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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
2
The Spring Valley Illinois publication enters its second year with readers paying in advance for the weekly issue priced at two dollars. The notice notes postal handling and official second class mail status as part of its launch anniversary.
Officials debate whether county and probate judges are county or state officers after the Fifty fourth general assembly held that salaries fall under state control. St Clair county auditor Eckert disputes the change awaiting Supreme Court ruling as precedent may be followed by other counties.
The General Assembly passed a safety measure requiring pedestrians on hard roads to walk on the left side facing oncoming traffic. Advocates say this helps pedestrians see approaching cars and avoid rear collisions, especially at night when dimmers limit driver visibility.
George A Wilson Jr longtime head of Wilson General Agency La Salle and prominent local insurance figure died suddenly from cerebral hemorrhage at Wattersweet Michigan. He left La Salle ten days earlier on a combined business and pleasure trip with Chicago friends. Surviving are his parents wife Mrs George A Wilson Sr two sons George and Howard a daughter Mrs Donald Hawthorne and brothers Arnold and Francis.
The government opened Uncle Sam's Place in Peoria Two months ago with bootleggers in on the plan J E Asher and Max Hartzig led the operation May saw the sign erected and purchases from rum runners As raids expanded to road houses and dance resorts into Sunday nearly 200 arrested when bond could not be posted Most detainees were jailed before U S Commissioner after the government cleanup ensued
The Paradise by Tintoretto is the largest painting, measuring 84 feet by 35 feet, displayed in the Doge's Palace in Venice.
A dated quotation notes that those rarely spoken of on earth may be best known in heaven, reflecting on fame and perception beyond worldly measure. The line attributed to Csussin invites contemplation of reputation and afterlife recognition.
President of the American Bankers Assoc urges drastic national economy and personal financial education. He argues that $60 billion in annual personal income is wasted, with over a billion lost to foolish schemes, and calls for school programs and corporate saving plans to avert pauperism and ensure economic worth and security.
Aunt Emmy advises Jane that keeping cash allows quick action on opportunities and cash discounts. She cites a Center Street house flip by Old Peter Haskins as an example and urges saving cash to profit from future deals.
Bankers in Mason County Michigan support a move to replace scrub stock with purebred cattle. Under the plan county agents will buy young purebred sires and place them with farmers willing to participate. Bankers will finance the purchase and take a one year, no interest note to ease access to thoroughbreds.
The article compares overdrawing finances to overdrawing health, noting banks may pass small overdrafts with a rebuke while health suffers from poor habits. It stresses enough sleep, balanced diet, fresh air, and avoiding stimulants, warning that neglect leads to disaster and that unseen bodily organisms attack when resistance is low.
Dr. Elliston of La Salle wed Miss Ida Wurst of Morton Illinois in a small ceremony at Rev Brauns parsonage Peru. Attendants included Mrs Ann Wurst of Morton, sister in law of the bride.
The bride and Dr. R L Elliston met with only close relatives present for the ceremony. Afterward the wedding party shared a dinner at the Hotel Péru before departing for a Wisconsin trip.
For over forty years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used to treat catarrh. It combines an ointment for local relief with an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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