Interest in politics in Chadwick area in 1892 election
A Chadwick newspaper from October 28, 1892 shows voters more engaged than today. Front page highlights a grand Republican rally in Mt Carroll with ex-Congressman Wm. E. Mason, plus editorial support for Benjamin Harrison. Other items cover Sunday school conventions, a Columbus day celebration, and extensive local advertisements and real estate activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Carroll County
J. M. McKeil
H. L. Spearman
Ross Hostetter
Mt. Carroll
Wm. E. Mason
Chicago
Benjamin Harrison
Grov
Fair Haven
Oakville
Miller, Smith & Co
Freeman & Co
Meat Market
Mra
C. C. Miller
J. C. Schreiner
J. H. Diverbiss
H. L. Shirk & Co
Nichols House
F. M. Shultz
E. L. Moser
James Taylor
Bank of Chadwick
R. H. Campbell
F. S. Carbaugh
D. Cahn
Lohr‘man & Zugschwerdt
Mt Carroll Women Seek University Trustee Vote Rights
A Mt Carroll group campaigns to be registered as voters claiming a Supreme Court decision grants them the right to vote for University of Illinois trustees. The clipping also mentions a celebration date confusion and injuries to Mrs. Charles Jeffers in Chicago during the World’s Fair dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Supreme Court
University of Ilinois
Charles Jeffers
Chicago
Hog shipment to Chicago marks Thomson news week
Joe Warfield took 65 head of hogs to Chicago Tuesday on behalf of Walter Mach. Mrs. Warfield and Fern joined him. The item lists numerous local visits and visitors including families from Milledgeville Savanna Mt. Carroll Lanark and Mt. Morris. A note asks to locate a lost tan and white shepherd dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Warfield
Chicago
Walter Mach
Noah Sweitzer
Lanark
Mt. Morris
Joseph Koenig
Wm. Reader
BE. A. Hinds
Mt. Carroll
Fred Miller
Conrad Lillie
Lockport
Harold Witt
Paul Witt
Elmer Davis
Fort Stockton
Texas
Thomson
Savanna
Bill Boylan
W. B. Hussey
Freeport
Inlaw
L. B Hussey
Wm. Geisz
Springfield
Geisz
Adam Heinze
Edward Smaltz
Lubbock
Tex
J. J. Smaltz
Fulton
N. D. French
Wayne Williams
Stockton
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Chas. Sack
Victor Hines
Adeline Holsinger
John Port
Morrison
Methodist Church
Donald Ditsworth
Fred Rausch
Pocketbook of Knowledge quotes on faith service and society
The piece presents Dr Potter praising service members and a religious benediction. It quotes Rev Dr John T Flynn criticizing pagan leadership and urging Christian economics and education to emphasize charity and justice. The text also notes diphtheria protection guidance from physicians and War Participation Committee recommendations for public health education.
United Church of America Proposed as World War II Union
Plans are under way to unite the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in the United States into a single body named the United Church of America. The new denomination would absorb at least four former churches and drop all previous titles. Dr. Tomas P. Potter of New York, a church historian and poet, has penned a verse intended for addition to God Bless America during the war, already welcomed in several congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Christian Church
Evangelical and Reformed Church
United States
United Church of America
Tomas P. Potter
New York
America
Sam
Diphtheria Immunization Call Aimed at Illinois Parents
The piece urges universal diphtheria immunization to reduce cases in Illinois from 940 in 1941 and notes neighboring states with 810 cases combined. It argues immunization saves doctors time and protects children, stressing school attendance prerequisites and broader public health action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
New Jersey
New York
New England
Immunization urged to prevent smallpox and diphtheria
A 1940s public health message advocates immunizing children against diphtheria smallpox and lockjaw and urges cooperation with health officers. It cites cost benefits and references a 1942 May Day Proclamation by the President and a note from the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Medical Society
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Farina
Chefricats
Pke
Clinton
Virginia
P&g Soap
Chipso
Rinso
Ige
Pkg
Ad Fc
Grim’s
Stransdale
Chadwick News
Er Cleveland
McKeil
Rathless Groggins
By Raeburn van Buren
PraBucen
U.S. Treasury Dept
United Features Syndicate
Thomson News
The
American Medical Associ
Thomson 184
Thomson, Illinois
Bessie
Express Company
Mrs. Quiz
Mr. Quiz
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Ic Sale
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Savanna, Ill
Greison Bldg
Main St
Telephone Black 415
Swett’s Cafe
Francke & Switzer
Margaret Heusinkveld
Potter Bros
Argo
Clarence Appel
Richard Vogel
Ill
Purina
Feeding Headquarters
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