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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1927
Page
4
A poem by Evelyn Gage Browne urges readers to stop being content and to strive daily. It warns that self-satisfaction leads to missed chances and wasted effort while urging continuous learning, action, and effort to seize opportunities and improve.
A fragment from a hostile transcript cites a speaker declaring that others worsen a problem by belittling it. The line reflects tension and implied urgency without full context or attribution.
The family extends thanks to friends for kindness and floral offerings after bereavement. Special gratitude to Rev M Wagner Lydia Kroeger and Mr Blatter for support and services. Also thanks to Workman’s Sick and Death Benefit of America. The children of Ferdinand Misterfeld and Mr and Mrs Reinicke express appreciation for prayers, singing, pallbearers, and words of comfort.
The Chicago & West Towns Railway Company informs patrons that it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate motor vehicles for passenger transport on West 22nd Street from Harlem Avenue to Desplaines Avenue. Details and hearing information are available from the Illinois Commerce Commission in Lee, Illinois. Willard M. McEwen, President.
A fragmentary dialect piece depicts a lively home scene with family chaos and laughter. The speaker calls attention to a busy household, chairs overturned and a parent fatigued, ending with a line about the house being a bustling place.
A vintage guide extols marshmallows as ideal campfire treats and versatile ingredients in winter cooking. It lists desserts and pairings such as chocolate pudding, fruit decorations, cookies, and cakes, emphasizing fresh marshmallows for best melt.
Mr and Mrs Joh Torgerson and Mr and Mrs G Kunz plan a Fourth of July motor trip to Oshkosh to visit Mr Oldenburg, brother of the Torgerson and Kunz families, with Miss Sadie Hawkins and Miss Doris Peters accompanying a larger party traveling via Detroit, Canada, New York and Cleveland, returning through seven states. Albert C Roos and several Oak Park and River Forest relatives will spend July Fourth at Twin Lakes Wisconsin, with Grace Mueller taking part in a recital at Kimball Hall and Hermine Warner entertaining Chicago relatives. The Reisenfeld family will depart for Cleveland after visiting in Forest Park and Rock Island earlier in the week.
A local social page lists visits and trips: Mr Reisenfeld’s parents will drive to Cleveland arriving Sunday morn with his brother and family, returning Wednesday. Eleanor Tolyn of Suburban Business College will join Liquid Carbonic Co.. Margaret Kenning will join River Forest Country Club. Several families plan Fourth of July trips to Petit Lake, Lake Delavan, Niagara Falls, Atlantic City, and Washington, with jury duty and auto tours noted.
Mrs. Carolina Markwardt, 71, mother of Emma Schultz, died June 27 after five months of illness. Funeral Thursday at 3:30 p.m. from her residence, Rev. Wo. F. Buch of St. Peter's Lutheran officiating. Interment Concordia. Survived by four children including Emma Schultz, two brothers, four grandchildren, and husband Henry Markwardt who died six years ago. Mrs. Emily Meyer, 72, died June 25. Born Mainz May 31, 1854. Funeral at St. John's Lutheran with Rev. Marcus Wagner. interment Concordia Cemetery. Survived by husband, three sons, one daughter, two grandchildren, one brother, and two sisters.
Ferdinand Meisterfeld of 7545 Jackson Boulevard died Monday afternoon at Oak Park hospital from stomach cancer and a complication of diseases. He was born in Bertin.
Germany native of 1851, arrived Forest Park 31 years ago and worked as a florist with Klinmer’s green toures. Wife deceased seven years. Surviving: five sons Alfred Hinsdale Paul South Bend William Chicago Charles Villa Park Arthur Los Angeles. daughter Mrs. Alice Breivodel Perse Park. twelve grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Blatter’s parlors, burial Concordia.
John James Masick of 734 Adams died Wednesday June 29 after a stroke. A plasterer by trade and ten years married to M Vera Haines, he was a member of the local post American Legion Elks and Knights of Columbus. Funeral services were held Friday at Blatter's chapel with burial at Oakwood Cemetery Dixon TK.
A fragment states oases in the Sahara range from small patches of water and greenery to expansive fertile areas spanning miles. The text defines an oasis as a watered spot within a barren desert region, highlighting a general concept rather than a specific example.
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