Promises Reform by Decatur Legislator Buxton
Dr. T. Buxton, former Decatur justice of the peace, vows reforms in the Illinois legislature. He touts booze under pure food laws, divorce law changes, a revamped tax road statute, and the end of the costly grand jury system. He also aims to abolish the commission form of government, claiming a commissioner told him to “go to hell.” His fate in the legislature will be watched with interest.
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Illinois
T. ©. Buxton
Tice Road
Buxton
Decatur
One Thing Towns and Diversified Employment
The Gillespie News warns that towns relying on a single industry face standstill during downturns. It stresses the need for multiple employers, noting small factories can provide stable jobs and should be sought through local effort and initiative.
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Gillespie News
Measures to curb trespass and hunting on private land
The legislature plans several measures this term including prohibiting trespassing on railroads prohibiting carrying a loaded shotgun on the public highway a rule against hunting on private property without the owner's consent and a five year protection period for quail. The passage hints the hunter may lose his occupation.
Cassidys Sells Stake. Judd Takes Granite City Press-Record
John W Cassidy, editor and manager of the Granite City Press-Record for nine years, sells his interest to John B Judd of Granite City and retires from the business. Judd, an experienced newspaper man, will assume management for the Record Publishing Company.
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John W. Cassidy
Granite City Press-Record
John, B. Judd
Granite City
Highland probate judge urged to run for circuit judge
Probate Judge J P Streuber of Highland has been urged by many friends to seek the district circuit judgeship. He declined in a press statement but hinted he might consider the matter in the future.
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J. P. Streuber
Highland
Strueber
Move to shift US District Court seat from Danville to East St Louis
The House Judiciary committee in Washington, D. C. is attempting to relocate the United States District Court seat from Danville to East St. Louis. This aims to realign judicial infrastructure and improve access for residents in the East St. Louis area.
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House Judiciary Committee
Washington, D. C
United States District Court
Danville
East St. Louis
Edwardaville Proposes Fair Streets Over Street Fairs
The Edwardaville Intelligencer argues towns should favor cleaner, safer roadways over frequent street fairs. The piece lauds better street conditions and orderly, well-managed public spaces as the real community improvement.
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Edwardaville Intelligencer
The King of Optimists in a New York Magazine
A former Troy boy dubbed The King of Optimists is featured in The Silent Partner. Arthur Rump of St. Louis, bedridden for five years with two telephones by his side, inspires readers with joyful letters and a growing magazine business. The piece ends with a self rebuke about self pity and a question on readers feelings.
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Troy
Arthur Rump
St. Louis
Rump
Bump
Fragmented regional clippings on politics and trades
A collection of short items notes wet and dry politicians arguing over liquor policies in Edwardsville and Alton, a misreported police shooting in St Louis, comments on Illinois House speaker battles, a new real estate office opened by a man named John Bull in St Louis, and a Highland Journal report on Union Pacific railroad workers urged to bathe drink water and enjoy arts for efficiency including a letter from B L Winchell asking workers to find love and pursue culture.
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John Bull
St. Louis
Highland Journal
Union Pacific Railroad
B. L. Winchell
Harriman Lines
Pocket opinions on marriage and self made men
Luke McLuke offers quips on gender roles and marriage. The piece contrasts self made men and women, critiques economy mindset, and notes a joke about tomorrow and wants. It uses humorous maxims reflecting social norms and stereotypes of the era.
Think This Over on Newspaper Ads and Free Entertainment
The author urges tracking weekly free ads for big concerts and multiplying by regular rates to assess the value of advertising. Compare with value of favors from other businesses and remember that a paper sells advertising and circulation. In rising prices, consider how much should be given away. If a Call Want Ad won’t satisfy your need, nothing else will.
Medicinal Value of Various Articles of Food
A 19th century piece extols common foods for health benefits. Lemon juice eases coughs, onions aid colds and burns, lettuce and celery calm nerves, tomatoes aid digestion and liver function, carrots aid asthma and kidneys, beans claim sun erysipelas cure, pineapples aid digestion and throat disorders, cranberries treat erysipelas, and many plants offer remedies for ailments.
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Dru
Mary in the car and the chorus of comic verses
A collage of magazine jokes and verses about Mary in a hat or skirt, men’s reactions, and humorous editorials. It collates reactions from Cincinnati Detroit Memphis Birmingham and Saint Louis style lines, plus a spoof of an auto owner and a child’s math problem. The piece ends with a light jab at an elevator operator.
A Test for Liver Complaint and Mental Unhappiness
Ad copy links liver sluggishness to mental unhappiness and dullness. Promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills to cleanse bowels tone stomach and purify blood with 250 price. Mentions Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and a lodge booklet offer from The Call Troy.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
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