Christmas Decoration Plans For Sycamore Dim Town Flavor
The Christmas decoration committee chaired by Ralph Wells drafts plans for a downtown display centered on a giant Dr George Nesbitts pine with a large sign wishing Sycamore a merry Christmas. Local businesses donate time and materials including DeKalb Ogle Telephone J W Patten Turner Brass and Illinois Power. Santa Claus will visit December 21 and is expected to return briefly after, handing out candy and taking requests.
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George Nesbitt
Down Town
Sycamore
Fred Raymond
DeKalb-Ogle Telephone Company
J. W. Patten Company
Turner Brass
Illinois Power Company
g@re
Santa
Santa Claus
North
U. S
Mr. Claus
Second Stevens Course Lecture by Edward Tomlinson
Sunday evening marks the second event in the Stevens free lecture and concert series. Edward Tomlinson will present his famed talk Down The River of Silver drawn from travels in South America. With rising interest in Latin American trade and politics, the talk promises both instruction and entertainment. Further details will be released by the community center association on Thursday for Friday’s issue.
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Bec. 5
Stevens
Edward Tomlinson
Silver
South America
Community Center Association
Chronicle Delivery Policy for Sycamore Carriers
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle guarantees delivery in Sycamore and offers special delivery on missed copies via Mr. Otto Fellinger. Complaints will be investigated and remedied, and carriers should be paid weekly to cover costs and earn profit.
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Sycamore
Otto Fellinger
Christmas Sale Friday at Armory Auction Friday
Merchants announce a good will auction at the armory this Friday with a double coupon offer on Wednesday and Thursday. John Whitman of Cortland will act as auctioneer for about 120 items, promising lively prices and a chance to buy valuable goods with the coupons. The downtown scene shows expectant buyers as stores stock up for what may be the greatest Christmas season yet.
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John Whitman
Cortland
Billiards Sparks Fly in Schneiders Tourney
Kenneth Snelgrove stuns veteran Augie Gropp in a lively billiards tournament at Schneiders parlor. Results include Gropp 138 over Snelgrove 100, Winans over Keppel 75 51, Winans over Fredricks 75 65, Winans 89 over Snelgrove 75, McClain over Fitzkie 100 35, Gropp over W Winnans 150 22, Wells over Fredricks 150 66, and H Marsh losing to W Winnans 62 40. The event aims to finish before summer sets in as more matches loom. Also noted is a record mail train run between St. Paul and Seattle in 1925, taking 99 hours 45 minutes.
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Kenneth Snelgrove
Schneiders
Augie Gropp
Gropp
Snelgrove
HH Winnans
Keppel
Winans
Fredricks
McClain
Fitzkie
W. Winnans
Wells
H. Marsh
St. Paul
Seattle
Three Deaths Ruin Holidays In Sycamore Society
A heart attack claimed Mrs. S. O. Pike at 736 DeKalb Avenue on Sunday night, ending a long life in Sycamore. Helena Burdette, born 1851, lived in the same home for 77 years, married S. O. Pike in 1877, survived by husband, son Claude, daughter Mattie deceased, granddaughter and grandson in Chicago. funeral at 2:30 pm from EE Avenue home with Rev. C. A. Kelley. Also, Mrs. Jess Reinhart, mother of eight, died in Chicago Thanksgiving night from cancer. eight children to be adopted. services held in Chicago. Infirmary death: Ned Dueck died at the county infirmary after illness. born 1862 near Burlington. funeral tomorrow at Kibels.
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S. O. Pike
DeKalb, Avenue
Sycamore
Helena Burdette
Amos Burdette
Helena
Claude
Metropolitan
Mattie
Anna Olsten
DeKalb
Hamilton C. Pike
Marion E
Chicago
EE Avenue
C. A. Kelley
Elmwood
Jess Reinhart
Masonic
Helen
Stanley
Harry
Genevieve
Marilyn
Ames
Edmund
Adeline
Madison Street
Methodist Church
Ned Dueck
County
Burlington
Walter Maitland
Kebil
Soldiers Cage Team To Have Game Thursday
Two Headquarters company basketball squads will play Thursday evening with new uniforms. The main event features Headquarters against the Kable Brothers Band team from Mt. Morris, followed by Corporal Binder's Cooties versus a Genoa team in the prelim. The soldiers appeal for support, lower ticket prices, and promise fast play.
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Kable Brothers
Mt. Morris
Binder
Genoa
Soldiers
Close Charity Drive Ends After Two Campaigns
The Community Chest executive committee met to close the 1929 drive and pick candidates for the 1930 offices. The drive ended with the quota reached, concluding two charity campaigns without a permanent organization. A constitution and by laws plan will be voted on at the annual meeting.
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Community Chest
High School Basketball Effects School Schedule Change
Cooperation between the high school athletic association and the Head Quarters Company votes to shift the non commissioned officer school from Friday to Monday after drill. The move aims to avoid conflicting with Friday conference games of high school cage teams, hoping no Monday games occur. A local Edinburgh inventor develops a pedestrian safety belt with reflective front and back panels to warn drivers.
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High School Athletic Association
Edinburgh
Scotland
People use about 12 pounds of soap per person yearly
The statement claims an average annual soap usage of 12 pounds per person. It presents a general consumption figure without additional context or sources.
Gained Health Through Aneola Root, A Waseca Testimony
After twenty years of stomach trouble and constipation, J. Bauman of Waseca Minnesota reports relief after using Aneola Root. He says the first bottle cleansed and strengthened his digestion and the second bottle left him fully well. Aneola Root is sold at Obelander's Pharmacy and by leading druggists in the region.
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Mr. J. Bauman
Waseca, Minn
Detroit girl pilot earns youngest license in the nation
Evelyn Mathewson of Detroit reportedly becomes the youngest licensed girl airplane pilot in the United States at age 16. She has flown with her father, a restaurant owner, for five years and recently received her license from the Department of Commerce.
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Evelyn Mathewson
Detroit
United States
Department of Commerce
Relief from Gas Stomach Pains Ditch Taniac Claim
Doctors say most sickness stems from stomach and bowel troubles. Taniac is advertised to relieve digestive upset with stories of improved appetite and energy. The ad promises a money back guarantee if it does not help and urges readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist.
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Taniac
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City
Ralph Wells
T. B. Jones
G. H. Lindberg
Malden Barker
Chamber of Ecommerce
Community Center
Sunday School Association
Chronicle Delivery
Boston
East End
East
Lincoln Highway
Obelander’s
DeKalb, Illinois
Chronicle
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