Public Opinion on Cemetery Name and Street Namings
The piece argues public opinion should decide city naming for the cemetery and street names. It notes June 1 as payment due, forecasts lightning in June, mentions a Belleville marriage of John Trotter and Maggie Trainer, jokes about their children, and warns that persistent advertising by big mail order houses harms Troy’s home merchants while urging local merchants to imitate their tactics.
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Weerkay Catt
Troy
Ilinois
John Trotter
Maggie Trainer
Belleville
John
Magpie
Plainfield ad hopes to lure home seekers with $1500 plan
A Plainfield New Jersey Board of Trade seeks Common Council approval to spend 1500 dollars on advertising the city’s home and factory site advantages. The piece also contends country newspapers reject sensationalism and praises civic prayer at meetings while urging remembrance for the fallen and living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Centralization urged to reform New York City government
Comptroller Bird S Coler argues in Everybody's Magazine that cities are creations of state charter and suffer from overreach. He advocates centralized power with a two-officer structure, a strong mayor, and a chief financial officer with veto power over expenditures, stressing home rule and nonpartisan ideals as guiding principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdy S. Coler
City of
New York
Everybody’s Magazine
Beneficent Work Moves Homeless Child to New Home
A Chicago paper published photos for a baby contest led to a wealthy woman seeking the orphan, and within twelve hours the homeless waif was removed from charity care and placed in a comfortable home with warm clothing, illustrating the wide reach of newspaper charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Laughing Plant Seeds Cause Boisterous Spasms in New Import
A New York tea importer presents a specimen from Arabia known as the laughing plant. Ingesting its seeds induces loud laughter, singing, dancing, and wild capers for about an hour, followed by deep sleep and total amnesia regarding the episode. Effects resemble those of drunkenness and wear off with exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arabia
Decoration Day and the Union's Enduring Glory
William Rosser Cobbe reflects on Decoration Day's meaning as a nation endures. He notes Civil War heroism, the living survivors, and the union's healing power born from sacrifice, proclaiming the day will endure as long as the republic. The article honors unknown dead and the unions triumph over disunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Sumter
Republic
Appomattox
Earth
R Aman
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
William Rosser Cobbe
All Quiet Upon The Front And Silent Tents
A reflective poem recalling fallen comrades under snow. It contrasts the quiet front lines with distant city grandeur and honors the sacrifices made for freedom. The verses echo a marching connection across generations, blending mournful peace with enduring resolve.
Illinois Topics: Fires, Roads, and Rural Troubles
Illinois news items cover a $7,000 fire at a Carlyle stave mill last Saturday night, proposals for an electric road from Taylorville to Mt. Auburn, and a crow hunt near Elgin where 1 084 crows were killed by 50 farmers. Plans begin for a monument to ex Governor Tanner, and Fayette county reports horse deaths from a distemper like disease.
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Carlyle
Taylorville
Mt. Auburn
Elgin
Tanner
Fayette County
Addie Berry
St. Louis Trust Company
Winnebago County
White's Cream Vermifuge Promoted for Worms in Children
If the predisposition to worms in children is not cured they may become emaciated weakly and in danger of convulsions. White's Cream Vermifuge is the most successful and popular remedy. Price 2 cts Kingston.
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Kingston
Didn't Marry For Money Ad Promotes Health Pills
Boston man who recently wed a sickly rich young woman is now content after she regained health thanks to Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad claims cures for jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague and all liver and stomach troubles. Priced at 25 cents at S Kingston’s drug store. Coughs stopped and colds cured with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dr. King
S. Kingston
Sprained Ankle Relief Cited by Washington Editor
George E. Cary editor of the Guide in Washington Virginia recounts severe ankle sprain relief after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He reports prompt relief and rapid cure, noting effective results after trying several medicines. Sold by S. Kingston with a photo button offer.
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Geo. E. Cary
the Guide
Washington, Va
Chamberlain
S. Kingston
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Illinois State News
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