Illinois Lawmakers Sow Dry Denials of Work Week
Illinois lawmakers face rising frustration as Governor Deneen and Speaker Shurtleff push for fuller sessions. The Forty fourth General Assembly has shown minimal productivity with five day per week rhetoric, while Hamlin is retained to press for reduced rail freight rates amid broader investigations into railroad coal holdings and charter legality. The article notes battles over enrollment, contested seats, and a proposed uniform textbook bill, amid political maneuvers and staffing plans for Roosevelt’s inauguration.
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General Assembly
Guv
Deneen
Shurtleff
Hamlin
Howland J. Hamlin
Ilinois
McCaskrin
Minois
Political fights and church meetings shake state politics
A long report describes the Anti-Saloon league using church meetings to expose the power of the senatorial combine led by Daniel A. Campbell against the Anti-Race Track Bill. Funds flowing to the league aim to curb the combine’s influence as Representative S. E. Ericksen introduces anti racing measures. The Iroquois Theater in Chicago nears condemnation to become a memorial hall with an emergency hospital. The Senate expected to pass Haas' bill ending cumulative voting for district trustees, reshaping party control.
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Senate Combine
Combine
Anti-Saloon League
Daniel A. Campbell
Ericksen
Iroquois Theater
Chicago
General Assembly
Senate
Suffrage Bill Introduced In Senate And House
Catherine Waugh McCullough steered a woman’s suffrage bill into the senate where Senator Q F Berry presented it. In the house Representative Allen assumed charge but chose to read the measure carefully before introduction. The bill grants vote rights to all women of legal age at municipal elections and for district city village and township officers, except police magistrates.
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Catherine Waugh McCullough
Senate
Allen
Ericksen's Measure Expands Private Quo Warranto Rights
Sam Ericksen introduces a bill granting private citizens the right to file quo warranto actions after a state’s attorney delays action for 30 days. The measure aims to curb obstructions by public officers protecting corporations and would let individuals challenge overcharges in utilities and railroads.
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Ericksen
Sam Ericksen
Thia
Hen Nests That Move Offer Portable Egg Habitat
Ina suggests movable hen nests inspired by a box design. A shoe case with hinged lid and suspended installation allows easy cleaning and egg collection. The fiber nest can hang six to ten inches from the floor, offering privacy, portability, and summer placement on buildings or fences.
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H. M. Collier
Lucas County
Orange Judd
Sama
Mr. G. Goodrich
Shallow Frames Best for Honey Production in Beekeeping
The Midland Farmer argues that frame depth affects honey yield. Bees avoid storing honey in the brood chamber and a too-deep frame reduces section honey. Proper contraction of the brood chamber is needed to maintain uniformity and maximize surplus production.
Little Thinks for Farmers and Farm Wisdom
A collection of concise agricultural maxims urging cooperation and rotation, noting swamps yielding high crops, emphasis on honesty, and warning of penalties for wrongdoing. Mentions a thrifty farmer with four woodsheds and a Michigan farm yielding 838 bushels of oats on nine and a half acres, illustrating tax burdens and wallet fatigue from taxes on land and tools.
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Michigan
Oata
Amber Ear Song Request Sparks Musical Mix-up
In a New York restaurant, a waiter pushes for the band to play Amber Ear, clashing with patrons who insist on The Gondolier. The waiter confirms the lady’s request, and the leader retrieves her choice. The scene ends with the strains of Gounod’s Ave Maria drifting from the balcony.
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Nyk
Pet
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promote Cure for Diabetes Suffering
A Port Huron bricklayer, G Cleghorn, says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his diabetes and bladder disease, praising the remedy and urging friends to try it. He describes severe pain, limited work ability, and recovery starting from the first doses, claiming permanent relief and widespread reprints of his endorsement.
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Port Huron
Mich
G. Cleghorn
Buttler St
Dodd
Mr. Cleghorn
Lodd‘g
Bright
Baby Near Death After Severe Rash Helped by Cure
A three month old infant endured a severe itchy watery rash, scratching to blood and wasting to a skeleton, with fear of death. Cuticura remedies soothed the child enabling sleep for the first time in weeks, a mother reports from Maitland Ontario. Also mentions foot powder, cold cures, and a quotation about persuading others from the New York Times.
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M. CO. Maitland
Jasper, Ontario
Women’s Health Claims From Lydig Compound
An advertisement-style piece touts Lydig EY Finkham’s Vegetable Compound as restoring health after “women’s neglect” and fatigue. It asks rhetorically how many women know they are perfectly well, presenting repeated testimonials of feeling unwell and tired as proof.
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Lydig ‘Ey Finkham
Lam
Vegetable Compound Promises Cure for Female Troubles
Miss Kate McDonald of Woodbridge New Jersey shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her uterine trouble and irrequilities. The ad urges other women to obtain a bottle and write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Kate McDonald
Woodbridge
N. J
Pinkham
Lydia
Pinktam
Elegant Sleeper Service From St Louis to St Augustine
A new through sleeper from St Louis to St Augustine begins January 9, 1905 via Southern Railway, with daily departures except Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and through connections to Chicago. The route passes Kentucky, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Macon, offering a Florida trip with optional varied return routing for $3 more and stopovers at select points. agents provide full details.
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St. Louis
St. Augustine
Southern Railway
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Macon
Lexington
Chicago
Jacksonville
Savannah
Columbia
Asheville
Knoxville
Land of the Sky
Darma
G. B. Alien
J. S. McCullough
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