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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1931
Page
12
An essay on song as a universal language, praising choirs and the Joliet Choral Society born from past groups. It argues music unites people in peace and war, urges audience turnout for the season finale, and includes civic platform points and tax value discussions tied to Joliet’s development.
The article explains that tax value may be a percentage of cash value, uniformly applied across districts, and notes the challenge of determining base cash value for residences. It discusses how ground value or rental potential may drive assessments and cites a real estate board rule on this issue.
A humorous reflection on whether to cap toothpaste after brushing. It recalls a past design with a hinged wire cap that caused mess and delays, suggesting daily order matters more than novelty in household items.
Legislators push to place all capital punishment at state penitentiaries, burdening Will County with inmate trials and tarnishing Joliet's image though the new facility is named Stateville. Citizens fear higher costs and county burdens while protesting the measure.
A fragmented, literary-tinged piece contrasts curiosity with truth and right, warning of oblivion and perdition. It notes people dance to the devil’s fiddle until disaster, and observes social exchanges between two young men and two old men. A milkman’s drunken distribution becomes a joke about water wagon.
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