Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Spring Valley 1920 21
City of Spring Valley Illinois approves an annual appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year May 1 1920 to April 30 1921 detailing salaries maintenance and debt service. The measure lists specific allocations for city officers streets bridges public grounds health library fire water and contingencies with a clause allowing unexpended balances to cover shortfalls. Passed May 24 1920 by Mayor Chas W Knapp with City Clerk P M Mahoney attesting.
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Spring Valley
Illinois
Illinois River
Public notice on dog collar requirement post June 16 1920
City ordinance prohibits possession of a dog without a metallic plate collar after June 16 1920. Tags available from the City Clerk. Chas. W. Knapp, Mayor.
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Jon
Mayor Knapp Attends County Bankers Convention
J. H. Kimber and son Charles T. H. Lather and Peter Hollerich joined the Bureau County Federation of Bankers convention held last Thursday in a consolidated school building about eight miles north of Princeton. A musical program accompanied a fine speaker from Lincoln Illinois.
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Knapp
J. H. Kimber
Charles
T. H. Lather
Peter Hollerich
Bureau County Federation of Bankers
Princeton
Lincoln
Ilinois
Bernard Murphy resigns from Spring Valley Coal Company Store
Bernard Murphy resigned his position at the Spring Valley Coal Company Store on Saturday. Gregory Doyle has accepted the position.
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Bernard Murphy
Spring Valley Coal Company
Gregory Doyle
Aboriginal superstitions about dogs across regions
The article surveys beliefs about dogs in diverse cultures. In Australia some groups weave dingo tails into beards to appear longer. Puget Sound natives craft blankets from dogs hair. In Borneo, black dogs are tied to sorcery and a person who laughs at a dog crossing the path risks being turned to stone.
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Puget Sound
Borneo
Motors to Deer Park trip with local families
Mrs. George Wheeler and two daughters with Mr and Mrs Fenton Miler and children and Mr and Mrs Claud Miller spent Sunday in Deer Park. Sealed bids to June 10 1920 by St Paul Coal Co Cherry Illinois for a drainage ditch at Cherry Illinois twelve feet long. Bottom width two feet side slopes one to one. Average cut four feet by four and one half inches. Plans and specs on file at Cherry office.
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George Wheeler
Fenton Miler
Claud Miller
Deer Park
St Paul Coal Company
Cherry, Illi
Cherry
St. Paul Coal Company
Munson Conducts Business in Momence Over Weekend
Prof. I. Munson transacted business in Momence over the weekend, marking a brief local financial activity. The report notes standard errands and routine dealings conducted during the period.
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Prof. I. Munson
Momence
Curious plant of the Sahara coughs like a bell
A desert scrub called the coughing bean turns yellow from sand and traps a powerful gas inside its hollow pores. When pressure builds it explodes with a sound resembling a human cough, a curious desert oddity observed in dry conditions.
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Sahara
Neighbors in a tangle over trust and town gossip
Myra Higgins quarrels over raisins with husband Jake. Julia Martin counsels restraint as Tom and Julia drift apart to another town, while Laura Fickett becomes the focal point of lingering affection and rumor in the close knit community.
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Myra Higgins
Jake Higgins
Julia’s
Myra
Julia
Jake
Julia Martin
Tom Martin
Laura Fickett
Laura
Fate
Bromley Place
Tom
Capacity crowd dances at Hicks Park Sunday
A capacity crowd filled the Hicks Park outdoor dance pavilion Sunday evening as Seelig's orchestra delivered one of the season’s best performances at the popular summer recreation site. The weather stayed ideal for dancing and attendance rivaled mid-summer peaks. more dances are planned Wednesday and Saturday nights, then the usual Sunday session.
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Hicks Park
Seelig
Federal tax notice for Bureau County Illinois remittance address changes
Notice to all residents liable for federal taxes in Bureau County Illinois that after May 1 1920 remittances and communications should be addressed to the Division Chief Federal Building Rock Island Illinois by direction of the Collector of Internal Revenue Thomas J OBrien Chief Field Deputy Per R S Bruniga Deputy Collector The regular Kandoo Klub meeting at the Congregational Church Tuesday June 1 at 8 oclock has been postponed due to Commencement Exercises.
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Bureau County
Illinois
Federal Bldg
Rock Island
Collector of Internal Revenue
The
Kandoo Klub
Congregational Church
Aiding Aviators Balloons Launched From 31 U.S. Stations
Balloons are released twice daily from thirty one observing stations across the United States to measure air current direction and speed providing guidance for aviators.
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United States
Mrs. Margaret Spohn Shops in La Salle Monday
Mrs Margaret Spohn visited La Salle on Monday afternoon to shop, with details of her route and purchases not provided in the fragment.
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Margaret Spohn
la Salle
Illinois Fire Loss in April Totals Over a Million
The April fire loss in Illinois reached 1 012 244 dollars from 47 fires per the State Fire Marshal report. March showed a larger loss by 251 746 dollars. Through four months in 1920 totals 6 238 001 dollars, down 140 707 from the prior year. Major unknown causes include electricity 68 965 dollars stoves and furnaces 84 275 dollars sparks on roofs 76 601 dollars lightning 63 759 dollars matches and smoking 39 862 dollars defective flues 29 258 dollars. Dilapidated buildings drive led to 58 removals. There were 3 882 inspections and 15 prosecutions for noncompliance. Burn deaths totaled 14 and injuries 36.
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Ilinois
John G. Gamber
Miss Katherine Hostetter Visits Friends in City
Miss Katherine Hostetter of Hammond Indiana visits her Aunt Mrs Edward Fehr. Former resident of this city, she is welcomed by many friends who are glad to see her back in town.
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Katherine Hostetter
Hammond, Indiana
Edward Fehr
Miss Hostetter
City erects June 1 1920 deadline for licenses
Ordinances require licensing of dancing halls soft drink parlors and ice cream parlors now in force. Licenses must be obtained from the city clerk on or before June 1 1920.
Election Night Banter Foretells Final Result
A Boston Transcript file quotes a politician saying the race is practically decided with his side not needing to attend to the post election duties. The remark hints at confidence and implications for the rival camp.
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Boston Transcript
Banks as Community Servants in Liberty Bond Care
The article explains how banks collect interest on liberty bonds for holders who do not, and notes some investors keep the government money. It emphasizes banks handle these payments without charge as part of banking service and praises American banks for courtesy and accommodation. It also mentions Miss Betty Westphal returning from hospital and staying with the Hawthorne family.
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Department of Health
Chas. W. Knapp
P. M. Mahoney
Motors
Rolando
Standard and Ladd
Lottie W. Simmons
Sororise
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Thomas J. O’brien
R. S. Bruniga
Bent Brothers CO
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Old Nat'l
Bank
Fraternity
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Betty Westphal
Wm. Hawthorne
Tornado Insurance
Hartford
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