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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
3
Billie pursues Connie under her mother’s watchful eye and amid a missing hat caper. He schemes to woo Connie by weaving chance moments, hoping the wayward hat mishap and mother’s vigilance will spill into his favor.
The article notes surprising botanical connections among common foods. It lists potatoes, nightshade relatives, and the solanaceae group including tomato pepper and tobacco, and shows how lettuce, celery, parsley, carrot, coriander, and exotic plants all trace to broader families. It also mentions roses, raspberries, and grains arising from grasses, highlighting surprising kinships in the garden and pantry.
The article argues music enhances health and vitality, especially for nervous or low spirited individuals. It notes nervous people are sensitive to sound and that carefully chosen music can calm and comfort, suggesting music should be part of daily routine for both listeners and students.
The subconscious mind operates continuously on tasks we do not notice. It can recall a tune after despair and even regulate waking times through the heart clock. With practice the heart clock becomes a useful alarm and the subconscious monitors it all night to awaken the brain at the set time.
Edward G. Rosenke longtime Rosenske orchestra leader buys Wells Music Store at 412 First Street from Joseph L. Wells. Sale includes stock piano and phonograph agencies and fixtures. Wells plans a Florida vacation.
Willie Green defeated Frankie Kick of Rockford in six rounds of a ten round bout at Madison Wisconsin last week when referee Joe Steinauer stopped the fight. Green dominated rounds two through six as Kick fought gamely to avoid a knockout. Kick had previously twice fought Rick who recently knocked out Tony Caponi of this city.
Public financial statement for Township 15 16 Range 11 Bureau County Illinois shows receipts from district taxes transfers tuition and other sources totaling 155574.50 and expenditures across school board and related services totaling 65927.58 with a final balance of 453646.81. Notarized July 14 1920 by Peter Hollerich Jr and W E Hollerich.
The passage ranks foods by digestibility and strength for invalids. It praises chicken as easily digested and suitable for the sick room, with beef broth and veal noted as nutritious. Pork is advised against for invalids, while young pigeons and sweetbread are valued. fish is easy to digest but weaker for strength than meat or fowl.
An odd Mexican prospector class makes a living hunting bat caves in Sinaloa and Sonora. Bat guano deposits form small fortunes from cave earnings. Bats are small with flat heads and broad ears and give a musky odor. Guano hunters locate caves by dusk observation similar to Missouri bee tree hunters.
Miss Esther Avon of Joliet returns home after visiting her uncle Silvio Avon. Miss Nettie Simpson ends a Decatur visit and Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright shop in La Salle. Twens Manufacturing Company girls host a picnic at Mitchell Creek. The Cooper family from Oak Park spend the weekend at the MacDonald home. First Aid Contest attendees in Spring Valley include William and Carrick McDonald James Scott Peter Faletti and Silvio Avon. Peter Faletti makes a Spring Valley business call. Barney Alicia visits Spring Valley. Congregational Sunday School picnic held at Mitchell Creek with good attendance. County nurse Getche transacts business in Dalzell. Peter Sabatini and daughter Alvera visit La Salle. Mrs. Etta Taylor of Cleveland is visiting brother S W Bradley Sr.
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