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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1921
Page
3
Forest Park Review announces publishing details with addresses in Oak Park Illinois. The masthead lists Albert L Hall, editor and Smith Heileman associate editor, with a postal postmark note indicating second class matter.
The governor plans an extra senate session to push through home rule and five cent fare measures after utilities officials blocked them. He promises laws for the people and urges patience as summer heat and prize talk intrude on public attention.
A mistaken identity scene at King's Theatre during the play The Scarab Ring causes speculation about Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The lookalike, believed to be Lodge, closely resembles him, but is revealed to be a different man, adding dramatic intrigue to the performance.
The piece discusses the enduring power of tradition on minds across civilizations. It notes that rulers of Great Britain have sat upon the Stone of Scone for 560 years to be crowned, and references biblical visions and commemorative monuments linked to sacred stones.
The column riffs on article topics and personalities including Percy Hammond, Georgie Carp, John McCutcheon, and May Boley, mixing jokes about prize fighting, church attendance, and vaudeville. It mentions May Boley, the Pars hig Bow, and a 1920s Apollo venue scene, plus humor about car mishaps and Prohibition era curiosities. The note also hints at a local parade, Legion events, and a new bridge over the Dead River, all portrayed in dizzy, fragmentary style.
The Plaines River at Roosevelt Road will reopen on Monday June 27 sparking relief for commuters. The city notes the long closure caused delays and discomfort for travelers new paving and safety improvements are expected to ease the rough drive along the stretch described as rutted and torturous by locals.
Captain Stanley Flower reports from Gaza that ancient Egyptians kept animals in captivity but the first zoological garden with definite knowledge was established by the first emperor of the Chou dynasty in China around eleven B C. It was named the Intelligence Park and pursued scientific educational aims.
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