Sheep as Soil Improvers and Profit Makers
The article extols sheep droppings as superior soil fertility providers compared with horses, cows, and hogs. It notes uniform manure distribution and long use in England, Scotland, France, and Germany, where large flocks restore barren soils. It argues American lands with gullies and reeds can be revitalized by sheep with minimal concentrates, relying on hay, grass, and roots most of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y .R
Curtis
England
Scotland
France
Germany
Condition of the Farm Workingmen
A letter from an Hired Man argues that farm workers have improved conditions due to scarce labor. It blames underpaying farmers for driving workers to cities, notes rising wages as fair treatment becomes common, and predicts a return of workers to farms with better wages and better farmers as prosperity continues.
Propagation of Graceful Ferns and Spore Methods
A fern enthusiast explains propagation by spores, division, rhizomes, bulblets, and seeds. Describes seed pan preparation with drainage, decayed sod, leaf mold, and sand, then scattering spores under glass. water from below and monitor moisture to avoid harming the developing sporules.
How to Make the Home Beautiful by L M Bennington
Practical gardening tips discuss hardy deut zins microphilia roses bollyhocks and mixed perennial seeds. Advice warns against overusing novelties and suggests Everlasting flower seeds for winter decorations along with cannas and dahlias started in hotbeds. Planting guidance emphasizes soil warmth water and favorable conditions for quick flowering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Bennington
Raising cabbage and potatoes in late-season gardens
A practical guide on growing cabbage and potatoes together. Plant seed in rows three feet apart, keep four or five seeds per spot, thin to the strongest seedling, and delay sowing until late June. Use potatoes as a first crop between cabbage rows, then dig them to loosen soil for better cabbage growth.
Conductor Frank Pugh Killed Near Bourbon Illinois
Frank Pugh a forty five year old freight conductor on the Chicago and Western Illinois line was killed when a car with a thrashing machine derailed near Bourbon. He resided in Pana for years leaving a wife three children and both sets of parents as survivors. Georgie Hankins and Nancy Hankins celebrated a golden wedding five miles south of St Elmo. They married June 17 1863 and have twelve children. Mr Hankins is seventy five and his wife sixty six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pugh
Bourbon
Pana
Chicago & Wastern
Illinois
St. Elmo
Georgie W. Hankins
Nancy C. Hankins
Mr. Hankins
Siventy
Debtor Slain by Merchant in Marion Grand Jury Case
Henry Norman a Marion merchant shot and killed Oscar McElroy a customer after a disputed account. Norman claimed self defense after being assaulted with bricks during the confrontation. McElroy was reportedly drinking and the case centers on collection tensions and the fatal shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Norman
Marion
Oscar McElroy
Oscar
McElroy
McMlroy
Norman
Waolean Dies of Lockjaw Farm Worker at St John’s
Springfield Henry Worth, 28, a farmer near Williamsville, died of tetanus at St John’s Hospital. Five weeks earlier he dissected a colt that had died of lockjaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waolean
Springfield
Henry Worth
Williamsville
St. John's Hospital
Fear of Electric Storm Kills Him Mount Vernon
J. H. Bennett died during a heavy electrical storm in Mount Vernon. Officials attributed heart trouble as the cause. The storm brought heavy rains, winds, lightning, and hail over the past hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
J. H. Bennett
Two Convicts Searched In Joliet After Missing Girl
Joliet police and residents comb the woods following a report by two young boys to Sheriff Stevenson. They claim seeing two former convicts and another man dragging a fifteen year old girl through the woods near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooda
Joliet
Stevenson
Flash Disaster Destroys Sesser Post Office Block
A lightning strike set the Sesser post office building ablaze causing a fire that swept an entire block of adjacent structures. The total loss is estimated at $60,000 with partial insurance coverage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesser
Voliva Trial Halted by Death in Chicago Juror Crisis
Wilbur Glenn Voliva’s perjury trial halted after sudden death in Chicago of juror James C. Welsh’s brother Jack Welsh. The juror or family member death triggers a halt in proceedings pending new juror arrangements in Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voliva
Rockford
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Chicago
Jack Welsh
James C. Welsh
Note in river bottle links Chicago man to self harm
An oiled message found in a bottle from the Kankakee river near Wilmington, carried by William Holcombe, alleges A. B. Hays of Chicago died by his own hand. The note asks that his body be sent to R. Golz and A. Hibner of Chicago.
