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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
3
Cherry W E Moore visited Monday while the village board works on city hall repairs. A tar roof coat was applied and interior work will receive a coat of kalsomine. Mrs Pete Donna had another operation at St Margaret's hospital Saturday.
Mrs. Andrews of Chicago praises Pink-n-White Tablets for rapid relief from headaches and fevers. The ad claims the remedy also eases back aches colds neuralgia and neuritis and advises taking one pink and one white tablet for instant relief. It promotes a 25 cent package sold by druggists and local retailers.
Local items report runners home from the south and a coal truck purchase by Anton Bergani. Miss Pranzini and Miss Lewis visit. Jay Thirlaway returns from Chicago. Pat Taggart gets a radio. The Cherry Theatre showcases The Ten Commandments and other features with varied cast and prices. students debate class spirit after pranks.
The article recalls a past custom where upperclassmen subjected a defiant freshman to an impromptu bath by dousing him with showers. After years of dormancy the practice has been revived following events last week, signaling a return of this harsh method to enforce discipline.
The piece notes two inches of November snow shocking Spring Valley residents and inspires jokes about Alaska. Spring Valkians blame the weatherman while describing cold, sniffles, chapped hands, and sleet. The author teases Indian summer and sales motives behind weather shifts.
The Winfield Radio Shop, Spring Valley's newest radio establishment, opened weeks ago by Emerson Charles former WJBC announcer at La Salle. Charles brings seven years of radio experience and is building a growing customer base with diligent service.
The shop at Spaulding and Devlin streets offers the leading makes of radio sets with King Radio as the feature. Mr. Charles urges the public to stop in and hear the sets on display.
The City of Spring Valley Illinois notifies interested persons that Devlin Street between 100 feet east of Cornelia Street and Richards Avenue is to be improved by excavation drainage curbing and reinforced concrete paving under local improvement procedures. The ordinance is on file with the City Clerk and a Bureau County Court confirmation is sought for prior applications.
The Court will hear a replication and certificate on November 30, 1925 in Bureau County Illinois to determine facts about a completed improvement including costs, interest, and rebated assessments. Objections may be filed before the date and defenses presented at the hearing. Installments with 6 percent interest will be collected over ten years. Dated Spring Valley Illinois November 10. Commissioner Luther L. H.
Charles W. Knapp as president Joseph Yearsley as secretary Andrew J. Pricco Charles Sulski and Edward Leimbach named as members on the Board of Local Improvements for the city of Spring Valley Illinois.
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