Child Dies After Nail Injury From Tetanus
Viola May Foth aged eight died at Princeton hospital after a nail wound on her foot caused tetanus. She contracted lockjaw and died Wednesday afternoon after initial treatment at home and a hospital visit the day before. She was the daughter of Walter and [surname] Forth and lived near Wyanet on the Sapp farm.
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Vivola May Foth
Princeton
Walter Forth
Wyanet
W. E. Sapp
Viola
Princeton Hospital
Battling Buck Makes Pro Debut in Crystal Arena Fight
Walter Bortman, aka Battling Buck, a Spring Valley native now with the Indiana Athletic Club of Chicago, fought the Cyclone Kid of Hooning, Iowa at Crystal Arena in Chicago. Buck won after four rounds with a crushing solar plexus blow. He headlines the next Crystal Arena card under manager Anton Ray.
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Spring Valley
Walter Bortman
North Hennessey Street
Indiana Athletic Club of Chicago
Battling Buck
Anton Ray
Buck
Cyclone Kid
Hooning
Iowa
Crystal Arena
4Thicago
Hollors
Coal men meet today for wage scale conference
Representatives of coal miners and operators in the southwestern fields meet at Kansas City to resume talks on a machine mining wage scale. Four UMWA men and four from the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators association take part as negotiations continue after last winter's breakdown over differences in deductions for installing and maintaining machinery.
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Kansas City
United Mine Workers of America
Southwestern Interstate Coll Operators’ Association
New Coal Shaft Completed On Sheffield Farm
Lamb and Pollock of Kewanee and Charles Hotchkiss of Sheffield completed a new coal shaft on the A. W. Dix and HK. T. Olson farm southwest of Sheffield. The shaft reaches 62 feet to the coal, vein thickness 4144 feet, and the old Rollins shaft will be abandoned. Coal quality is reported excellent and deliveries ready. The new shaft sits about forty rods from the old site.
Eleven Chicago Banks Swindled by Certified Check Scheme
Police and the Chicago and Cook County Bankers association report eleven banks in外 Chicago area swindled of over 100000 during a recent spree. The fraud used forged certified checks and a cut telephone line to prevent verification, with a woman directing Whren gangs and confederates posing as signers.
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Chicago
Chicago and
Cook County Bankers Association
Italian Bee Sale in Dove-tail Hives at Half Price
Pure Italian bees offered in four strains in new painted dove-tail hives at half price. No disease. Seller Dominick Veranda from Standard 1 Vidla. Contact available for purchase and pickup.
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Dominick Veranda
Governor's Cup for Baby Champion at Central States Exposition
A Shetland pony and silver governor's cup are announced as prizes for top scoring children at the Better Babies conference during the Central States Exposition in Aurora August 17 to 28. Governor Small will award the cup to the mother of the nearest perfect child ages one to five, and a bank deposit certificate to the child. The pony goes to the best scoring child ages three to five. Other savings prizes and certificates will honor children from six months to four teen. Dr. Sinclair Drake and Mrs. Drake oversee the conference with a redesigned baby conference pavilion and medical exams including mental testing. Entries are open to children six months to five years. no fees or residency limits. Send entries to Clifford R Trimble secretary Central States Fair and Exposition Afaror a, Ill.
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Clifford R. Trimble
Aurora
Governor Small
Sinclair Drake
Ilinois
Juvenile Psychopathic Institute
Inge
Ilinois Department of Public Welfare
Mammoth India fireworks show to headline Aurora exposition
The Central States Exposition in Aurora runs August 17 to 25 with the grand spectacle India as the headline event. A special train will haul the show, with hundreds of feet of scenery built and rebuilt nightly, and a staff of fireworks experts to set and fire pieces each evening.
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India
Aurora
Clifford RK. Trimble
Acres of Implements at the Aurora Fair
The Digest exhibit of farm implements and machinery will feature at the Wests second annual fair. The fair association has reserved acres for this department and major manufacturers have arranged demonstrations to showcase machinery.
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Aurora
Rose Garden Courtship in a Small Town
Jim Weston wins Marta Miller’s heart despite Aunt Martha’s strict guardianship. A hedge gate romance unfolds as Jim and Marta plan marriage with Susane and Mina Cullen joining seasons of garden visits, while Aunt Martha softens to family ties and shared home.
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Martha
Marta
Jim Weston
Marta Miller
Jim
Cullen
Martha Miller
Mr. Cullen
Miss Miller
Susane
Jazz Contortions and a Quip About a Trombonist
A humorous sketch notes the leading trombonist of a jazz orchestra as a hard working chap who twists his horn in odd positions while the narrator compares him to a man trying to brew a cork from a bottle with his teeth. A couple banter about a new dress versus a hat follows.
A Timely Epitaph for Julius Jinks
A short tribute notes Julius Jinks and a prayer end to a scene where a police officer is urged to clear the air. The fragment hints at a somber, reflective moment surrounding an arrest or confrontation.
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Julius Jinks
Hidden Visitor Questions Mistress' Availability
A dialogue reveals a maid determining if the mistress is present by reading callers' cues. The exchange shows agency and class dynamics as the servant tests the household’s mood through a simple query.
An Incompetent Lot
A reader jokes about hiring a new cook, claiming this one will be better than the previous twelve failed cooks. The exchange notes the superstition about cooks lightly, concluding with the humorous implication of continuing poor choices.
Great artists claim world as town says egotistical danber
The speaker quips that great artists have no country and the world is their town, noting the missing expense of travel as only a little carfare. This sharp aside highlights artistic egotism and financial constraint in a dismissive tone.
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Danber
Looked at His Girl's Teeth Moonshine Joke
A joke item notes a farmer and Mabel where a proposed engagement ends with an odd dental inspection. The quip implies a reason she stopped dating the young farmer, reflecting a humor tone from the era.
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Mabel
West Virginia
Times Change Manners In Food Habits
The Duke Mulligan recalls childhood etiquette and contrasts it with modern behavior noting that stuffing the mouth with food was once frowned upon but now seems common due to current prices in a Richmond Times Dispatch style observation.
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Duke Mulligan
Richmond Times-Dispatch
La Salle Man Buys Local Soft Drink Parlor
Chemas Keenan of La Salle has purchased the soft drink parlor formerly owned by William Keys in the city. He has worked in several towns in the vicinity and has wide acquaintances. Keenan has been in business at Arlington and recently sold his La Salle home for $11,000.
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Chemas Keenan
la Salle
William Keys
Keenan
Arlington
Better Than a Sister at the Bean Pot
In Boston during the Bean Pot event, Bluegown clarifies that the woman seen with Alice is not a sorority sister but a friend, reflecting social dynamics at a college gathering.
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Alice
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