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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1896
Page
5
A rough collage of local events from South Cicero reports describes a large Republican rally at the Auditorium with a 600-person Hawthorn attendance, a new sidewalk project on Clyde Avenue, firehouse improvements, a postponed Oak Park game, church receptions, and parlor events. mentions John Myers hunting trip and civic pride in Cicero and Clyde communities.
Mrs B O Gladding visits her brother in Clyde as interest grows in the Chautaneua circle. The flat above Austin store is rented by Mrs Smith. Clyde military band heads the Burlington division parade in Chicago with 25 members. Clyde Junior loses 10 to Riverside 10 to something. Porter Gilbert family leaves for Defiance Ohio. Lyman avenue sewer contract awarded to Dennis Cleary. Rev John Sage leaves Clyde for Episcopal work in Dixon Illinois.
The Town of Cicero invites duplicate proposals for constructing water supply pipes on Thirty-First Street and Ciegro Avenue under the current ordinance and specifications. Payment will come from Special Assessment No 471 when collected. Bids due Saturday October 8, 1996. A ten percent certified check accompanies each bid. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Austin HL. Oct 21, 2006.
Town of Cicero invites duplicate proposals for building a pipe sewer on Twenty Third Street from West Fiftieth to Fifty Fourth, per ordinance and specifications on file. Special Assessment No. 4604. bids due 7:30 pm Saturday October 30. Ten percent certified check required. board reserves right to reject any oral checks.
The Town of Cicero invites proposals for a pipe sewer on Ohio Street from Waller Avenue to Franklin Street in accordance with ordinance and specifications on file. Special Assessment No. S61 to be collected. Bids due 7 30 p m Saturday Oct 86 1896 with 10 percent certified check. Board may reject all bids.
A list of old wedding beliefs warns brides and grooms about bad luck from losing rings to sleeping separately. It covers omens tied to spiders, emeralds, telegrams, stockings, pet gifts, early sleepers, baking the cake, slipping money into shoes, travel cautions, and avoiding church gravesites. It ends with kissing before the groom and telling lovers to back away from dishwater and snakes as omens of misfortune.
Berwyn updates report C B Jessen succeeding Th Johnson in cash business. Mrs Abbot notes Aurora visitor. Corkerdall relative travels to Minneapolis. Collings returns from Michigan. A Z Moyer’s child recovering from diphtheria. Merwin resumes work with Mrs Rush after selling Evanston business. About one hundred citizens attend Riverside flying squadron meeting. Silver rally Oct 22 at Masonic hall with Col Bennett and White speaking. C B Q employees parade to Chicago. no more ribbon sales. Morrison’s drug store recalls 100 matches costing 10 cents in Jackson era.
Proposal to the Town Clerk for the pipe sewer on McCathuan Street in Cicero from Willow Avenue to the alley between Pine and Central, with specs on file in the Engineer's Office. Special Assessment No 552 to be collected. Bids due 7:00 p.m. October 24, 1806 with 10 percent certified check. Board of Trustees meeting October 25, 1806.
The True Remedy reports Dr. King's New Discovery as the certain cure for consumption coughs colds Whooping cough and related illnesses. It guarantees satisfaction and offers free trial at Ravell's Oak Park and Traill's Austin drug stores.
Seven, eight or nine room frame houses on stone foundations include water and sewer, complete bathrooms, furnaces and flues. Georgia pine, parquet floors, electric wires, hardwood mantels, speaking tubes, broad verandas and antique hardware described. Accessible via Chicago and Northwestern Railway, Chicago and Great Western Railway in 24 minutes and via Lake Street, Metropolitan and Madison Street lines with Cicero and Proviso Electric Road.
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