Austin Illinois Town Profile in Cicero Township
The item describes Austin Illinois as a town of about 10 000 people in Cicero Township adjacent to the western margin of Chicago. It notes the Chicago Post office class matter and the TL RE Branch office at 19 B1 in Chicago, with publication details.
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Chicago
TL RE
North Parke
Chicago Posto
Austin
Cicero
Congress
Roosevelt
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Marblehead
Montgomery
Olympia
Baltimore
San Francisco
Yorktown
Carns & Coombs
F. A. Hill
J. Kelly
Bristol
I. i Williams
John Williams
Henry Norton
BE. Wadicho
Pouzel
Clara Anderson
Antipodean Stage Realism Survives Tank Mishap at Lyceum
The initial Sydney production of The Prairie King faced chaos when a water tank burst and a leading actress nearly drowned after being swept into the tank. Fire crews and stage hands rescued Maud Williamson as the cast improvised to finish the performance amid a collapsing bridge and a brave onstage rescue.
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Lyceum Theater
Sydney
Melbourne Argus
Maud
Miss Williamson
Romance on the Range Ends in Oklahoma Nuptials
A whirlwind courtship follows a dramatic race near Caldwell Kansas where Mary Tilldreth and Richard J Malone met after a saddle broke. They bonded, staked neighboring claims, and four years later married at Caldwell after proving up their homesteads.
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Richard J. Malone
Mary Tilldreth
Caldwell
Kaw
Cherokee Strip
Lnter
Name for workers inked after Cuban escape tale
The Richmond Dispatch reports A. D. Payne of Charlottesville Va proposed naming a thoroughbred foal after Evangelina Cisneros, the Cuban prisoner escaped of whom the Coney Island Jockey Club received over thirty applications. His was the first approved entry.
Physician Quits Burglary Tale of Lockjaw Cure
A newspaper notes a man’s miraculous recovery from lockjaw as a physician recalls a case involving a former burglar who allegedly picked the lock during the night. The dialogue suggests skepticism about the recovery and attributes the incident to the burglar’s past.
Cicero Town Board Passes Rail and Franchise Extensions
The Cicero town board approved the Cicero Harlem Railway elevated line on Lake street, extended the Cicero Proviso street railway franchise for 50 years, and assigned a gas ordinance to Charles E K Roberts with Title Guarantee and Trust in escrow. It introduced a Suburban Railway relocation ordinance and debated street and snow removal rules while approving fines, licenses, and rebates.
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Cicero and
Harlem
Proviso Street Railway Company
Chas
K H. Roberts
Guarantee and Trust Company
Jinescrow
Sk. A. Cummings
Berwyn
Reardon
Cis
FE. Gregory
David L Foley
Rev. M. Cowan
Thighland Avenue
Madison Street
Tf Gale
12Th
Irillmore
Union
Tollmwood
C. OR. la Mena
Rearden
Jackson Street
Monroe Street
McDonald
25Th Street
Risley Avenue
Cheney
BR. King
Congress Street
Cheney Phat
Picheron Durie
26Th Street
Rissex Avenue
Speecetab Assesment Committee
Parson, Leach & Co
Purther
M. Be. Baturne
Ed Wy. Austin
Toto
Sas
Cicero and Harlem Railway Company
Reardon, Gunthorp, Vastine
Yous
Attridge
Nays
Butler
Gunthorp
Vastine
Truster
Lake Street
Kimball
Cicero
Yerkes
Tom Willing
Cicero & Proviso
Chicago Avenue
Humphrey
Cicaro
Chicago
Massachusetts
South Boulevard
West 52d Street
Harlem Avenue
Cicero and Proviso Street Railway
Chas. EK. Roberts
Roberts
Muarantee and Trust Company
Jacob I Decker
Too Much Decoration in Millinery Exposed
An editorial argues against heavy millinery, praising natural beauty of the head and face. It condemns ornate headpieces as extravagant clutter that distracts from true features and disrupts the harmony of the human figure.
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Nature
Objection Over Bath at Mackinac Hotel
A guest at a Mackinac Island hotel demands a bath this year despite the proprietor’s plan to add two or three top bath rooms next year. The exchange, noted by the Chicago Post, reflects lax management at the popular resort.
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Mackinac
Chicago Post
The Gaiety Girl on Stage A Genteel Vaudeville Portrait
A vivid lyrical portrait touts The Gaiety Girl as sparkling and enchanting. It praises her charm, eyes, and hair, noting her stage reign and encore mastery while hinting at a warmer home life and gentle heart beyond bright lighting.
Love Proposal At Society For The Squelching Of Husbands
A scene features Francis Wal lingford asking Mrs. Trelawney for permission to marry her daughter Gladys, promising enduring affection. She tests his suitability with a skeptical reply about lasting love before the couple secures approval. In a rural interlude, a disparate street scene shows kids plotting to nab a possible burglar in the alley, hinting at larceny.
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New York
Gaynior
Mrs. Trelawney
Francis Wallingford
Cleveland
Then She Scorned Pim Miss Coldwater
Cleve land Leader reports a witty exchange where one speaker questions medicinal liquor use and the other rebukes the idea, delivering a sharp retort about not wasting spirits on the sick. The dialogue hints at local gossip and character sketches.
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Pim
Miss Coldwater
Clevaland
Diphtheria Rush in Winneconne Spurs Claims of Cure
Diphtheria with 33 cases prompts school closure in Winneconne Wisconsin. Article cites Muco-Solvent as a decisive treatment with four of twelve treated dying, while remaining cases allegedly recovered under its use. Muco-Solvent is marketed from Chicago with dollar pricing and sales incentives.
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Winneconne
Wisconsin
J. Ulrich
Muco-Solvent Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Art of Hog Driving with a Pine Brush in Lynchburg
A herd of hogs headed for Amherst skids to the Ninth street bridge. Guards and volunteers form a semicircle to shield the city as one hog is teased toward the bridge with a pine brush. The tactic draws cheers from a watching crowd when the animal re joins the rest of the drove.
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Lynchburg
Ninth Street
Amherst
Lands Open in Western Canada Attract Settlers
Canadian government agents report strong interest in free settlement lands in Manitoba Assinaboia and Alberta after farm exhibits at state and county fairs. Prospects include diversified farming and stock raising with mild climates. Information on railway rates and pamphlets is available from Ottawa.
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Canada
Manitoba
Assinaboia
Alberta
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Co-operation in Great Britain at End of 1896
Official reports to the British government show that at the end of 1896 the 1,674 co-operative societies had 1,421,136 members and conducted transactions amounting to £59,692,864. These societies employed 26,873 in production and 37,703 in distribution, with capital of £21,587,364 and profits of £6,254,108.
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Great Britain
Salzer Seeds Promises Gold For Big Potato Yields
An advertising notice touts Salzer's Northern Grown Seeds amid a campaign about Salzer’s two new potato marvals and prize rewards for biggest yields. It offers $400 in gold for names associated with corn and oat prodigies, urges seedmen to buy, and promotes a sample kit and catalogue from John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Mkinley
America
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.lLa
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