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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
3
Mrs Carrie Hall aged 75 wife of Judge S P Hall died at her home 610142 Court Street Ottawa at 9 10 Saturday evening after years of illness she had been an invalid for 24 years and was seriously ill six weeks prior to death
An ad claims night time bladder disruption signals a health issue and promotes a cleansing formula by Keller Laboratory. Testimony from R D Neblett of Battle Creek credits Dasha and Lithithinted Buchn er Formals with rapid relief, sold at Keller Laboratory in Mechanicsburg Ohio and Thompson Drug Co in Spring Valley Illinois.
Tri City Used Car Exchange in La Salle Illinois advertises 25 other cars in stock plus used tires tubes batteries chains parts and accessories at greatly reduced prices. R A Alderman manager at 326 Third Street calls for customer inquiries via telephone 799.
Toluca for Fahy sponsors a bill to create a seven member state school book commission with two year terms. The commission would review elementary courses and texts, compare manuscripts with current books, and recommend adoption and creation of new texts to the director of registration and education.
About 1200 workers were laid off as the Chicago Wilmington and Frankfort Coal company indefinitely suspended operations at its mine in West Frankfort, claimed to be the world's largest. Roughly half the district’s mines have shut due to slack demand.
At a Granville Merchants Association meeting the group voted to purchase land from Miss Cornelia Whitaker for a factory building site to be erected for the Eastern Raincoat Company.
Teachers conducted examinations at Library Hall on March 13 and 14 with 78 applicants Friday including 18 men. Saturday added 18 more for first grade exams. The article explains Class A B C distinctions under the Distributive Fund and weekly apportionments, renewal rules for second grade certificates, and that all election materials and registration blanks for the Zone Contest are being mailed.
Sammie Wade and Le Roy Lawson of Pekin received 10 years to life in Joliet penitentiary after a LaSalle county circuit court verdict for the Baker station holdup. Judge Edgar Eldredge sentenced them Saturday morning following motions for new trials by Pekin attorney Ballenger and Ottawa attorney O'Meara. Each defense attorney was granted 90 days to file a bill of exceptions for appeal.
An ad touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a fast remedy for chronic coughs and chest colds. It claims to loosen phlegm, soothe irritation, contains no opiates, and is safe for children with a price of 30 cents at druggists.
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