11 Jan 1929
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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1929
Page
1
The 1928 season closed with California and Georgia Tech in Pasadena on January 1 marking football as a top intercollegiate sport. The era shifted away from Roman spectacles toward genuine competition with undergraduates and officials pushing broad athletic training and inclusive programs that reduce hero worship.
A reflection on calendars and diaries as yearly keepsakes. New calendars offer promise but wear and tear reveal time’s passing as holidays tax days and birthdays drift away. Diaries may hide personal details while time gnaws at the pages.
An editorial notes a Brooklyn woman kept a kitchen calendar recording daily events and intimate matters. The judge cited the calendar as testimony of opportunity and inclination, leading to a divorce for her husband. The piece warns scribbling on fabric as a safer option.
The Beveridge Lincoln argues the work reshapes Lincoln as a complex, human political figure. The two volumes cover up to 1858 and provide strong context for the 1860 65 period, with focus on his attitudes toward women and political evolution.
A National Safety Council recommendation calls Illinois to pass a law requiring examination and licensing of all auto drivers. The aim is to curb dangerous traffic behavior by ensuring only qualified applicants obtain driving privileges.
The text outlines license eligibility restrictions including a minimum age of 16, suspension or revocation for dangerous drivers, prohibition of licensing habitual drunkards and narcotic addicts, and disqualification for those with physical or mental disabilities that impair driving.
The Rev Walter Macpherson addressed a large Joliet crowd at the opening Joliet Symphony Orchestra concert. He praised the city for cultural assets and urged continued support for parks galleries and the symphony which he said is here to stay.
A collection of quotations on patience work and virtue includes lines from Rousseau Greeley Beecher Shakespeare Gibbon Meredith and others. The set presents reflections on character ambition and life choices in a compact aphorism style.
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