Marseilles Driver Encounters Train After Driving Onto Tracks
A Marseilles resident, Steve Moner, drove onto Illinois Central tracks for blocks near La Salle, meeting a train and plunging the car down a 40 foot embankment. He and a female companion, also from Marseilles, were taken to police headquarters. both were fined. The woman escaped unharmed as the locomotive approached and Moner later paid a total fine.
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Marseilles
Steve Moner
la Salle
Ilinois
Moner
Hetherington
Ottawa
Illinois Central Yards
Prolific Breeders and Unbelievable Reproduction Rates
The piece notes oyster egg production reaching 66 million per animal and imagines vast shell piles from multiple generations. It references Darwin’s estimate that a single elephant pair could produce a single offspring roughly every ten years over 750 years, highlighting astonishing reproductive figures.
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Darwin
Wisit Uo Ee
Payment Due for Income Tax and Special Taxes
The notice announces the June 15 deadline for the second 1923 income tax installment and warns of penalties for late filing. It highlights due dates for 1922 corporation tax, special stock returns by July 1, and various stamp taxes affecting theaters, pawnbrokers, narcotics handlers, and beverage venues. It also stresses annual register renewals for soda fountains and other regulated venues and requires new businesses to register within 10 days.
New National Plate Glass Plant Breaks Ground Near Ottawa
Ground was broken Monday for a $7,000,000 National Plate Glass factory west of Ottawa. The 40 acre site will house the largest plant in the region with 7,500 tons of structural steel. Erection is handled by Powers Thompson Co of Joliet and the facility will feature brick walls concrete roofs and fireproof construction throughout.
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National Plate Glass Factory
Ottawa
Powers Thompson Co
Joliet
Time's Revenges
Chris Fergus, released from seven years in prison, returns to Clayton seeking vengeance on his brother Tom. He finds Elsie and the children unaware of his past and is drawn into a tentative reconciliation as Tom offers forgiveness and a place in his mill. The revolver remains in Chris pocket as a symbol of lingering rage.
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Chris Fergus
Tom
Elsie Wentworth
Chris
Clayton
Elsie
Eilsie
Difficulties reveal character and judgment
The text asserts that struggles expose what people are, favoring analysis of failings over virtues. It argues assessing others is simple when one holds no stake, and that a man only claims his best when he senses he could have done more.
Women Writs Servants Open Doors in London
In London women are said to be employed to serve writs, a practice noted as doors opening for a pretty young woman where male officers face closed avenues. The observation highlights gender roles in legal enforcement and the social perception of feminine charm facilitating access.
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London
TOLUCA EDITOR NEAR DFATE IN AUTO ACCIDENT
George W. Bonham publisher of the Star-Herald and his wife were injured when their car collided with a coupe near Rome on Sunday night. Bonham suffered a broken collar bone and multiple cuts. his wife had arm cuts and body bruises. his mother, Mrs. Chas. Bonham of Streator, is bedbound with a back injury. The crash occurred as Lester Bonham, driving, tried to avoid a parked vehicle and a passing coupe veered out and struck their car, flipping it.
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George W. Bonham
The
Star-Herald
Lester
Rome
Bonham
Radio listeners face tuning trouble after wavelength shift
Radio fans report difficulty tuning stations since the May 15 wavelength reallocation. Many receivers require coil adjustments or additional wire to reach the new longer wavelengths. Once listeners adapt, service is expected to improve.
New Device of Value for Straightening Railcar Sills
A new push-and-pull jack has been developed to straighten center sills on the draft-gear end of railroad cars. It addresses distortion in steel gon dola cars by correcting misalignment caused by heavy use through pushing apart or pulling them together.
Escaped Being a Freak Amid Satirical Commentary
A brief note riffs on a character described as having a square chin and being appalled by how her appearance might have altered her fate if the chin were more central. The remark reflects early 20th century humor about facial features and social perception.
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Boston Trovscript
Editor’s Schedule Prices for Praising and Booing
A country weekly editor lists charges for flattering or denouncing locals. Items include praising a lazy “successful citizen” at 2.70, calling a boastful critic a hero at 36.21, labeling a gossip as estimable at 18.10, and honoring a stingy deceased merchant at 349.99.
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Country Weekly
Voice Culture Insights From Bernhardt
The quote praises Bernhardt's voice as a key charm and offers guidance to women pursuing voice culture. It notes voice subtleties and cadences as essential to power, asserting that a woman's voice, regardless of ambition, remains a major asset if properly used.
On Voice Culture and a Woman’s Speech Power
A 19th century stance asserts that voice charm governs a woman’s influence. It argues tone and cadence shape perception, claiming refined vocal use greatly aids social success and allure.
Little girl explains pride versus vanity
A six year old girl offered a sharp distinction: pride means not thinking much of yourself, vanity means asking others what they think of you. The remark appears in the Boesioh Evening Transcrint.
Beithing a Judge and the Cheese Bribe Tale
A Welsh litigant once sent a huge cheese to a judge about to try his case. The judge accepted it and remarked no sane person would assume a judge could be bribed by such a gift. The penalty for bribery was treble forfeiture and discharge from the king's service.
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Beithing
Doctor Haley Advises Cautious Surgical Practices
Dr Haley under Dr Knowles supervision emphasizes avoiding unnecessary operations in La Salle. Patients are urged to consult before any procedure and seek expert advice prior to surgery.
Doctor offers free personal examination in Peoria Illinois
A Dr D E Haley invites patients treated elsewhere to consult for a free examination in Peoria Illinois. He promises possible treatment options regardless of financial status and offers arranging care.
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M. D. Peoria, Illinois
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