Illinois Ruling Bans Fractional Shares by Associations
Illinois auditor rules that building and loan associations may not issue fractional shares under the single payment class. Treating deposits as banking creates illegal bank status. Headlines cover related local incidents including a police shooting, a family tragedy, a Bryan visit, a notable death, a grandstand fire, and a new bank permit in Princeville.
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Wiecal
Illinois
Auditor of Public Accounts
Aitaita Fy
Steadfer
Bank of Deposit
Jeremiah in the Dungeon Sunday School Lesson Aug 27 1905
The lesson recounts Jeremiah's arrest and imprisonment during the siege of Jerusalem, his bondage in a cistern dungeon, and Ebed melech the Ethiopian saving his life. It contrasts the princes cowardice with king Zedekiah's weak stance and notes Jeremiah's continued delivery of warning messages from the courtyard prison.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Jerusalem
B.C
Zedekiah
Jer
Jeremiah
Jeres
Phea
Pilate
Joseph
Ebed-melech
Gas saving scheme ends in meter mystery
A Scottish tale recounts Mr Macpherson offering a crude remedy to trim gas bills by blowing through a pipe to reverse a meter wheel. The gas inspector audits the readings and discovers the company owes him 1 pound 15 shillings 11 pence, leaving readers puzzled by the meter’s temperamental register.
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Mr. Macpherson
Gratitude for Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Painter
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. August in a letter C L Smith, a painter and decorator of SU¢ Anne street, describes severe pains blamed on lumbago and rheumatism. He says after using Dodd's Kidney Pills the pain lessened after one box, a second finished the cure, and he walked freely without aid. He declares the pills go to the root of his case and that they cured him completely.
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Sault St. Marie
Mich
Aug
L. Smith
Su¢ Anne Street
Dodd
Tale of Two Cities Epicurean Order Sparks Satirical Clash
A Philadelphia epicure orders snails provoking a sharp retort from a New Yorker in a Chicago Tribune retort style. The brief quarrel blends literary allusion with regional voice as a humorous clash surfaces across cities.
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Philadelphia
New Yorker
Chicago Tribune
Fifteen Years of Torture Promised Cure Promoted
An advertisement claims Cuticura cured a fifteen year scalp and body ailment after three days of bathing with soap and applying ointment. The note cites H B Franklin of Allegheny Pa as the signer. Also features gardening tip for slugs using Ivory Soap suds and various light quips and product plugs from periodicals.
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H. B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
Fragmented Rome nostalgia amid wartime chatter
An artistic man recalls three months in Rome and the Colosseum ruins while fellow passengers joke about selling cotton hats in Rome. The scene shifts to reactions, nostalgia, and a newspaper update on the latest war news.
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Rome
Coliseum
Earth
Europe
Pact Names in Wartime Europe
In a witty Times-Democrat note, the term dridbund is linked to Italy Germany and Austria while France and Russia are depicted as moribund. The quip underscores shifting alliances and bleak prospects on the European stage.
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Italy
Germany
Austria
France
Russia
N. O. Times- Democrat
Constipation and Mull's Grape Tonic Claims
An advertisement explains constipation as the failure of the bowels to move waste, causing widespread illness and even death. It touts Mull's Grape Tonic as a guaranteed cure, discourages laxatives, and offers a free bottle with instructions by writing today.
Free Bottle Coupon for Mull’s Grape Towi¢ Tonic
An old advertisement offers a free bottle coupon for Mull’s Grape Towi¢ Tonic at Mulu’s Garr Tonic Co. in Rocis Island Illinois. The claim notes a $1.00 bottle containing nearly three times the Sexize and requires the customer’s full address and druggist’s name. A light anecdote about a man and his parrot ends with the parrot quipping about whites.
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Mull
Mulu
Garr Tonic Co
Thira Ave
Rocis Island
Ill
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot Ease Claim
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot and sweaty feet with swelling and pain. Sold by Druggists for 25 cents, with a free trial package and a claim to no substitutes. Address Alien S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Mentions a Chicago Chronicle note about Panama microbes.
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Allen
All Druggista
S. Olmsted
le Roy
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
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