Preacher Appeals for News Paper Help and Unity in Community
Rev. John P. Galvin urges readers to back local journalism by supplying news and puff for sermons while critiquing editors. The piece links church efforts to newspaper support, then shifts to a Bunker Hill Gazette column analyzing third party moves, political reform, and a call for public spirit over mudslinging in campaigns.
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John P. Galvin
Christian Church
Fairfield
Job
The Allure and Folly of Always Wanting More
An essay on insatiable desire across eras, comparing rulers and common folk. It argues happiness comes from appreciating what one has, while envy and the drive for more lead to perpetual restlessness. Names and specifics emphasize universal greed.
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Alexanders
Davids
Naboth
Charles
Louis
Quoin Club outfoxed by magazines in news trade game
A humorous take on newspaper publishers facing a dominant magazine advertisers. The Quoin Club is described as a group of Hazens insiders who siphon business to magazines to keep revenue out of newspapers. The piece notes obstacles to united actions by newspapers and implies envy and strategic maneuvering in ad markets.
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O. K. Emporium
Quoin Club
Hazens
Women and the Vote A Wartime Style Rhetoric
A polemical piece arguing that men unfairly dominate politics and labor while women deserve equal suffrage. The speaker mocks male intellect and warns that women will not be swayed by male authority, insisting women should vote and participate in leadership.
Springfield Conference Calls For State Aid To Vocational Schools
Representatives from financial industrial commercial agricultural and educational interests met under the agricultural committee of the State Bankers association in Springfield. B F Harris of Champaign opened the meeting. Three points were agreed: state aid for a system of vocational schools, local tax support separate from existing school levies, and state reimbursement up to a set proportion of approved expenditures by a future state board of vocational education.
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Springfield
Sae Bankers’ Association
B. F. Harris
Champaign
State Board of Vocational Education
Farmers to Meet 257 Times in Illinois This Fall
Springfield reports a record Illinois farmers institute season with a central Illinois meeting in Paris October 15 to 17, a southern Illinois institute in Cairo November 19 to 21, and the annual state institute in Sterling February 18 to 20, 1918. Local and county meetings total 254 towns over 422 days, including 185 one day, 148 two day, and 185 three day events. The state institute plans 65 speakers delivering 847 addresses, plus two speakers per county institute from the college of agriculture and experiment station, totaling about 1,647 addresses.
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Springfield
Farmers’ Institute
Ilinois
Iltnois Farmers’ Institute
Paris
Southern Illinois Institute
Cairo
State Institute
Sterling
College of Agriculture and Experimentatation Authorities
Mine Rescue Head Chosen in Illinois
Springfield announces Charles Bennett of La Salle is temporary manager of three Illinois mine rescue stations. He succeeds Hector McAllister, who followed Richard Newsam of Peoria in ill health. An examination October 3 and 4 will fill the post permanently, with age limits 30 to 60 years and a salary of $3,000 yearly plus traveling expenses.
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Springfield
Charles Bennett
la Salle
Illinois
Bennett
Hector McAllister
Richard Newsam
Peoria
State Civil Service Commission
State Mine Rescue Commission
Washington News Letter on Congress Delays and Foreign Policy
Washington observers note months of stalemate between Congress and the White House delaying vital legislation including pensions for 200000 veterans. The piece cites tariff debates, Panama Canal issues, parcel post, and imported nursery stock inspection as key topics while critiquing Secretary Knox’s Japan visit and suggesting the United States flexes economic and naval strength to influence foreign affairs.
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Washington, D. C
Houses
Congress
White House
Representative Simmons
Department of Agriculture
Knox
Japan
United States
Admiral Dewey
The Auto's Colt Collides With Touring Car
A rural district man visiting St. Louis paused on a downtown street to let a large touring car pass. A motorcycle darted around the car and struck him, knocking him down. He rose, brushed off the dust, and quipped about the car having a colt, then wandered on.
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St. Louis
Concern for Mrs Gooph as winter fears loom
Mrs Gooph notes that the hot weather is hard on a poor mother but adds the main anxiety is lingering worry about how cold next winter will be. Mrs Whooph comments on her suffering, while Mrs Gooph responds that it is not the heat but the cold future that weighs on her.
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Mrs. Gooph
Whooph
Northwestern Illinois veterans reunion held at Hook River Assembly Park
Soldiers and sailors from northwestern Illinois gathered at Hook River Assembly Park in this city for a reunion with many notable attendees including State Commander Gall of Chicago Adjutant General Cook of Chicago Charles D Bent pension agent John C McKenzie congressman McKenzie spoke and Assembly Park was chosen as the permanent site for future reunions. Grieves for Bride Ends Life
Laurels and Weather Beds Moral Tale
A short fable notes how a hero celebrated with laurels soon seeks practical rewards. The central figure, praised by the people, says he will rest on his laurels yet immediately looks for better prices on weather beds and air cushions. Moral appears as “Laurels. ara. Only. rested. upon in Print.”
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Fragmentary dialogue mocks Noah and Ham about plagues and germs with playful misspellings and interrupted phrases, mentioning mosquitoes, the ark, and apifice. The garbled dialogue hints at a humorous or satirical religious cartoon segment.
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Ark
Papt
Litte
Maternal Advice In Brief Fragment
Fragmentary note discusses maternal guidance or tips. Lacks clear figures or events. Includes stray phrases about mother and advice, without identifiable people, places, or dates.
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Aera Ts
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