Lincoln tomb to host president after GlR encampment
The article notes a presidential visit to Springfield for the Lincoln tomb remodeling completion and a G A R encampment in Columbus, Ohio with a dedication in Mwu on June 16. It lists attendees, regional officials, and related state legislative actions including tax bills on oleomargarine and cheese, mining statistics, boxing legislation, and child labor reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Columbus
Ohio
Harding
Louis L. Embergon
Finois
Daniel Boone Birthday Varia and Historical Tidbits
A collage of notes and anecdotes from early American lore includes Daniel Boone’s birthday traditions, comments on planning and architecture, and a cautionary line about becoming obsessed with one thing after another. The piece touches on rain, sports, and a Cincinnati bathtub anecdote from 1872, reflecting Victorian curiosity and social norms.
Land grant and interest rate shift in DeWitt era records
A Morrison family holds a 1812 War land grant issued by President Pierce dating to 1854 for Peter Ripton in Whiteside County. Separate notes detail an April 1 rate cut from four to 3.5 percent on savings deposits in DeWitt banks, aligning with eastern bank policies and expected to save about 40,000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Pearson
Morrison
Franklin Pierce
Congress
Land Office
Peter Ripton
Mitchell
Union Township
Whiteside County
Range Four
Dixon
Farrington
Pearson
Whiteside
DeWitt
Clinton County
Scott
DeWitt Observer
Telephone Cable Work Underway From Sterling to Clinton
A large crew from Illinois Bell builds a new toll cable linking Sterling and Clinton spanning about 60 miles with 200 poles. Three crews totaling fifteen workers advance the project, starting a week ago and expected to finish in two more weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Clinton
Illinois Bell Telephone Company of
the Rock
Hashis
Fulton Journal
Carl Hahn Heads Dairy Calf Club First Meeting
The Dairy Calf Club held its first meeting at Ian Community high school on Saturday afternoon. Carl Hahn was named president with John Cunningham Jr as vice president, Elwin Gilbert secretary, and Edith Shelly reporter. The program for the year includes organization in March, feeding records in April, show preparation in May and June, and a joint meeting with the Oregon 4-H Dairy Calf club in June before shows in July and September at the Oregon Ogle County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polo’s Dairy Calf Club
Ian Community High School
Hohnadel
Carl Hahn
John Cunningham, Jr
Elwin Gilbert
Edith Shelly
Oronaietasin Otanino
John Canningham, Jr
Raymond Sheeley
Oregon
Dairy Calf Club
Ogle County Fair
Tri- County Pres
Allen files six bills in Illinois House this week
Representative H C Allen of this county introduced six bills in the Illinois House this week. They include city power over gasoline regulation, state inspection of gasoline or kerosene, a ten day limit on possession of game birds after opening, extended closed season to Sept 1 1957, a seven day nonresident fishing license pond for $1, and extra truck rights. Bederman has one bill on sterilizing dental instruments and measures on narcotics sales. Another bill requires motor vehicle applicants to file tax receipts, mandates timely wage payments, adds damages for mental suffering in divorce, and licenses county judges as attorneys. Physicians and hospitals would report firearm wound cases, and separated married couples with no children may face new provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Allen
Mlinois
Bederman
Digore
Farm gardens as shield against hard times advised
Rural leaders urge self sufficiency through home gardens to weather crises. Campaigns in South Carolina Virginia Arkansas promote planting half acre plots with carrots cabbage beets onions parsnips potatoes and turnips. A well kept garden can outproduce a farm with less risk, improving diet and health while saving money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal Hie
South Carolina
Virginia
Arkansas
Texas
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M. M. Leighton
Tiingis
Chas. J. Kribs
Prairie du Rocher
Brown
Arthur A. Miles
Ros» Ha
Ture
Ilinois
Duab Doring
Department of Mines and Minerals
John G. Millhouse
Representive Jank
Florence Fifer Bohrer
General Assembly
Illinois
Senate
Charles A. Lindbergh
W. Irving Glover
George T. Stephens
Tee Tyany
Joseph Taleck
Chicago
Allen 'S. Spivey
East St. Laws Journal
State Tax Commisssion
East St. Louis Journal
Judiciary Committee
Michael L. Igoe
Nreman
State Board of Pardons and Iparoles
Highway Department
Thomas P. Guning
Illinois River
Spring Valley
Amin
Atlanta Constitution
Tate Realities
Daniel Boone
Daniel Toone
Lot
Blake
Adam Thompson
Cincinnati
Hia
Christman
Lwa Colutune
Times
Pinney Printing Co
5Th Ave
Clinton, Iowa
Dows
Frank Bradulski
Wie
Cal
Erceni
Alfred Cram
Shannon Grain Company
Freeport
Cram
Frank Althoff
Shannon
Community Lyceum
Town Hall
Petersen Market
National Red Cross Fund
Milledgeville Free Press
DAIRY
Allen
Hartz Key Shop
Iowa
Hyn
Sue
Bee de Goa Ki
Sulied Taal
Byattie
Pius
Beattie Sid
York
Exen Hough
Lowa
A. R. Johnson
2320 N
Second St
Leroy Rangall
St. Clinton
Towa
Clinton RG CO
2Nd St
Morrison Rendering Co
Hil
Anthaber
DR. Rush Sugg
Postoffice
Royd. Upton
Ay.n. Clinton, Ia
W. H. Foster
M. D
Wilson
C. J. Snyder
Craig
G. A. Gracling
Milledgeville
Vermont
Bert Prescott
Essex Junction
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