Primary Election Results and Civic Notes in Austin
The Republican primary held May 3 in Austin reports district results at Charles hall 6735 Chicago Ave livery stable 145 N. Wallerav and depot Randolph St with Incorporated Club tickets leading. A Fortieth Street cable transfer discussion aims to restore patronage. Cicero Republicans backed Carter with no opposition. Geo E Plumbe spoke at Austin Congregational Church on The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The piece notes ward worker turnover and the brief span of active ward politics.
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Austin
Thirles’ Hall
Chicago Av
Livery Stable
N. Wallerav
Incorporated
Depot
Randolph St
Incorporated Club
Fortieth Street
Geo. EE. Plumbe
Austin Congregational Church
Victory for Aldermen in Austin Primary
The Austin primary election signals a win for the new crowd led by Alderman Thos M Hunter and Frank L Race. The three meetings of the giants since the Republican Club’s founding show two wins for the new club and many favors for its supporters.
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Austin
Thos
M. Hunter
Frank L
Giants
Republican Club
Chicago library opens branch in Austin at 203 North Park Ave
A branch of the Chicago city library is established in Austin at 203 North Park Avenue. A complete catalogue will be available. books ordered in the morning arrive by evening. application blanks may be secured from Mr Brookings.
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Chicago City Library
North Park Avenue
Austin
Brookings
Five Cent Fare Extends Across Oak Park Transit
The new five cent fare applies from Harlem avenue through the top and covers about eleven miles. It serves riders to the business district and drops them at preferred locations without extra fares or caps. Competing lines now exist, with surface and elevated services owned by different corporations.
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Harlem Avenue
Jests and Maxims From Noted Figures of the Era
An archive of light anecdotes about public figures. Archbishop of Canterbury chafes at swearing, Prof Simon J Brown jokes about standing and sitting, and the Duke of Wellington relates a habit tale. The Green Duke contrasts with a duchess’s witty feet remark.
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Canterbury
Lord Melbourne
Simon J. Brown
Naval Observatory
Washington
Prof. Brown
Duke of Wellington
Ord
Invention of Printing Transforms World of Books
Quote reflects belief that printing shifts power from kings to books and ideas. It envisions minds forging bright weapons that outpace war by chasing a sunbeam, signaling a cultural shift toward knowledge over force.
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Whipple
Nakama Club Delights Oak Park With Musical Entertainment
A fashionable Oak Park audience enjoyed a Nakama Club program at Kenilworth hall. Miss Eva Cleveland guided the event with Mesdames May and Dodge supervising, featuring Mrs. Brochan and Mrs. J. L. C. Ehle of Chicago performing Staccato Caprice and an Irish Folk Song, plus Grace A. Cook’s trio of selections and praise for Mrs. Gerts. Afterward, attendees moved to the dining hall for refreshments.
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Oak Park
Nakama Club
Kenilworth Hall
Eva Cleveland
Mesdames May
Dodge
Brochan
JL. C. Ehle
Chicago
Burilt
Villaneile
Ehle
Grace A. Cook
Obituary notices of Rev Edward Reynolds Pierce and others
Rev Edward Reynolds Pierce died at 67 after a stroke. He served as Seamen's Home Mission pastor and chaplain in Civil War regiments. Also noted are the deaths of Charles W. Holder, Thomas T. Thompson, and Helen Gill Kritz with burial plans and brief biographical details.
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Edward Reynolds Pierce
Seamen’s Home Mission
Alma Street
Austin
Pierce
Clarence K. Lapp
First Baptist Church of Austin
Junius White
G. A
Central States
Fifty-seventh
Illinois Infantry
Fifty-fifth Regulars
Seamen’s Bethel
St. Paul, Minn
Seamen's Friends Society
St. Paul
Chicago
Charles W. Holder
Lynn
Mays
Pine Avenue
Providence
R. L
Bloomington
Ill
Sinois Wesley University
Board of Regents
Emily Holder
Pine Avetiuo
A. M. White
Helen Gill Kritz
Clark Avenue
Forest Home
Property assessment schedule notice for Oak Park
The assessor invites property owners to file returns on personal property. A schedule will be left and sworn before the assessor or deputy at 122 North Oak Park avenue, Oak Park, 8 30 a m to 5 p m, with evenings to be announced.
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Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park
Stanley Opens Jewelry Repair Shop At 135 North Park
Mr. Fred Stanley is now employed at the old stand in Austin and will personally attend to all repairs. Work is warranted and completed when promised at reasonable prices. Call to bring in your repair work. Mrs. L. A. R. Stanley.
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Fred Stanley
North Park Avenue
Austin
L. A. R. Stanley
Liverita Cure Claims and 500 Dollar Reward
An 19th century promotion offers a 500 dollar reward for any case of liver ailments not cured by Liverita the Up-to-Date Little Liver Pill. The vegetable remedy promises satisfaction with various package sizes and mail order sales from Nervita Medical Co. in Chicago and local druggists Geo R. Baker in Chicago.
