Yerkes elevated railway franchise forfeited by town
The fifty year Yerkes elevated street railway franchise for South Boulevard and Lake Street to Harlem Avenue was forfeited after failing to complete the line by the deadline. Foundations were laid but no progress followed and the charter reverts to the town. The low bond and proposed modifications raise questions about paying viability and town board action is urged.
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Yerkes
South Boulevard
Lake Street
Harlem Avenue
Yerkes Corporation
Kimball
Yerke
Fifty-Second Street
Willow Avenue
Cicero
Proviso Road
Harlem
Batavia
Aparece
Cicero Fire Equipment Purchase Debate in Town
Town talk centers on buying second hand chemical engines for Cicero. Officials push modern gear for new engine houses in the north, while critics warn against cheap substitutions risking large losses in fires. The Vindicator opposes gambling and urges prudent town management with insurance and safety in view.
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Cicero
Herous
Cushman Menthol Inhaler Publicity Note
An old advertisement promotes Cushman Mentho Inhaler as an everyday companion and comfort, produced by Cushman Drug Co in Vincennes Indiana, urging availability at druggists nationwide.
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Cushman
Cushman Drug Co
Vincemnes
Ind
U.S. A
Fragmented Historical Miscellany on Measurements and Notices
Compiled figures note earth curvature as 99 inches per mile, Victoria descendants number 57 with four sovereigns and nine heirs apparent. The text touches Jewish population estimates, British India losses, Civil War soldier counts, and scattered references to newspapers, journals, and legal notices. The passage ends with a muttered caution about alcohol.
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British India
Ines
Maedienal Dane
Amd
Petletaas
One Day Cold Cure Ad Offers Refund Promise
An old ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure colds in one day with a money back guarantee if the remedy fails. The copy appears terse and targets general shoppers in a retail setting.
Austin News Roundup Highlights Local Happenings
Mails arrival and departure schedules at the Austin post office are listed. Local notes mention S J Whitlock’s Canada visit with parents, a crowded Oakdate hotel event showcasing a blooming night flower, a lively musicale at Park avenue, FLL Hartless purchasing the C Steinman barber shop, and plans for a first class barber shop with skilled workers. An excursion to Boston via Nickel Plate Road is advertised for September 16 to 18, 1898, at 19 dollars round trip with good return options through September 30, 1898.
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Oakdate
Prof. Short
Oak Park
S$. Lissenden
Park Avenue
FLL
Hartless
Austin
C. Steinman
Tartless
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Local Business Changes and Community Notes
C H W Zimmerman sold his North boulevard feed business to Joseph Kettlestrings. Oak Park residents Mrs Daisy Ayers and Mr Fred Hall announce their engagement. J Cogswell advertises Oak Park property at 111 Marion street. Miller's drug store promotes Persian insect powder and 24 hour prescription service. Home Bakery advertises fresh pies cakes cookies at 132 Lake street.
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H W. Zimmerman
North Boulevard
Joseph Kettlestrings
A. Schneider
Valparaiso
Ind
Oak Park
J. Cogswell
Marion Street
Miller’s
B. Ayers
North Oak Park Avenue
Daisy Ayers
Fred FE
Hall of Oak, Park
Home Bakery
Lake Street
Miller’s Drug Store
Ady
Odd Facts and Vivid Vignette Snippets From An Era
A potpourri of curiosities and trivia. Farinelli could sing 300 notes without breath while some sing fifty. a giant Vienna apartment house hosts 2,112 tenants in 1,400 rooms. Counterfeits to bear initials BL ML. A laurel tree in the Canary Islands rains water from leaf pores. Paris statues shift with the wind, names follow changes, heat estimates vary wildly. Bread adulteration with sawdust prompts arrests. A Boston dog wears spectacles for dim sight. Arab water wisdom and fountains mark charitable acts. Plain remedies claim to ease catarrh with bay leaves or onions. Cushman Drug Co advertises.
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Wieden
Siberb
Vienna
Museun
Canary Islands
Boston
Surrey
Aastburh
London
Volon Poes
Toby
Nickel Plate Excursion to Boston from Chicago
Tickets on sale for trains leaving Chicago September 16 to 18 at 19 dollars round trip good return until September 20. Also cheap rates to all points East with vestibuled sleeping cars to Boston and solid trains to New York. Rates lower than via other lines. For information call or address J Y Callahan General Agent 111 Adams street Chicago.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
J. Y. Calahan
Adams Street
Dreschler Furniture Store Closes Stock Before Move
Charles I Dreschler announces a drastic closing out sale at 108 Lake Street next to Masonic Hall as he relocates to a new building on Lake Street. By January 1 he will shift focus to undertaking and storage, so the entire furniture stock will be sold regardless of cost.
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Charles I. Dreschler
Lake Street
Masonic Hall
Dreschler
Classified Help Wanted Ad Rates Notice
Advertisement offer for classified ads with 1 cent per word rate for first insertion. Special monthly rates. Encourages readers to place wants ads. Claims Cicero paper has the largest paid circulation. Notice that help wanted or situation wanted ads are free for one insertion.
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Cicero
Sewing School Opens at Mrs Rogers Home
Mrs R S Rogers 317 North Robinson Avenue announces a sewing school starting Saturday Sept 10 at her home. Special Saturday class for small children at 2 pm and Tuesday class for misses at 2 pm. All sewing styles taught with direct London styles. Terms 25 cents per week or $1 per month. pupils supply their own material.
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R. S. Rogers
North Robinson Avenue
London
Cicero Sealed Bids Sought for Fire Engine House
The Town of Cicero invites duplicate proposals for constructing a fire engine house near the town hall in Austin. Bids due by 7 50 p m Friday September 16 1898 with a 10 percent certified check. The board may reject any or all bids. J R Drent town clerk. HL Sept 7 1898.
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Austin
F. R. Schock
Teutonic Building
Chicago
Board of Trustees
Cicero
J.R. Drent
Cicero Seeks Bids for North Fifty third Avenue Pavement
Town of Cicero invites proposals to improve North Fifty third avenue from Chicago avenue to Augusta street by curbing grading and asphalt paving. Payments in six percent bonds from Special No 611. Bids due 7 pm Sept 27 1898 at the President's office with a 10 percent certified check. Board may reject any or all bids.
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Board of Local Improvements
Fifty-third Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Augusta Street
Cicero
Il. A. Emerson, C. J. Lindsen, R. AL Carpenter, Board of Local Emprovements
Austin
Sept
Proposals for Cicero Town Walks in 1898
Original proposals to Town Clergy and duplicate to Town President for clintment walks in east half of section 8 and west half of section 9 Cicero Town. Payment from special assessments. Bids due 7 20 p m September 1898 with $100 certified check to Town Clerk.
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Cicero
Board of Trustees
J. R. Drent
Austin
Water service pipe improvements planned in Cicero town
Improvements invited for installing forty water service pipes on North Fifty-third Avenue from Chicago Avenue to Augusta Street in Cicero subject to confirmation. Bids due by 7 p.m. Tuesday September 27 at the public engineer’s office Special No. 610. Board of Local Improvements, Austin, Sept. 14, 180.
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Board of Local Improvements
North
Fifty-Third Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Augusta Street
Cicero
J. A. Pmerson
Co. Linden
Rh. A. Carpenter
Austin
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S. Prairie Ave
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