Polish Military Convention Set for Joliet Weekend
One of the largest Polish gatherings in Joliet history will bring the Second Corps of the Polish Military Societies of America to town for their ninth annual convention. About a thousand visitors are expected with a Saturday parade at 9 30 am from Golobitsch hall to Holy Cross church. Chicago singer Rose Kwasigroch will perform. Mayor Cronin may speak.
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Chicago
Joliet
Polish Military Societies of America
Illingis
Albert Olszewski
Golobitsch’s Hall
Holy Cross Church
Elizabeth Street
Rose’ Kwasigroch
Peter Kielbasse
Cronin
St. Casimir’s
Knights of the Holy Cross Church
Military Society
Debate Over Married Women as Teachers Stirs Taxpayers
A reader defends the school administration and calls for enforcing a law that bars married women from teaching. The letter argues the issue is a policy matter for officials to decide and mentions sufficiency of teachers from high schools and normal schools.
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the Herald
Three men sent to penitentiary for theft and statutory offense
Mathew Wilson was sent to the penitentiary for one to fourteen years after a conviction for a statutory offense against his daughter. Albert Lindquist and Frank Anderson received one to ten years each for horse stealing. Lindquist’s sentence followed a defense and a life of circumstantial explanations. Anderson’s alias is Geo Cunningham and his wife visited him at the jail before departure.
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Mathew Wilson
Albert Lindquist
Frank Anderson
Wills
Lindgren
Wilson
Lindquist
Hesse
Wm. Dougall
Geo.Cunningham
James Boyd
Mendota
Anderson
Farmers Cry For Rain In Drought Stricken Fields
Rural districts report crops suffering from lack of rainfall. Oat crop in critical condition and corn needs showers. Farmers welcome any rain as hay is bumper and soil shows signs of drying. Early rains left ground hard and dry heat set crops back. Corn planting delayed and stands backward.
Senator's Daughter Star on Stage Talent
A remark ties Senator La Follette to acting, noting his potential as a stage performer. The commentary suggests the same artistic gift is inherited by his daughter, highlighting a lineage of performance.
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la Follette
Miss Fela La Follette Shines in Bluffs at the Bijou
The article notes Miss Fela La Follette excelling in the play Bluffs at the Bijou in New York. Described as energetic and active, she rejects the society girl image and leverages her beauty and accomplishments, with a planned tour following the engagement.
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Fela la Follette
Bluffs
Bijou
New York
Miss la Follette
Misa la Follette
Minister's family poisoned by ptomaine at Joliet convention
Rev. John M. Schneider and wife along with three Elgin guests fell ill from ptomaine poisoning after breakfast in Morris. Four children escaped illness though they ate the same food. A physician treated the adults who were weak all day. Schneider attended the Joliet Epworth League program despite illness.
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Schneider
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Schneider
Joliet
Linda Starling
Laura Shales
Carrie James
Elgin
Mrs. Schneider
Colored man held accused by woman in disorderly case
Mrs. Anna Cook testified she was attacked by Charles Smith the Edward street milkman. The court quashed the disorderly conduct charge and prepared to file more serious charges including threat to kill and elopement pressure. Final hearing set in minor court. Cook's health deteriorated since the incident.
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Charles Smith
Edward Street
Anna Coouk
Allen
Smith
Spinach Lettuce Beans and Cabbage Highlighted
Harpers Bazaar notes a list of low starch and sugar greens including spinach lettuce string beans cabbage cucumbers tomatoes and beet greens as suitable dietary options.
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Harper’s Bazar
The Summer Outfit and a Coughs Remedy Notice
A guidance piece on building a summer wardrobe detailing costs for a smart outfit including corsets shoes hosiery gloves hats and ready to wear items totaling sixty one dollars and fifty cents. It includes a testimonial from Lester M Nelson of Naples Maine praising Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and colds and noting its long standing reputation and availability at J D Browns drug store with trial bottles free.
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Panama
Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Dr. King
J. D. Brown & Co
The Creative Power of Advertising in Industry
The piece declares advertising as the strongest driver in business, describing it as a positive force that builds factories, skyscrapers, and railroads. It asserts advertising multiplies human desires and expands both supply and demand, shaping modern competition.
Probate Notice in Will County Illinois 1908
Public notice to James Mangan alias James Mahoney and heirs-at-law that a petition seeks an order directing Will County treasurer to deliver to the Catholic Bishop of Chicago a promissory note for 500 dollars plus 60 dollars interest. Hearing set for July 11, 1908 at 10 am in Joliet.
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James Mangan
James Mahoney
Will County
Chicago
Thomas F. Mangan
Joliet
Joliet, Til
John C. Lang
A Reduction Diet Describes Limited Eating and Allowed Meats
The article outlines a reduction diet focusing on cutting starches sugars and fats almost entirely. It lists restricted foods such as bread potatoes root vegetables rice beans and pies and recommends lean meats liver kidneys mutton lamb veal and chicken with eggs as essential and white fish cod and oysters as permissible.
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Officers of Society
A. Gorecki
S. Kowalski
J. A. Gapin
John Opalewski
S. Toklekowsk
J. Kaminski
Maciejewski
J. Rytlewski
B. Napieralski
B. L. Maciejewski
Cago
W. Schmidt
C. Gronkowski
Nicoles
Tory
Bert Lindquist
Star
Sunaa
Morris Pastor
WOM
Anna
Cook
State OF Illinois
A. m
Probate Court
Hobbs
Ottawa Street
Bere
Norfolk
Children’s Wash Wais
Niagara
Dellwooood Park
Erless
Rez At
Dana Peerless
van Buren Desplaines Streets
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