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Nervita Medical CO
Cor
Clinton and
Jackson Sts
Chicago
Geo. R. Baker
Core Clark
van Buren
Cited Millerinery Manager Praises Cough Remedy
Marion Rooke of T. M. Thompson millinery, Chicago, credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with rapid relief during a severe cold. She notes immediate improvement and full recovery. Available through J P Garner Co Austin and George Koch Co Moreland.
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Marion Rooke
T. M. Thompson
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Chamberlain
J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
George Koch & Co
Moreland
For Rent Room and Board at Multiple Austin Locations
Room and board notices listing R. S. Tuthill at 422 North Central Avenue Austin and a three front room rental furnished or unfurnished for doctor or dressmaker at 1115 Lake Street seeking tenants. Ridgeland Hotel referenced as a rental option.
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Austin
Rena S. Tuthill
North Central Avenue
South Haven
Mich
Lake Shore
Fox & Henry’s
Park Avenue
Ohio Street
R. S. Tuthill
Lake Street
Ridgeland Hotel
Austin WCTU Mothers Meeting Report Event
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union held a pleasant mothers meeting on April 27 at Mrs. J A Greaves home. The next gathering is set for May 11 with Mrs Belle McCrea 436 Laure Avenue, expected to be an evangelical meeting with the district president in attendance.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
J. A. Greaves
Belle McCrea
Laure Avenue
Harlem Maennerchor Hosts Visit Ahead of Saengerfest
Mr A Ross the banker and Mr Frank Lermann the judge visited Burlington Ia over Sunday and Monday to arrange quarters for Harlem Maennerchor members and their wives for the grand North Western Saengerfest, planned for the first week in August. The two gentlemen expressed high satisfaction with the trip.
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A. Ross
Frank Lermann
Burlington
Harlem Maennerchor
King’s New Discovery Cures Coughs and Lung Ailments
Witness T. L. Martin of Dixie Ky testifies to suffering from throat and lung troubles he cured with Dr King’s New Discovery. He praises its relief and claims it can stop coughs and even prevent consumption. Price 50c and 1.00. Trial bottles free at Trails Cooling’s and Chas. P. Miller’s drug stores.
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T. L. Martin
Dixie
Trails & Cooling
Chas. P. Miller’s
Proposals Sought for Sprinkling Washington Boulevard Cicero
Sealed duplicate proposals invited for one team by the day to water Washington Boulevard Cicero for the 1900 season. Team and horses to be approved by the President. Bids due by 7 30 p m May 10 1900. Trustees reserve right to reject any or all bids.
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Washington Boulevard
Cicero
Mixed Global Notes From A Bygone Era
A collage of 1900s era facts and claims spans military, industry, and society. It notes Boer forces with German, French, and Russian officers, cordite manufacture details, Transvaal bullion and coinage, British landholdings in the United States, Mississippi’s planned capital in 1902, a trumpet herald for a flag of truce, a Belgian Congo garden akin to Kew Gardens, Chinese family roles, growing fruit farms in the South, and cautious women speculators on Wall Street.
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Transvaal
Pretoria
United States
Ireland
Mississippi
Coquilhatville
Congo Free State
North Carolina
New York
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Bids Sought for Washington Boulevard Improvement in Cicero
To the President of the Town bids are invited for improving and straightening Washington Boulevard at Lombard Avenue Cicero in accordance with current ordinance and engineer specifications. Payments drawn from 1900 appropriations. Bids due 7 30 p m May 10 1900 with 10 percent certified check. Town reserves right to reject any or all bids.
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Washington Boulevard
Lombard Avenue
Cicero
Board of Trustees
Town of
Free Complexion Beautifier Offer in Huntington WV
Advertisement promises Dwight's Complexion Beautifier as a pure harmless toilet preparation, claiming it smooths the face to velvet and alabaster. It offers one free fifty cent box to each woman who mails her address and one silver dime for packing and postage, with separate boxes mailed to recipients.
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Dwight
Ailver
D. W. Custer & Co
Huntington, W. Va
Nickel Plate Road Offers Fast Trains to Northeast Markets
Nickel Plate routes provide service from Chicago to Fort Wayne Findlay Fostoria Bellevue Lorain Cleveland and New York state through New England and coal regions with daily trains. Chicago departures include 1035 am 330 pm 1030 pm with drawing room sleepers and dining cars on through Boston and New York trains.
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Fort Wayne
Findlay
Fostoria
Bellevue
Lorain
Cleveland
Painesville
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Girard
Erie
Chautauqua Lake
Dunkirk
Buffalo
New York
Boston
New England
New York State
Chicago
New York City
Lackawana Road
J. Y. Calahan
Gold Gilds a Wire Wide Enough to Circle the Earth
A note asserts that sixteen ounces of gold can gild a wire long enough to encircle the globe, illustrating the remarkable thinness achievable with gold foil.
Religious Thought and Sermon Excerpts
A collection of brief sermon quotes on sin faith and divine blessing from ministers Rev. N Woodside of Pittsburg Rev F M Bristol of Washington and Rev 9 C Peyton of Maryville praising removal of sin faith evidenced by works and open throne of grace with abundant blessings for believers
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N. Woodside
Presbyterian
Pittsburg
Methodist
Washington, D.C
C. Peyton
Maryville, Tenn
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