New Night For Meeting Overrides Road And Utility Repairs
The board discussed street repairs including Pine avenue and Harlem avenue track removal. It authorized bids for scavenger service, settled warrant restructuring to provide immediate cash, and considered fire service improvements and sidewalk ordinances across multiple avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gillespie
MacDonald
Police and
W. J. Andrews
Harlem Avenue
31St Street
Ogden Avenue
Rearden
Emerson
T. A. Bowden
Chicago Underwriters’ Association
Utley
Abbott Townsend Hall
Suburban Railroad Company
Albert Stolzenbach
25Th Street
Lewis
Howell
Police Department
Patriotism Lessons From a Young Writer at Central School
A student essay argues patriotism starts with good character and self control, then devotion to country and school, urging honesty, prohibition of vice, respect for parents, and active citizenship. The piece honors national symbols and ends with a pledge to defend the nation.
Truisms and Adages Compiled in a Canny Word Patch
A long list of maxims and quips explores cause and effect in daily life. It pairs warnings about hurry weather wealth manners and imagination with reflections on judgment and reputation. The rustic aphorisms echo common sense observations from a past era.
Obscure 1883 Ledger Entries Note Names and Small Amounts
A fragment list shows 1883 entries with names such as Raycroft, Thomas Quale, O Lu Bicknell, Agnes Wright, Maria Wilson, A.TI Jones, and A.H. Jones along with small amounts like 1.78 5.00 1.65 3.00 3.96 1.28 1.16. The snippet resembles a ledger or expense record listing each individual beside a monetary figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Raycroft
Thos. Quale
O. Lu. Bicknell
Agnes Wright
Maria Wilson
A.ti. Jones
A.H. Jones
Electric Bitters Promoted as Restorative Nerve Tonic
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as the best medicine to restore tired nerves and vigor. It claims the plant based formula tones the stomach nerves, stimulates the liver and kidneys, purifies blood, improves appetite and digestion. Sold for 50c or 1.00 per bottle at Lovett & Traill's Drugstore in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovett & Traill’s
Austin
Notable Global Figures From Matabeleland To British Leadership
The article profiles three Matabelel princes educated at Capetown by a chartered company. It notes the Montenegrin prince receiving 30 000 rifles and 25 000 000 cartridges from Russia for hunting. It features Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo of Spain, Mrs. Willie James in London famed for acting, and the Balfour brothers Arthur and Gerald with Parliament roles and public images as rising English leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matabelel
Capetown
Montenegro
Segismundo Bermejo Y Merelo
Madrid
Willie James
Dudley
London
Princess of Wales
Westdean Park
Chichester
Baron Hirsch
Hungary
Balfours
Lord Salisbury
England
Arthur J. Balfour
Treasury
House of Commons
Scotland
Ireland
Gerald W. Balfour
Arthur
Odds and Ends from the Curious World
A collection of curious facts notes the Croyland bridge as England’s oldest, gray horses’ longevity, and a London coroner’s jury paid four pence each. It lists Kin Pan of Pekin as the world’s oldest paper, body heart stats, a Syrian town Hamah with no physicians, and Berlin libraries totaling millions of volumes across major institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croyland
Lincolnshire
England
London
Kin Pan of
Pekin
Syria
Latakia
Hamah
Berlin
Royal
University
Royal Statistical Bureau
War Academy
General Staff
Royal Chancery
Snap Shots and Moral Reflections From A Godly Page
The snippet presents quotable lines on atheism prayer and honesty. It critiques wealth as king and calls out hypocrisy in camp meeting religion and preaching for fame. It references Daniel’s training for the lion’s den and warns against prejudice and false piety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Lion's den
Short Calls and the Deadly Currents
A compact note on electrical currents being potentially deadly and the dulling effect of a modern curtain lecture. The piece casts currents as a risk in everyday settings and hints at public caution advice.
Soothe and Cure that Aching Head with Cushman Inhaler
Soothe and cure that aching head with Cushman Menthol Inhaler promoted as an everyday comfort. Advertisement notes availability in druggists and a request to send for a Cushman Drug Co catalog. Mentions Vinceanes, Indiana, U.S. and a year indication 60s lasten year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushman
Cushman Drug Co
Vinceanes
Ind
U. 5
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cicero Gas CO
North Oak Park Avenue
West Side
Beaubien
W. HH. Newberry
Mgr
WM. S. Beaubien & CO
Detective Force
oMca
Chicago
Madison St
Cicero Office
Park Ave
Ausgia
W. H. Newbery & Co
KXX
Linden Park
May Wood
Clyde
Hawthorne
Moreland
Oak Park
Melrose
Berwyn and Mandel
Austin, Ill
Fasar
Lake ST
Geneva Lake
Elepl
Ait Marion St
Austin Ave
John Kimmeth & Bro
Berwyn, Ill
Clyde, Ill
Ss. B. Wait
Cicero
Ontario Street
Ohio Street
Asyrian Asphalt Company
Pine Avenue
Twelfth Street
Prairie Avenue
Randolph
Frink Streets
Franklin Avenue
Randolph Street
South Boulevard
Park Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Prairie
Franklin Avenues
First Alley
Waller Avenue
Winzie Street
Willow Avenue
53D
Erie
Superior Streets
Ark Avenue
Euclid Avenue
Washington Boulevard
Wesley
Euclid Avenues
Wisconsin Avenue
Madison Street
Geo, Wall
F. A. Luce
Police and Sanitary Commission
Joseph Leitinsky
Josephi Prescht
C. G. Dixon
E. E. Bolles
Lucy E. Keneage
E. A. Cummings
Arthur Farrar
G. M. Chase
H. B. Stehman Phere Wene
Vindigator Prize
Augusta Einfeldt
Central School
Oak Park, Ill
Eve
Odds and
E. Bageot
Adams Street
Rob
T. S. Ward
Lake Street
Conrad Kampp
C. Kampp & Son
North Park Avenue
Sranch
North 48Th Avenue
Chicago Exchange
Cicero Exchange
Ww. S. Smith
Venen
Oak Park and
Maywood
Dunilop Bros.’ Bank
Zimmermancé& Roath’s Feed Store
Oak Park Ava
Thompson’s Drug Store
E. B. Moore & CO
J. Dunfee & 60
Franklin Street
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