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Newspaper
Cicero Vindicator
Location
Cicero, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1885
Page
2
The notice states a weekly publication schedule every Saturday and credits William Halley as publisher. Subscription costs are listed at 1.50 dollars per year paid in advance.
Fragmentary OCR shows a local subscription note for a ward in a state district with pricing and names. Mentions a proprietor and a city address, plus scattered garbled lines indicating political or street references and a headquarters location.
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice about subscribers failing to pay past due balances and being warned about collection procedures. It references dates, weekly rates, and the need to remit the personal amount due before any further steps.
The piece details Fortune Brothers Brewery eyeing a near million dollar expansion with a six story malt house and other buildings, plus extensive town board proceedings in Cicero and Austin. It covers street work, sewers, licenses, sidewalks, contracts, and engineer authority, reflecting late 19th century municipal infrastructure growth.
In Galveston, Tom Finlay touts his horse Sam as gentle and economical. Purchasers test the claims, Sam dies of colic before sale, and a sequence of buyers fold under the swindle. The final buyer plans to quietly keep the secret while moving the horse away.
Old Col. Smith, famed for humor, challenged by a young man to mortal combat after a cutting joke. He chooses weapons and rendezvous at 6 AM near a lead mine. At the pit, he reveals the fight will be rocks from a sixty foot shaft. The dueling idea collapses as the quarry reveals the impractical hazard.
Thalia Opera Company closes a two week run tonight while the Boston Ideal Opera Company opens a seven night engagement featuring favorites and new additions. Ezra Kendall performs A Pair of Kids on Sunday Nov. &. Maybury and Overton present The Wages of Sin with an esteemed cast. Haverly's shows fresh nightly changes with Watts singing Down in the Cellar and McWade’s Nightingale drawing crowds. Kiralfy Brothers bring Around the World in Eight Days with a live elephant and new ballet, while Columbia adores Black Hussar with Mark Smith and Mario Jansen. Chicago Opera Horvert presents Prisoner for Life TM with Kate Castleton in The Crazy Pact and Fayette at Staxpanp with Miss Clayton. McVicker's hosts Willow Copse starring W. Couldock next. The Chicago Press Club event draws attendees. Alcazar reports Hoop of Gold and steady business.
A London Saturday Review essay questions barristers fees and the obligation to return unearned portions of retainers, criticizes solicitors for client-pay tensions, and urges public remedy through economical representation. It cites Stanhope on electing economical officials and urges practical courtroom readiness. The piece also notes a joke about a traveler asking if a train is theirs and recalls Dr Cuyler's maiden temperance speech in Glasgow, kissed by Father Mathew.
Christopher Shearer of Tuckerton Pa releases two new peach fruits named the Globe. He describes the variety as large handsome and luscious, signaling a notable addition to local horticulture.
Incoherent OCR text mentions individuals with partial names and places. References to dates, addresses, and affiliations are fragmented, lacking clear actions or outcomes to form a coherent public notice. The readable fragments point to personal names, street references, and possible household records but do not state a definite event.
A list of individuals and addresses along with dates shows remat requests and uncollected amounts in Chicago area districts including Englewood Lake Stock Yards and New City. Entries name L L Stoddard, Yavener, Harrington, J Shaughnessy, J Bean, Keegan, M O Neal, Ed Listen, Andrew OBrien, W F Sheridan with amounts and periods from 1933 to 1936 and note weekly additions for standing settlements.
Notice to all persons interested that the Town of Lake has ordered a six foot sidewalk along both sides of Fifty-second Street from Morgan to Center, one side of Fifty-third Street from Morgan to Center, and the south side of Fifty-eighth Street from Wentworth to School. The county court will hear the assessment for benefits at the November term, starting November 7, 1885. defenders may appear to contest. Commissioners Hoyt, Mulroy, and Russell announce.
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