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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
4
Forest Park Review lists Paschal Hall Heileman Co. as publisher at 7464 Madison St Forest Park Illinois with Albert L Hall as editor and Edith Heileman as associate. The paper is entered as second class matter at Oak Park Illinois post office.
A jumble of Rural and city life scenes mixes humor and politics as residents discuss heat relief plans, teach lessons on caution, and share light anecdotes. References to infrastructure debates surface alongside playful classroom banter and everyday observations from community life.
Sixty two graduates joined a baccalaureate procession and a church service as Rev. M. Griffin read scripture and Rev. F. Knight led prayer. The highlight was Rev. Jena Kolmos whose address impressed with depth, thought, and thorough living.
An eloquent June talk by Rev. Kolmos drew smiles and heat from an almost full audience. Many felt thrilled yet restrained, wishing to applaud as he concluded with the hope that part of his message would reach them, though a rift in sentiment remained unexplained.
The piece laments Forest Park’s dwindling student retention, noting 44 students started four years ago and only a few remain. It questions local attitudes toward education, compares fall enrollments to nearby towns, and ponders what 1924 will reveal about the school’s future.
Pioneer Presbyterian on Ferdinand avenue and Lexington street holds Sunday school at 9:30, morning worship at 10, and evening service at 6. Community Methodist meeting at Adatum Street and Thorne venue lists Sunday school at 9:00, morning worship at 10:45, Epworth League at 0:30 p.m., and evening service at 8:00.
On Hannah Avenue and Adunn Street the Lutheran church holds Sunday school at 10 am and services with communion in both services. A Thursday prayer meeting at 8 pm and choir rehearsal at 8 pm are noted. St Johns on Circia Avenue and Warren Street lists M. Wagner as pastor. St Pauls at Corner Dixon Street and Brown Avenue has Toy Utalay Groenluod as pastor.
Local church listings show German Baptist Church on Dixon Street with Sunday services at 9 00 am and 10 00 am, Sunday school, and weekly meetings. First Church of Christ Scientist at Oak Park Avenue and Ontario Street offers multiple services and reading room hours, with notable Sunday and Wednesday gatherings. Maywood church holds Sunday worship at 10 48 am in Masonica Temple, Second Street and Fifth Avenue, as part of a regional Christian church listing.
Fragmentary text describes a boothmaster conjuring by a campfire and a rabbit evading capture. A coal bank and checks appear as stray phrases. The passage reads as a garbled dialogue with nonsensical questions and exclamations.
An odd dialogue features Dickahunnery and another speaker joking about reading a dictionary. The exchange centers on spelling words and the playful mishearing of terms, ending with humorous banter about language and meaning.
Margaret confronts a past romance as her sister Mary nudges her to move on. At a church fair, Mark Andrews confesses enduring love, revealing John Kilpatrick lured West years earlier. Margaret learns Mark’s steadiness and John’s sacrifice, and plans a brighter future with renewed hope.
William G. McAdoo, ex Treasury secretary and railroad head, attacked Democrats and praised war readiness while decrying Republican stances. The Albany Journal notes his display of partisan rhetoric at a New York customs officials conference, suggesting ambitions for 1920. The piece critiques his logic and political motives, framing his comments in a broader partisan context.
A long critique notes recurring Mexican uprisings and U S actions, citing Senor Gurrunza, Villa, and past interventions. It argues Americans fear venturing into Mexico after events from Tampico to Columbus, and warns the current guerrilla campaign reflects wider U S neglect and half measures.
Fragmentary 19th century clipping references trade, ships, and private care with tangled phrases about regulation, currency, and travel. It mentions Ht de Joba and Fevagte, plus Africa, and urges boosting and insuring America tomorrow.
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