Cicero Town Board Adjourns and Water System Update
The Cicero Town Board adjourned until Sept 6. Kennel worth Hall offered to the town for 7000 dollars as a town hall. A water-tight basin will be built by the water company to receive well water. The city warns on gambling and notes the Hawthorne race track concerns. The city water tank now connects to Cicero mains improving artesian water supply. July heat noted and officials retain authority to curb gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attridge Hias
Town Board
Hawthorne Race Track
Ross
Chicago
Cicero
Hod Street
City views on bicycle riding and sidewalk use
The piece commends Chicago police for not prosecuting bicycle riders in small towns. It notes sidewalks during unpaved streets are common where travel is minimal and supports the ordinance only for emergencies, not to burden small justice courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Picnic Closures Sweep Oak Park and Austin Businesses
Stores in Oak Park and Austin will close on July 19 for a community picnic at National Park Illinois. Residents are urged to treat the day as a holiday and bring families to enjoy one of the year’s most pleasant outings at the picturesque park site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Austin
National Park
Ilgin
Metropolitan railroad extends to 52d street with five cent fare
Officials of the Metropolitan railroad and Alder men Hunter and Race along with a committee announce the line will reach 52d street then surface on an incline. The Aurora and Wheaton railway will connect, fare set at five cents to Austin avenue, with stations at Central avenue and between there and Austin avenue, creating competition to the Twelfth street line and Madison street and promising a five-cent fare soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Railroad
Hunter
Race
52D Street
Aurora and Wheaton Railway
Austin Avenue
Central Avenue
Twelfth Street
Madison Street
Public notices and notable figures from Norwich to Denmark
Miss Nortons of Norwich donate 20000 to Kingfisher College for an endowment. A Major General Sedgwick monument to be dedicated Memorial Day at Cornwall Conn. The sultan plans to send the In az Order to Prince Frederick William of Germany. George Byron Curtis becomes London Standard editor after twenty years as assistant. Benjamin D. Stillman, 95, oldest Yale graduate and practicing lawyer, from New York. Danish author Carit Etlar dies at 84. Livingstone memorial planned in Africa with a twenty foot obelisk and four metal panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sedgwick
Cornwall
Conn
Turkey
Prince Frederick William
Germany
George Byron Curtis
W. H. Mudford
London Standard
Mr. Mudford
Benjamin D. Stillman
New York
Yale
Brosball
Carit Etlar
Africa
When a Man Is Honest and Other Social Tricks
The Atchison Globe offers a series of maxims on social behavior and propriety. It warns to distrust boastful talk and to note how people judge others in funerals, carriages, and family life, urging restraint, empathy, and awareness of public impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degen
England
Quotations on virtue and contentment from famed authors
A collection of maxims and aphorisms attributed to Disraeli Sterne MacDonald Plutarch Maclaren Canon Farrar Fenelon M A Kelly and Jeremy Taylor. The sayings cover constancy of purpose honesty restraint wealth health and everyday kindness. Each quote reflects moral guidance and personal conduct.
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MacDonald
Plutarch
Maclaren
Fenelon
M. A. Kelly
Jeremy Taylor
Global notes on industry and culture from various regions
Report summarizes mining values in Transvaal at 47000090 dollars, Munster high school tenure, Algeria petroleum finds 120 mile tract, Australian apples to UK markets, Woolwich factory expansion for new guns, Whakarewarewa geysers and hot springs, German army pneumonia mortality, convalescent furloughs, khaki painted statues in West End London villas including Mercury figures Laocoon group Achilles Aphrodite Hercules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
Royal
Woolwich
England
Whakarewarewa
New Zealand
St. James
London
Achilles
Aphrodite
Hercules
Forecast of Fashions for Summer Gowns and Hats
The article outlines summer style trends with white cotton fringes on pique gowns, white and colored linens on foulard silks, flat French boas with Chantilly trims, patent leather belts, black Eton jackets with white corded taffeta wraps, and a variety of hats featuring flowers, wreaths, and mixed materials. It notes violet and green room furnishings and detailed blouse features with blue waisted outfits and white tucking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
Sermonette Readings On Faith And Work
A collection of brief quotes from multiple preachers on progress, sin, social repair, mortality, and values. The speakers include Dr Crafts in Washington DC, Rev Brown in New Orleans, Rev Smiley in Denver, Rev Wood in Pittsburgh, Rev Miller in Chicago, Rev Trever in Milwaukee, Rev McDowell in Baltimore, Rev Rogers in Chicago, Rev F K Mason in Brooklyn, and Rev Spencer in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crafts
Presbyterian
Washington, D. C
Jesus
Dr. Brown
Methodist
New Orleans
F. E. Smiley
Denver
Cole
E. M. Wood
Pittsburg
F. W. Millar
Universalist
Chicago
George H. Trever
Milwaukee
Wis
Dr. McDowell
Baltimore
Christ
R. W. Rogers
Congregationalist
F. K
Mason
Brooklyn
F. P. Spencer
Atlanta, Ga
Stage Whispers and Stage Banter Across Papers
A collage of backstage quips from various papers shows actors critics and managers sparring over vaudeville crowds and one night stands. The exchange features remarks on leading men critics and audiences with humorous jabs about popularity and stagecraft.
