Lost satchel returns to fortunes in Chicago tale
In 1868 I meet old friend Robertson and Tom Lat last in Chicago. A fortune teller warned of loss and doom over a satchel that later reappears in a telegraph office. The recovered satchel renews Robertson’s luck as he travels, with no political ambitions.
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Robertson
State Street
Chicago
Bob” Givens
Pelmer House
Arate
John
Lat
Vermont
Halles
New York
Hire
Seime Expressman
Bol
Journey by train through New York to Vermont ends with missing satchel
A traveler recounts leaving New York aboard a Sound reavie to Boston and Vermont. Amid heat and crowds they lose a friend’s small satchel containing valuables. Despite searches at Essex Junction and elsewhere, the satchel and occupant vanish with no trace for years. The tale spans Boston, Vermont, Chicago and beyond with lingering mystery.
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Canada
New York
City
Providence
Gotham
Boston
Bunker Hit
the Common
MK Street
Benjamin Franklin
Massachusetts
Vermont
Dome
Beitge
Essex Junction
Robertson
Rena
Atvera Search TP
Jim
Owe Digit Pet
Valish
J. Ross Robertson
Toronto
Europe
California
Pacific Slope
Chicago
London
Toronto Globe
Assaults, fines, and local notices unfold in Maywood and Harlem
Warnings trail a Monday Maywood court appearance for two men arrested for streetcar assault. Fines are due for foreign race betting at the track, with 3150 already paid to Justice Klimmer for village funds. An injunction against a Harfen saloon on Circle avenue was dissolved, prompting an appeal. Other items include a Harlem news setback, a Oak Park office scrimmage, and a humorous domestic anecdote about Lord Powis's household.
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Maywood
Jhasthce Klimmer
Justice Klimmer
Michelke
Desplaings Avenue
Waldheim
Joseph Khmimer
Oak Park
Justice Smith
Harfen
Circle Avenue
Brentano
Menehler
Harlem News
Harlem
Bucklew Arnica Salve Promises Cure for All Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Bucklew's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rbe am fever sores chapped skin chilblains and piles with a money back guarantee. Sold by L M Tevett New York and R Y Treill Austin at a stated price per box.
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L. M. Tevett
Oud Pork
R. YU. Treill
Austin
Real Estate Transfers in Cicero and Austinville
Real estate transfers across Cicero and nearby areas list numerous deeds and quitclaims. Transactions include properties in Morton Park, Oak Park Subdivision, and Merchants’ Madison Street additions with varied dates from June to August, involving many buyers and lenders and noting values and lot references.
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Taiclen
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Actua Fire Insurance Co
Oak Park
Wnd
Harlem
Notable Figures Mention in Murky 19th Century Column
Dr Walsh archbishop of Dublin seeks health via riding a bi rycle. A list of cultural notes mentions Yale, poets, musicians, and actors including Rudyard Kipling and Verdi. Local notice shows tailor Barphett Johansen of Lake Street offering varied services and plans to settle in Oak Park with renewed patronage.
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Dr. Walsh
Dublin
Barphett Johansen
Wailor
Lake Street
Oak Park
Chicago
Cmd
B. Johansen
Cicero Town Hall addition bids invited in duplicate
Sealed proposals addressed to the town clerk and the town president for an Austin Cicero addition are invited. Plans and specs are on file at FLRR Schock's Chicago office and the Austin engineer's office. Bids due August 24 1896 at 7 p m with 10 percent certified check. The board may reject any or all bids. J R Drent Town Clerk Austin TL August 10 1896.
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Chicago Avenue
Cleera
Board of Trustees
Cicero
J. R. Drent
Austin
FLRR
Schock
Teutonic Building
Chicago
J.R. Drent
Cicero Seeks Bids for Chicago Avenue Pipe Sewer Project
Town of Cicero invites bids for the Chicago Avenue pipe sewer system per ordinance plans on file in the engineer's office. Payments funded by special assessment No 530. Bids due by 7:00 p.m. August 24, 1898, with the bid amount accompanying proposal. Austin Illinois August 10, 1896.
Cicero Avenue Sub Main with Lat erary Sewer Bid Notice
The city calls for bids on constructing a brick and pipe sewer system named Cicero Avenue sub main with literary in Cicero per ordinance and engineer specifications on file. Bids due by 7:00 p.m. Monday August 24, 1896. proposals must include amount with each bid. J R Drent Austin, HL August 10, 1896.
Proposals Wanted for Hollows Sub Main and Laterals
Sealed proposals are invited for the Clyde Ogden and Prairie Avenue sub main with laterals in the town. Bids are to be addressed to the engineer and filed in the town clerk's office under special assessment No. 624. Bids will be received until 7:00 p m. by J B Drent town clerk Austin HL August 10.
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Clyde
Ogden and
Prairie Avenue
Cicero
Board of Trustees
J. BR. Drent
Austin
Sas
Bids Sought for Cicero Public Improvements
In Cicero, bids are invited under special assessment No. 539 for specified municipal works. Proposals must be accompanied by the required funds and will be opened at 7:00 p m on Monday August 24 1890. The engineer’s office holds file details and reserves the right to reject all bids. Austin Texas August 1 1896.
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Wright & Duvall
Solicitors
Vlcan & Trust
Washington, D
Free Pills Offer for Dr King New Life Pills
Free samples mailed by H E Bucklen & Co Chicago to readers who send their address. The ad claims the pills relieve constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles with no deleterious substances and a vegetable formula. Availability through L M Lovett Oak Park and R H Draili Austin.
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H. E. Bucklen «& Co
Chicago
Dr. King
Maleria
L. M. Lovett
Oak Park
R. HO Draili
Austin
Chicago and Northwestern reach in twenty four minutes
Parquet flooring, electric light wires, hardwood mantels, speaking tubes, broad verandas, grille work, antique coppered hardware. They are reached by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway and Chicago and Great Western Railway in 24 minutes, and by Lake street Elevated, Metropolitan Elevated and Madison street cable in connection with Cicero and Proviso Electric Road.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago and Great Western Railway
Lake Street
Metropolitan Elevated
Madison Street
Cicero
Proviso
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Washington, D. C
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Oxford
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Proviso Land Association
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Eugene Fishburn
WM. M. Hulbert
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H. G. Foreman
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NK Park, Ill
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E.S. Conway Lee
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Kinzie and
Dilfon
U.S
Washington
C.a.snow&co
Washington, D.C
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