Orphans to Get University Instructors at Normal
Inmates of the Soldiers' Orphans home at Normal will receive instruction from Illinois State Normal University student teachers under supervision. The state board of administration and university arrange for domestic science household arts agriculture and vocational training, with student teachers handling diary gymnasium and ground work while existing civil service staff may be reassigned. DeKalb residents praise the plan as beneficial for the children.
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Carlinville
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Clayton Wright
Duquela
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State Highway Commission Warns on Speeding Autos
The state highway commission adopted a resolution to prosecute speeding offenders whose automobile numbers are obtained. It asks citizens to report any dangerous speeds or racing, including the vehicle number, state, time, place, and names of witnesses, to the commission in Springfield.
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Springfield
Governor commutes Bow en son from nine months to expire
Governor Dunne shows mercy to Elizabeth Bowen by commuting the sentence of her son Robert Bowen, imprisoned in Joliet for a Chicago crime four years ago. Bowen is to expire at once, not nine months hence, as urged by the grieving widow who fears suicide from despair.
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Volunteers of America
Chicago
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Boston
Board of Pardons
Chinese Adopt White Child Is Adopted Here
A court action leads to Alice Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ford, becoming adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Poon Sue, a wealthy Chinese couple of Oakland California. The Fords, unable to support the child, welcomed the arrangement for proper care.
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New German Aircraft Details Reported By Petrograd
Morning Post correspondent in Petrograd describes a Teuton hydro aeroplane captured by Russians near Riga. It reportedly features night luminous machinery parts a new darkness handling lever a special compass three seats a searchlight a maxim with rifle and five bombs of ten pounds each.
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Col Churchill and His Father Recalled for Old Readers
Hartford Times recalls Col Churchill and his father Lord Randolph in a brief reminiscence. The piece notes Randolph's ability to stir strong reactions, though he achieved little of lasting consequence, while praising Churchill as brilliant, mischievous, and erratic.
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Winston Churchill
Lord Randolph
Hartford Times
Editorial Confession at New York Daily Squash
The managing editor dismisses a batter interview with a female figure, calling her a hen and suggesting she can only cackle. The editor overrules doubts, saying they have printed worse interviews and proceed with the piece.
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Bglantine
New York Daily Squash
Curio Defined as Objects Worth Far More Than Face Value
A curio is described as any old item priced about ten times its true worth, reflecting a market where novelty or antique appeal inflates value beyond intrinsic cost. The note frames curio purchase as a blend of taste, rarity, and speculative pricing in collecting culture.
Wise Hostess Converts Guests With Postum
A hostess shares how she swapped coffee for Postum to her three guests, two daughters and their mother. The guests praised the drink, the mother learning the truth about Postum’s coffee replacement. The author, once a nervous invalid, credits Postum for health and urges others to break coffee habits. Postum comes in two forms, Cereal and Instant, both costing the same per cup. There’s a Reason for Postum as a grocer’s product.
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Battle Creek
Many Chicago Babies Slain
A grim report from Chicago describes multiple dead babies found in alleys and trash places as the morgue chief notes the city routinely handles such cases. The article lists surrounding suburbs facing flood threats after two days of rain and details various local incidents from fires to robberies across Illinois towns.
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Chicago
Poiceman
Sam J. Davis
Sudden Death Tied to Kidney Disease Prompts Warning
The article explains the link between kidney disease and heart or brain failure, noting uremic poisoning as a common death cause. It promotes "Anuric" from Dr. Pierce as a 10 cent trial pack to prevent such risks, claiming high potency against uric acid and kidney-related symptoms.
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Pierce
Paper string factory promises cheaper twine
An engineering firm has succeeded in making string from paper after experiments. The new paper string resembles real string, is sturdy enough for parcel tying, and could replace scarce traditional strings. A wholesale stationer notes its cost is lower, and it is already used extensively at Woolwich arsenal.
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Woolwich Arsenal
Q Ban Hair Color Restorer Receipt
Advertisement claims Q Ban Hair Color Restorer darkens gray hair without dyes. Apply daily for a week then three times weekly for an even dark shade. Promises healthy, fluffy, thick hair with no gray visible and a money back guarantee from Memphis, Tennessee. Includes a joke about an invisible green color.
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Q-Ban
Front St
Memphis
Tenn
Merchant bill collector dies on commission in frenzied finance era
A bill collector employed on commission in a finance driven business died last week during a frenzied period of activity. The death underscores harsh conditions in the merchant sector. The incident prompted inquiries into working practices and compensation structures.
Coveted by all but possessed by few hair dressing ad
A compact newspaper blurb touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a solution for gray or harsh hair, promising restoration of beauty and luster for $1. An odd aside notes an elevator investment remark with a pun about prices rising.
Darken Grizzly Hair With La Creole Hair Dressing
Advertisement asserts La Creole Hair Dressing can make you look ten years younger by darkening gray hair. It implies continuous effort is needed as the world forgets those who stop acting. A reflection on persistent effort and self-presentation.
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Purifying Blood With Dr Pierce Freedom From Impure Blood
Advertises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as purifying blood to prevent and cure ailments tied to impure blood. Claims the remedy cleanses blood of impurities, boosts blood-making glands, and enriches the body with pure blood during spring illnesses.
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Dr. Pierce
Nitro-Glycerin From Garbage Contract Sparked in New York
A legal fight over a city garbage removal contract in New York arises as the city has spent 3,750,000 over 17 years and a new bidder offers 900,000 for five years. Counsel explains that steam treatment extracts grease from garbage and glycerin is produced, a step toward nitro glycerin production.
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City of
New York
Woman's Crowning Glory Hair Dressing Ad
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a natural solution for gray or streaked hair. Priced at $1.00, the product promises cosmetic improvement without artificial methods.
In the Trenches. Gaston Mordieu and the Water Freeze?
A compact excerpt features a quarrel instruction and a noon exchange. It centers on Gaston Mordieu and a rhetorical question about water freezing, with a taunt directed at Lamy. The dialogue hints at tense collaboration and practical concern in adverse conditions.
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Sandy
Lamy
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad Claim Origins
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills with forty years of use, claiming they regulate liver and bowels. The text adds a tongue in cheek line about a widow pursuing a suitor by leaving a bereaved partner, reflecting period advertising and social humor.
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Dr. Pierce
Cuba Mother Discovers New Croup Remedy
Mrs Ida Ford of Cuba Missouri claims Vick s Vap-O-Rub relieves croup quickly after testing it on her four year old son. She says previous medicines took days to help and praises the immediate effect of the remedy in easing delicate stomachs of children.
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Ida Ford
Missouri
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