Agriculture in the Illinois school and tax amendment vote
The Cray Weekly Call notes Illinois agricultural education history from Granville 1841 to the state university, urges completing farming training for boys and house work for girls, and argues voting Yes on the Tax Amendment next Tuesday. It criticizes tax dodgers and single taxers, urging informed self-government through constitutional change.
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Ilinois
Springfield
Chicago
Congress
Lincoln
Illinois
Soa
Tlinois
Three Days Remain In Heated Presidential Campaign
The piece notes only three days left until the close of a highly contested campaign with the verdict due next Tuesday. It hopes for a wise choice that benefits the nation and aligns with the voters’ best interest. A merchant supports the Tax Amendment as it would remove the current tax on every dollar of credit. A college graduate earns pride in a B A and even more? BY in matrimony.
Public notices and humorous verse from a 19th century periodical
A mix of dated jokes and satirical notices from a historical issue. It lists whimsical items like Charlemagne armor patches for October, a trolley run in Boston in 1900, and Betsy Ross learning wireless telegraphy in 1790, alongside spoof advertisements and definitions. It ends with an old life-pills promotion and want ads copy.
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Margaret Levaloig
Charlemagne
George IiI
England
Boston
Crown Prince
Germany
Betsy Ross
Carlyle
Adam and Eve
Eden
The Consolidation of Small City Electric Plants
A historical discussion argues consolidating small city electric plants will enable farmers to use power from transmission lines for farm work, boosting production and living standards. It highlights the shift from horses and windmills to electricity, noting benefits in efficiency, drainage, lighting, and farming processes, and advocates tying small plants into regional groups to serve farms and support urban growth.
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United States
Germany
Switzerland
America
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