Various Global Notes Highlight Trade, Demographics and Industry
A compilation of disparate items notes shifts in North Carolina strikes, public road ownership in England, Paris fair exhibitor totals, Moroccan mule value, grasshopper delicacy, piano key materials from dogwood, Havana streetcar electrification, Bible sales figures, American high school gender ratios, Coatesville steel mill output, English ship ages, Brazilian wealth, Para’s thrift, Galusha Grow’s congressional milestone, Siberian mineral wealth, Teutonic hair traits, California oil growth, and Dutch letters distribution by country.
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Morocco
Havana
American Bible Society
School Review
Coatesville
England
Brazil
Para
Galusha A. Grow
Congress
Indianapolis
Siberia
California
Holland
Germany
Belgium
France
Philosophical Pessimisms and Jumbled Quotations
A Milwaukee Journal collection of aphorisms and musings on culture, economy, literature, and society. It threads observations on rent, art, crime, and human nature with sharp witticisms about civilization, religion, and manners.
Home Made Philosophy in Plain Speech
A cheeky and satirical letter argues that polished politics corrupts and that faith in empty slogans harms readers. It laments sensationalism and praises plain truth telling, citing quotes and colorful examples to urge a sober press.
Harlem News Briefs Include Derby Hope and Fire Incidents
Street cleaners sweep Harlem as Dr. Legge & Co back a first class race horse for next year and a Derby hopeful. A Wisconsin Central collision damages a St. Paul cattle caboose and triggers a brief blaze. George Slade, Cotton's laundry engineer, suffers severe hand injuries from a giant cracker blast. Other Fourth of July accidents include a powder flask explosion and a small fireworks fire at Desplain es Avenue and Madison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Legge & Co
Harlem
Wisconsin Central
St. Paul
Harlem Fire Company
George Slade
Cotton
McCarl
Desplaines Avenue
Madison Street
Sealed bids for concrete sidewalk project
Sealed bids will be received until July 14 1900 for building about 2950 square feet of concrete sidewalk. Aprons plans and specifications available on request at 142 Madison Street Harlem Cook County N John Koppelmeyer Village Clerk.
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Madison Street
Harlem
Cook County
John Koppelmeyer
Obituary notes for Zeublon P Brundage and Harry R Smith
Zeublon P Brundage born October 15 1831 in Umbria New York moved to Rochelle New York then Austin later stock trader joined Board of Trade suffered a financial squeeze but lived a quiet retirement until his death June 29 His daughter Marys burial followed July 1 Rev George A Campbell presided at the home Harry R Smith 20 drowned accidentally in the St Joe river near Berrien Springs a week before his burial living with his aunt at 54 North Fifty Second Avenue his mother had been drowned in the same river previously
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Zeublon P. Brundage
Umbria
N. Y
Rochelle
Austin
Board of Trade
Mary
Geo. A. Campbell
Harry R. Smith
North Fiftysecond Avenue
St. Joe
Berrien Springs
Smith
Remedy Restores Infant in Cholera Infantum Case
A neighbor credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving an infant suffering cholera infantum last May. After using the remedy per directions, the child recovered in two days and remains vigorous. Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio endorses it. Sold by J P Garner Co Austin Geo Koch Co Moreland.
