Illinois Faulty Tax System Needs Amendment Support
Dissatisfaction with Illinois tax law grows due to difficulty enforcing general property tax on intangible personal property. The proposed amendment would empower the General Assembly to adopt modern, automatic methods used by other states to tax intangibles, improving revenues and equity without changing current administration. Historical votes show support, with large affirmative advisory results in 1912. The piece also comments on public notices and local matters, urging reader opinions on a Troy Commercial Club.
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Illinois
General Assembly
Illinois General Assembly
Connecticut
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Maryland
Rhode Island
Woman Suffrage Debate From Elihu Root Opinion
The public forum discusses woman suffrage with Elihu Root opposing granting universal suffrage. He argues suffrage is not a natural right and insists on male-led protection, noting differences between the sexes and potential dangers to civilization. States consider or adopt suffrage. voters urged to study the issue.
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Elihu Root
New York
The Auto Game in Homeburg Tales by George Fitch
In a satirical Homeburg vignette, George Fitch portrays rural auto life through mock conversations at Gayley’s. Early travelers like Worley Gates and locals such as Wimble Horn Col Ackley Sim Bone and others swap tales about roads, repairs, and city motor myths on a day that exposes quirks of community transport.
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George Fitch
Gayley
Worley Gates
Wimble Horn
Col. Ackley
Sim Bone
Bone
Millford
Bill Elwin
Foster’s Hill
November Nostalgia and Notable November Facts
A nostalgic look at November recalls frosty mornings and Halloween uproar, noting how the month seeds history with football stars, hospital needs, and statehood moments. It lists events tied to November such as South Dakota and Esperanto origins, the first phonograph, and a neutral cranberry in Thanksgiving humor.
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Hallowe'en
South Dakota
Ohio
Montana
Washington
Turkey
Greece
The Street Corner Sage’s City Paper Exchange
An editor confronts a street sage who critiques local reporting and jokes that many townsfolk do not value their own paper. The sage asserts he reads it via loose copies left about, while the editor acknowledges the unintended compliment in the remark.
Ruths waxed cork fix for tainted milk in a nutting party tale
A Ruth inspired tip suggests wrapping bottle corks in waxed or paraffin paper to prevent tainting milk. The piece also runs through fun facts and light jokes, including historical dates, a travel feat, and a quip about a father losing his head.
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Ruth
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promises Fast Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a cure for rheumatism and neuralgia. It claims blood congestion causes pain and that Sloan's penetrates to relieve it, restoring warmth and easing discomfort. It urges readers to keep a bottle at home, noting 25c and 60c sizes and a dollar bottle offering six times the 25c amount.
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Sloan
Hall's Catarrh Cure and endorsements from Toledo firms
A historical ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case. It includes endorsements from F. J. Cheney & Co. and the National Bank of Commerce, Toledo. The remedy is described as internally absorbed to affect blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and a price of 75 cents per bottle, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo,. C
PF. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Teke Hall
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Kinloch
Troy
Commissioner of Industrial Relations
Gibb Ogle
Troy Exchange Bank
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Bibliotheque National
Paris
Lemuel F. Fredemeyer
San Francisco
Elias Howe
Louis XVII
Earl Russell
England
Dey
Algiers
France
London
Abraham Lincoln
Battle Belmont
Ornee
Gebavers
Sai
First National Bank
Edwardsville, Hl
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Inspection
Henry Traves, Pres
George W. Meyer
J.P. Keshner
George Kalbfleisch
S. V. Crossman
Asst
Avi
Wacltter
W. Meiners
Quality Shoe
Peter Bros
Toledo, O
F. K. Liebmann
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