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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
2
A suspected arson was found Monday near Vaud along Gotilla's east side. Two one gallon gasoline cans with a long fuse and two empty cans were on the porch of an unoccupied house owned by Angelo Armanto of Chicago. No suspect is identified.
Robert M. Medill, superintendent of the Union Colliers mine at Duquoin, was named by Governor Lowden as a director of the state mines and minerals department. Born in Oglesby in 1882, he worked at Wenona and rose to general superintendent at K. Bee Ring & Co. and Ogand Coal Co. His father, Duncan Medill, is general superintendent of Kee Ring Coal properties.
Mrs Voris sustained a broken collar bone and other injuries when a detour near Ladd caused the auto of Misses Carre Murray and Annie Murray and their Decorah visitors to overturn. Mrs Voris was moved from a farm house to St Margaret's Hospital. The Murray sisters suffered severe bruising and muscle strain.
Albert Lanxon of Sheffield petitions circuit court to dissolve marriage to Bessie Lanxon and seeks custody of their six year old son. He cites multiple separations since 1915 and Bessie’s disappearance to Kewanee and infidelity allegations naming several men. The suit notes his wife’s alleged desertion and intent to divorce amid wartime separations and relocations.
Disease known as black leg is reported in the Whitefield area and on the Lindner farm north of Sheffield after a brief outbreak. Chester Harley lost five head, but vaccination has proven 100 percent effective and is expected to prevent further trouble. carcasses are sent to rendering works for disposal to destroy bacteria.
Joseph Croisant, 76, a longtime De Pue resident, was found insane in county court and committed by Judge J. H Prichard to the state hospital at Watertown. He has been in frail health since his wife’s death and reportedly attempted to burn his house and end his life recently. The death of his wife’s cousin, William Bierman, at Zearing, is noted as a recent stressor.
Promotes Coole the stomach and purifying effects for the bowels and liver. Claims happiness and contentment from weekly use during hot weather. Describes sale of tea or tablets for 35 cents.
The largest collection of Aztec and Inca gold work, valued at about 5 million dollars, is shown at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. It includes Colombian finds buried by Indians and heirloom pieces once owned by a French family linked to early Spanish royalty.
In northern New Mexico the Los Hermanos Penitentes perform a yearly Lent passion play. Members endure bodily tortures believed to absolve sins, with the group described as Mexican Indian mixed ancestry, largely illiterate, isolated in mountain settlements with simple cattle and mining livelihoods. Some performers have died from injuries during the rites.
A collage of humorous bits and verses about mail with windowed envelopes and looming bills. Includes a rhymed cautionary note on window envelopes, a joking tale of a doctor stalling on tracks, and short quips about office life and odd fears.
An advertisement claims Bulgarian Blood Tea to be the world’s finest family medicine addressing colds pneumonia rheumatism and digestive issues. It urges readers to buy from a druggist and spread the remedy’s praise to others.
Classified notice seeking a male or female agent in Spring Valley to promote Watkins Famous Products. Describes high profits and notes Watkins Company address at 54 Winona Minnesota.
The Detroit News reports a method for growing door mats using old sacking and grass seed on level soil. Seed is covered to shade and germinates in a week, then mats are moved periodically to prevent root anchoring, becoming usable after ten days to two weeks.
The excerpt argues the globe is a plastic changing body with air and water layers driving life. It traces how sun driven chemistry forms vegetable life, animals depend on it for food, and all return to earth as a cycle. Destruction and waste are framed as essential living functions of mother earth.
John and his father started a pleasure trip but the car was stuck in about a foot of sticky mud after an inadvertent turn. Friends arrived and teased as they helped push the vehicle free, with John recounting how everyone yoked in to push.
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