Death Farm Robbery in Plaio Township Case
The Elgin area reports a fatal crime at Death farm in Plaio township. Herman Coppes killed Mrs Manny Sleep and her two babies. Ida Sleep, eleven, was placed with her uncle Fred Sleep in Waukesha. Ida fled after being burdened with housework and field labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Plaio Township
Herman Coppes
Manny Sleep
Hattle Sleep
Death by Bursting Shotgun Incident Kills Sterling Wilson
Sterling Clyde Wilson, nineteen, of Bureau, died in a shotgun explosion. The fatal incident involved a bursting shotgun and occurred in the incident’s location as reported by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling—Clyde Wilson
Bureau
Fall From Tree Kills Pastor in Groveland
Rev. Mones Ropp a pioneer Mennonite clergyman died at sixty four from a fall from a cherry tree at his Groveland home. He had served several pastorates across Illinois and was widely known in his denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Mones_ Ropp
Mennonite Church
Groveland
Illinois banks show rising reserves and deposits in June report
State Auditor Brady released a June 5 statement on 660 Illinois banks. Total capital, surplus, and undivided profits reach 137,348,532 with a 2,904,798 rise since April 5. Deposits total 714,242,782 up 4,719,506. cash and due from banks 180,102,485 up 8,708,238. reserve ratio 25.21 percent. Savings deposits 292,933,683 up 4,227,596. demand deposits up 9,356,292 to 274,555,520. loans on collateral security fall to 228,520,487, down nearly 7,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Brady
Two Thousand Rail Workers Strike for Higher Wages
About 2,000 section workers from the Big Four, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Baltimore and Ohio, and Illinois Central railroads struck at noon in central Illinois for a wage rise from 1.65 to 2 dollars per day. The sectional crews stopped work simultaneously across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honda
Big Four
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Baltimore & Ohio
Illinois Central
Illinois
Clinton County Bars to be Inspected for Alcohol Sales
The Clinton county board of supervisors has ordered Sheriff Wilffim-Ragen to check all saloons outside towns for illegal sales. Licenses to sell beer cost 150 a year. allegations claim whisky is being sold despite restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton County
Carlyle
Board of Supervisors
Clnton County
Wilffim—Ragen
Jealous Man Fires at Rock Island Post, Killing Two
Edward Benton shot and killed Edward Patrick and wounded Frank Rochelle at Rock Island government arsenal before killing himself. The assailant, and the victims, were African American saddlers at the post, with jealousy over Gussie Jones cited as motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Gussie Jones
Edward Benton
Edward Patrick
Frank Rochelle
Doctor E L Hill named penitentiary physician at Chester
Announcement of Dr. E L Hill of Percy as physician of the southern Illinois penitentiary at Chester. Hill has not yet decided on acceptance. The penitentiary chaplain vacancy, after Rev Joe L Meads of Benton declined, remains unfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Hill
Duquoin
E. L. Hill
Percy
Southern Illinois
Chester
Joe L. Meads
Benton
Smuggling Liquor Case Ties to Champaign Embargo
An interurban conductor grew suspicious of passengers with a kerosene can en route to Champaign amid the city’s dry ban enforced by Mayor Oliver B. Dobbins. The discovery reveals ongoing bootlegging as authorities claim most smuggling has been suppressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Oliver B. Dobbins
Salem Kidnapers Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years
Frank Sullens and Ernest Harrison convicted of kidnapping Dorothy Holt last March in Salem. Each man sentenced to twenty five years in the penitentiary after the jury rejected death penalty. Confession tied Sullens to abducting Holt and taking her to an abandoned mine where Harrison awaited payment. Holt found in critical condition. mob action followed Sullens’s arrest prompting state troops to be called out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Frank Sullens
Ernest Harrison
Dorothy Holt
Sullens
Harrison
Sevral
Bride-to-be wed dead fiancé in Joliet tale
Mrs. H B Shields of Menominee Wisconsin rushed to Joliet to wed her fiancé Reuben Watkins aged seventy five. Neighbors knew she was coming but no one notified her of his death from heat collapse before the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haatens
Joliet
Reuben Watkins
H. B. Shields
Menominee
Wis
Atkins
Pay Raise Drive Tangles Chicago Peoria & St Louis Agents
Jacksonville and Quincy dispatches report workers on the Chicago Peoria and St Louis line seek higher pay with some agents earning as little as 25 dollars monthly. Strike ballots are being circulated as wage tensions rise. In Quincy a coroner jury reopens the Tompkins death case. Hazel Lindoff identifies Tompkins as the man who shot her father and later was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Road
Tompkins
Lindoff
Quincy
Andrew Tompkins
Fowler
McNay
Misa
Hazel Lindoff
Galesburg
Charles Lindoff
Two Lawyers Crown
Danville reports the drowning of Gladson Flaherty and Walter Delay, brothers in law, in a pond on Albert Roberts farm five miles west. Bodies recovered show they were drowned. It is learned that ten prominent Danville men had departed on a late interurban car for a satyak method, details unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Gladson Flaherty
Walter Delay
Albert Robert
Owas
Boy Found in Tool Box Held as Suspect
Springfield June 20 Jesse Leslie a 16 year old was found by officers in a tool box on the tender of the Diamond Special of the Sinois Central railroad held up near Glenarm. He says he was traveling from St Louis to Chicago and hid after being frightened by pistols. Authorities are holding him as a suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jesse Leslie
Central Railroad
Glenarm
St. Louis
Chicago
Iso
Building advice for a small six room house by A A Radford
William A. Radford offers free expert guidance on home building for readers. He examines a compact six room dweller with a front hall and bath, praising its plan, parlor, and dining rooms, and noting the built in sideboard and efficient kitchen workspace as conveniences for housekeepers.
Practical design notes for a small four corner house
The article discusses a compact four corner house with a roofed porch optional for sun and air, a single chimney with three flues, cement wainscoting considered superior to tile, and thoughtful interior layout. It stresses convenient sink placement near study built-ins, cellar access, and pantry, plus the need for skilled labor and close adherence to specifications, estimating cost at 1600 to 1700 dollars in small towns and higher in cities.
Barrels Explode At Rain Covered Lime Storage
Workmen at a Sixty-sixth Street and Park Avenue apartment project covered twenty four lime barrels with canvas and planks to shield from rain. Rain leaked in, watchman Mike Dolan inspected, a barrel ignited, then all barrels exploded. Firefighters spread sand to smother the blaze as the lime settled into mortar like consistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixty-sixth Street
Park Avenue
Mike Dolan
Dolan
New York
Evening Post
Unscrambled Fragments Hint at Hidden News Angle
Incoherent OCR fragment hints at a political topic with references to Americans and suffrage. Key names, dates, or places are unclear, but the jagged text suggests a period piece reporting on a legislative idea or debate. Further readable context is needed to form a precise card.
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Ood
Shropshire
Childress
Llfinois
William A. Radford
Wilam
A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
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