Parents of Hero Return From Grave Search in France
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hoxie, parents of Guy D. Hoxie, the first Ottawa young man to die in France, returned to South Ottawa last Monday after months in France seeking his burial site. They left Marseilles January 27 and landed in the U.S. February 14 after a rough voyage and New York quarantine for smallpox.
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Hero
France
J. B. Hoxie
Guy D. Hoxie
Ottawa
Hoxies
Marseilles
New York
United States
Sixty Three Sheriffs Favor Public Hangings
Sixty three sheriffs from Illinois counties at their semi annual meeting last Thursday passed a resolution endorsing Sheriff Charles W. Peters of Cook County for permitting a hanging in view of prisoners and supporting possible law amendments to clarify legality. Peters, who presided, held one such execution but chose not to another after learning it might violate the law. The resolution rejects public hangings when illegal and notes doubt about legality of prisoner witnesses. it backs amending the law to remove legal questions.
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Ilinois
Charles W. Peters
Cook County
Peters
Local News Bits From Ladd Corridor and Surrounds
Mrs Frank Litell and Mrs Dan Ritchie visited out of town recently while Mrs Birich shopped in Spring Valley. Edway Paphe is recovering and mobile again after an injury. Louis Crivetti bought George Tingle’s home. Philip Warner moved his family to the Pinter farm. An Odd Fellows trip to LaSalle occurred. a sausage-house blaze near White Front Store caused smoke and alarm but no major damage. A Leap Year Dance by the P S L Girls is set for April 29 with a Vietrola raffle. a surprise shower honored Mrs Joe Conti. a baby girl arrived to Mr and Mrs Glenn Mudge. Dr James White Cloud performed in Cedar Point. Medda Gondolphi won a rocket prize.
Double Strength Spark Intensifier Promises Fast Ignition Fix
The device claims to overcome 75 percent of ignition trouble and save time and expense. It states the U S Double Strength Spark Intensifier attracts more attention than any attachment inventors have produced to date.
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U.S
A Few Things the U S Double Strength Spark Intensifier Will Do
It locates ignition trouble instantly and makes plugs fire when fouled by carbon dirt or oil. It overcomes pumping cylinder trouble enabling four cylinders at all times. It provides a hot spark allows heavier oil and burns carbon through the exhaust. It saves gasoline allowing a weaker mixture and greater expansion in the firing chamber. It prevents misfiring improves hill pulling and aids cold or wet starts.
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U. S
Spark In Tensifier Demonstrations Drive Boosters Demand
Hundreds of letters praise Spark In tensifier for engines. A Penn reader reports improved Packard Twin Six performance. The dealer urges contacting the nearest agent for demonstrations and claims strong tractor use too.
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Penn
Agents Listed for Illinois and Nearby Towns
A list of agents is shown for Illinois towns including Peru Granville and Hollowayville with names Moe ws Iois Adolph Stadler and W. E. Mickarl from Illinois agencies.
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Adolph Stadler
Hollowayville
W. E. Mickarl
Caterer Ad Replaces Coffee Serving with Insulated Tanks
A Boston Transcript item notes a caterer advertising coffee furnished in insulted tanks. The quirky phrasing highlights a possible misprint or humorous marketing choice, reflecting the era's industry jargon and newspaper tone.
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Boston Transcript
A Lady Boss Sparks a New Era of Work
A humorous observation on men who claim to resist female leadership. The piece notes how such men often end up working under a Miss Apprehension, implying women's increasing managerial presence in the workplace.
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Fehr and
Cumming
Mooseheart
Loyal Order of Moose
Spring Valley
Moose Lodge
Spring Valley Lodge
Sheriff Peters
The
Statessociation
Ladd
Frank Litell
Dan Ritchie
Birich
Edway Paphe
Mrs. Volt
Peru
Mr. and
Mrs. Jow
Sandrette Is
Marie Lauer
Rocksford
Louis Crivetti
George Tingle
Philip Warner
Hannah Hanley
Mrs. Chas
Lawnslake
Little Son
LaSalle
Edith Warner
John Bivick
White Front
Frank Moffette
Wenona
Illinois
Odd- Fellows Lodge
Wm. Morgan Jr
Fred Jordan
Laura
Stork
Roy Talbott
Jim Flagherty
Colliseum Hall
Seelig
Vietrola
Joe Conti
Victory Sparling
Nell Vickers
Cherry
Cedar Point
Mra
Glenn Mudge
Winnifred Charneskey
la Salle
Jas. White Cloud
Medda Gondolphi
James White Cloud
Earl Payor
Edward J. Weldon
Troy Grove and Dimmick, Illinois
Co. T. Hassler
Hobert Peters
Knoblanch
Oglesby
C. Moews
Iois
Robert H. Bradbeer
Ithinois
Frank Gafford
5Th Street
Mister
New
Dise
Georgette
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