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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1920
Page
7
A local notice lists numerous residents including Mr. and Mrs. Stari Dammann and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schuster convalescing from illnesses while others report recoveries from pneumonia, confinement, or ailments at their respective homes. It notes births, hospitalizations, travel plans, and a social gathering hosted by Grace Scheel’s group with several attendees.
Forest Park musician Byford plans a major Austin concert featuring The Monafinh with 100 voices, 35 selected singers, Helan Protergy Axtell and others among soloists, plus a children's choir. The program runs over two hours with chorus, solo parts, and numerous choral numbers.
Card thanks friends and velxndors for sympathy in bereavement and for floral offerings. Also thanks Thav A B Stumilers for his comforting words, Mr and Mrs Thos Kelly and families.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for floral pieces and acts of kindness during their bereavement. Special thanks are given to Meg, Nabhols, Richotos, Liesontelt, Bonily, and neighbors for their support.
A Friday and Saturday fundraiser at the Crete theater under the Ansocietad Charttex of Forest Mark opens with the latest Caldwyn and Pelangle features. Educations Horizon Munters and Outing Comedy play beside dramas and adventures featuring Pauline Starke. Tickets distributed via school children with free entries for every ten tickets sold. local merchants urged to participate.
A garbled OCR line describes a girl and a set of dice or objects weighing on a choice. readable terms include girl and general or gane? The fragment lacks clear action, date, or location for full context.
River Forest plans to open a new Catholic college for women named Saint Chira in River Forest under the Dominican order. Ground will be broken February 4 for a 30 acre site at Diviylan ascent and Forest avenue with Gothic buildings, an administration block, hall, chapel, and two hundred private rooms. The project aims to offer free tuition scholarships and other aid, transforming Saint Clara college in Sisynawy into the new institution with a projected cost exceeding one million dollars.
Rev W A Wedderspoon, noted on the American platform, will speak at the Community church on February 16. He is described as serious, eloquent and humorous, with vivid characters in The Ashing Helar Bush. The Epworth League plans a drive to fund the building fund with proceeds from lecture tickets.
Amid widespread social welfare problems a Catholic Woman's College declines to view the issue as distant, deeming the institution essential to the future well-being of its students and the community.
A confused dialogue shows Bra Torkins describing waiting in an office while others decide whether to proceed. The exchange includes shifting plans and a suggestion to focus on marksmanship to ease a distracted mind.
Three Finger Sam asks about fancy riding as Cactua Joe replies that everything is topsy turvy with people dying if the card hangs on with wrist straps. They discuss using stirrups for hands rather than feet in a chaotic scene filled with slang and misheard words.
A fragmented advert style piece presents quotes about a new scheme tied to gas purchases and a foreign language learning tone. It features a Philadelphia savant and odd phrases about eggs and loving enemies, ending with a select quotation. The piece reads as a playful, collage like excerpt on language and commerce.
A fragmentary exchange shows a farmer counting on effort to win against a neighbor. The line suggests success hinges on hard work as one man defends the value of perseverance amid another claim of cover ups and debts.
A fragment dialogue contrasts city and country living. Mr Chugalow notes city traffic risks while the country offers fewer pedestrian dangers. A character muses about moving to Europe and Venice as a safer, calmer retreat.
A comical cartoon frame shows a character dreaming of a million dollars and a life of speed and gadgets. In the vignette a boy named Tommy jokes about buying a car and paying speeding fines, inviting all to the moving picture show.
Senator Borgham quips about Girt's oratory, asking if he is a great orator or a rout orator and claims they can be convinced without understanding it themselves. The remark highlights the exchange amid a broader debate.
The fragment discusses ancient Roman shorthand, noting its widespread early use. Marcus Tullius Tiro is identified as the pioneer of Roman shorthand, serving as secretary and likely creating a system that influenced later practice for centuries.
Preparations for Sevier play at Proviso Township High School intensify weekly with rehearsals and set design. Touchstone leads scenes from The Forest of Arden as the cast advances toward February 1 and February 20 performances, with ticket details promised next week.
Fourteen Ayatla youths braved snow and sleet at 427 Marengo Avenue for a "Hard Times Party" hosted by Miss Ann H. French. Activities included skits and games in apron or overalls with cider and doughnuts served. Despite setbacks from the weather, guests enjoyed the rustic theme and anticipated the next gathering.
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