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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
3
Rumors swirl about next year’s campaign as possible candidates are discussed. Neal R. O'Hara offers a humorous feature on the presidential scene, borrowed by the Gazette with apologies, praising its readable material.
A satirical roundup presents Emil Fromage of Hoodwink Iowa as a leading lightweight with a platform about reading gas meters. Edouard Flannery of Seneca New York is mocked as mahogany timber with wild policy twists. Gill Cushin of Flapjaex Kansas and Albion Boobish of Skinwater Indiana are skewered for absurd platforms and colorful pasts including doughnut holes and free lunch schemes. Merton Flife of Snakebite Wyoming touts fantasy plans and Houdini in a cabinet.
Congressman Hull promotes a nine foot Deep Waterway from the Great Lakes to the Gulf urging passage in Congress. He claims it would boost the Mississippi Valley as a manufacturing and shipping hub and save grain transport costs. He proposes tying the bill to annual $5 million sanitation investments in Sanitary Districts to improve river water quality and flood control.
A science note compares spider silk with silkworm filament noting that spider thread is finer and lighter. If a spider web thread stretched four miles it would weigh only about a grain, illustrating remarkable lightness of spider fibers.
A quotation from the Boston Transcript reflects on growing older and adopting a more philosophical view of friends' disappointments as life advances.
A man repeats the story of his tight pinch ordeal, believing others have forgotten it, and he usually finds that they have indeed moved on from the tale.
Six kegs of beer seized Tuesday near Marseilles by motorcycle officer David Cooper were analyzed in Ottawa and Chicago and found to contain 3.7 percent alcohol. Federal agents recovered one bottle, and the driver believed to be a Morris resident eluded capture as the case moved before United States Commissioner Dieus.
The article explains pig iron naming from molten metal shaped into a long mass with perpendicular attachments. The long central pieces are called sows while the shorter portions attached at right angles are called pigs.
In Bath an officer heard a torrent of expletives from a house for about half an hour. The occupant told the police court he had been swearing in his sleep.
The passage likens constant indoor breathers to motors with a bad air fuel mix, describing a sputtering, unsatisfactory performance as a metaphor for dull, hindered respiration and stifled energy.
A film crew tests a dramatic exchange as the actress resents the direction. The director suggests retrying the scene to capture a sharper display of indignation and the actor/actress parries with precise delivery. The tense moment highlights on set dynamics during shooting.
A curious man known for spending time with snakes in Okauchee arrives in Wisconsin's wilderness seeking company. Locals recall his past as a haying snake handler before prohibition, and describe his estranged relation to his old friends in Moose Jaw.
A sharp exchange reveals Evelyn’s sister promised to marry the speaker at her mother's party, redefining the event as the main news of the occasion. The “news” turns out to be the party’s purpose, not a breaking report to the world.
A garbled dialogue fragment presents odd interjections and stutters, leaving the reader uncertain about the speaker and context. The text reads as a transcription without clear attribution, making interpretation speculative.
Ladislaw Schalla sues Carl Tonelli over auto repair costs after a Webster Park area collision near Peru. Schalla sought 193.88, Tonelli countered 232.65. JP court awarded 183.88 plus costs, Tonelli appealed to the Ottawa circuit court.
The chestnut home lies in the Mediterranean region where chestnut trees were cultivated from early times. This area is noted for long standing cultivation and historical use of chestnuts.
Prairie chicken and rabbit hunting seasons begin November 10 in Illinois. Prairie chickens may be hunted from November 10 to 21 with a bag limit of twelve. Cotton tails run November 10 to January 31 with a daily limit of fifteen rabbits.
For over 40 years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used to treat catarrh. It includes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts on mucous membranes through the bloodstream, reducing inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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