Cicero Town Board Deliberates on Fire Protection and Sidewalks
The Cicero Town Board discusses insurer losses vs premiums, fire protection, and assigns the fire and water committee. Special police powers for Aus tin church janitor discussed. Sidewalk projects on Pine, Ohio, Madison, Austin, Harvey, Cuyler, Hast, and 48th avenues authorized. Aures of bids and contracts reviewed and transfers between funds approved. A citizen committee to study forming a city government is authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surance
First Presbyterian Church of Austin
Andrew Johnson
J. N. Goodwillie
Lombard Avenue
Jennie D. Small
Pine Avenue
Ohio
Ontario
C. J. Linden
Plank Road Street
T. N. Vallens
George Houren
Central Avenue
Madison
Houren
Rostin
Ridgeland
Paul G. Biggs
Pine and
Chicago Avenues
James Todd
James Barbeau
Ees
Louis Didier
Committee of
Oak Park Avenue
Wm. Wissack
Committee of the Whole
Board of Local Improvements
Lewis
Lewis and
Utley
Committee On Finance
48Th Avenue
IF. W. Pringle
Special
West Park Commissioners
Chicago
River Forest
Harlem
Maywood
Riverside
Austin
Pine Avenues
Ontario Streets
Ohio Street
Oak Park
Madison Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Hlome Avenue
Austin Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Iowa Street
Harvey Avenue
Lake Street
Ontario Street
Cicero
Chicago & Great Western Railway Company
Rearden
Cicero Water, Gas and Electric Light Company
Cleero Water, Gas and Electric Light Company
Gunthorp
Fire and Water
Geo. N. Gridley
R. B. Driggs
General Fund
John Lewis
Spare Moments Quick Wit and Wry Exchanges
A collection of quick quips and humorous banter moves through social scenes as characters joke about marriage, gravity, lateness, fashion, and courtship. Dialogues touch on joking relationships, engagement doubts, and playful digs about neighbors and professions.
Ducky the Royal Parrot Passes at Age 124 in England
Royal parrot Ducky, gifted to the king in 1800 by Pitt, dies at 124. The famed talker faced court exile in 1850 over bold mimickry and sharp statements in royal presence. Also notes shifts in the Philippine situation and U S war finance debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ducky
England
Pitt
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Porto Rico
Manila
Cuba
Spain
Republican Party
House
Decatur Republican
Daily global death toll estimate
It is estimated that about 90,000 people die every day worldwide, representing a substantial rate of natural and external causes across the globe. The figure underscores the scale of mortality in the modern era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Bonanza Offering War Book By Government Official Historian
Advertisement recruits agents for a large illustrated history of the Philippines by Murat Halsted commissioned by the War Department. Claims naval camps, hospitals, trenches, and shipboard scenes with Dewey and Merritt, plus government photographers on location. Calls for orders, credit, freight paid, Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CTIVE
Philippines
Murat Halsted
War Department
San Francisco
Pacific
General Merritt
Honolulu
Hong Kong
Manila
Aguipaldy
Olympia
Dewey
Putthe
Bonanza
F. T. Barber
Btar Insurance Building
Chicago
Kellogg & Sweeps Delicatessen for Thanksgiving Feasts
Kellogg and Sweeps at Park Ave and Ontario St offer premium meats, seafood, produce, and dairy for Thanksgiving. Order plump turkeys, poultry, fish, crustaceans, fresh eggs, butter, and more by phone at 227 Cicero or visit the store for prompt service.
