Social events and bicycle enthusiasm fill village seen
Mesdames Odell and Thatcher attend a refined gathering with green and white decor. Indies serve refreshments at a frappe table while guests celebrate. Mrs Gillespie hosts a Sunday dinner party. Local Indy bicyclists plan a picnic and a park tour ends with chute rides. Mrs Chappell hosts a luncheon for Mrs Burgin of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
H. Odell
Odell
Moore
Larash
Misa Thatcher
J. D. Odell
New York
Harlem Social Notes and Local Events Summary
Harlem news highlights a Kik Kronan Society picnic at Gaden's prove on Sunday, a Bertha Peylow to William Schulzx engagement for the 28th, and population topping about 3,600 per Frank Lehman. Also covers Altenheim wreck victim Frank Koch, Lewven Bros circus, Ida Boehime visiting, church repairs, and a large Harlem Mannerchor funeral attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kronan Society of
Moreland
Gaden
Bertha Peylow
Wm Schulzx
Wisconsin Avenue
Oak Park
Harlem
Frank Lehman
Enterprise
Thia Village
Albert Burgess
Geo. Nordenholt
Oaklark
Altenheim
Frank Koch
Albert Roos
Lewven Bros
Ida Boehime
Berlin
Germany
Ferdinand Haas
Frank Noch
Waldheim
Harlem Mannerchor
Town Board Sessions Hear Fire Company Dispute and Licenses
The Harlem village board held a special meeting at the town hall to discuss the open fire company and validate a new organization. John Schwass challenged the old company’s dissolution while President Gorke blamed mismanagement, and Joby Sebwass was appointed to fill a vacancy. The regular session followed with routine reports on licenses, water rents, and committee actions, including a suspended payment on Siemens Halske bills and various expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
John Schwass
Gorke
Flynn
Dacols
Joby Sebwass
Harlem
Ame
August Moeschnitz
Circle Avenue
North Ida
Siemens & Halske
Village of Maywood notices for weekly and monthly meetings
The Village President and Clerk will be at Village Hall every Saturday evening from 7 to 30 for official business. The Finances Committee meets on the second and fourth Wednesday nights monthly to audit bills. The Village Board regular meetings occur on the second and fourth Thursdays each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair
Maywood
Oak Park Defeats Ashland 20 to 3 in Baseball Match
Oak Park club routed Ashland 20 to 3 on Saturday at Oak Park grounds. Brown battered the visitors with eight hits in the third inning and Sox Sickles, now with a Wisconsin pro team, did not pitch. Gertenrich and O Connor split mound duties as Oak Park strengthened its schedule with future games against Coale Baseball club, Winds Cycling club, and All College nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland Club
Chicago
Oak Park
Brown
Aghlanda
Oak Parks
Sickles
Wisconsin
Gertenrich
O'Connor
Fhat Buga
Coals
Ronsons
Illinois Cycling Club
University of Chicago
Field
Alward
Waldo
Wilber
Barlow
Sickole
Michigan
Coale
Winds Cycling Club
All-College Nine
Oak Park Clubs
Austin
River Forest
Austins
United and Cicero Clubs Clash in Austin Match
In Austin last Saturday United and Cicero clubs contested a cricket match. United won by three wickets and five runs, with tough bowling from Tansley and Anderson shaping the outcome after Cicero made 54 for 6 in their second innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Aml
Cicero
Austin
United
Millaery
Tansley
Anderson
Davies
B. Cross
G. Shaw
T. Ballingalloe
Harris B. Tansley
Stokes
Triplis
Pansley
W. Jones
B. Anderson
É AL Miyes
Anderson W. Valentine
Bo Anderson
Coa. Jenkins
Ballingall
W. White
G. Sturrison
E. Kent
Baldwin
E. Austin
B. C. Ballingall
G. Sargeant
I. Davis
HH. Becker
Ki. Cros
Y Tran
Ee Aiterson
Neessary Rans
Seabury Wins Oak Park Tennis Trophy From Herrick
Seabury defeats Herrick in three straight sets to claim the Oak Park tennis championship and Prairie Club silver trophy on Puen Avenue county. Seabury, who has beaten Herrick multiple times this season, including the Ann Arbor title, clinched the first set amid five deuce games and strong rallies, then dominated the following sets 6 2 and 6 1 as Herrick managed only a few games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ward Seabury
Oak Park
Prairie Club
Herrick
Puen Avenue
Seabury
Ann Arbor
Shooters Gather for All Day Trap Meet on July 15
The Cook County trap shooters league will hold an all day shoot on the grounds at Madison street and Desplaines River on Saturday July 15. A fine day’s sport is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Jeague
Madison Street
Desplaines River
Harlem Saloon Invasion Sparks Prohibition District Debate
A new resident plans a saloon at 200 Circle Avenue in Harlem provoking opposition from northern villagers who value the prohibition district. A petition with 108 signatures urged the village board to reverse its repeal, with speeches by Lange Griffiths and Mrs. Preston urging continued restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumacher
Gorke
August Monchuel
Circle Ave
Harlem
Woodward Building
Circle Avenue
Thurlen
Messrs
Fred Lange
W. ‘.T. Griffiths
John Preston
Schulz, Hillmer
Mesoke
Strunk
Blossey
Nightly loungers at drug stores urged to seek work
The piece condemns a group of men and boys who loiter around drug stores nightly, smoking pipes and cigars while lamenting hard times and wages. It urges them to leave off loafing, seek employment, and work with effort to end hunger and complaint, concluding with a signature line.
