Illinois Bell plans $110 million in extensions in five years
The Illinois Bell Telephone Company expects to spend over 110 million dollars in the next five years on plant extensions and additions to meet rising demand for telephone service. In 1924 expenditures reached 220 thousand and will rise in 1925 and beyond as business grows, with average investment per telephone climbing from 125 to an estimated 175 by 1928. A December storm highlighted the need for depreciation reserves to cover storm damage and maintain service levels.
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Hlinois Bell Telephone Company
Mlinoia
le Hand
Illinois
Erwin Greer Fined For Speeding
A humorous column recounts Erwin Greer of Greer College of Automotive Engineering being fined for speeding. It details a motorist’s reckless stunt on macadam, a police warning, and a judge’s admonition about public thrill seeking and safe driving, ending with a caution to avoid speeding.
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Erwin Grhtu
Greer College of Automotive Engineering
China
Ming
Mable
Particentor
Fudge
Arina
Alwaye
Car Buying Guide Emphasizes Cost Over Fancy Features
The piece argues the best car for a buyer is the one that fits budget and needs. It stresses initial price and ongoing operating costs matter more than style or prestige, noting fuel efficiency and maintenance shape long term affordability.
Benefit Performance by Camp Fire Girls of Western Suburbs
A benefit event at War rings on Saturday evening January 10 supports Camp Fire Girls of the western suburbs. The program promotes saving money and wise treatments as means to improve a family's economic future through community support and civic engagement.
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Camp Fire Girls
Western Suburbs
Warrings
Motor Car Is Fine Piece of Machinery
A commentary on automobile care notes that the car is a machine needing proper attention and that owners should consult the selling dealer for service. It argues dealers have the car’s best interests at heart and that using the dealer’s services is cheaper in the end.
Radiator Cover Promises Heat Conservation in Cold Weather
A 19th century patent note describes a radiator cover for automobiles from Liberty, Massachusetts inventors J. M. Cockrell and J. M. Stockwell. The device aims to conserve heat, regulate water temperature, and includes a curtain that winds on or winds off a spring roller to adjust the opening in the cover.
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Seteniific
Tn Imus
J. M. Cockrell
J. M. Stockwell
Liberty
Hints Worth Remembering in Care of Motorcars
Practical car maintenance guidance covers lubrication of springs shackles and bay area, tightening steering parts, replacing worn shackle bolts, and ensure steering gear is snug. It advises lubricating steering mechanism, applying oils to clutch and brake bands, inspecting curtains for open cars, clearing control tubes, and proper belt pulley alignment to prevent wheel wear and damage.
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Dt da
Lloe
Obedience to Koran Passage Discussed
A fragmented note interprets a Koran passage as forbidding shades for the faithful. It mentions Moalema and the implied absence of a four peak feature from tea and the turban.
Nocturnal Trees Offer Fresh Air and Poison Mix
A strange report notes trees release oxygen through leaf pores while a poisonous gall leaks from unseen sources. Residents fear health risks as researchers investigate the unusual plant behavior and its impact on local air quality.
Padre of the Rains Honored with Weather Observatory
Knights of Columbus on the Pacific coast raise 100000 to build a modern memorial observatory for Rev. Jerome Ricard known as the padre of the rains. The project aims to aid weather forecasting, ensure the work continues after his death, and honor his lifelong scientific contributions at Santa Clara University.
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Pacific Canal
Jerome & Ricard
University of Santa Clara
Detroit
Hicherd
Knights of Columbia of the Coast
Micard Memorial Observatory
America
Father Ricard
Drastic English Drunkards Cloak Auction Item Noted
A London auction item described as an absolutely unique Elizabethan drunkard's cloak was sold. The garment, used as a punishment in North Country areas, forced the offender to walk with a head hole and hands drawn through side openings while paraded through public streets.
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London
High Enough Remark Sparks Gentle Outlet Banter
In a clipped vignette, Mada and a shopkeeper discuss a sale on a bath item marked down to 31,50. A humorous exchange ensues when a customer requests a taller option, prompting a playful warning about possible arrest for suggesting impropriety.
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Mada
Real Sky Pilot Seeks Airplane for 40000 Square Mile Parish
Wilcannilla New South Wales resident Stev L Daniels asks the Colo ons and Continental Church society for an airplane to reach key places in his 40000 square mile parish. He travels about 10000 miles yearly by car, aiming to provide services three or four times annually, due to a decrepit motor vehicle.
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Real Sky
Stev, L. Daniels
Wilcannila
New South Wales
Coloons
Continental Church Society
Bia Calla
Gnat Fire Alarm Triggers Smoke in Connellsville Building
A swarm of gnats caused a fire alarm at the First National Bank building in Connellsville Pennsylvania. Fire crews found no blaze after a pedestrian reported black smoke like dust from the cornice, but the gnats dissipated leaving only a warm odor.
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First National
Connellaville
Beekeeper Mrs Boyd Finds Honey Bee Swarm at Home
Mrs L W Boyd of Couterville Pa returned from a trial and found a heap of honey bees on her dining room table forming the size of a peck measure. She lifted the tablecloth and moved it to the lawn where the swarm dispersed.
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L. W. Boyd
Couterville
Diamond in a Fowl Farmer Finds Hidden Diamond in Bird
A farmer at St Etienne France bought a fowl and while dressing it for dinner found a diamond inside. The gem has been proved to be of great value and the discovery astonished the owner and local observers.
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St. Etienne
France
Farmer of Laurel Township Spots Hen Nesting High in Tree
A Laurel township farmer in Obta reports a Leghorn hen perched in a tree, laying a setting of eggs in a hawk’s old nest above the ground, illustrating unusual poultry behavior.
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Laurel Township
Cologne Demolishes Walls for Sport Fields
Cologne Germany plans to replace ancient Roman era walls with modern sport fields. A large stadium built by unemployed workers is already finished along with football and golf areas. A wide green belt twenty five miles long and about a mile wide will encircle the city, creating space for various sports and recreation.
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Cologne
Germany
Felde
Blarx Adenauer
Ourgomaater
Colf Naka
Jewels Worth Vast Sum Flaunted by Indian Prince
Abe Alfred Mond spoke before the London Commercial Club detailing aenefive prince in Ladin wearing jewels valued at 800 million and one, highlighting immense Indian wealth in a talk on economic potentials.
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Lonston
Ladin
Abe Alfred Mond
India
Geme
London Commercial Club
Rice Paper From Tree Pith Used In East Asian Art
The paper is made from pith of a tree species grown in For moss. The pith, one to one and a half inches in diameter, is opened with a sharp knife and creased flat. When dried, it yields the best artificial flowers used in pictorial deals in China and Japan.
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China
Japan
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Illinole Bell Telephone Company
Erwin Greer
Tress
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Sera
A. Danhauer
Harlem State Bk. Bidg. Phona Forest
Central Beauty System
Lake Street
Austin
Wabash Ave
Wabzeh
Haarlem
Haarlem Oil
Vita Ongare
Alera
Rexall
Madison
Edward F. Kral
Marengo Ave
Tel. Forest
Telsphonse
Oak Park
Slchuret
Schuttler's Cleaners
Lake
Gary
United States
Lincoln's
Forest
Chicago Clearing House Association
Harlfm
State Savings
Forest P. Park
Ford
Lincoln
Cara
Arange
Charles J. Dempsey
Washington Boulevard
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