Early history of Northwestern railroad and streetcar franchises
Forest Park Review recounts the 1848 Chicago to Des Plaines Descriptions of the first Northwestern railroad and its wood burner engine. It notes warehouses along the Des Plaines, photography limits, and antique structures. The piece also discusses streetcar franchise debates on Maywood and surrounding streets, highlighting local business interests and franchise pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Railroad
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
West
Chicago
Forest Park
Iiver Fores
Desplaines River
Desplaines
Chiat River
Buga
Lake Street
Beypt
Cofrne
Testite Commie Alon
Ay K Steet Car Company
Roncohay Maywood
West Downs Railfowl Company
Hay
Yeura Alg
Che
Quiluens
Tha Commerce Conniission Hue Theos
Grant Wien
Tnd Wu
Grammar school mix up leaves boy with seat recitation
A fragment notes a student from a grammar school misplacement or misread item. It mentions Mrs Brown and Mrs Towt and the student receiving a recitation seat rather than what was expected. The text implies a mix up or injury to the boy and comments on his education and health without specifics.
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Brown
Towt
Of the Same Mind Wittsen There Goes Om Init 1 Envy
Two unnamed speakers recall pursuing an inviting woman. The fragment hints at rival desire and a marriage decision, though the text is partial and unclear. The scene suggests interpersonal tension and a joint past pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittsen
Iado
War era whispers in a village journal tone
Fragmentary lines reveal a local newspaper style noting public speakers, wartime concerns, and a sense that everyday life in a village is altered by distant conflict. The readable text hints at rhetoric about the war’s impact and community morale during difficult times.
By Way of Diversion by Edith Weisman
A breezy morning column mulls spring in London and the lure of a garden. The writer praises The Enchanted April and the seasonal pull toward plants, sun, and renewal, noting the small comforts of window boxes and the dream of real ground to dig and bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth and Hor
A Lifetime with Mark Twain review and bears on hunting
A mixed review notes Katy Leary’s portrait of Mark Twain and the role of bears in village life. The piece blends jokes about hunting limits with reflections on Twain era wit and a promise of further serialized articles and subscriptions. It also reports December school nursing data and charitable toy drives for Oak Forest sanitarium.
Reviewettes Let us be thankful for winter days
An optimistic piece on winter and spring, praising seasonal changes and the Forest Preserve. It highlights winter’s beauty, the urge to explore after snow storms, and the contrast of city noise with snowy, quiet woods. It notes a squirrel and the raw look at nature after snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lund
Also Mentioned on This Page
Forest Park Review
Hall-Heileman Company
Forest 164
Albert L. Hall
Annels
Publie Speaiers
Edith Weiseman
Oliver
Beng
London
Ttattan Villa
Atal
Italy
Ibear
Katy Leary
Mri Twain
Maury Lawton
Harcourt Brace & Co
Mark Twain
Mark ‘Cwain
Katy
Clemens
Mark
George
Alabama
Hartford
Chaveng
Europe
Wagner
Royalty
Beyrouth
Alxie Burns
Rey Faws
Bran Wagner
Huungry
King Hoath
Tila Juind
Achoola
Stouting
Field-Stevenson
Oak Forest Sanitarium
Kentucky Mountains
Lucy Furtian
Little Hrowny & Co
Kentucky
Troublesome Creek
Moray
Christine
Quara
Gliex Kent
Territte Odda
Giles
Mise Furman
Esther Gould
Dommit
Geo Indjung
AUL Pessing Hane Forest Park Products Company
Madison
Arene
As.m.hutchinson
Adieton
KMS Broadcasting
Chevrolet
F. C. B. Jugie Mian
King Motor Sales Inc
Chevrolet Motor Cars
Fifth Ave
Washington Blvd
Maywood, Illinois
John Farrar
the Bookman
Louis Bromfield
Green Bay
Stokes
Emerson
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Bell System
Universal Service
Dorothy Johmann O.c
Leopold Johmann
O.c
Palmer
Chiropractors
Madison Street
Forest Park,ill
Phone Forest
8. A. Danhauer
Hristmas Club
Harlem State Savings Bank
Harlem State Savings
Wamlem
Han
Chicago Mearing House
Edward H Blatter
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