Real Estate Transfers in Cicero at a Glance
Real estate transfers list in Cicero includes multiple properties traded by various buyers and sellers. Notable entries show Berwyn and Madison Street locations, lot and block numbers, dates in May to June, and prices ranging around 1,000 to 4,000. Parties include Harnstrom, Walker, Webster, Bonbon, Meers, Wyk, Andrews, Buckles, and Gunthorp among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak
Harnstrom
Diane
Rdohnson
AK Walker
IM Webster
Bonbon
Bivd
HY Meers
Andrews
Wor. Davis
AM Buckles
Berwyn
Andrews & P
RA Perkins
F J Taimple
Austin
Dickey && B
Dickey Et al
PANO
J Langguth
JH Meisterlini
Owen & M’s
FA Hill
GM Gunthorp
KE Piper
AJ Seabrook
Keefe
Johnson
Geiss
Reynolds
M Gunthorp
Odd Ads and Quirky Promos Stir Printer's Ink
A roundup of unusual advertisements features in Printer's Ink including pies sold in quadruple print in a Boston eating house, a bicycle shop offering five dollars a pound, and a debutante seeking a companion for evenings. Other oddities include a summer opera program profit and stage dress shields used in costumes. A maid wanted ad calls for a domesticated, healthy, early rising companion with nursing experience and no salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tristram Shandy
Ram's Horns and Sermon Truths in Life
A compact reflection on spiritual insight and character. It contrasts the value of Christ over Adam and notes bright souls brightening dark places. It warns against selfish gain and Sabbath break for profit, urging continual learning from mistakes and steadfast moral conduct.
Paradise of the Negroes in Nassau Touches on Race and Welcome
A New Providence letter to the New York Post describes Nassau as a paradise of cheap living and mild climate where four fifths of the population are black. It notes emancipation equality, polite treatment of colored citizens, and Gov Gen Smith’s courteous reception of visitors and Americans arriving by steamship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Providence
New York Post
Geome
Congo
Youruba
Sappho
Nassau
Government House
Frederic Haynes-Smith
Muscians
the Queen
Gen. Smith
Florida East Coast Steamship Line
Mikado chorus sparks debate over Yokohama tune
Mr W S Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan faced questions at the Savage club dinner about the Mikado creation. A Japanese chorus in act two, Miya gama Miya sama, prompted criticism from a Gilbert ally who argues the tune mimics a song sung in Yokohama tea houses, unsettling the lord chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Gilbert
Arthur Sullivan
Far East
Gilbert
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Yokohama
Tiny orange tree grows in Muske gon home
In Muske gon Michigan a fourteen inch high orange tree bears twenty eight miniature oranges and blossoms at various stages of growth. One orange is fully developed and about the size of a hen's eye. The plant thrives in a large tin can as a house plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Simple Eye Strengthening Plan From Morning Routine
A plain instruction suggests strengthening eyes by pouring cold water into a bowl each morning, placing a bright object such as a silver coin at the bottom, and dipping the face with eyes open while moving the head side to side to make eyes brighter and stronger.
Nebraska woman advertises for a husband in bold plea
A Nebraska woman, seeking a spouse, promotes her own job office and asset rich setup. She offers a chance for a suitable match, framing her own independence as a decisive advantage in marriage prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Transit connections to Cicero and Proviso Electric Road
People can reach Cicero and Proviso Electric Road in 24 minutes via the Chicago and Northwestern Railway and Chicago and Great Western Railway. They may also use Lake Street Elevated Metropolitan Elevated and Madison Street Cable in connection with the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago and Great Western Railway
Lake Street
Metropolitan Elevated
Madison Street
Cicero
Proviso
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.C. Smith
Mrs. Baker
Harlem Village Board
Charles Wescott
Local Sporting News
Oak Park Club
Ashmand Club
Saeeewewal
Cricket
Votad
Jpialtnay
Lyn Wily
Maypole Ax
Wi Blatchford
Bee
Bellewood
J KE Rice
Gibbs
Madison Stadd
Dee du
Moe Wood
Winterburn
Madison Staald
Paradise
Bahama Islands
de la Seine
Paris
France
Morin
John Tears
Holliday
Middletown
N. Y
Mr. Tears
John Dolese
J. H. Shepard
Washington St
Chicago, al
St. Joe and
Benton Harbor
Graham & Morton
City of
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Joseph
Wabash Avenue
Michigan Fruit Bell
River Sr
Wabash
J. H W. Graham
E. R. Haasen & CO
Dearborn Street
Aetna Fire Insurance Co
John Wedderburn & CO
Washington, D. C
Clark, Deemer & CO
Broadway
United States
Rufus King
Solicitors of Patents
Wash'n
Philo
OAK Prk
Oxford
la Salle St
Hall Chemical CO
West Philadelphia
Maywoop
Pavilion
St. Charles and 19Th Avenues
Proviso Land Association
Clark St
Eugene Fishburn
WM. M. Hulbert
KE. A. Cummings, H. G. Foreman, James Darlow
Trustees
Cicero Water, Gas and Electric Light
Oak Park, Ill
W.W. Kimball
E. S. Conway
Reo
A. G. Cone Treas
Www
W. Kimball Coo
Wabash Ave
Kimball Organs
Telephone
Meares
J. Dunfer & CO
Franklin St
Kingir
Dilon Streets
Seu
Ashe Po
Randolph ST
Willson
Attorneys At Law
Washington
Doo
U.S
U. S
C.a.snow &Co
Patent Office
Washington, D. CG
Sendusa
Wricht & Duvall
Solicitors
Plcan & Trus
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