Illinois Coal Operators Fight Machinery Use Over Labor Costs
Illinois coal operators tell the U S coal commission that high coal cost stems from miners opposing labor saving machinery. They cite a seven cent machine differential in Illinois versus higher rates elsewhere, and argue mechanization would lower costs and reduce the need for workers. The letter urges acceptance of mechanical devices to increase daily tonnage and cites historical resistance to technology.
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Illinois
United States Coal Commission
Washington
Indiana
Pennsylvania
England
Restrict Amount for Pauper Burials County Board Sets Limits
The county board adopted a by law limiting adult pauper burials to 50 and children to 40 with an exception of 75 for soldiers and widows. The change ends paying higher charges from tuberculosis sanitariums and requires relatives to cover transport home if desired.
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Bryant
Princeton Supports Interurban In Truck Warfare
Princeton merchants and city council pledged loyalty to the Chicago Ottawa and Peoria Railway in its struggle against automobile bus and motor truck competition. Superintendent Fisher of the Princeton Joliet division told the council that autos and paved highways push interurban lines toward extinction and that railways must be protected to avoid suspension of operations.
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Princeton
Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Warning to Federal Tax Payers of Bureau County
All physicians dentists druggists and veterinary surgeons who use or sell narcotics must file Form 678 with the Collector in Rock Island Illinois or Deputy Collector in Bureau County before July 1 1923. Failure to file on time earns 25 percent additional tax and a 5 dollar compromise offer. Anyone operating a soda fountain and making syrups must file Form 848 with the Collector or local Deputy by July 1 1923. Failure to file 848 on time will...
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Cc. C. Pervier
Collector of Internal Revenue
Rock Island
Ill
Internal Revenue
Three Killed as Train Hits Car Near Henry
A Rock Island passenger train struck a car carrying Charles Reeves 90 and his family near Meridian crossing south of Henry NL on a Sunday morning. Reeves and his wife died instantly. his brother-in-law Charles Brey 21 died later. seven-year-old grandson Robert Reeves was injured. the car was crushed and the wreckage strewn by the roadside.
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Meridian’s Crossing
Henry, NL
Rock Island
Charles Reeves
Reeves
Charles Reed
Bradford Hill
Charles Brey
Henry
Robert Reeves
Mr. Reeves
Robert
Auto license fees change July 1 alert
Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson warns buyers must pay before July 1 to avoid losing half of the annual license fee. The law sets a fifty percent rate for purchases after July 1, ending attempts to delay applications. Clifford Ireland, former congressman, named Imperial Outer Guard of the Mystic Shrine in Washington, with plans for a homecoming reception in Peoria.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Clifford Ireland
Imperial
Mystic Shrine
Washington
National Shrine
Peoria Friends
Ireland
Abandoned Farm Owner Plans Airspace Leasing For Profits
The owner jokes about turning an abandoned farm into a golf course by selling quarry rights and renting surface usage. He quips about leasing air space to a wireless company to cover all costs, claiming intensive farming can pay.
Sleep talk sparks a rift in royal marriage
Grace and Gwen discuss the contentious marriage of Grace-Mabel to a foreign nobleman. Grace reveals he speaks in his sleep and in his native language, fueling curiosity and tension between the friends.
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Grace
Mabel
Gwen
Trained for It at Dartmouth Jack O Lantern
Stage manager quips about chorus girls gaining courage through nine months of laundry work. The producer forces workers to endure a clothes banition, leaving them to loathe garments by the time the period ends.
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Dartmouth
County Official Nominates Candidate for Poorhouse Superintendent
A county commissioner questions Mr Longsuffer about his experience as he proposes him for superintendent of the poorhouse. Longsuffer replies he has run a small poor house since his marriage for the benefit of his wife's relations.
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Longsuffer
Close Communion Play Review Sparks Spirited Exchange
A reader quotes a theater chat noting the play was gripping with several clinches across acts. The heroine spends about 20 minutes in the hero's arms in the final act, prompting lively discussion on stage romance.
Fire Flinger Salesman Sells Smoky Jacket Joke
A humorous exchange shows a salesman offering a smoking jacket in half wool while a customer questions if it contains asbestos as her husband learns to roll his own cigarettes. The skit plays on relics of smoky fashion and unsafe materials.
Bright Epigrams and Observations Wander Through Morning Light
A collage of wry notes on politics youth and manners contrasts dawn sunlight with idle wisdom. The musings touch on politicians fortunes temperaments fashion and the reach of radio and opera across oceans.
Amusing Prose Notes on Mechanics and Manners
A witty remark praises the skill of a good amateur mechanic who can disassemble a jitney and reassemble it with all accessories. It also comments that impressing a girl is simple as rolling off a log, mentions Germany restoring its image by exporting musical instruments, and notes how tire condition affects driving exercise.
