Let the People Rule on Madison County Bond Issue
The Madison County Board of Supervisors that opposed submitting the bond issue to voters is facing censure. The Collinsville Herald notes roads funded by the bond would replace a 50 cent road tax with a 30 cent tax, arguing the county is broke and citizens deserve to decide. The piece condemns the board for denying residents a say on needed road improvements.
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Madison County Board of Supervisors
Collinsville
Calillsville Township
Madison County
Board of Supervisors
Expedition into Mexico risks more than a hunt for Villa
The US Army detachment expedition into Mexico grows increasingly complex each day. The outcome may extend beyond a simple man hunt and a capture of Villa. Uncle Samuel could face broader consequences as events unfold.
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Mexico
United States Army
Samuel
Villa
Illinois ends day of spectacle peddler era
The state has shut down the street trickster trade once common to hicks with specs. Legislators have put the kibosh on the faker, leaving him unemployed. Weather and elections are warming, with changes anticipated on April 4, 15, and 18.
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Ilinois
Spring Arrives as Time Races Into New Season
The season formally ushers in spring on Tuesday, with some people accelerating into the new period while others pace the change as warmer days and longer afternoons arrive.
Dove of Peace Nests With Eagles Reported
Reported on good authority that diplomacy and military leadership align as the dove of peace nests with the eagles, signaling closer cooperation between advocacy for peace and strong national defense.
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Dove of Peace
Boy Proves Mighty Big Problem for Parents
A small boy's behavior creates significant daily challenges for his parents, highlighting the struggle of parenting young children and the impact on family routines and stress levels.
Sloan's Liniment Ad Emphasizes Draft Dangers
An old advertisement warns of draft-induced pains like neuralgia and stiff neck, promoting Sloan's Liniment to boost circulation and relieve neuralgia, neuritis, and headaches. It claims relief after one or two applications and notes a 25 cent price at druggists.
Confession of Dr Hillis Spurs Pulpit Power Debate
The Brooklyn Plymouth Church sermon by Dr Neewell Dwight Hillis denounces ministers seeking worldly power and urges return to pulpit duty. Critics warn business and politics tempt clergy, praising Hillis for resuming spiritual leadership while calling others to abandon secular pursuits.
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Neewell
Dwight Hilla
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Hillis
Satan
Seeing America First The Hudson River by Day
George Fitch extols the Hudson River as a national treasure rivaling the Rhine noting its natural drama from Catskill walls to West Point and the Poughkeepsie bridge. He contrasts great mansions and the Military Academy with industrial palaces and warns of riverfront ice sheds marring the scenic value.
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America
Hudson River
Europe
Rhine
New York
Hudson
Catskill Mountains
United States
United States Military Academy
West Point
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Palisades
New York City
Hypocrites Compare Modern Jekyll and Hyde to Hypocrisy
A reader recalls a lecture equating Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with modern hypocrisy. The speaker argued that many people display dual personas, cheerful in public yet unkind at home, and that business people who cheat customers embody the Hyde side.
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Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Jekyl and
Hyde
Jekyl- Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Street Corner Sage ON WAR Debate in Post Office Lobby
The War era talker The Street Corner Sage voices strong opinions on US involvement. In a post office lobby he argues for decisive action while others joke about who fights, stressing a wish for leadership and political influence over foreign affairs. The exchange shows a veteran citizen advocating staying home to vote and oppose foreign entanglements.
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United States
Mexico
Front Porch Lament and Odd Histories Parodied
A fragment from a periodical page blends a porch song mood with dated spoof histories and light fiction. It references a vaudeville act by Christopher Columbus in 1498, a dye invention, Rockefeller’s dollar mark, Eve and fig leaves, Raleigh pipes, and Orpheus & Co. music. The piece ends with a child’s cough remedy advert for Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey.
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Christopher Columbus
John D. Rockefeller
Eve
B. C
Walter Raleigh
Orpheus & Co
Elysian Fields
Nathan Hale
Moving Pictures
Dr. Bell
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Wr Jarvis
Troy
Illinois
Kinloch
Mee
AC Forum
Peter Radford
George Fitch
Troy Exchange Bank
Benzie
Blue
Missouri
Belle
Weree
ST. Louis
Swift's Pride
H. T. Sims
Dan Liebler
General Merchandise
YUEDE
Probst Commission Company
North Third
Produce Center
ST. Louis, MO
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