Century of Service Rail Centennial Spurs Farm Progress
The Pioneer locomotive born 1848 sparked Midwest farming growth as Chicago grew into a rail hub. Jerome Beecher bought hides hauled into Chicago, signaling freight potential. The Chicago and North Western system led grain, livestock, and hay movement, with 1947 totals showing millions of bushels and thousands of carloads, transforming rural towns into urban centers along 1726 miles of track.
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Linkin Chain
Jerome Beecher
Chicago
Beecher
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Galena
Midwest
Chicago and North Western Railway System
Chicago Board of Tradeigures
North Western
Galena and
Chicago Union Railroad
Chicago and Northwestern
Pioneer
Retired Man Crafts Toys From Waste for Charity
Hill explains since retiring four years ago he gifts handmade toys to churches, schools, and nurseries which then distribute them to children. He fashions cigar boxes into moving toy men and uses orange crate wood to build miniature furniture and doll houses for girls. Red trucks and yellow buses are his favorite items, made from waste materials with only paint and glue as his expense.
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Hill
Tia
Fill
Hillods
Novel Scout Troop Aids Hospital in Carville
In Carville Louisiana Boy Scout Troop No. 36 was organized at the U S leprosarium. Seven patients aged 10 to 15 from three races and four nationalities form charter members. Sponsored by American Legion Post 188 with uniforms donated by Legion Post 156 of Hammond. They guide visitors, manage traffic, assemble the hospital newspaper, and help at hospital welfare fund carnivals.
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Carville
Boy Scout
U.S. Leprosarium
American Legion Post No
Legion Post No
Hammond
Ed Flynn biography blurb and Brass Jacobs anecdotes
New York gossip column notes Ed Flynn’s autobiography blurb claiming “a quarter century in office and never lost an election” before Wallace’s Bronx visit. It mentions pearl studs from Ren J Pershing’s family, valued at 1000 each, and other bright anecdotes about notable figures, a Tokyo Me City mansion, Mayer’s horse racing bets, and literary disputes over De Maupassant at Doubleday.
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Ed Flynn
Wallace
Bronx
Beuders
Thurman
George
the Waldorf
Norse Room
Ren. J. J. Pershing
Dewey
New York State
Flt Skirt Dress Wins Applause for Misses
A simple yet extremely smart dress design for misses promises applause at each wear. Easy to sew with clear directions, the pattern emphasizes neat lines and versatile fabric choices.
Practical household tips from a vintage guide
Freshen lamp shades with a clean soft brush and dust weekly. Before baking, cut the oven rack strings for even heat reaching the thighs. Tint starch for dark fabrics using bluing or tea. Choose an ironer with a folding lapboard to keep clothes dry. Shape flower beds by laying a garden hose inside the pattern before digging.
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Desplaines
Chiago Union
Windy City
Aad
Chinge
Study Inc
the New
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Cook
Windsor
Putin
Barney Baruch
Rolls Royce
Nancy Cake
Tokyo Street
MeCity
L. B. Mayer
Mr. Truman
Intelligentsia
DeMaupassant
Doubleday
Lydia
Little, Brown
Tri Coffin
McGrath
Democrats
Truman
White House
Baichich
Manhattan
Leo Durocher
Joe di Macon
U.S
Fem
Guy Ted Termes
Suai
Macey
WNJ
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