Wine Found in Princeton Leads to Moonshine Arrest
A bottle of wine found in a boot at the Depot Garage in Princeton last Friday led to the arrest of Jake Heitz on liquor possession and transportation charges. Sheriff Mills, Deputy Simpson, Chief Skoglund and Mayor Gunning conducted the raid. a tip about boots brought to the garage preceded the search. Heitz denied ownership as officers also found two chickens Heitz had been preparing for a meal.
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Princeton
Heitz
Mills
George Wingert
Reuben Halberg
Johnson
Mother of 9 Children Seeks Divorce Decree
Mrs. Mary Hozie of Streator filed a divorce suit Tuesday against her husband Joe Hozie, alleging habitual drunkenness and that life has become unbearable for her and their nine children. The romance began in Austria Hungary about twenty years ago.
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Austria-Hungary
Cherry
Hozie
Joe
Mary
Margaret
Catherine
Matthew
Fred
Genevieve Vincent
Maxine
Bureau County
Bloomington — Street
Austrianungary
Mary Hozie
Streator
Joe Hozie
La Salle Attorney Richard Donoghue Dies After Illness
Attorney Richard Charles Donoghue of La Salle died at his home on 707 Wirth Street at 8 50 p m Monday night from a heart ailment. He had been ill for some time and spent two months at Sacred Heart Sanitarium in Milwaukee before returning to La Salle.
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Richard Charles Donoghue
la Salle
T. Donoghue
Wirth Street
Donoghue
Sacred Heart Sanitarium
Milwaukee
Steal Seventy Suits at Tampico Friday
The A. E. Bennet Clothing store in Tampico was robbed of seventy Sincerity suits early Friday morning. The rear door was forced as the theft occurred after 2 a.m. after a Woodmen meeting ended, with no one hearing any disturbance.
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A. E. Bennet
Tampico
La Salle Lumber Dealer W E Stevens Dies After Stroke
W E Stevens of La Salle, partner in Hunter and Stevens lumber dealers, died at St. Marys hospital from a paralytic stroke endured during a Rotary luncheon at Hotel Kaskaskia last Tuesday. Funeral plans were being arranged for his brother L A Stevens who died Monday. Also notes a local film showing The Scarlet Trial at Liberty Theatre June 12 for adults only, promoted by Mr and Mrs Harold Eckenfelder, formerly Clara Heilgeist of Spring Valley.
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W. E. Stevens
la Salle
Hunter and Stevens
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rotary Club
Kaskaskia
Stevens
L. A. Stevens
Liberty Theatre
Harold Eckenfelder
Eckenfelder
Clara Heilgeist
Spring Valley
DARED TO TELL THE TRUTH
A stark lament on the consequences of spousal abuse, highlighting physical and mental suffering of wives harmed by their husbands. The piece questions the toll of domestic strife on women’s health and emotional well being along the Primrose Path.
Stranger Horseman Returns After Bridge Washout
A rider traveling home through a storm found his horses halted by a washed out bridge. A lightning flash revealed the danger, forcing him to backtrack several miles and take an alternate route to Exchange.
Two Kinds of Men in Curtis View
A quotation from Edward W. Bok in the Atlantic Monthly, cited by Cyrus H. K. Curtis, asserting that true inferiors include men who cannot follow orders and those who lack any other usefulness.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Edward W. Bok
The
Atlantic Monthly
Escaped Being a Freak in a Portrait Gaffe
A Boston Transcript item laments a woman’s square chin altering her midface appearance. The passage muses on how her look might have been different if the chin were placed differently, reflecting a reaction to unusual facial features.
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Boston Transcript
Rates of Sound and Light Travel
The piece notes sound in air travels 1,100 feet per second, sound in water 4,700 feet, light 186,400 miles per second, and an electric current up to 800,000 miles per second. It adds that the Earth moves about 18 miles in the same one second.
Youth and Age Reflections from Bacon on Mind and Imagination
The excerpt contrasts youth and experience, noting that young minds think freshly and vividly. It suggests imagination flows more freely in youth, while wisdom grows with age, shaping invention and thought.
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Bacon
Farm Loan Offer from Savings Bank of Kewanee
The Savings Bank of Kewanee in Kewanee Illinois advertises farm loans at 5 percent interest on loans under 100 dollars per acre and 5 percent on loans of 125 dollars per acre with a reasonable commission. Please provide the number of acres and value per acre.
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Harry E. Billick
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