Stop Sign Means Stop in DeKalb Neighborhood
DeKalb Chief of Police Mitchell warns of strict enforcement as next week starts. He notes local drivers often ignore stop signs at through street intersections and cites a persistent violator fined five dollars. DeKalb residents visiting Sycamore are urged to observe traffic rules, with fines expected in the coming weeks.
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G Oing
Sycamore
DeKalb
Depolice Department
Esro
Sycamore Ku Klux Klan Holds Initiation Meeting
A Sycamore unit Klan meeting was held last evening with large attendance reported by sources along the street. Many candidates expected for initiation did not appear while some visitors from other county units attended, making the event of special interest to local members.
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Sycamore Unit
Ku Klux Klan
Mooseheart Football Team Impresses DeKalb Fans
Fans from here watched Mooseheart’s fast and snappy football at DeKalb High School field. The team showed strong on field work with quick ball recovery after a fumble, delivering a entertaining afternoon for local supporters.
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DeKalb
Mooseheart
Angone
DeKalb High School
St Albans Team Heads to Onarga Game and Local Society Notes
Thirty seven St. Albans football players traveled by car and bus to Onarga Military Academy for a scheduled game. Miss Ethel Johnson and Sam McBee of Sycamore sought a marriage license, prompting clerk record adjustments. A Busy Bees pot luck supper at Odd Fellows hall drew strong attendance, and Mrs Rote’s Methodist group held a well attended meeting. Beloit College president D Irving Maurer will speak at the Sycamore Woman's club on November 3 for husbands night. Mr and Mrs C B Conrad and children will visit Chicago for the weekend and Mrs M O Hill of Indianapolis is visiting. Mrs Williams Miller’s sister Mrs Smith arrived for a 30 year reunion.
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St. Albans
Northern Illinois Service Company
Onarga
Onarga Military Academy
Father Hastings
DeKalb
Sarah Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
D.irving Maurer
Beloit College
Sycamore Woman's Club
Tax hike to fund county needs shifts burden this year
The county requires a certain fund raiser and an increased tax to cover it. The owner-occupier who lives in town benefits, while renters pay more personal taxes than before. City residents also face higher taxes as rates rise to offset farm tax reductions.
All the Gang at Urbana Homecoming Day at Illini Stadium
Urbana hosts homecoming as Illinois battles Michigan drawing about 65 000 in the stadium. Many fans left town early yesterday to attend the big event while others stayed home to listen on radios for the afternoon game.
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Sycamore
Illinois University
Illinois
Michigan
Ilinois University
Gas Offices Soon Ready for Occupancy
The Illinois Northern Utilities company plans to move into a new gas office on Elm Street within a week or ten days. Interior finishers are closing in and no outstanding work is evident. Since last winter’s explosion and fire, company offices have been in the bank building downtown.
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Vrebby
Illinois Northern Utilities Company
Elm Street
Bank
Sycamore Committee Plans Notable Program for Town
The passage notes Herbert McFarren and the se accompanist on a committee arranged program seen as likely to surpass past shows for Sycamore residents.
Beauties of State List Continues Across Counties
An extended list of places and landmarks appears across multiple counties and towns including Danville Cahokin Mounds East St. Louis Mooseheart Fox rivers City Park Bloomington and Jackson Hollow. The compilation mentions parks, rivers, bluffs, and scenic sites such as Garden of the Gods and Gliffs Still House Wallow, with numerous county names and towns like Decatur Petersburg Jacksonville Mt. Carmel and Alton.
Amazing New Treatment for Headaches
A vintage advertisement touts Pink-N-White Tablets as a miraculous headache remedy. Claiming immediate relief for headaches colds and similar ailments the copy urges readers to take one pink and one white tablet for fast results. Marketed by Kirch vS Drug Store with endorsements from Mrs Andrews of Chicago.
Church Doors for Concert Opened Early
The Methodist church will open Sunday evening at 6 45 to allow early comers to secure seats for the Stevens Free Lecture course first number. The program, starting at 7 30, features Irene Stolofsky, concert violinist.
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Methodist
Stevens
Irene Stolofsky
Tax Bills Start After Delayed Review In DeKalb County
County Treasurer Henry Decker announces that the first tax book has arrived from the county clerk after a delayed board of review cut farm land values by ten percent. The resumption will keep clerical staff busy for two to three months as hundreds of figure changes are completed.
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Henry Decker
Board of Review
DeKalb County
Stomax Relief Praised by DeKalb Man
John F. Turner of 305 Fisk Ave DeKalb reports long stomach trouble with ulcers eased after using Wormley’s Stomax Relief from Rochelle Illinois. He purchased another bottle at Stille Drug Store DeKalb and says he feels like a different person. He urged readers to ask their druggist about it.
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Wormley Company
Rochelle
Ilinois
Stille Drug Store
DeKalb
John FE. Turner
Fisk Ave
DeKalb, Ht
Ohio River and Illinois localities listed in historic survey
A sequence of place names spans the Ohio River towns Elizabethtown and Aurora areas including Kickapoo near Peoria and Fort Massac. It mentions Springfield Fox River Oak Ridge Cemetery Joliet and Keokuk Dam with references to highways rivers and regional sites across several counties.
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Ohio River
Elizabethtown
Kickapox
Peoria
Ft. Massac
Metroplis
Fox River
Aurora
Bald Knob
Alto Pass
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield
Ft. Gage
Missis
FE Decatur Lake
Decatur
Fountain Buff
Jackson County
Wolf Lake
Union Highway
Bureau m
Bailey Falls
Oglesom
du Lac Drive
East Peoria
On the Heights
Cobden
Lowell Park
Dixon
Geneva
1St Charles
Pitsfield
Hainois River
Keokuk Dam
Mississippi River
Joliet
DeKalb Garden Club to Meet Tuesday at Rankins Home
Announcement states the DeKalb Garden club will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Dr and Mrs J Rankin on Locust Street. The meeting promises an important session with annual officer elections and a question box for member inquiries.
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DeKalb Garden Club
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Sycamore News
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Chronicle
Seeaneye Inn
Itews
Klan
Ethel Johnson
Sam McBee
Mrs. C. B. Conrad
Chicago
Mrs. Edgar
A. B. Gochenour
M. O. Hill
Indianapolis
Ind
William Miller
Mrs. Smith
Urbana
Herbert McFarren
Kirch
First National Bank
the First Trust & Savings Bank
DeKalb, Illinois
Secor’s
First Street
Roosevelt Street
Talbot’s Insurance Agency
Charles F. Smith
J. A. Widen & Company
Conlin, Inc. Grain, Feed, Coal and Lumber
DE Kalb
Maple Park
Cortland
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Cooper
Union
Davys Store
Hudson-Essex
ESSEX
Hudson
Hudson Brougham Hudson
DeKalb Hudson CO
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Lincoln Highway
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