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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1923
Page
3
The Bureau County Salvation Army drive runs the week of October 15 1923 with a $3500 quota shared among townships. Solicitors will call to collect contributions and donors are urged to have funds ready to avoid a second visit.
With the new school year, readers are urged to study truancy rules. The article outlines that all children aged seven to sixteen must attend school daily while in session, with allowances for medical exemptions. It covers responsibilities of parents, teachers, and truant officers, and notes penalties for nonattendance.
Motivational line notes that opportunities often arrive as hard work wearing overalls. It attributes the idea to Benny Dodd and emphasizes recognition of effort as the path to success.
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines a topical ointment for quick relief with an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to help rid the body of catarrh. Sold by druggists for over 40 years. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
An ordinance in relation to the fire department restricts driving near a moving fire truck in Spring Valley Illinois. It fines miscreants who pass or approach the truck during emergencies and requires traffic stoppage in opposing directions to allow fire crews to operate.
A bucolic scene from Lafayette described as a pleasant early dawn with a young tractor whinnying and joy upon sight of the oil can, in a tone reminiscent of a Gal-Courier report.
Miss Teresa Rhode of La Salle and Harry S Hoenscheid of Peru were united in marriage at St Josephs church La Salle in a 6 o clock Saturday morning ceremony. The nuptial mass was celebrated by Rev Father Grobush. The bride is daughter of Thomas Rhode and the groom son of Mrs Katherine Hoenschied.
Mrs. D. H. Skoglund of Princeton was pushed downstairs by a sneak thief at the Chicago Union Station entrance last week. The assailant tried to snatch her purse and bag but fled into the crowd, narrowly missing serious injuries.
The ordinance prohibits driving over fire hoses and blocking fire department access. Violations carry fines from five to one hundred dollars per offense and repeal conflicting ordinances. Passed October 8 1923, approved by Mayor Chas W Knapp with City Clerk N H Smith attesting.
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