Women's Presbyter ian groups elect officers in Cairo presbytery
The Women's Presbyterian societies of the Cairo presbytery in southern Illinois elected officers, including Mrs. H. Beott as president and Mrs. McCartney as vice president. Other posts covered recording secretary, treasurers, and delegates to a synod. The next session will be at Golconda in April.
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Bonnell
Harris
Swan
Harrisburg
Thie
G. H. Wiley
Anna
Home
Hugh
Murray
Equality
Nfusion
Clarence Bonnell
J.J. Pierson
Murphysboro
Lulu Kelly
Carbondale
Universallate
Galesburg
W. H. Holly
Chicago
Charles Roberts
Peoria
E. A. Dicker
H. A. McPhearson
Joliet
W. G. Spurgeon
Urbana
Franklin J. Drake
0. M. Phares
Leroy
A. D. Gates
Sycamore
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
C. O. Bengston
Olga Hackman
Josephine Young
Literatura
Joshua Oden
Austin Laurence
Parton
E. W. Magnuson
Rankin
Dunne Pardons Two Lifers In Illinois
Springfield reports Gov. Dunne pardoned two life term inmates. John William, a Black man from Grundy County sentenced in 1899 for murder, is now 68. Sidney B. Creek from Du Page, sentenced in 1864 for murder, is partially paralyzed and tubercular. Other commutations denied include John Robinson, James Watson, George Wine, and others across several counties. Local civic notes cover Universalist convention talks and officers, a Danville hound incident, a Paris murder mystery box, railroad track interference in Cairo, and a deadly spill near Effingham.
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Springfield
Dunne
John Williame
Grundy
Sidney B. Creek
du Page County
Creek
John Robinson
White County
James Watson
Jersey County
George Wine
Cook County
Whally
Missavagio
Franklin County
John’ Hiermeier
Paoria
Fragmented notices from readers in early 1900s papers
A garbled OCR excerpt shows multiple personal items from readers across the United States. Mentions include Wilmington Vermont and Darstown New Jersey addresses, references to babies and family news, and brief quotes about children and health.
Iceberg Detection Difficulties Reported by Naval Officers
Captain C B Johnson and A 8 Gambia of the cutters Seneca and Miami patrol the transatlantic route from April to May and challenge the belief that temperature drops reveal icebergs. They say echoes from whistles or bells rarely prove iceberg presence, and only certain bird sightings offer weak hints.
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Gambia
Seneca
Miami
Johnson
Johnston
Dry Scale Covered Head at 2780 Tamm Ave St Louis Mo
A mother describes a daughter's severe scalp infection with dry white scales brown crusts and hair loss. After three months with no relief a change to Cuticura Soap and Ointment reportedly cured sores in three weeks. Advertisement notes Cuticura products and sample offers.
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Tamm Ave
St. Louis
Walter Rogers
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Female Mosquito Tales and a Boy Scout Remark
A note on a new mosquito variety describes female Culex batsing for blood while males stay outside and sing. A humorous anecdote follows about a boy scout comment on miniature uniforms as his mother expresses surprise at his behavior. Constantinople plans a metropolitan electric line with a $5,000,000 Ottoman Metropolitan company and a Golden Horn bridge is included in the project.
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Herbert
Boy Scout
Adger Supplies
Constantinople
Ottoman Metropolitan Company
Pancaldi
Golden Horn
Real Excitement and Sly House Hunt Promo
A fragmentary page item mix presents a boastful line about hunting experiences abroad and offers a wife led house and bargain hunt. It includes jokes about dental extractions and old time tonic ads. It also notes Germany uses Bolivia for tin ore.
Corn Tomatoes and Peas Plied by Hired Man This Year
A fragment notes corn tomatoes and peas being plied by a hired man this year in a variety of tasks. The readable text is limited and lacks clear dates or places.
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Nia
Fragmentary exchange hints at street harassment scene
A clipped dialogue fragment shows a woman questioning a clerk about fashion and distance, with a man laughing at scars. The passage hints at social dynamics and the ineptitude of a well made man in finishing a task, but details are incomplete.
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