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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
2
In Spring Valley Illinois the local gazette confirms one year prepaid subscription amounting to 82.00 as of postal entry for second class mail service.
The third party convention collapsed as expected, uniting radicals, socialists and others. Jim La Follette declined the presidency, an unknown was named, and Amos Pinchot appeared among the crowd before his eventual disillusionment with parlor socialism.
The piece argues the allies will not accept German coal demands and cites French threats to occupy German territory if unmet. Marshal Foch calls for withdrawing American troops from Coblenz amid costs and insults, arguing the United States will not join the League of Nations and should repatriate soldiers to work.
States Attorney Skinner seeks re election and may be the sole Democrat in the final county race. Carey R Johnson pursues the Republican nomination, with several others expected to file. Loroner Malm runs for re election with broad local support and likely little opposition.
Daniel Leo 85 died at his Clinton home two days after his daughters Katherine and Nell Leo were fatally injured in an automobile accident on July 12. A triple funeral was held in Clinton Friday as Katherine had resigned from Hygienic Institute duties to return home and Nell followed her.
A car carrying five Iowa tourists veered from the road at the Charles Cleer farm north of Peru in the afternoon and rolled into a ditch. One woman was hospitalized at St. Margaret's hospital with injuries. the others sustained minor injuries.
In a passage from Noah Porter’s Books and Reading, Daniel Webster is depicted as one of the era’s most diligent readers. He avidly reread favorites, noting a limited early library, and recalling how repeating passages helped his memory. He loved reading and playing as a boy, a passion that persisted into adulthood.
The Detroit News summarizes the ancient Egyptian text known as the Book of the Dead or Book of the Manifestation of Light dating to dynastic times. It notes prayers and exorcisms aiding the soul through the afterlife and lists moral claims from the soul defending itself before Osiris.
The passage contrasts Guglielmo Ferrero’s Atlantic view with Christian teaching. It argues that Christianity fosters mutual aid in weakness and danger while the nineteenth century urged universal monarchic destiny, leading to competition and conflict among men and nations.
Edmund Burke read every book as if never to see it again and make it his own. The passage argues reading well saves time, preserves dignity, and keeps the mind awake. It notes some books suit casual reading for pastime, while others deserve deep engagement.
The Marquesas Islands represent the peak of tattooing artistry in South Pacific culture. A man without facial Stars of Terror is shunned by his tribe, as the craft demands months of pain and substantial wealth to achieve a full body picture.
Cecil Horton plans a last dance with a murder theme using the white canoe legend on the Segatchie river. Dick Harvey fakes a burglary scare to cover Perrone, a rival, but an actual intruder is shot, and Dick reveals the danger while Cecil weighs the Snowbird legend against real events.
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