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Chamberlain
Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
Geo. Koch & Co
Moreland
French Balloonists Reach Sweden After 23-Hour Flight
Two French aeronauts left Paris at 6:15 PM and landed near Vestervik in Sweden 23 hours and 15 minutes later after traveling about 825 miles. Their average speed was nearly 35 percent miles per hour. They drifted over the Baltic Sea and cooler, more humid air caused the balloon to descend. Ballast drops kept them at a safe altitude.
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Paris
Vestervik
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Nickel Plate Road Summer Trains Favor Niagara Falls Routes
Nickel Plate Road announces daily express No. 4 from Chicago at 2 30 pm offering trips to Niagara Falls St Lawrence River Thousand Islands Adirondacks Catskills lower Canada and to Rochester Syracuse Rome Utica and Genesee Mohawk valleys plus northern eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey including El mira Binghamton Scranton Wilkes Barre and Chautauqua Lake. Dining cars serve meals 35 cents to $1 with no excess fares and rates touted as the lowest. inquiries to nearest agent or general agent J Y Callahan 11 Adams St Chicago.
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Chicago
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Rochester
Syracuse
Rome
Utica
Genessee
Mohawk
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Elmira
Bighamton
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Chautauqua Lake
J. Y. Callahan
Adams Street
Yellow Fever Cure Promises Quick Relief
A Lexington Kentucky man named M A Hogarty turned yellow with jaundice and suffered greatly. After doctors failed, Electric Bitters cured him after two bottles. The remedy claims to aid stomach liver and kidney troubles and costs 50 cents at local druggists Traill and Cooling and Chas P Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hogarty
Lexington
Traill & Cooling
Chas
P. Miller
Ram's Horn Quotation on God and Community Tone
A Ram's Horn excerpt argues that divine blessing cannot be forced and urges balancing reverence with practical outreach. It notes that heavenly mindedness belongs in both church and office and promotes a warm, welcoming preacher to enliven a community church.
Quips and Sayings From Chicago News
A collection of pointed paragraphs reflecting humor and social commentary. The lines poke fun at domestic life, shopping, and habits, contrasting folly and insight with a light, urban tone from a Chicago publication.
Little Sermons and Quotations About Order
A compact selection of aphorisms on wit, truth, and social order. Dr. Johnson, H. W. Shaw, and Southey are cited, emphasizing reason, honesty, and the civil peace of communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Johnson
H. W. Shaw
Southey
Wise and Otherwise Readings on Judgment and Life
A collection of witticisms on human flaws and growth. It notes that good judgment benefits from others, meals mark childhood, selfishness is the cruelest folly, judging away from home misleads, and trials polish character while aging brings more proposals for women.
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TE Vindicator Publishing CO
A. M. Pierce
Puatome
Srcomp-O.ass MaTyga
Lake Street
Plymouth Place
Bers
Thos. H. Gale
Kennelworth Hall
Dutton
Miss Nortons
Norwich
Kingfisher
Globe Lights
Atchison Globe
Disraeli
Sterne
Foren
Transvaal
Munster
McSwatters
Philadelphia
Foote
Ohio State Journal
Philadelphia Press
North Carolina
Paris Fair
Fez
Milwaukee Journal
Ottoo
Jurnals
Finnickey O'Finnukin
Harlets
Village of Harlem
Long Marcon Voyal
THE
Nickel Plate Road
New York Press
Chicago News
Ted
Miss Williams
Lake St. Austin
South Side Bicycle Works
Madison St
D. W. Custer & Co
Huntington
W. Va
Nervita Medical Coo
Cor
Clinton and
Jackson Sts
Til
Geo. R. Baker
Clark and van Buren
Waller Avenue
D. C. Blair
North Park Avenue
II Am
F. E. Pray
North Taylor Avenue
East Oak Park
Rena
Tuthill
North Central Avenue
Ontario Street
Morris A. Peterson
Ridgeland Hotel
Rena S. Tuthill
South Franklin Avenue
Geo. B. Burns
S. Prairie Ave
Carmichael
Gentemen's ReStaurant
Benton Harbor
Graham & Morton Line
City OF
Louisville
S Mary
Chicago, St. Joseph
Michigan
St. Josep
J. H. Graham
Pres
Mich
J. S. Morton
Sec'y and
Treas
G. P. Cory
Foot Wabash Ave
River St
Central
Mississippi
Ulroy
Euscoene
Nols
iHinol
Gielosgo, Ill
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