Illinois Election Sparks Wide Street Fights and Shifts
In Illinois bitter liquor questions and party fights sparked violence in several towns. Rockford elected labor union candidate Mark Jardine as mayor. Bloomington chose Democrat Edward Holland by 800 votes. Peoria elected Democrat Thomas O Connor over Prohibition and Republican rivals. Jacksonville and Joliet swung to Democrats, with Irwin E Price reelected in Migin's city hall. Rockford and Danville noted unusual local moves and penalties. Lena suffered another major fire.
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Chicago
Rockford
Bloomington
Jacksonville
Peoria
Joliet
Irwin E. Price
Migin
Citizens
Thomas O'Connor
Sheen
Oaken
Edward Holland
League of Baseball Clubs
Horatio G. Bent
Holland
Mark Jardine
Develved
C. W. Crosius
Elgin
John H. Williams
J. H. Dalbey
W. G. Wilcox
Price
John R. Davis
Charles Womayer
Alton
Edmond Beall
Western Canada farmer notes 1906 outputs and assets
The piece catalogs a 186 acre Manitoba farm near Swan River, detailing crop amounts for 1906 including 80 acres wheat 30 oats 12 34 acres barley and costs for blue stone binder twine red help and threshing totaling 340.00. It records receipts 2,213.00 and total assets 7,747.50 with 125 acres ready for next year and notes a 26 year old single Canadian man seeking low railway rates to homesteads.
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Swan River
Manitoba
Canada
Gbc
Eecenanes Seseves
Ceveves
Boc
Western
Yale's Debt Free Status and Big Real Estate Play
Yale University is free of debt after paying a floating obligation of 456,804 dollars and holds a net balance around 62,000. It has invested over 1,000,000 dollars in New York real estate earning about four percent and carries bond holdings near 8.31 million with stocks around 500,483. The treasurer, Mr Lee McCling, announced funds totaling about 0.5 million.
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Yale
Yale University
University
New York
Lee McCling
Advertisements and mottos from early drug and cure sellers
A collage of old marketing lines and quotations for patent medicines and health remedies. Notable items include Lewis' Bingle Binder cigar promotion from Peoria Illinois, Allen's Foot-Ease for foot ailments, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Nature's Remedy Garlic Tea, and Dr Adam Clarke on happiness. The oblique humor and moral quips frame a late 19th or early 20th century ad sheet.
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Illinois
Danville
Bachelors of
Springfield
Supreme Court
Hinds Central
Freeport
Lena
le Nurse
G. F. Davie
Milionaire
Interstate’ Iron . and Steel Co
Leah Rye
Ron
Maine
Nellie Smith
Sebac
Seber
Bruyere
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Hmerson
St. Vitus
Bliss Perry
Womea
Lena Nagel
Lydia E. Pinkham
Morgan St
Buffalo
Butterick Publishing Company
Butterick Building
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Ganar
Eldhart Carriage & Harness Mig. Co
Beat Elkhart
Indiana
Thompson
Cardus
Annis Hutton
Golbry, Okla
Pasepibe
Chai Chattanpown
Madicka Edigine Co
Chattanooga
Ftna
Cardui
Buffon
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Adam Clarke
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
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Donginas
Marca
Oak ST
Kansas
Poe Ae MU
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