Mississippi River Tow Traffic Hits Record in 1962
The Rock Island District reports 1962 river traffic reached 11.4 million tons through November, more than double 10 years earlier and above 1961 figures by about 1 million tons. May 1962 set a cargo record at 1.505 million tons, while the most barges in a single southbound tow through Lock No. 15 tied at 17 barges.
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Rock Island
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Quad-Cities
Mississippi River
Nine Foot Channel
John B. Hood
Quad-City
Illinois
W. S. Rhea
Dixon State School Visit By Chadwick Woman's Club Ladies
Mrs W J Quest Mrs Morton Higley Mrs Lorna Stadel Mrs Orion Alexander Mrs William Janssen and Mrs Neal Maring visited Dixon State School on Thursday December 13 they toured Infirmary 3 gave cookies cards candy and candy canes to the boys and hosted a party for 23 girls in Home Management sharing sandwiches salads and gifts from the Chadwick Woman's Club the group noted the retirement of volunteer supervisor Mrs Withey and her move to Springdale
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W. J. Quest
Morton Higley
Lorna Stadel
Orion Alexander
William Janssen
Neal Maring
Dixon State School
Infirmary 3
Home Management Department
Chadwick Woman's Club
Don’t Give Your Life For Christmas Warns Safety Expert
University of Illinois extension safety specialist O L Hogsett notes Christmas Day sees more traffic deaths than any other day. The message urges slowed driving to protect holiday joy and save lives during the season.
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Santa Claus
O. L. Hogsett
University of Illinois Extension
Unmapped County Legend Noted in George Eliot Quotation
A fragment quoting George Eliot notes an unmapped county within the United States. The line suggests a conceptual or administrative ambiguity tied to geographic naming and jurisdiction in a historical or literary context.
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Deal
George Eliot
Quotations on Life Faith and Conscience Echo in Verse
The excerpt collects lines about life and the heart, inner peace, conscience, and divine presence. It pairs Shakespearean and Mary Baker Eddy sentiments, reflecting timeless themes of spirituality and moral integrity.
When a man is a tip in himself he makes pretty small
Quote from John Ruskin on self reliance and self regard reflecting a concise moral about personal value reducing one’s ego into a small size.
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John Rus In
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