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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
2
The notice indicates a Spring Valley Illinois publication in advance payment status for a year. It is entered at the local post office as second class mail matter.
An interview with engineer John Lyle Harrington cited by Peter Hollerich of Spring Valley City Bank credits information access as a major business safeguard. The bank director stressed banks as clearers of accurate data and urged customers to discuss plans and obtain reliable facts to reduce risk and aid community progress.
H. Kingman of Ottawa was elected president of the Illinois Valley division of the State Teachers association at Morris. Mary L. Duncan of LaSalle became vice president. Resolutions called for federal education funding, stronger state support for the state university and teachers colleges, larger supervision units, better teaching techniques, and greater emphasis on the human side of teaching.
An urging meditation on fatherhood asks men to examine their daily conduct with their sons. It prompts reflection on time spent, guidance given, and the impact of a father’s example on a boy’s future happiness and faith.
The Women’s Missionary Society met at the Congregational Church with Rev. O. A. Smith of Nogales Arizona and Dr. R. W. Gammon addressing members. Talks focused on missions and the every member canvass. Sermon next Sunday titled The Moral Traffic Cop.
After two years idle, the B F Berry Coal Co mine at Standard was sealed last week. Fires had been kept and pumps worked while dismantling occurred and a concrete layer was spread above the shaft. Many miners have left the village, others seek work in nearby towns.
A Medford Maji Tribune op-ed argues that prosperity grants only the privilege to watch others buy better cars, signaling wealth gaps and social tension as aspirations rise while economic gains feel uneven.
The Cats defeated Dixonettes 12 to 0 as Coveny and Biama powered two scores. Cork, Nicoli, and Russell led a stout defense holding Dixon to 8? yards and forcing several failed passes. Next up, Rockford visits Hicks Park for a major test of the Cats championship bid.
Mr. George M. Slater of Oglesby wed Miss Ellen Olson of Granville at the Congregational parsonage in Spring Valley on Saturday afternoon October 10. Official witnesses were Mr. Edward Olson and Mrs. Oscar Olson of Cedar Point. The couple will make Oglesby their future home.
A Thrift Magazine quip notes a stereotype about women’s brains being smaller yet declaring women have more brains than men while men have too much brains to dispute it. It frames a playful take on gendered intellect.
At a Gas Products Association convention, reports state oxygen is effective both as a cure and preventive for seasickness after tests. The gas could be packed in containers small enough to fit in a suitcase for portable use.
Quarantine season warns that mild childhood illnesses like diphtheria and whooping cough can seed outbreaks. Early containment and strict self quarantine are urged to prevent epidemics, as mild cases often escape medical care and public health response.
Joseph Efner, a former Ladd resident, sues in LaSalle County Circuit Court for 10000 in two suits over injuries from October 11 1923 gas blast at Benjamin Andersons Marseilles home. Public Service Co and Benjamin Anderson named defendants as blast killed Mrs Anderson and knocked Efner unconscious.
The Hollowayville Ladies Aid Society hosts its second annual chicken supper and bazaar at Lukan's Park Seatonville tonight. Four o'clock display of bazaar articles, parcel post packages for sale, and dinner of fried chicken from five o'clock onward. About 1100 were served at the first supper, and preparations aim to match that turnout.
The ad argues catarrh worsens when run down and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines a local ointment with an internal tonic to improve general health. Sold by druggists for over four years. BF J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio
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