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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
8
City board approves May expenditures of 550.25 for street work and lighting. Votes to advertise cement sidewalk approaches on Burr Oak and Broadway corridors. Several ordinances on building lines and water services are read and moved for passage. Committees directed on drainage, plats, and fireworks. city adjourns to June 15, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Blue Island city council until 8 pm June 15 1914 for cement sidewalk approaches spanning 6229 square feet at street corners bounded by Burr Oak avenue south 122nd street north Vincennes avenue east and Maple avenue west. Cash on completion. Dated Blue Island June 5 1914. Fred Hohmann City Clerk.
June 15 1914 plans call for cement sidewalk approaches on both sides of Broadway from Western to Ogden avenues totaling about 980 square feet. Dated Blue Island June 5 1914. Beck Coal and Lumber Co Harvey Illinois advertises high class screens, wire coverings, porch screening specialization and estimator service by mail or phone.
Serious health claims for stomach liver and kidney disorders. The ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best preventive and corrective remedy. It claims purification of blood, relief from constipation, and healthier liver kidneys and bowels. Endorsed by G R Richter and Emil Schmitt. Ady.
City of Blue Island seeks private property for a perpetual easement to build and maintain a sewer from Burr Oak Avenue to 123rd Street. The action affects parcels in Ludwig Krueger subdivision and nearby lots in Cook County, with nonresident defendants Warren F Purdy William A Purdy Ella F Purdy and Bertha A Longmire cited. A court-appointed commission assessed compensation and benefits, filing May 29 1914. further proceedings set for June 30 1914.
Blue Island city council ordered water service pipe improvements on Elm Street between Burr Oak and Walnut and on Burr Oak between Maple and Elm. Court docket 239. final hearing set June 29, 1914. Assessments collected in two annual installments with five percent annual interest. Objections may be filed and defense made at the hearing.
Court docket 240 notes final hearing on drainage improvements on Elm street between Burr Oak and Walnut and on Burr Oak avenue. Objections may be filed in court before the day of assessment collection, with the assessments due in two annual installments at five percent interest.
An advertisement touts Citrolax as the best laxative for constipation headaches sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It promises prompt painless action with a lemonade like taste and a thorough cleansing effect. Dare & Stable.
Anecdote recalls the future king as Prince of Wales aiding a blind fiddler in Pall Mall, taking him by the arm to cross Marlborough Club to his residence and giving him a coin before parting.
Berlin reports that Prof Alfred Korn of Munich perfected the selenium method for telegraph photographs. He says a picture could be sent from Munich to New York within about 30 minutes and suitable for newspaper use within a year. Earlier tests sent images from Munich to Nuremberg, about 100 miles.
Miss Sweetly is pressed by Mr Summerman about engagements to multiple men. He proposes that all suitors chip in to buy the engagement ring, sparking a humorous scene with questions of consent and affection.
Board of Local Improvements of Blue Island announces a hearing in Cook County Court on June 22, 1914 at 10 a.m. to verify the certificate of costs and interest for a water main on Winchester avenue and adjacent streets. Property owners may file objections and appear to defend. Dated Blue Island June 5, 1914.
A court docket for a tile pipe sewer along Walnut street from Division street to west of Division outlines assessment costs and confirms substantial conformity to the original ordinance. The notice, dated June 5 1914, states a hearing at 10 o'clock a m or as soon after as court business permits with J JONES Ws T Davis and Vertus B Roberts signed in Blue Island Illinois.
An advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promises immediate relief from coughing. It claims soothing coating, eased breathing, and relief from bronchial irritation with mild laxative effects and opiate-free formula.
The Church of England is labeled the state church and is described as being supported by the government, with comparisons to Russia's Greek church, Spain's Roman Catholic church, and Scandinavian Lutheran churches.
An old advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a quick remedy to rheumatism back ache swollen joints and stiff muscles. It asserts the pills address the cause by improving kidney function and promises renewed activity and pain relief starting soon after use.
Foley’s Cathartic Tablets described as a regulator for a smooth system with no billiousness constipation or distress after meals. Claims include stimulated intestinal movement and relief from clogging substances. Every stout person using them will feel thinner and more comfortable. Dare Stadle advertisement.
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