Numerous Illinois items include disease reports and local developments
Reports from Cairo Canton and Monmouth note small pox diphtheria and scarlet fever affecting communities. Joliet steel workers gain a 5 percent wage raise. Peoria hosts state shooting May 14 to 18. Abington Galesburg electric cars eyed. Galesburg saloon vote narrowly defeated. Trenton mines and creameries record activity. Ellison's 1600 missing union funds. Washington County fair charter surrendered. Elgin man survives self-inflicted wounds. Kane Telegram office fire with losses. Monmouth public building funds proposed. Chester faces widespread illness. Quail kills from cold in Washington County. Trenton to build German private school. public school German ban debated. Quincy depot opens. Helvetia Milk Condensing seeks 10,000 lb milk daily. Farmers expand cattle herds. Western Illinois Normal school bill cited. Macomb watchers aim for site.
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Canton
Monmouth
Joliet
Peoria
Trenton
Chas. Ellison
Pana Miners’ Union
Washington County Fair Association
Elgin
Rogers
Kane (Ill
Congress
Chester
Washington County
Quincy
Helvetia Milk Condensing Co
Greenville
Choking Relief by Raising Left Arm Explained
A health note advises raising a child's left arm high to relieve choking faster than patting the back. It warns against alarm during incidents and suggests this simple action can avert panic. A Missouri editor responds to hogs pay question with a blunt remark about readers dropping the paper.
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Missouri
Economic and social notes from early Mexico and Europe
A mosaic of observations covers language size in educated speakers, the 15th century Italian origin of double entry bookkeeping, the Columbia voyage of 18th century Boston, naturalist claims about animal sounds, diamonds in steel rails, facial hair growth bias, the Russian state scepter, plant intelligence, dry season watering effects on vines, and demographic and cultural data for Mexico including population figures, trademarks, marriages, telegraph length, settlement efforts, museum counts, libraries, societies, and colonial establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Columbia
Boston
Northern Railway Company
England
Mexico
Republic
Moths for Sale in Iron-Clad Auction Notice 1633
A fragmentary notice advertises moths described as iron-clad for sale. Details are sparse and unclear due to damaged text. The surviving portion identifies moths and an auction or sale context dated around 1633.
Aphorisms on Character and Wit From a Tambourinist House
A collection of brief, pithy maxims reflecting on honesty, optimism, effort, and personal growth. The speaker notes that character shapes reputation, labor can reveal wit, and shared joy sustains life while اشاره. The sayings pair humor with moral insight, suggesting learning from fools and resilience after battles.
High Lights of a Philosophical Essay
Fragmentary aphorisms discuss sentiment, memory, and the limits of human wisdom. The text notes that facts are earthly while fantasies touch heaven and warns that early routines do not guarantee genius. It contrasts the wise who accepts limitation with the fool who seeks total mastery.
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Cairo
Hillsboro
Abington
Galesburg
Western Illinois State Normal School
Macomb
China
Cupid
Highland Marble Works
L. L. Eckert
Central Hotel
Arket Street
Troy
WM Meiners
Nishes
L. E. Rawson
Jefferson Ave
St. Louis
F. W. Zaunders
F. W. Zanders
Theo, Guennewig
Ropuet
Aloon
Tart
Troy, St
Main & Market Sts
Baird
A. Baird
Accomodations
Main Street
Troy City
John Chimling
Corner Market
Hickory Streets
Fred Kuntzmann
W Connection
WM. F. Peter
Phil. Eckert
Graham
M. F. Allwarter
J.H. Stienhans
General Merchandise
W. Clay Street
P. Beddergoty
Troy Exchange Bank
W. W
D. G. Jarvis
Bankers
Troy, Ill
Coprynicuts &c
Scientific American
Thos, Whitfield & Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Chamberlain
Kingston
Humphreys
T Ed
Willia
Mae
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