Signification of Phoenix and other historical notes
A collection of brief explanations on topics from myth to language and music. It defines the phoenix myth, notes the rough speech at Billingsgate, explains the Order of the Garter with a historical anecdote, estimates visible stars, and outlines rusting of iron and Bible languages. It also credits Judge Joseph Hopkinson for Half Columbia and mentions The President's March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Joseph Hopkinson
John Adams
Foyles
Theapital
Road improvements and historical questions in the district
A long article surveys language origins and historic milestones, then shifts to Illinois road data. It details county shares of improved roads, 1909 to 1912 progress, and notes high and low taxonomies of effort by rural carriers, concluding with a call to prioritize road quality over spend.
Illinois road work mis-timed. spring work scarce
The Illinois Improved Roads committee finds that most road improvements occur in the wrong season. Spring is when roads should be softened and prepared for summer and fall. fall work is undone by winter frosts and rains. Rural carriers report 12.7 percent of 66,628 miles improved, with volunteers doing 72 percent of dragging.
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Mittee
Illinois
Tice Committee
Champaign
Cook
Livingston
McLean
St. Clair
Vermilion
Ilinois
Legislative Investigating Committee
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Road quality report cites northeastern counties led by Kane
The committee reporting to the Legislature on highways states that in five contiguous northeastern counties over half of public roads are improved with Kane at 82.38 percent followed by McHenry DuPage Cook and Kendall. It notes seven neighboring counties Boone Winnebago and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tice
Alexander
Boone
Cook
Putnam
Kane
Lake
Will
DeKalb
McDonough
Henry
McHenry
Kendall
Hardin
Calhoun
Monroe
Perry
Massac
Jasper
DuPage
Winnebago
Paradox Promises Told In A Game Of Vows
A terse exchange frames a bargain as two speakers bargain over a promise. The dialogue hints at trust and obligation, inviting reflection on keeping faith when demands clash with desire. The brief exchange centers on mutual assurances and the fragility of spoken pledges.
Looked for It The Kid Fido Plays Joke on Buyer
A buyer recalls a setter named Kid Fido, recalling a dealer’s joke about a club member and a baby of Baggs. The quoted line notes the member’s fondness for the floor, implying the joke’s punchline and a realization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baggs
Considerate Exchanges on Smoking and Roads in Illinois
A dialog between an old lady and a boy about smoking ends with a jab about a college student becoming an author. The piece shifts to a broader civic note, stating Illinois will see larger church lodge and school attendance as roads improve, urging agricultural and commercial clubs to back the good roads campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Agricultural and Commercial Club
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward III
Countess of Salisbury
Chaldee
Gentleman’s Magazine
Edward Cave
Samuel Johnson
Miles Coverdale
William Tyndale
France
Scotland
England
Ireland
Dekhaib
Bureau
LaSalle
Peoria
Edgar
Whiteside
Ogle
Kankakee
Grundy
Putnam, Lee
Ford
Adams
Stephenson
Illinois River
Sleven
Seo-Rug-Wheto
Ite
Marshall Co
Joel B. Frazier
Old Taylor
Bond
Union Club
Ben Franklin
D. S. Gates
Melville
Jersey
Glendale
California
ORA Clanin
Toluca
Daniel G. Reece
Daniel G. Refce
Daniel G.reece
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