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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1924
Page
6
Albert L. Hall discusses paying for village improvements via taxes or direct contributions and fundraising, noting the fire department’s plan for a modern engine may cost about 12 to 13 thousand dollars. A weekend Altenheim Grove picnic and dance is urged to support the drive, with praise for organizers who dodged wet weather.
The article warns that mosquitoes breed in any small amount of standing water, not just lakes. It notes ruts and debris create thousands of larvae if left undisturbed, urging every household to remove water from lots and alleys and clear containers to halt breeding.
A reviewer notes the lure of chicken dinners advertised along the river road to Lake Zurich. Prices vary from $1.25 to $1.60, with mystery over the chicken age. Many motorists pass by, choosing hot stands or other food, while locals seek to exploit Sunday traffic.
The writer notes drivers spending three times three fifty cent pieces and rooning their business as free camping grounds attract crowds. A river road route near Michigan Avenue shows steady traffic, with police guiding at intersections. A jam on one side halts cars while the opposite lane moves, with a reader counting 200 halted vehicles. The piece argues more roads bring more cars and imagines flying machines as the only fix.
A verbose advertising pamphlet argues that truthful persistent advertising speeds growth, builds consumer trust, and sustains sales. It claims advertising boosts business, signals quality, and supports lower overhead through higher volume. It asserts advertising is vital to commerce and that quality goods at fair prices sell well.
A list of newly acquired titles including Adams Carpentry for Beginners Adame The Education of Henry Adame Bennett Riceyman Steps Wotton Everyday Psychology for Teachers Brooks Lita to Pilgrims Cather Youth and the Bright Medusa Chesterdign Uses of Diversity Colvin Human Behavior Coulter Where Evolution and Religion Meet Davis Junior High School Education Fisher League of War Galworthy To Let Graing Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Hines Meaning of Intelligence Hoffman Public Speaking for Business Men Howe New Stone Age Kelly Expert Sign Painter London Cruise of the Snark Parke What to Modernism Sayler Our American Theatre Spencer Keb Cookery Thomson Everyday Biology Thornborough Etiquette of Tellers writing Warner Groups and Couples Wiggim New Decalogue of Evidence Wilson Able McLaughlin
The article notes villagers discussing rain caused by radio waves and rainmaking claims. It mentions rainstorms, energy in the air, and electrons collecting moisture, suggesting a shift from dramatic expectations to a quieter summer perception. The Deaplaines’ recent activity is described as polite but not rampage-like.
Editor presents a poetry sampler by Myrtie Helleman Wiley. selections drawn from a larger group to appear in book form in fall. The pieces include Adoration, Remorse, Youth to gen, Desolation, Philosophity of F, and Concert with varied themes and imagery, some previously published in Pillars to Post.
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