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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
2
The piece discusses Park Forest Park and Proviso Weekly editorials, noting wartime standardization ideas promoted by Henry Ford. It cites government railroads, Camp Grant prisoner plans, and federal asset management as part of a broader war effort highlighted by local editorials and associated offices in Forest Park IL.
In a fall day miscellany a hunter recalls a guide sleeping in the woods and a bum intruding, a botanist noting a bog insect and a watch trader's quip about pockets, with scattered recollections of a Methodist wife in West Virginia and family quirks. The piece relays humorous vignettes, odd names, and local color from several anecdotes and snippets.
Notice states current price is one dollar per year with advance payment and announces a January 1, 1918 increase to 1.60 per year. Subscribers paying before that date receive the present rate, and new subscribers can receive fourteen months for one dollar if they subscribe now. Office listed as 744 Madison Street.
School reports a December 13 performance by Elizabeth M Holzhauer and Mildred Hall featuring piano pieces and a Tyler on Tyrolean themes. A Seminary quartet, a Parent-Teacher group meeting, and plans for a January talk by Mr Rodina of Chicago are outlined. Performances include roles by Barthel, Barth, and Danola pieces, with praise for Eben erur and Mrs Goodly cast by students at Proviso High.
A garbled passage references a barking stunt and a Swedish servant girl who knew how to obtain money. It mentions Lucie How ropdall and hints at an evening performance and a forthcoming financial report.
Fragmentary OCR describes a lord mayor banquet of the seventeenth century with references to meats such as beef and pork, marchpane, and other dishes. It notes a feast layout and table customs, with garbled phrases and lingering terms from period menu lore.
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