Local politics and war talk stir Cicero region talk
The piece blends wartime opinion with local political maneuvering in Cicero and surrounding towns. It notes plans for county and senatorial conventions, names Charles E. Piper and Harry Tobbles as potential candidates, outlines district vote counts, and mentions efforts to defeat Senator Humphrey, reflecting tense pre election atmosphere.
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Charles E. Piper
Berwyn
Harry HL Tpbbles
Povanston
Cicero
New Trier Ob
Maine
Sen
Humphrey
Dewey Links in Cicero as Democratic 1900 Presidential Candidate
The article notes Commo dore Dewey has relatives in Cicero and names Mrs. J K Parks of 5926 Cedar Street Austin as a cousin. It praises his stern character and New York family ties and announces a Democratic presidential nomination for 1900.
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Dewey
Cicero
J. K. Parks
Cedar Street
Austin
York
Monkeys Catch Measles in Josias Experiments
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Dr Albert Josias tested measles on animals including macaques and sajoux. The macaques resisted infection but sajoux contracted measles, spreading human disease to our primate relatives and extending the prerogative of measles beyond humans.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Albert Josias
France
Josias
Witty, pointed maxims on love work and labor
A collection of satirical proverbs and aphorisms about marriage labor politics gambling friendship and love. The lines comment on human nature with wit and irony and mix modern life observations with literary devices.
Austin News Notes Mails and Local Business Updates
Mails arrive from the east and west and close at various times at the Austin post office. Local business items include loans by I. H. Zander, a new Newbury Ice Cream Factory address, and the Norwegian Lutheran Church bazaar on May 11 and 18. Social mentions note Mrs. John T. Milmamon hosting a gathering, plus a naval officer relative of Dr. A. Rud. Advertisements promote May magazines, Loomis real estate listings, and a laundry move to 5604 South Boulevard with men’s furnishings and new collars and cuffs.
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The
Norwegian Lutheran Church
West Indiana
North Fiftieth Court
Austin Laundry
South Boulevard
Answer Advertisemente references and local notices in Austin
The Vindicator notes a benefit concert by the Austin Athletic Association in the assembly hall of the new building to aid the town baseball team. It lists unclaimed Jetters at the Austin post office dated May 4 and contains assorted items from society gossip to upcoming local services and business notices across Austin, including a flowers and dairy ad and a church club dance with attendees and refreshments.
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Austin Athletic Association
Austin Post Office
W. A. Cook
Hiramilton
Dieten lLingamist
J.B. Norwell
Woos. Scarritt
AL Pf. Sehmidt
Gi. BL Prosser
Lewis H. Oconor
Oddities and Rumors From Far Lands and Nations
The article surveys quirky claims and errors across the globe. It notes estimates of U S tramp numbers, Siamese porcelain coins, Japan iron coins, a Siamese claim about fish production, and various oddities in Europe and Africa with brief notes on a Paris murder-suicide and a Norwegian paper mill.
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Japan
Siam
Riddles of Roles and Rules in Everyday Life
A humorous set of quips questions social norms and language about jobs attire and behavior. It asks why firemen porters telephones waitresses clergy and women’s speaking habits defy stereotypes and ponders why common phrases mislabel roles and assets. The piece presents satirical reflections from The News.
Chimney Repairs Finish at Wall Street Assay Office
A 170 foot chimney at the Wall Street assay office in New York finished repairs after replacing a deteriorated inner firebrick lining begun in November under director B T Martin. From the old brick, 52 standard ounces of gold and 860 standard ounces of silver worth 1500 dollars were extracted. During repairs between six and seven million dollars in gold and silver had accumulated due to lack of separation facilities.
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Assay Office
Wall Street
New York
B. T. Martin
Cures a Cold and Clears the Throat Instantly
Advertisement claims relief from catarrh and misery with a 60 cent remedy promoted by Cashman Drug Co of Vincennes Indiana. It promises swift throat clearing and cold cure and directs readers to all druggists and a book offer.
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Cashman Drug Co
Vidcennes
Ind
U.S. A
Cushman
Sen Cushman
Mount Clemens and Lena Notices and Local Ads
Miscellaneous 1898 era notices and short items from Mt. Clemens Lena Maywood and Cicero include health hopes for Mr Scott Brown funeral attendance for Minnie Whithan’s brother, travel notes for Mrs Tompkins, a high school social, a move to North Boulevard, and Miller’s drug store ads for moth balls camphor insect powder and prescriptions. Unclaimed post office letters listed with names and local business ad for Geneva ice and delivery service.
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Mrs
Scott Brown
Mt. Clemens, Mich
Mr. Brown
Classified Ads Offer One Cent Word Rate
Advertisements under this head cost 1 cent a word for first insertion with special monthly rates. Use these columns to announce wants or offers as they bring results. Notices of help wanted or situation wanted are free for one insertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Pen Points and Oddities Amid a Crime Tale
A collage of witticisms and aphorisms contrasts with a crime story about Edward Malley in Connecticut. A young woman named Jennie Cramer died violently with arsenic in her stomach, as postmortems and circumstantial evidence raise questions about the household.
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Ley
Connecticut
Jennie Cramer
Rossiter Opens Gents Furnishings at 110 Dearborn
Aust in resident Terold Rossiter launches a first class gents furnishing store at 110 Dearborn street Chicago inviting friends to visit. He boasts business ability and a growing clientele as he showcases up to date styles.
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West Side
Terold Rossiter
Austin
Dearborn Street
Chicazo
Rossiter
Chicago
Adu
Proposals Sought for Sprinkling Wasiling Avenue
The Town of Cicero invites sealed proposals for sprinkling Wasiling Boulevard at a daily rate. Payments from the Street and Highway Fund for 1808. Bids due by 7 30 p m Saturday May 11 1293. Board reserves right to reject all bids.
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Wasilington Boulevard
Board of Trustees
Town of
Cicero
Change and decay in all around I see
A fussy old lady sits in a dentist chair and speaks to her audience before the dentist privately inspects her mouth and laments the decay. Ele grows bored no more, ending in a Moonshine tone.
Dr King’s New Discovery Proves Its Merit
Prominent customers from Shreveport Louisiana and Setford Arizona endorse Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The medicine is presented as a proven long standing remedy, not an experiment, with free trial bottles offered at Lovett and Traill’s Drug store.
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J. Bovel
Shreveport
Dr. King
J. FL. Campbell
Setford
Ariz
Special Groceries Bargains and Police Life Note
Readers are urged to view this week’s grocery bargains in the Oak Park section as reported by M. Glatt. The draft mentions a delivery order and lingering questions about a murder case connected to Jennie Cramer’s fate, with reflections on Yale memories and an irade in Turkey prohibiting electricity.
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Oak Park
Iny Poston
Warrar
New Haven
Walter Malley
James Malley
Pennsylvania
Jennie Cramer
Jones
Yale
Grand Avenue
Olive Street
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Turkey
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