Raw Oysters Ban Issued By State Health Board
Dr Carsten announces a state order banning raw oysters due to typhoid fears. Dealers must record sales and provide cooked oysters, with customers pledging not to eat them raw. Forest Park reports few typhoid cases and credit clean water for the safety. The note includes stray details about a streetcar incident and a passerby escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Carsten
Uttnoly
State Department of Health
Department
A.P. A. Carsten
State Board
Lie
Forest Park
Corsten
Carsten
Near Accident Involving William Grosser And Wife
William Grosser and his wife narrowly escaped a collision after a skid on a Austin street. A tow car slowed traffic and another vehicle coming from the opposite direction forced Grosser to brake, but he pressed the accelerator, nearly hitting a telephone pole, and his car skidded between the tow vehicle and its leader.
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Grosser
Augustina Hospital
Helr
Mr. Grosser
Iig
Mr. Greaser
Post Hole Digging With Gas Torch At New Madison Site
Article describes a modern construction method to thaw ground for fence posts using a gasoline torch at the Otto Handle station corner of Madison Street and Lathrop Avenue. Torch flames and fumes heat the hole, frost recedes inch by inch, and steam and fire resemble a volcanic eruption as the hole deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardiexs
Madison Street
Lathrop Avenue
Alreudar
Rickenbacker Private Car Reappears With Collector
The six cylinder Model nine eight automatic gear car once owned by Eddie Rickenbacker, head of the Rickenbacker company, and a WWI ace, was sold to B. Strawbridge of Keystone Avenue after theft and storage. It had been in Detroit and Flint before ending up in River Forest garage of J Wearda Trebuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant Dutembite
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker Company
B. Strawbridge
Keystone Avena
Rickenbacker
Detroit
Tim
Flint
Michigan
Strawbridge
J. Weada
Forest Park Backs Chicago in Water Supply Fight
Forest Park council passes resolution inviting the Sanitary District of Chicago and the city to seek cooperation in securing a plentiful water flow through the sanitary canal. The meeting also postponed the Van Buren Street opening ordinance amid discussions with a local factory manager over a proposed street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Chicago
Witeh
United States
Mother of Columbaslower Brischau
van Buren Street
Tewna
Nneger
Altenheim
Bea
American Legion Notes and Personal Mention
American Legion notes report a motor tour planned by Arthur Quandt with stops in St. Louis and Texas en route to California. A car collision near Madison street involved a doctor from Austin. no severe damage stated. Post adjutant T. O. Tribes sent a Wei membership check for Jens F. Jolson now in Suerte Mexico. A board meeting discussed upcoming topics for the January 10 post meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Om Mes
Arthur Quandt
Bast
California
St. Louie
Texas
Arizona
J. F. Jeet
Ifewie
Madison Street
Worth Remembering Everything on Earth
A compact reflection on memory and fleeting joy noting that all we experience is temporary and urges preserving what matters. It presents a philosophical view without concrete events or people.
Scarp Fishermen Fall in Ice and Scare Travelers
A group of four namely Brewth Chartey Aethus Paul and Peter ventured to haul fish. An ice hole collapsed trapping them and causing a chilly ride home to Forestark. Passersby watched as one member Erwin was helped into a car after a ducking. They reached home safely by midnight with no fish for breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewth
Chartey
Aethus
Paul
Peter
North Avenue
Forestark
Dazzy Vance and the Origin of His Nickname
A fragmented account notes baseball pitcher Dazzy Vance gave himself the nickname after describing a "fast ball" and a misheard spelling. The passage suggests the nickname arose from mispronunciation and a mistaken idea of duty, with variations like "Daxzy" later forming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dazzy" Vance
Vance
New Orleans
Melody
Daxzy
Jongue
Duzy
Book's Real Value Echoes Not In Tones But In Hearts
The passage asserts a book's true worth lies not in its ideas but in the resonance it sparks within readers. It likens the beat of a book to the heart’s echo, suggesting personal connection outweighs the author’s phrasing or craft.
Burglars Break Safe Lock but Leave Empty
Burglars entered Capcordia Grant works on Gale avenue and Madison street Friday night and forced the outer door of the safe but failed to reach the inner compartments. Granite blocks weighing a ton were disturbed. tracks in the snow suggested large-footed intruders. Chief Lantz and Officer Gray investigated, noting footprints and efforts to breach the inner safe. Nothing of value was missing. manager dismissed the incident as superstition.
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Capcordia Grant Works
Gale Avenue
Madison Street
Lantz
Gray
River Forest
Proviso High Class Presents Much Ado About Nothing
Proviso High School plans a February 16 performance of Much Ado About Nothing directed by Miss Jane Ludgury. The production aims for an intelligent, artistic take after a tryout period with ensemble casting and gradual role assignment among cast members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Ludgury
Renault
Clus
Butterfly and Delicacy Among Hagong Mountain Tribes
The Bagong moth, a butterfly delicacy for some Australian aboriginal groups, draws people to Hagong mountain in New South Wales each year. They catch the insects by smoke suffocation from wood fires set along the slope to trap them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Hagong
New South Wales
Fragmentary Quote Cited From Fielding Fire Theme
A damaged fragment cites Fielding in a line about pride and blame. It notes others around him have acted badly while he himself remains confident, suggesting a moral reflection on virtue and fault.
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Solniks
Thomas Ave
Children’s and
William Grosser
American Legion
Uila
Rome
Boy Scouts
Thorhwur Benedicn
Frederick Miah Chudiy
Nlame
Albert Jonts
Jatin Atusset
Turney
Joan Pedro Verpopsuveroft Votorude
Sohuten Toracita Unland Arm Digghersy
Allen Johnson Yerkes
Lee Bayeely Ward Komich Ontenkss
Kenneth Nutter
Antonis Irving Venoran
Arthur Taman Heaton
Wilson Foote Ben
Fielding
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