Shurtleff Named in Graft Inquiry Over Bill Passage Sum
Springfield Aug 8 Edward D Shurtleff speaker of the Illinois house and leading Republican figure was named as saying it would cost 15 000 to pass a bill allowing children on stage Askin chief witness before the Sangamon county grand jury testified in the graft inquiry his statements were corroborated by Lincoln J Carter and Percy Hammond The grand jury deferred action due to Cook county jurisdiction and will forward evidence to State Attorney Wayman
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Springfield
Ill
Edward D. Shurtleff
Illinois House of Representatives
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Shurtleff
Sanga- Mon County
Harry Askin
Grand Opera House of Chicago
Askin
Speaker Shurtleff
Title and Trust
Chicago
Lincoln J. Carter
Criterion Theater
Percy Hammond
Cook County
Grand Jury
Wayman
Burke
Fallon Leaving Washington County For Colorado Farm Sale
Wm J Fallon of Washington County plans a move to Longmont Colorado due to ill health. He will sell his nine acre farm four miles southwest of West Chester in a fine farming community. The Journal will follow his move and best wishes are extended to Mr and Mrs Fallon for health and success in their new home.
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Wm. J. Fallon
Colorado
Cota
Ashington County
Longmont
Colo
West Chester
Fallon
Speaker Shurtleff Denies Extortion Charge Link to Law Fight
Chicago aug 8 speaker shurtleffs friends accuse rivals of using the child actor bill scandal to unsettle him for re election to the legislature. he denies improper talks with manager askin and demands the ver batim account of askins testimony to prove he did not try to extort money for favorable legislation.
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Chicago
Shurtleff
Bill
Manaager Askin
Askin
Mr. Shurtleff
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
Advertises a cure for deafness caused by catarrh and inflamed Eustachian tubes. Claims nine cases out of ten result from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Encourages sending for free circulars and lists Toledo Ohio makers F. J. Cheney & Co. and Druggists selling the product. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Healing
Advertising claim touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a instant relief for burns scalds wounds and piles and as a healer for sores ulcers boils felons eczema skin eruptions chapped hands sprains and corns. Available for 25 cents at J E Lemmon Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
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Bucklen
J. E. Lemmon
Lemmon's Pharmacy
How Are Brown And His Suffragette Wife Getting Along
A humorous note from the Detroit Free Press mocks domestic tensions over reading preferences with the wife preferring the sporting page before her husband. The quip reflects early 20th century gender role commentary on suffrage era households.
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Brown
Detroit Free Press
Meeting to dispose of old school society property
A Thursday evening meeting at 8 o'clock in Dr. G W Hay's office on West Main street will arrange final disposal of the old school's two literary societies Auroras and Magnets property. The group will consider donating or selling items including two pianos about eighty chairs and other furniture with funds going to a chosen cause.
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G. W. Hay
G. W. Haye
West Main Street
Court House
Malaria Trouble Brought Deaths Enduring Health With Bitters
Life on Panama Canal era faced malaria that caused chills fever and debility. Electric Bitters are claimed to destroy germs and cure malaria. Testimonial from Wim A Fretwell of Lucama North Carolina. Also touted for stomach liver and kidney troubles and typhoid prevention. 50 cents guaranteed by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Panama Canala
Wim
A. Fretwell
Lucama
N. C
J. E. Lemmon
Lemmon
Ainsworth Busy Year With Revival of Town Activities
Residents of Ainsworth enjoy peace and prosperity as new coal sheds and building projects rise. The town plans an annual Ainsworth Day with a baseball game for married and single men, a Tuesday band concert draws crowds, and many prepare for college as schools reopen with Prof. J R Butler in charge.
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J. R. Butler
Glynne Rowan
Lela Rhodes
Ethel Osborn
Emmettsburg
Elizabeth Watson
Ainsworth
Washington
Nelson
Bailey
Glendenning
U. Becchurch
Masons
Yeomen
M. W. of A
Eastern Star
Royal Neighbors
Band Boys
Professor Langenberg
Columbus Junction
Junction
Crawfords‘ville
Citifren
Decay of Tin and Its Peculiar Powder Disease
Tin objects undergo a gradual transformation when exposed to air. The metal remains metallic but grows gray and dull, eventually crumbling into powder that can affect nearby tin. Historical notes cite Russian imperial magazines and Rotterdam to Moscow consignments showing tin turning to dust, with archaeological tin often found only as coated vessels or knobs.
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Wesre
Banka Tin
Rotterdam
Moscow
London City Bus Link Promises Prompt Service
An ad states phone number 689 for inquiries and orders, promising prompt attention by Frank Rogers at Ive Street and tuner.
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Alh Ap
Frank Rogers
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