Illinois road program formed under Tice Bill expansion
Thornton township and nearby townships met in the county building to set a highway improvement plan under the Tice Bill. The group, led by John Gard, named a concrete list of projects including Halsted street, Western avenue, Chicago road, 147th and 159th streets, and the Michigan City and Range line road to Bloom township, with officials from Harvey in attendance.
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Illinois
Thornton
John Gard
John Bielfeldt
Wm. van Drunen
Henry Milhahn
Harvey
Geo. Koenig
A. W. Hersey
A. M. Lambert
Halsted Street
Chicago
Bloom Township
Western Avenue
Hazel Crest
Blue Island
Chicago Limits
147Th Street
Indiana State Line
159Th St
Bremen
Michigan City and Range Line
Bloom
Harvey Herald
Heinecke Wins High Gun Medal At Blue Island Shoot
Perry Heinecke won the high gun medal at the Blue Island Gun Club regular shoot on July 27 in a field of eighteen. Emil Poehlsen defeated Martin Schippel 17 to 9 in a 25 bird match amid strong winds. George Roll led the first event with 23 of 25. Next shoot set for August 10 at 2 PM at 140th and Western Ave. shells for sale on grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island Gun Club
Perry Heinecke
Emil Poehlsen
Martin Schippel
Poehlsen
Schippel
George Roll
Ward Burton
Winchester
140Th
Western Avenue
Paul Krueger
Hermann Nickel
Stavies Bess
Ee Tees
Remorse
Vis Ce Eels
F. Buckley
Wie
Mggads
Saka
Mass Tn Cca Dees Sl
A. Rundquest
E. Poehlsen
E. Schroth
W. Schultz
A. Myers
Hayden
M. Schippel
Pocmnguben
Ois
I. G. Ward
Secy
Dr Kensingtons Syrup of Tar Compound advertised
A vintage medical ad promotes Dr M L Kensingtons Syrup of Tar Compound as a lung balsam for coughs colds asthma and bronchitis priced at 25 cents. It notes to consult Dr Kensington for complicated lung affections at his office 6307 Woodlawn avenue corner 63rd street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Kensington
Dr. Kensington
Woodlawn Avenue
63Rd Street
A. R. Ellison
Taylor
Wis
Dare & Stable
Adv
For Sale Lot 30x300 on East Canal Street
Property listing advertises a 30 by 300 foot lot on East Canal Street near Ashland Avenue offered as a bargain. Contact J H Kruse at 4 Western Avenue for details.
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Canal Street
Ashland Avenue
J. H. Kruse
Western Ave
Bucklen's Amica Salve Ad May Heal Skin Injuries
E E Chamberlain of Clinton Me says the best pain killer relieves pain from cuts bruises sprains and burns instantly. It robs injuries of their terrors and is praised as an unequaled healing remedy. Only 25c at Emil Schmitts or G R Richters.
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Bucklen
E. E. Chamberlain
Clinton
Emil Schmitt
G. R. Richter
Adv
Local notes from Blue Island and nearby areas
Regular city council meeting reported. Residents and visitors listed with travels to St Louis, Quincy, Chicago, and Indiana. Local businesses open a new grocery and meat market. several lodging and restaurant openings noted along with a round house expansion at Halsted Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Alexander
St. Louis
John Reichert
Lemont and
Lockport
H. F. Kirsch
Quincy
Ills
J. C. Kintz
C. B. Kintz
Chicago
Bureau, Ills
Swett and
Holt
Boston
Waldemar Rich
Colorado Springs
Denver
Katzmeier
Lincoln Street
Burr Oak
W. H. Nickerson
Indianapolis
Ind
Blanche Barner
Mark
Michigan
A. R. Zacher
Cedar Lake
R. V
E. J. Zacher
Morgan Park Baptist Church
Institutional
Greenwood Avenue
Oak Street
Indiana Harbor
R. R
Halsted Street
O. W. Huntly
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad Claims Quick Health Benefit
An old advertisement urges mothers to treat children for worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer. It claims to kill and remove worms, improve appetite, and regulate stomach liver and bowels, promising recovered health. Available from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in St. Louis and Philadelphia for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Tea Arrives in England Earlier Than Shared, 1615 Note
A 1615 letter from Mr Wickham in Japan records the earliest English reference to tea. By 1656 tea entered society circles in England, with Java imports priced at 30 to 50 dollars per pound. The general populace drank little tea then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dogs for food spread in Germany including Berlin
The use of dog flesh as human food grows in Germany. German workers have long eaten horse meat, but while Saxony consumes thousands of dogs annually, this practice has recently invaded Prussia, including Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Saxony
Prussia
Woman Cures Fifty-Year Eczema With Hobson Ointment
Mrs. D. L. Kenney reports relief after fifty years suffering from teeter eczema, praising Dr. Hobson Eczema Ointment as a perfect cure. Advertisement from Pfeiffer Chemical Co. lists availability by druggists or mail order from St. Louis and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfeiffer Chemical Company
St. Louis
Philadelphia
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THE
Blue Island Sun
John H. Volp
Office OF Publication
Vermont St. Blue Island, Ill
City of
Ember the
Cook County Press, Club Inc
Heinecke
Max Gese
Order of Eagles
Baltimore
M. E
Sandridge
Blanche Hooper
North Vernon
Fred Cutler
Burr Oak Avenue
J. L. Johnson
Seneca
Wattles
Herman Konsoer
Wm. Nickerson
Pacific Coast
Albert Koldaz
Josephine
St. Isador’s Catholic Church
East Side
Lucile Irene Klopp
John Klopp
Colonnade Street
B. Hooper
Klopp
W. H. Swett
Little William
Everett Swett
Galesburg
Leslie Swett
Calumet Ben Franklin Club
Sanitary District
Robert R
Willow Springs
International
S. E. Herberting
Buffalo
N. Y
T. Miesenhalter
Kansas City
G. Stonebraker
Cedar Rapids
Fred. Lockwood
Rock Island
Snyder
Lindsay
Northwestern Gas Light & Coke Co
Fred A. Hegner
Aiataceye
Frank Niles
Peerless Brand
Diefenbach
Grocer
R. L. James
M. D
Yore Street
Bennett Express CO
ALLEN
Bennett, Mgr. Res
Phillip Lombard
E. P. Bauch General
Blue Island Garage
J.S. Kauffman
M.D
J. R. Kauffman
Blue Island, Ill
F. Burmeister
Maple
Carl Hayek
St. Hayek & Burmeister
Chicago St
Don C. McCowan
Burr Oak and
Fritz Fornell
Grove St
Calumet
Blue Island Cleaning and Dyeing Works
Hoffman
J. G. Diefenbach
Notary Public Justice of the Peace
York Street
Onl Bucklen
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