No Time to Whistle and Tire Change Admiration
A playful note urges poets to honor the man who whistles while changing a tire. The fragment highlights the mechanic’s skill and cheerful demeanor as a virtues worth celebrating.
French Radio Listens as United States Wireless Is Heard
French radio fans report hearing United States wireless broadcasts with keen alertness to any signals from the other side as tension rises in wartime period reporting.
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United States
Getting Wise. A Ward Election Gag and Chewing Gandy
Storekeeper offers cigars for an election but the district captain jokes about women voting. The exchange shifts to gag lines about chips and “cheag gandy” while a young wife asks for money and daily conversation.
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Cheag Gandy
John
Wireless waves rival wireless typewriters not popular
The writer jokes that wireless waves for typewriters will never surpass the lasting appeal of permanent waves now in fashion. The line blends tech with fashion humor, reflecting era concerns about new devices and hair trends.
Conservator Seeks Court Sale Of Ward Real Estate In Ladd
Jno. H. Weissenberger Conservator of Nicholas Dorn incompe tent seeks a Bureau County Court order at the July 1923 term in Princeton to sell Lot 9, Block 36 in Ladd Illinois minus coal and fire clay rights, to invest proceeds for the ward's support.
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Jno
H. Weissenberger
Nicholas Dorn
Bureau County
Court House
Princeton
Ward
Bureau
State of
Illinois
Ladd
Sail Ward
Woman Publishes Quiet Burden Note
A humorous line notes that a woman finds delight in sharing how she bears her burdens with quiet patience, implying a stoic, public display of restraint. The remark suggests social expectations around femininity and endurance in a light, satirical tone.
Seventeenth Birthday Dilemmas and Global Quirks
A column blends humorous reflections on parenting, economics, and culture. It weighs a daughter's coming of age, Europe versus America, German debt in real terms, Paris stadiums, funding for colleges, the 13 month year idea, and musical taste, ending with a note on forgiveness toward a self confident son.
Quotable Caps and Quips From Aims and Anecdotes
A collage of wry remarks on etiquette wealth and travel includes lines about archaeologists in Egypt, road hogs and pork roasts a Patagonian dinosaur and a violinist canceling engagement. It also jokes about ethics civility fashion and gender roles reflecting a breezy detached humor column.
Golden Silence and the Cost of Spoken Words
A historical note warns that a slip of the tongue can cause irreparable harm, while silence is praised as golden. It stresses that words once spoken cannot be recalled and attempts to explain them often worsen issues, urging restraint.
Influence as a Force in the World
A concise meditation frames influence as essential to existence, outperforming language and persuasion in shaping outcomes. The quote, attributed to Horace Bustnell, elevates the reach of presence over mere rhetoric.
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Horace Bustnell
Nile River Shows Minor Drop Over Last Thousand Miles
The Nile river has fallen by six inches in the final 1,000 miles of its course, indicating a very slight decline in water level. Measurements note a shallow bed and reduced flow, impacting local farming and navigation in the region.
Grand Jurors Named for Next Term by Board
The Board of Supervisors selected grand jurors to serve at the upcoming term of court. Entries include Clarion John H Billinghausen. La Moille Chas Stafford. Ohio G W Meurer. Walnut Frank Naughtin. Greenville Herman Turner. New Bedford Fairfield Frank Sprague. Tampico Westfield Lewis Wallace. Arlington Berlin A D Piper. Dover P D Gilham. Bureau Geo Pittman. Gold Casper Lickhardt. Hall Ferdinand Hamer. Selby Wm McKinney. Princeton Chas E Parker. Wyaner W R Teece. Arispie Frank Kramer. Mineral F G Hartley. Indiantown J H Gudgell. Macon B F Carper. Neponset Chas Norton. Wheatland Calvin Brokaw. Milo Frank Lidgard.
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Board of Supervisors
Clarion
John H. Billinghausen
la Moille
Chas. Stafford
Ohio
G. W. Meurer
Walnut
Frank Naughtin
Greenville
Herman Turner
New Bedford
Fairfield
Frank Sprague
Tampico
Westfield
Lewis Wallace
Arlington
Berlin
A .D. Piper
Dover
P. D. Gilham
Bureau
Geo. Pittman
Gold
Casper Lickhardt
Hall
Ferdinand Hamer
Selby
Wm. McKinney
Princeton
Chas
E. Parker
Wyaner
W. R. Teece
Arispie
Frank Kramer
Mineral
F. G. Hartley
Indiantown
J. H. Gudgell
Macon
B. F. Carper
Neponset
Chas, Norton
Wheatland
Calvin Brokaw
Milo
Frank Lidgard
City Seeks Bids to Scrape and Paint Water Tank
Sealed bids are invited by the City Clerk of Spring Valley Alabama for cleaning scraping and painting the city water tank inside and outside. Bids due by Monday July 2 at 8 pm. Work under street superintendent supervision. Contractors must furnish liability insurance. Council may reject all bids.
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Spring Valley
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