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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
5
A long list of names and donations for a local fire truck fund from Forest Park Fire Dept and community supporters. Amounts range from small to large with many individuals contributing. entries include repeated surnames and initials, plus notes on varying gift sizes.
In a compact Bao sport brief, Red and Grose feature on a bold card as Quad Bang O gestures shift the window into new play. The item highlights key players and evolving strategy with concise, period-voice framing.
The article notes American makers shift to shrapnel and shell components for Europe, with prewar factory output in the hundreds of thousands weekly. It cites large wartime orders and claims J. P. Morgan & Co arranged contracts totaling nearly $2 billion for war supplies.
A fragment from MeQlure's Magazine recalls France's wartime ruin, noting crushed houses, ruined factories, shattered churches, and graves. The piece emphasizes that while towns can be rebuilt with money, restoring fruit orchards and shade trees requires time and patience, describing orchards toppled or burned with faded leaves and broken trunks.
A fragmented dialogue hints at characters debating careers. The actress teases her brother Bill as a beauty doctor while another character jokes about an actor and fate in a brief, cryptic exchange.
A garbled OCR fragment references a group discussion in Topeka with scattered words about grammar and teaching, mentioning a restroom and a future year. The readable bits suggest a note on language lesson plans and possible school context.
Martin Wade, newly financially free, seeks a fresh start through small pleasures and acts of generosity. A stray wedding dress unravels in a shop mishap leading him to Mrs Wilton and her daughter Madge. A different path toward connection unfolds as he lends help, sharing a hopeful vision for future happiness.
The Food Administration cites voluntary conservation by Americans that enabled U S wheat and meat shipments to Allied nations and troops totaling about 141 million bushels of wheat and 844 million pounds of meat, valued near 1.4 billion dollars. Hoover’s letter to Wilson praises public effort and notes carryover and production allowed export without harming domestic needs.
Fragile verse about enduring friendship and sacrifice opens with a reflective ode to true friends and their support in joy and sorrow. It shifts to a prose anecdote of Daniel Webster and his brother during a vacation, detailing their father’s demand to mow and the failed scythe repairs before a quiet lesson in resilience.
Masonic Temple on Second Street and Fifth Avenue hosts Sunday services at 10 40 a m. Reo holds Wednesday evening sessions at 8 o clock. Sunday school begins at noon with readings at 109 North Fifth Avenue.
Morning worship at 6:50 a.m. with discussion on the subject Now May We Know Jesus Ret yer. At 11:00 a.m. worship and 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship with the subject The Doom of Going in Forest Park.
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