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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
3
The Mouse That Fired Fort Sumter
A Charleston tale recounts Beauregard wiring an electric gun trigger to spark the Civil War. An ordnance sergeant-turned-confederate recalls guarding the gunroom and the accidental firing by a mouse causing Major Anderson to report the incident. The incident allegedly sealed the war's fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sumter
Anderson
Sumter
United States Army
Charleston
Union
Western Newspaper Union
Memorial Day Toast to Fallen Heroes
A historic quotation urges May thirtieth remembrance of dead soldiers and wild floral tributes to graves. It praises the custom as a lasting, sacred tradition in the nation’s history of freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Lo
Youthful Union Defender Soldier Miller's Civil War service
William B. Miller of Bath New York claimed to be the youngest Union drummer. He fled home in 1861 at eleven to join the first North Carolina Volunteers, then served five months before becoming a drummer with the tenth New York infantry. Discharged at fourteen after the grand review in Washington in 1865.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Miller
Bath
N. Y
North Carolina Volunteers
Tenth
New York Volunteer Infantry
Washington
The Nation's Obligation Marking a Moral Day
The piece urges Americans to observe a moral day with renewed devotion to life liberty and happiness and to honor heroes who fought and died for the nation's ideals. It calls on citizens to observe the day fittingly.
Books for Everybody Drives County Library Plan
The American Library Association promotes the nationwide Books for Everybody program urging county libraries. California leads with strong adoption, while Ohio and Maryland show progress. The plan envisions a central county library with branch lenders delivering books to rural outposts, funded by librarians and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Library Association
California
Ohio
Maryland
Friends of Libraries
Crisis Reports Peak in China with Half a Million Self Destruct Cases
The report notes China records far more personal crisis instances than any other nation. In one year as many as 500000 cases of self destruction were documented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Not Slamming the Departed at a Woman’s Meeting
A young parishioner asked a member if her husband was well. The reply was startling: the man had been dead for twenty years, yet she praised the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pareson
Available Plantfood Prevents Soft Corn Year Problems
The article argues that soft corn results from cold soil, leached nutrients, and delayed plantfood availability. It recommends early application of available phosphoric and ammonia rich fertilizer to boost early growth, keep kernels developing, and avoid late season losses. Proper balancing of soil, water, and fertilizer speeds mature, sturdy corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammenia
High Analysis Fertilizers Provide Plant Food at Low Cost Per Pound
An analysis contrasts low and high analysis fertilizers, showing both weigh the same plant food per ton when bags equal. It notes mixing, bagging, and freight costs are identical, while higher analysis grades offer greater plant food per ton and higher farmer profitability, urging buyers to maximize value.
Spring Valley Route Details Express Service May 1920
Chicago, Ottawa and Peoria Railway schedules show westbound and eastbound trains from Spring Valley station to Hicks Junction DePue Bureau Princeton Joliet LaSalle Ottawa Streator Morris and more with limited stops. Tickets advised and park offices listed with operating hours at Starved Rock State Park and local confectionery stores.
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Spring Valley Station
Penu
LaSalle
Ottawa
Streator
Marseilles
Seneca
Morris
Joliet
A. M
P.M
Princeton Limited
b—DePue
Joliet, Limited
k—Morris
Better to Give Than Lend Proverb Said by Bulwer Lytton
A noted saying attributed to Bulwer Lytton contrasts charity and loan. It asserts that giving preserves friendship and money, while lending risks both money and friendship if repayment fails. The quote frames generosity as wiser than extending credit.
Happiness Tied to Clean Heart, Honest Mind Quote
Reflection from Exchange on happiness that comes only with a clean heart and conscience. No man can be happy while despising his acts or harboring revenge envy or hatred, regardless of money or excitement.
Heard on a Car Snoring Compared by Boston Transcript
A quip notes a wife comparing her husband’s snoring: the first husband slept with a loud snore, while the present husband attempts to imitate a full orchestra, as quoted in the Boston Transcript.
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John
Boston Transcript
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Moultrie
Richmond
Free States
Confederacy
Beauregard
Illinois
Chicago
Peoria RY
Eth
Spring Valley, Ill
Hicks Junction
Ladd
m—LaSalle
Staton
Starved Rock State Park
Sanitary Ice Cream Parlor
W. St. Paul St
Monahan Confectorery
Greenwood
Dakota St
Chicago Til
Joliet, Dl
Chicago and Joliet
Francis Kilduff
LA Salle
Serge
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