National Prohibition Plan Debated In Substitution of Voters
Terms of subscription and local notes frame a November 26, 1915 issue. The Anti Saloon league promotes amending the Constitution to permit national prohibition via states representation, while a Chicago paper urges reform against lawless enforcement and rising arrests in cities and rural areas. The piece notes fashion trends on skirts and a masquerade ball in New Leiden, and mentions Madison County bridge assessments likely to stick.
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Anti-Saloon League
League
Congress
Chicago
Trojans Thankful For Commercial Club Organization
A brief note praises the Commercial Club for its organization while remarking on a man who changes his barber often as a great traveler from pole to pole.
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Trojans
Home Town Building and the Value of Local Trade
The article argues local merchants win surrounding trade by attracting farmers and families to town with clear price ads and entertaining offerings. It asserts value competition with catalogue houses, the benefit of varied pursuits for youth, and the formation of leadership through active, conquest-driven play and study leading to lifelong ambition.
Street Corner Sage on modern pleasure seekers at Burnville carnival
The Street Corner Sage mocks thrill seeking as deadly, recalling crowds at auto races and a flying machine mishap. He notes circuses beating lions with sticks and previews Burnville carnival paras chute stunt, amid talk of danger and spectacle.
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Burnville
Investment luck or misfortune over time
The passage reflects on how favorable investments may seem at first but can disappoint when dividends stop. It suggests profits can appear to fall into one’s lap yet may later prove to be misfortune rather than luck.
West Pocket Essays By GEORGE FITCH Ponderous Figures and Douglas
West Pocket Essays by George Fitch recounts Stephen A. Douglas as a small man with a giant intellect who shaped 19th century politics. It traces his rise as Illinois lawyer and senator, clashes with Lincoln, 1860 presidential race, and defense of the Republic before his 1861 death. The piece ends with musing on defeat, voting apathy, and a nod to Christmas.
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Stephen ‘A. Douglas
Stephen*a. Douglas
Douglas
Illinois
Congress
Senate
Texas
Oregon
Mexico
Cuba
United States
Hemisphere
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
South
Republic
Woman's Logic Delays Luncheon With Missed Meeting
A husband arrives at his wife’s office at 1 PM for lunch but finds she has left. She later returns and questions his waiting, arguing he should have realized she would have already eaten and that there would be no lunch to share. The exchange exposes ironic logic about expectations and timing.
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Iilnois
Kinloch
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Leiden
Madison County Board of Review
Dr.v. GC. Sallee
Optometrist
Palace Building
Edwardsville
Rene
Sean Uacgreats
Valier
Enterprise
Waller
State University of the West
George Fitch
Christmas
Savip
Walter W. Meiners
Quality Shoe
Kodak
Kingston’s Kodakery
Sai
First National Bank
Edwardsville, II
Federal Reserve Bank
U.S. Inspection
George W. Meyer
George Kalbfleisch
S. V. Crossman
J. P. Keshoer
Helvetia Bottled
Highland Brewing CO
Highiknid
Allthole
Riebold’s
Ira P. File’s
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