Wanderer seeks companionship on quest for life’s biggest thing
Croatian born traveler Joe Mikulec has roamed 200000 miles collecting autographs and meeting leaders, yet says the biggest thing in life is companionship. Now 41, he longs for a little farm, a neighborly life in America, and desires his autograph book to find a museum or library. He won’t name a price for the book. Bilk striped madras shirts advertised at Doob's.
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Claveland
Jovef F. Mikulec
California
Mikwlec
Harding
Jim
Sonts Woodfrow Wilson
Prince of Wales
J. BP. Morgan
Teddy lMoowavelt
Joe
Croatia
Hungary
United States
John D. Rockefeller
England
Jon
Six youths confess to hit and drag death in Wilcox joyride
A bottle of wine spurred a Lake Street road crash near Melrose Park that killed Mrs. Julia Gurnejko. Leroy Wilcox 14 of Oak Park and two girls told police they struck a woman and fled, later admitting the act as a conspiracy of silence among all six involved and their fathers. After identities were confirmed, charges were pursued. Wilcox remains at liberty on $5,000 bond while other youths were released.
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Leroy Wilcox
Oak Park
Adelaing Stuinnléer
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Helen O'Malley
Addrdas
Mairty
Wilcox
Kenneth Clark
W. Obo Street
Wowan
Ena
Clark and Wilcox
Melrose Park
Clark
Helen
Roosevelt and
Wolf Roads
Alx
Julia Gurnejko
Fifteenth Street
Goroner Wolfe
George W. Wielding
Liberty
British Labor Leader Proposes Hefty Wealth Levy
The British Labor party backs a wealth levy targeting fortunes around 28 000 pounds to fund the war debt redemption. The plank, drafted by Sidney Webb, is highlighted in the party platform with Webb's photograph featured.
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British Labor Party
Sidney Webb
Canadian mill makes blotting paper from wood pulp
Ottawa reports a Canadian mill has produced a high grade blotting paper from wood pulp, a shift from rag pulp previously used for blotting paper. In other news from Constantinople a religious court ruled that covering teeth with gold or other metals is not against Islam.
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New USA
Ottawa
Constantinople
Auto Thief Caught After Dog Leads Police to Stolen Car
Detroit police recovered a stolen vehicle with a dog in the back. A fifteen year old youth was found sleeping in another car later that night and confessed to taking the automobile. The dog provided clear evidence linking the suspect to the Delaghia property.
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Detroit
Delaghia
To place want ad in the Review
An invitation to place a want ad in the Review with contact options Forest Park 154 or 800. The notice notes that payment is expected.
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Forest Park
Adding New Talents To Chicago Civic Opera Staff
Alfred Plecaver, an Irish American tenor once idol in Vienna, has joined the Chicago Civic Opera for performances in Chicago late this month or January. He trained in Paris, Berlin, and Vienna, singing opposite Marie Jeritz in Vienna. Aruzella Pareto, Spanish Italian prima donna, has drawn praise from King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain. Pareto, booked for January, sailed to the United States on the Acquitania December 18. Her Naples Rao Carlo appearance drew royal attention as the Spanish royal family and Italian Duchess of Costa praised her after a call to the Duke of Agata in Naples.
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Alfred Plecaver
Vienna
Hing
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Chicago
Opera
Wheaver
Harops
United States
New York State
Muale
Paris
Berlin
Munich
Dresden
Pleeaver
Marie Jeritz
Metropolitan Opera
Aruzella Bpureto
King Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Spain
Princessesa Royal
Duchess of Costa
Chicago Club Opera
Milas Pareto
Chicago Opera
Will Gall
Naples
Emmanuel
Italy
Madrid
Duke of Agata
Emmanual
Miss Pareto
Pareto
Alphonso
Call for Affidavit from Forgotten Typewriter Return
A Chicago Journal note recounts a person visiting a father, receiving an expensive typewriter as a gift, placing it in a train rack, alighting, and weeks later receiving it back by express. The finder was kind enough to return the item, prompting a call for affidavit.
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Express
Chicago Journal
Captive Mocking Birds For Sale At Local Shop
Mocking birds drawn from young stock adapt to cage life and thrive with patient training. Advertisement lists African Brown and La France silk varieties at Cook's, 7388 Madison Street, priced at $1.76.
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la France
Silk Howe
Cook's
Madison Street
Government seeks Balaban and Katz ventilation model
Public health officials request Balaban and Katz to supply their ventilation plan used in their theatres. The plan would be shown at government expense to theatre builders as a model of safety for audiences nationwide. The system provides washed air, heated or cooled, with soot removed after closing each day.
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Public Health Airelate
Balaban & Katz
Voluban & Katz
Chicago
Roosevelt, Tivoli
Riviera
Central Park Theatres
Mrs Peabody Teases Mr Peabody Over Funeral Attire
The exchange centers on Corbin missteps and Mr Peabody’s clothing choices. Afra Peabody quips that his red hat and white vest suit a funeral while suggesting he wear a salt and pepper quilt if attacked by cannibals.
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Mrs. Peabody
Afr. Peabody
Corbin
Mr. Peabody
Afra
Penny In The Purse Sparks Quiet Reflection
Evelyn, following her mother’s instruction not to ask for money, is spurred to glance into her aunt’s purse. She notices a lone penny and remarks that pennies are a nuisance in a girl’s purse, underscoring small amounts and childhood thrift.
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Evelyn
Bly Indy
Command of Power Vital in Modern Life
Chicago Journal notes that true power today lies in mastering nature. From primitive muscle to using wind and currents, humans learn to tame animals and harness forces of nature, progressing toward real earth mastery.
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Ufe
Chicago Journal
Crawling 100 Miles on One Knee Feat Proposed by Professor
Professor J T Bouss of the Nebraska State Normal School plans a 100 mile crawl on one knee to simulate the feat of Hugh Giss, eating a dog cooked in his own skin along the way. He aims to prove endurance after an injury and will trek over Mes, roots, and field mice while carrying the dog.
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J. T. Bouss
Nebraska State Normal School
Profeagor
House
Hugh Gisss
Plain Gold Wedding Ring Through Fashion Shifts
The piece notes a plain gold wedding ring surviving fashion changes. It recalls Mary Queen of Scots and Philip II era when English statesmen argued for jeweled royal adornment, but Mary insisted on a plain hoop like other brides.
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Mary of el
Philip
Spain
Mary
Fame Rekindled or Fading Cigar Names in History
A brief look at how fame proves fleeting as many men once honored with cigars by name are now largely forgotten. The article weighs whether recognition lasts or dissolves with time, noting the elusive memory of who earned those cigars and why.
Cat Bravely Rejoins Kittens As Fire Engulfs Warehouse
A cat rescued from a burning warehouse dashed back toward the flames to reach its possible litter. Fire crews and witnesses watched as the animal reentered the tower building after being saved on the sidewalk, but the cat and its kittens were not found.
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New York
Stetten
Towers Warehouse, Inc
West and
Wattetreete
Steinen
Girl Breaks Arm Saving Drowning Boy in St Paul
Miss Sylvia Kowenthal twenty one rescued an eleven year old boy from White Bear Lake after his canoe capsized. She leaped into the water despite a broken wrist, held the boy afloat, and brought him to shore with one good arm.
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St Paul
Mish
Sylvia Kowenthal
Jake
John Parker
New York
Rosenthal
Forest Park Paving Hotline Access Information
A brief notice invites readers to call Forest Park at 154 or 800 for paving inquiries. The message conveys availability and directs residents to contact the listed numbers for service details.
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