Virginia coon hound Red wins Spratts Gold Medal
A 13 year old coon hound named Red, owned by A. A. Babeath of Gladstone Virginia, wins Spratts Gold Medal for canine heroism after a year with notable acts. The medal honors documented deeds, with Red rescuing a neighboring collie and showing quiet devotion rather than sensational feats.
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Red
Spratt
A. A. Babeath
Gladstone
Virginia
Frank Dele
New York Herald Tribune
Willam Burette
Forest On Stream
Frank B. Rutherford
Pennsylvania
Pete
Babcock
Old Red
Twenty Don’ts For Safety And Care In Automobile Driving
Illinois Secretary of State William Stratton released a twenty point motorist safety code compiled from state health, highway and secretary of state data. The rules urge obeying laws and signs, proper signaling, lights, license upkeep, caution near schools, weather care, and avoiding hitchhiking while emphasizing responsible driving to reduce fatalities.
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Secretary of State
William J. Stratton
State Health Department
Highway Department
Automobile Department
Stratten
Illinois
Mrs Nancy French Dies at 161 in York Township
Mrs Nancy French, York's oldest resident, died three years ago at age 161 after a long life largely spent in York township. The obituary notes she lived in York for most of her years.
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Nancy French
York
York Township
Book Notes Festival Review of Dorn Griffiths Story
The piece highlights Dorn Griffiths, a once powerful banker who retries life through gardening after nagging bad luck with love. His failed troutmetaphor runs through his marriages, a distant daughter Delice, and a complex circle from New York to Como. Two other novels, Between the River and the Hills and Normandy pastoral, are praised for lyrical settings and reflective mood.
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Spotty
Hammond
Indiana
Mo- Tet
el Paso
Kaiser
Chicago
St Bernard
Thousand Oaks
California
Sport
Newark
Buster
Camden
New Jersey
Parlez-Vaus
Willows
Calif
Jerry
Modesto
Rinty
Emaus
Leopoldo
Mona
le Leopalde
Mons
Kate Joslyn
Summit
Henry Goetz
Peter Florek
N. J
Florek
M. 5
Kitts
Willow
Galf
Parlez-Vous
Virginia
William Byce
Elk Creek
J. M. Snodgrass
Mavesto
jStruthers Burt
Dorn Griffiths
Dorn
Lessure
Dora
Delice
Pree Rezzonica
Lake Como
New York
Philadelphia
Italy
Sisley Huddleston
Seine
Normandy
Early Thomson Autos A Livery Barn Tale From Bygone Days
Drs Melugin and Sagner owned one of Thomson s first automobiles with Ree Losborough as chauffeur. Asa Yolland ran the livery, and Sam Gelinger drove the car as the auto era began. Soon several autos appeared in the area, marking a big event remembered in local lore. Read The Review.
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Drs. Melugin
Sagner
Thomson
Asa Yolland
Ree Losborough
Bristol School Honor Roll and Valentine Plan
January attendance lists show those neither absent nor tardy, including Mate Stage, Hazel Swett, Lester Grim, Betty Swett, and Robert Balk. Honor roll honorees are Lester Grim, Hazel Swett, Betty Swett, and Mate Stake. A Valentine box event is set for Friday afternoon February 13, with Grace Seim as teacher. Nearby notes mention Mr Hudkleston as a prominent foreign correspondent and a social visit from residents of Chadwick and Savanna to Mr and Mrs Edw Williams.
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Mate
Hazel Swett
Lester Grim
Betty Swett
Robertt Balk
Mate Stake
Valentine
Grace Seim
Calfornia Sunshine and Constipation of Estimates
Charlie Day and Nibs Schramling dispute California weather figures. Day asks about three hundred fifty-five sunny days a year, prompting Schramling to affirm the count as a “mighty constita Wve estimate” in a clipped exchange.
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Life Publishing Co
Harper's Weekly
Pather
Charlie Day
Calfornia
Schramling
Butchering Notice at East Carroll Home
Local notice announces custom hog butchering to be done at a home in East Carroll. The advertiser asks interested hog producers to call with inquiries, listing a contact phone 1141. QRLO SMITH Mt Carroll Mhinois is noted in the fragmentary line.
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East Carroll
Qrlo Smith
Mt, Carroll, Mhinois
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Fulton
A. M. Blodgett
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Fulton, Illinois
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Lince Way
Fulton Ilinois
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Getty Produce Co
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Morrison Phone
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Sam
Mississippi
Jung
Bristol School
Hudkleston
Thomas Sheridan
Philip
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Elvise
Savanna
Wetty Kene
Eleanor
Frans of
Fulston
Edw. Williams
N. Genevieve Chipman
Thomsas
Thomson, Illinois
Lewis Motor CO
W.A. & O. Stuedemann
Main Ave
Lyons
Clinton National Bank
Clinton, Igns
E. A. Young
G. H. Young
Roy Hutchison
A. F. Robnson
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