Chicago Honors Famous Explorers Ceremony on Joliet Marquette La Salle
Traffic halts on the Michigan Avenue bridge as the Illinois Society of the Colonial Dames unveils bronze tablets honoring Joliet Marquette and La Salle. Chicago figures Lt. Gov. Maj. A A Sprague speaks while historians recount the explorers’ Chicagoland routes and the Chicago Portage’s navigability.
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Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
United States
Illinois Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Holmes Forsyth
Maj. A. A. Sprague
Louis Joliet
Pere Jacques Marquette
Rene Robert Caveller
Sieur de la Salle
Henri di Tonti
Chicago Historical Society
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Atlanta
National Society of the Colonial Dames
Andrew McLaughlin
University of Chicago
Joliet
Marquette
LaSalle
Mississippi
Gulf
France
Calumet
Green Bay
Mackinac
St. Joseph River
Chicago River
Louis de Buade
Count de Frontenac
New France
Great Lakes
Great River
Gulf of California
Canada
Quebec
Fox
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Desplaines
Marquete
Frontenac
Peoria
The Happy Home by Margaret Bruce
A call to home makers to modernize interiors demonstrates simple swaps like repainting, updating mirrors, and draperies. The piece urges weekly small changes and using paint, stain, and fabrics to keep homes up to date. It contrasts outdated furniture with affordable modern touches and invites readers to follow decorating ideas.
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Mother
Sit Down Ironing Advice For Easier Work
A grandmother counsels a young housekeeper to iron while seated to reduce fatigue. She explains lowering the ironing board, using an armless chair, and dampening and batching tasks. Take breaks and iron a few pieces at a time to avoid overstrain and make ironing less tiring.
Condensed Facts Across Historical Notes
A Bowhead whale is valued at fifteen thousand dollars. Denmark requires pasteurization of milk including pig feed. Michigan plans forest restoration using convict labor. A Whittler funded education by selling slippers at twenty five cents per pair. Joan of Arc wore armor specially crafted in Tours. Indiana lists thirty three villages and towns with three letter names.
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Denmark
Michigan
Whittler
Joan of Arc
Tours
Indiana
Women Conserve Your Health by Dr. Pierce’s Prescription
Mrs. W. L. Young of 1722 Capitol Ave praises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a powerful tonic for weak women. The ad urges readers to obtain the remedy in liquid or tablet form from druggists or send 10 cents for a trial package to Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo, N Y, and offers free medical advice.
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Dr. Pierce
W. L. Young
Capitol Ave
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Garfield Tea Remains Popular Family Remedy for Digestive Ailments
A traditional herb tea praised for easing constipation stomach troubles and various digestive derangements. The article notes its enduring favor as a home remedy surpassing past generations in household use.
Grocer Apples Debate Sparks Witty Exchange
Brief cartoonish dialogue from The Progressive Grocer features a grocer promoting apples and a customer deriding them, citing a humorous misfortune about a mother. The exchange underscores lighthearted buyer seller back and forth on produce.
Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad Patrols Genuine Tablet Pack
Warning ad urges consumers to look for Bayer on packages or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin. It states the product has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years and warns that imitations may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Ambiguity Over Woman's Manners Stirs Earlier Debate
In a dated dialogue, a speaker questions care for a young woman, while another declares she is too effeminate, reflecting social expectations and gender norms of the period.
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Skin and Soft Hands
An old advertisement touts Cuticura remedies for scalp itching and dandruff. It advises rubbing affected spots with Cuticura Ointment, washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and using the products daily for clear skin and soft hands.
Murder Will Out and Stale Eggs in a Cookie
A brief local note reports a crime investigation sees a murder case advance while a home kitchen mishap with stale eggs leads to a failed baking attempt. Authorities remain at the scene as rumors circulate about a connection between events.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Chicago Portage
Claude Dablon
St. Xavier
Jesuit Relations
Virgin Immaculate
Sieur Joliet
Lake Ontario
Fort Frontenac
Lake Erie
California
Grand River
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Great Lakes Gulf
Niagara Falls
Batteaux
Desplaines River
la Colbertle
Colbert
Louis XIV
Baye Des Puans
Mississippis
Riviere de la Divine
Ilinois
Lavaca River
Texas
Trinity River
Murther
Monsr. de la Salle
van der Guecht
London
Hennepin
la Salle
Gravier
Bibliotheque de Rouen
Fort St. Louis
Starved Rock
Iberville
New Orleans
Pere Marquette
Tonti
Mississippi Valley
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
le Salle
Margaret Bruce
Ironing
Garfield
Mars
Winslow
Bellans
Parker
Dendros
Dreggists
Hiscox Chem Wiss Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Dr. Thompson
Geesomist's
Troy & Booket
Watson
Florida
Beach
Freeport
Florida National Forest
A. . Penner
West
New York
Dento Laboratories
la Crosse
Wis
Des Moines
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