Thanksgiving shopping at Warner and Whelpley firm ad
The article promotes Warner & Whelpley at 5618 and 5615 Madison Street Cicero offering a large two store setup with full grocery and catering facilities for Thanksgiving. It urges Austin residents to order from the neighborhood store to match downtown prices with home delivery. It highlights ready to cook table delicacies and a market stocked with turkeys poultry game meats fruits nuts cranberries and oysters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner & Whelpley
Madison Street
Cicero
Austin
Messrs
Ignatius Neshelroth Prominent Austin Upholsterer and Designer
Ignatius Neshelroth of 227 North Park avenue Austin is praised as a master upholsterer and draper who trained in Vienna for seven years and became a European foreman. He won a 500 prize in Vienna 1881 as top trade student, immigrated to America in 1893, and has been a three year Austin resident. His work covers upholstery cabinetmaking mattress renovation carpet laying and furniture repair with a focus on quality and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatius Neshelroth
North Park Avenue
Austin
Vienna
Austria
Europe
America
United States
New Dry Goods Store Opens at Fifty third and Lake
The Austin retail scene gains a new outlet as H. N. McKee opens a dry goods and notions shop at 5304 Lake Street. McKee, from Cincinnati, offers a full line of home goods and invites locals north of Lake Street to visit, compare prices, and place trial orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Fiftythird and
Lake Streets
H. N. McKee
Cincinnati
Lake Street
McKee
Favorite Dishes Across Immigrant Kitchens and Traditions
The article surveys blood pudding from Paris and rival German sausages, then fertilizers on customs of German American, Swedish, Norwegian, and French eaters. It notes blood pudding from beeves and horses, sauerkraut, pickled herring, matzapon, pumpernickel like bread, and pickled coxcomb. It ends with blunt impressions of unfamiliar tastes.
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Paris
Germany
Notable Artists and Public Figures Highlight 19th Century Life
A survey of prominent figures includes S. T. Sidney Cooper still painting at 95, Mrs. David Jayne Hill praised as a top Washington horsewoman, Holman Hunt named an honorary Royal Society member, Ada Behan elevated to life governor of the Shakespeare Memorial Institution, and Calvin Fairbank noted for his abolitionist speech. Also mentioned are various cultural and political tidbits from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Sidney Cooper
David Jayne Hill
Washington
Holman Hunt
Royal Society of British Artists
Ada Behan
Memorial Theater
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare Memorial Institution
Calvin Fairbank
New York State
Waite
Colorado
R. A. Price
Midland Methodist
Tennessee
Congress
Its Heating Powers
An amused attending physician asks if the medicine revived the patient who quips that three doses would revive even the dead languages. The Detroit Free Press piece uses humorous medical banter to illustrate the treatment’s strong perceived effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ree Press
Hardy Roses for Next Season Plant This Fall
Fair Oaks Nursery warrants roses and advises planting this fall for best results next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Oaks Nursery
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Hardy Roses
North Oak Park Ave
Thomas Street
Oak Park, Ill
Conrad Kawipp
P. Kampp
C. Kampp & Son
North 48Th Avenue
Chicago Exchange
Cicero Exchange
J. Dunfee & CO
Franklin Street
Rob
T. I. Ward
Park Ave
Manaturer
Eet
Cicero Town Board
Committee On Fire and Water
Chicago Fire Hose Company
Chicago, Harlem & Batavia Railway Company
Reggy
James
Appleby
Foxly
Briggs
Griggs
Cholly
Johnny
News and Notes
Kellogg & Sweeps
Park Avenue
Epicures
Duchess of York
James R. Keene
New York
Col
du Paty de Clam
Bordeaux
Mercier Dupaty
Clam
Dupety de Clam
Court du Paty de Clam
Alexander McDonald
Klondike
Seattle
Juneau
Alaska
Oxford
la Salle
B. G. Vanderwolff
Gago
Austin Express
M.park Av
Wi.te
M. River Forest and
Mayweed
E. Jackson Street
Tel
Harrison
Agtla
Pacific AV
To. Harricen
Bell
Co. B. Patrick
N. Park Avenue
Abbot Block
B. McCann
Austin, Ipi
Chicago Ave
Poplar
E. E. Prescott
Masonic Hall
Illinois
Everi Ogs
Solid Trains
Cushman
Cushman Drag Con
Vincennes
Ind
U. 5
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