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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
3
The nationwide switchmen strike drives gasoline scarcity in Illinois. Cities report thinning reserves and congested freight yards as stocks dip and small shipments lag. Kankakee restricts purchases to physicians, while Spring Valley sees no abundant supply yet.
The Philippine mission argues independence hinges on stable government already established under the Jones Act. It cites Cuba as precedent, notes U S troops withdrawn after a government was elected, and asserts Filipinos favor independence under conditions including a League of Nations guarantee or U S protectorate briefly, but demand clear sovereignty.
The harpsichord, used in 16th to 18th century drama and orchestral works, produced tone by string pluck and featured one to four strings per key. It resembled a piano in form, with square and upright varieties, multiple keyboards, and stop mechanisms to vary force. conductors led from harpsichords amid the ensemble.
The Mechitarist monks, exiled from Armenia in the early 1700s, settled on San Lazzaro in Venice in 1715. They established a printing press and built a significant Oriental library, preserving Armenian literature and translating classical authors such as Lusebius and Philo.
Professor R H Wichbeck of the University of Wisconsin reviews the growth of geography in U S colleges. He notes Harvard and Princeton offered it in 1840 while Cornell and Wisconsin added it in 1868 and 1872 respectively, and Yale in 1872. By 1910 thirty one universities taught 142 courses with Wisconsin leading 704 students. in 1917 Wisconsin had 1 069 students, second only to Penn, and now offers seven geography courses.
A company sing in a Y building features a lieutenant song leader who invites requests. A jesting private shouts Molly, get the hammer, there's a fly on baby's head and is made to perform the line repeatedly, improvised tune and all, amid cheers and jeers.
Disjointed OCR notes describe English upper class town houses in London shifting away from tradition toward modern conveniences. The fragment hints at changing social norms and fashion, noting a perceived decline in long-standing practice among the wealthy.
Scientific American reports a bridge over the Missouri at St Joseph Missouri required new piers after damage. The project moved the new piers between the old, shifted spans shoreward, built a temporary span, closed traffic for under ten hours, and added a cantilever swing span with a temporary lift span to maintain river traffic.
Brick store building for sale joining Spring Valley Bank on the west side. For price and terms write W A Tidball Independence Iowa.
Classified ads seek workers in Chicago and northeastern towns. Colin's Clothes Shop offers sales position. Jefferson Park Hospital seeks trainee nurses. International Stocking Mill hires order takers. music shop advertises pianos and instruments. Rent Bros promotes rentals. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea marketed as spring cleanser-purifier.
A self promoting classified asks for employment by touting persuasive speaking and proven sales record. The ad compares washers and highlights Thor A. B. C. electric washers as superior and economical with a proposed easy payment plan through Hollerich.
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