President Bennett’s Cicero Address Highlights Town Progress
Retiring President J W Bennett delivers a detailed Cicero Town Board address on April 1 1804 praising trustees clerks and department chiefs for advancing sewer water and street projects. He cites 53 engineer ordinances 85 contracts and vast improvements including Ridgeland and Robinson sewer outfalls and a south end water system with planned police and fire department upgrades.
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J. W. Bennett
Cicero
Austin
Iun
Board of Trustees
Chicago
Law Department
Supreme Court
Town of Cicero pledges town owned water and telephony plan
In a long address President J. W. Bennett urges extending a town owned telephone network to Ridgeland Oak Park and Berwyn pumping stations and expanding water supply to north Cicero. He presses independent municipal control, notes inspector selection flaws and calls for expert sewer pipe inspection. He details transit rights, railroad obstructions, and urges decisive openings of Rob inson and Central avenues. He envisions Cicero as a modern, self reliant town on Lake Michigan shores with elevated rail, electric street lighting, and robust public services.
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Oak Park
Ridgeland
Austin
Berwyn
Clyde
Grant Locomotive Works
Morton Park
Hawthorne
Cicero and Proviso Street Railway Company
Department of Public Works
Thirty-fourth Street
Ilinois Central Railroad
Oak Park Avenue
Central Avenue
Austin Avenue
Ridgeland Avenue
Clyde Avenue
Robinson Avenue
Mud Lake
Thirty-Ninth Street
Madison Street
Willow Avenue
Division Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Euclid Avenue
Euclid
Chicago Avenue
Chicago
Grove
Lake
Lombard
Prairie Avenue
la Vergne
Avenue
Twelfth Street
South End
Republican Party
Cicero
Forty-eighth Street
Chicago & Northern Pacific Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Gard Street
Burlington & Quincy Railroad
City of
Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Executive Department
J. W. Bennett
Variety at Table Inspires Fresh Home Meals
A Popular Magazine piece argues variety is essential in home cooks menus. It notes that daily fried steak and potatoes become tiresome after 865 mornings and 50 repeat dinners, even when prepared appetizingly. A good cook varies offerings to keep meals appealing.
The Golden Hatred Girl and Hair Color Wit
A World excerpt notes ammonia added to hydrogen peroxide yields a golden hair color while bleaching brown hair can produce a reddish bronze tint. A Hobbes quote laments women choosing husbands like bonnets, suggesting wiser choice would brighten life.
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New York World
Ogden Named to Fill Blanchard's Louisiana Seat
Harry W. Ogden, a Missouri native long resident of Louisiana since 1865, is chosen to fill the Unexpired term in the U S House after Blanchard's promotion to the Senate. A Confederate veteran, former Bossier parish representative and speaker of the Louisiana House, Ogden is praised for fairness, political skill, and leadership. He is a Freemason and lieutenant commander of Confederate Veterans Camp No. 406.
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Harry W. Ogden
Blanchard
Representatives
Senate
Louisiana
Missouri
Southern Army
Bossier Parish
H. W. Ogden
Red River
Ogden
Shreveport
Bossier
Ways,and Means
Order of Freemasons
London Butler Camp
Signs of Good Breeding at the Table
The Detroit News muses on table etiquette, noting many people struggle to order a meal properly. It argues parents should teach children from babyhood to cultivate manners and refinement, which cost little but open doors to refined friends and kind treatment.
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Chicago & Northern Pacific Railway Company
Detroit News
Fayal lace made from bitter aloe fibers on Azores
The Chicago Herald notes Fayal lace comes from leaves of the bitter aloe, a relative of the century plant. It is produced by about 25 Azores women who must learn from childhood, a skill likened to male glass blowing in its rarity and early training.
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Lake Street Elevated Railroad Company
Chicago
Azores
Chicago Herald
Ingenious screw-top egg cup for easy boiling
A Louisville Courier Journal note describes a thin china cup with a screw top to crack an egg into, seal, and boil. It eliminates shell mess and oily fingers, offering a convenient method to prepare eggs at the table.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Madeline Lemaire Sees Flowers and Women in Art
French artist Mime Madeline Lemaire says her attention centers on flowers and women since her first sketch in a sunny rose garden in her province. She notes a strange sympathy between the subjects and compares her stance to Jan Van Beers’ link to current fashions, reflecting era-focused themes.
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Madeline Lemaire
Jan van Beers
Doctor Warns Against Harsh Face Washing Of Children
A New York physician denounces rough soap washing of children's faces noting it harms eyes and can cause chronic ophthalmia. He advises gentler methods using fine flannel, a sponge, or a towel corner to wash faces, arguing some nurses derive morbid satisfaction from rough practices.
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New York
Public dress rules spark debate on proper attire
A Philadelphia Press opinión notes that negligees should not be worn in public places and questions what counts as public spaces such as boarding house dining rooms. It argues jackets and tea gowns are inappropriate for dining tables, highlighting confusion over standards.
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Philadelphia
Host Etiquette Tips From the Louis Post Dispatch
A Victorian style admonition urges hosts to balance fuss with ease. It argues that fussy entertaining kills success and advises giving guests chances to rest so unprepared but sincere entertainments are better than elaborate planned events.
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Louis
Lavender Water Preparation and Glass Cleaning Tips
Instructions describe making Lavender Water by steeping fresh lavender in soft water, then adding alcohol and bottling with glass stoppers. Cautions warn against fire due to flammability. Also advise regular cleaning of mirrors and looking glasses and removing stains with spirits of wine to keep surfaces looking presentable.
Out of the Jaws of Death A Swedish Women's Club
A Philadelphia Swedish women's club visits sailors at wharves and boarding houses before Christmas inviting Swedish sailors to a dinner. They serve risgreynsgrot and scit fisk, simple dishes linked to Swedish holiday meals, inspired by an English householder in Bergen who hosted officers with roast beef and plum pudding.
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Philadelphia
Sweden
Bergen
Norway
New Century
Working Woman’s Journal
To Make a Rag Doll from Stocking Lugs
A Philadelphia Inquirer seed instructions a rag doll craft from old white stocking lugs. Draw and cut a doll outline, stitch on a sewing machine up to the shoulders, stuff for hair and body, edge with thread, add hair and facial features with ink or pencil, avoid movable eyes, and enjoy a durable nursery toy over expensive store bought ones.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Slights and Scorn Faced by Lucy Stone and Susan B. Anthony
Lucy Stone recalls abuse once hurled by well meaning men at Mount Holyoke and admits she cannot forget the hurtful remarks. Susan B. Anthony notes she has long been mocked as the clown of the women's rights movement and the laughing stock of supporters, enduring insults without reprieve.
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Lucy Stone
Mount Holyoke College
Susan B. Anthony
Woman's Rights Movement
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