Young man dies after train fall while attempting flip abroad
John Meyers aged 18 died from a broken vertebrae after a fall from a train he tried to flip on July 31. He had been paralyzed from the waist down and died at City hospital in Ottawa after being treated since the accident. Born in Streator in 1902 he had lived and worked near Ottawa and Utica. He left a sister Mary of Green Lake Wisconsin and several brothers. He had worked for the Derrick Clay Company and previously in Utica.
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John Meyers
Ottawa
Streator
Utica
Derrick Clay Company
Pioneer La Salle Lady Dies at 85
Mrs. Catherine McGuire, a pioneer resident of La Salle for 83 years, died at her West Sixth Street home at 7 a.m. Sunday. She had lived in the house for 50 years and is survived by six children. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
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Catherine McGuire
la Salle
West Sixth Street
Freckles stage musical at Majestic Theatre Sunday
Gene Stratton-Porter's Freckles presented as a song play by Neil Twomey with a New York company at the Majestic Theatre for one night Sunday September 5. Scenic possibilities of the Timberlost region are showcased and tickets are on sale at Valley Bakery with prices 50c 75c and 1.00 for seating and gallery.
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Gene Stratton-Porter
Majestic Theatre
Neil Twomey
Indiana Timberlost
New York
Valley Bakery
Nickel No Good
A young girl enters a confectionery, lays down a nickel, orders a six cent ice cream cone and a six cent soda. The clerk offers prices, the girl leaves disappointed. the nickel remains and she declares it useless since it won’t buy anything.
Kitchen Superstitions and Fortune Tells Across Meals
A collection of kitchen lore links everyday cooking mishaps to fate and fortune. Spilling pepper, cracked eggs, burned food, or a cake overrun by batter are said to signal outcomes from love woes to money or good news.
Different Methods Defining Problem Clarity in Teams
The verse contrasts approaches to solving problems noting some struggle to clarify each issue while others guess and cheer. It hints at varied problem solving styles without naming individuals or events.
A Waggish Employer Dialogue Snippet
A humorous exchange shows a mistress and maid negotiating work effort. Minnie names the servant, while the mistress jokes about maximum effort to keep harmony. The brief scene captures domestic life humor and character dynamics.
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Minnie
Dialogue on interrupting a wife proves dangerous
A quotation from The Precise State presents a wife interrupting exchange. The husband responds that interruption is dangerous, illustrating a cautionary domestic moment.
Jack’s claim of love sparks a world tour of engagements
In a sharp exchange, one character tells another that “Jack said I am all the world to him.” The response dryly notes that he has said the same to every fiancée and is continuously seeking new worlds to conquer.
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Alexander
Jack
Couldn't Do Better Himself in a Domestic Tale
A light anecdote contrasts a husband who growls when the house is cleaned with his own messier habit of mussing his old straw hat. The humor rests on domestic friction and a stubborn clumsy character.
A Gentle Hint of Classic Proposals in Drama
A brief exchange notes that dramatists repeat lovers proposing in the same old way, while acknowledging that proposals themselves matter in the scene. The dialogue keeps a playful tone about familiar stage conventions.
Ideal state of society echoed in a witty quip
Miss Cayenne imagines an ideal society where people strive as earnestly for moral Heaven as they do for political power. The remark critiques ambition and suggests equal zeal for virtue and office in a concise, quotable form.
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Miss Cayenne
Bracing Talk Bridges Summers in Mountain Visit
A brief dialogue recalls time spent in the mountains where one speaker notes better health and steadier finances after two weeks away. The exchange hints at restoration through air and time, with a hopeful tone about paying bills without fear.
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Griggs
Briggs
Railroads Aid Safety Campaign In Illinois
Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson leads a railroad backed safety drive to reduce crossing accidents. Investigators will log reckless license numbers at busy grade crossings and notify owners of violations, urging care while stressing drivers must stop or slow to ten mph at crossings with stop signs.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Safety First Division
Baltimore & Ohio
Automobile Department of
Emmerson
Illinois
Secretary of State
Lessons From Chicago Accidents On Highway Safety
Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson uses a Chicago clipping showing ten deaths from car crashes to stress highway safety. He notes most fatalities occurred at railroad crossings and urges strict adherence to road laws and full stops at stop signs to prevent needless crashes.
Half Million Automobiles in Illinois Prompt Safer Driving
Illinois automobile numbers surged from 38,269 in 1911 to nearly 600,000 today. Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson notes in the Safety First pamphlet that 1916 had 248,429 licensed cars with fees of 1,198,063.10, while 1919 saw 478,438 licenses and fees of 5,731,121.93 for the year ending June 30, 2020. by July 28 this year 522,742 licenses had been issued.
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Illinois
Louis L. Emmerson
Life Savings Bring Hard Saver’s Heirs to Take Air
A reflective column warns that a frugal elder clinging to dollars sacrifices present comfort while his heirs will soon seize the fortune. The piece portrays the aging miser as transformed by a lifetime of saving, with relatives poised to extract the wealth.
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Feller
Prosperous Gent Fears Competitor Waking Up as Advertiser
A well off gentleman with steady advertising enjoys growing finances and a new car, but frets that a rival may become a steady advertiser and disrupt his cozy market position.
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