms second class mail status in Spring Valley Illinois.
An ordinary man recalls leaving the farm to escape endless work and monotony. In the city he endures grinding desks and crowded commutes but enjoys personal independence and annual visits to his old home neighborhood. He stays frugal, saving money to return each summer and flaunt his financial mobility.
The governor state legislature and the secretary of state move to abolish glare from blinding automotive headlights. Laws to enforce limits aim to reduce wrecks and injuries. A 35 mph speed limit is praised as reasonable for long drives while strict enforcement targets dangerous drivers.
Twelve thousand spectators at Illini Beach on July 4 watched Verne Thompson of Aurora attempt a first ascent with a large dirigible valued at 300 dollars. A gust drove the gas torch to the canvas and flames engulfed the bag as Thompson clung to the ropes to keep it from rising in a doomed rescue effort. bucket crews could not halt the fire.
By decree of the Bureau County Court Jno H Weissenburger conservator Nicholas Dora Incompetent offers Lot 9 in Block 36 Ladd Village Bureau County Illinois for sale August 4 1923 at 2 PM at the East front door Princeton. Terms require one half cash at sale with balance on court confirmed deed delivery by the conservator.
The piece notes four global fossil forests with three in the United States, including the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona and Yellowstone National Park, plus one near Cairo. It explains silica in water percolating into wood, fossilizing the trees over millions of years, with Petrified Forest likely Triassic and ages between five and fifteen million years.
The red coral of the Mediterranean is cited by early Greek writers and mythic sources for medicinal uses. It was valued for scorpion stings bites and various ailments, and was listed in the British Pharmacopoeia into the 18th century with sales into 1842.
In a Times Square bound subway car a man clings to a suitcase and a handbag while another passenger endures the load under his knees. A bystander suspects the owner and finally reveals the bags belong to a woman preparing to alight at Times Square.
A French technique heats railroad car wheel tires before shrinking them. The tire acts as the transformer's secondary, heated by induced current. The transformer uses two laminated horizontal arms joined by vertical cores. the upper arm pivots and counterbalances to allow tire insertion and then returns to place.
A reflection on how a clever woman can persuade a man to feel he is doing something bold. The excerpt notes that village church attendance can seem dashingly adventurous, even when not backed by ambition, and jokes about routines of married life and propriety.
To make floor wax melt a scant half pound of beeswax in hot water. Add gradually a quart of turpentine and a half cup of ammonia. Cover and heat in a double boiler for ten minutes then apply warm with flannel and polish with a rough cloth.
Arthur Buckingham a 24 year old farmer living near Ottawa was held up near the concrete highway old Chicago road by three men. He struck one assailant with a blow then was beaten with a sap while others searched the car. Fifteen dollars removed from his pockets.
Virginia rushes in with dolls to play with Nan but soon each child retreats to her own corner after Virginia acts cross Nan explains she suggested each play with her own items.
P. BP of Darlington explains watch energy and manufacture. About 175 distinct materials form the device and more than two separate operations enter its production. The roller jewel delivers 452,000 impacts daily and 157,680,000 yearly against the fork, totaling 3,158,600,000 in twenty years without pause.
City Clerk N. H. Smith says fishing licenses will be available shortly after July 15. The state plans to have permits ready for distribution by that date at 50 cents each under the new law. A time limit will be set for purchase and failure to secure a license may result in arrest and a fine.
Jacob Holderman of Ottawa was arrested by Sheriff Welter on a LaSalle warrant after a July 4 auto crash in Spring Valley. His car allegedly struck a motorcycle driven by Chas Sokowicz, who sustained a fractured rib in the collision.
Seven priests of St. Bede abbey were ordained Sub-Deacons in a ceremony at the college chapel. Rt. Rev. E. M. Dunne, Bishop of Peoria, led the service. Recipients were Father Gregory Wiesner, Father Paul Schlimm, Father Leo Zimmerman, Father Alphonse Freehill, Father Robert Donovan, and Father Simon Rakauskos.
A child recounts laughing after being slapped, explaining the slap on one hand made the other hand tremble and caused the amusement. The aunt questions the odd reaction, while Marie attributes her laughter to the actions of both hands in a playful, old-fashioned exchange.
A unique central dove image on a white flower found in Central America inspired Spaniards to name it the Holy Ghost flower and foster a tradition that it descended from heaven.
La Salle County Carbon Coal Co. won a $3,280.52 verdict against R. H. Schurman of Streator after a jury trial. The circuit court granted a new trial following the defendant's motion, citing the ruling before Judge Eldredge.
A shed on the Vincent Ernat farm south of the city was consumed by fire early Sunday. The blaze remained confined to the shed with the residence and other farm buildings unharmed.
Henry Cavanaugh aged 20 of Fall River township died after being struck by a Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight train last Thursday morning. He was walking along the tracks a short distance east of the Standard Oil crossing north of Ottawa when the accident occurred and died at Ryburn Memorial hospital at 7 o clock. A fractured skull was the direct cause of death.
An advertisement describing cold symptoms as nasal catarrh and a two part remedy Halls Catarrh Medicine. It combines a local ointment and a systemic tonic claiming quick blood action to reduce susceptibility to colds. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio.
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