Harlem and Oak Park Business Houses
Brief sketches praise Harlem Savings Bank and related ventures. Albert Roos heads A Roos & Co after Schrade’s withdrawal. The Harlem Savings Bank operates from Madison Street in a double stone building with steam heat and prudent management. Troost serves as township treasurer with lasting public credit.
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Harlem
Messrs
Albert Roos
George Schrade
Madison Street
A. Roos
Roos and
Schrade
Waldheim Cemetery
A. Roos & Co
Harlem Savings Bank
Beckstein Establishment Praised For Tasteful Style
In a prominent review the Beckstein establishment at Washington boulevard and Harlem avenue is hailed as high class with elegant interiors and tasteful rooms. The bowling alley garden and stables are noted as attractive features while refreshments are described as fine. Mr Beckstein opened here in May 1895 after a Chicago grocery career.
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Ed. W. Beckstein
Washington Boulevards
Harlem Avenue
Beckstein
Chicago
Johnston & Sons Carriage Factory Prominent Local Supplier
The Johnston & Sons firm manufactures all kinds of wheeled vehicles and offers repair, painting, trimming, and rubber tire services. With long experience and durable workmanship, they have earned a wide reputation for first class work. The factory is at 114 116 Harlem Avenue.
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Messrs
William S. Johnston & Sons
Messrs. Johnston & Sons
Harlem Avenue
Perley's Bowling Alley and Billiards hall
F. H. Perley at Wirgin and Sterling streets runs a modern bowling alley and billiard and pool parlor in the Western suburbs. The Brunswick-Balke-Callender built facility is well lit heated and ventilated with two pool tables and one billiard table. Mr Perley has resided here over thirty years and been in business eighteen years.
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F. H. Perley
Wirgin
Sterling
Brunswick-Balke-Callender Company
Perley
Frank Troost Marble and Granite Works at Desplaines
The sketch profiles Frank Troost and his first-class marble and granite works at 860 867 Desplaines avenue opposite Waldheim cemetery. Since 1870 his established business offers monuments headstones and related stone products with extensive facilities for production.
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Frank Troost
Desplaines Avenue
Waldheim Cemetery
Troost
A H Schneider's Oak Park Greenhouses attract visitors
A H Schneider operates extensive greenhouses on Harlem avenue north of Chicago avenue in Oak Park. The plant covers about 11 000 square feet of glass and showcases orderly displays of plants palms and ferns. With over fifteen years in business he offers floral decorations for funerals weddings and banquets and keeps Trouse plants and roses carnations and lilies in stock with an office at 212 Marion Street.
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Oak Park
A. H. Schneider
Harlem Avenue
Chicago Avenue
Schneider
Marion Street
Madison Street House Prosperity Under Henry Licht in Harlem
Henry Licht owns and operates the Madison Street House at 147 Madison Street in Harlem. The establishment is described as reputable and well managed with a first-class facility, modern conveniences, a stocked bar, and good on-site stabling. The piece notes Licht's enterprise and favorable standing with the community and temperance advocates supporting reputable licensed premises.
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Harlem
Madison Street House
Henry Licht
Lieht
Madison Street
Old Corner on Desplaines and Sterling Shines in Harlem
Henry Strunk known as the Old Corner runs a popular cigar shop at the Desplaines avenue and Sterling street corner. Mrs Strunk is esteemed in Harlem society. Strunk has run the business three years and serves as a village trustee for a third term.
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Desplaines Avenue
Sterling Street
Henry Strunk
Strunk
Harlem
Lavae Ae
Elgin
Sterling Streets
Nicholas Armburst Florist Builds Up Growing Business
Nicholas Armburst owner of a florist shop at Tarlem Avenue reports a year of increasing trade after a long Lake Street stint. He runs three greenhouses with 5000 square feet of glass and offers a full line of flowers ferns and palms for home decor funerals weddings and socials. His office is at 141 Lake Street.
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Nicholas Armburst
Tarlem Avenue
Armburst
Lake Street
Armbhurst
Zimmerman Flour and Feed King in Western Suburbs
Chas H Zimmerman successor to Zimmerman and Roth runs a large flour and feed business from 449 North Boulevard. He stocks Washburn Superlative flour and a full line of feed and hay with presses to speed orders. A pushing young entrepreneur, his establishment is a hub for prompt deliveries.
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Zimmerman & Roth
North Boulevard
Hay
Zimmerman
Harlem Residents See Notable Local Achievement
The Harlem community may be rightly congratulated for a notable local accomplishment as residents reflect on progress and community efforts. The note highlights civic pride and ongoing neighborhood improvements led by residents.
Finest Western meat market on Madison Street
The market at 129 Madison Street owned by Mr. A. Peters is a progressive business with up-to-date equipment, a tile floor, marble counters, and a modern cooler. It offers superior meats and sausages made on the premises from quality ingredients.
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Madison Street
A. Peters
Peters
Saloon Keeper Mr Gold Earns Respect in Harlem
One of the strongest redeeming features in the Hiqnor trade is to see licenses in the hands of men of honor and principle. Mr Gold at 88 Desplaines Avenue has run the splendid establishment for eleven years and has lived in Harlem since 1871. His saloon is well patronized and owned by him. He sits on the township board of trustees.
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Troost
Hiqnor
Desplaines Avenue
Gold
Harlem
F H Coleman Practical Horse Shoer
F H Coleman is a skilled horse shoer in the Western suburbs with two years at Harlem avenue near Lake street. He uses scientific methods to treat diseased feet and common hoof problems, offering careful remedial work to prevent ruined horses.
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F. H. Coleman
Harlem Avenue
Lake Street
Coleman
Lange & Stade milk and cream merchants expand trade
Lange and Stade, thriving wholesale and retail milk and cream dealers, report growing business in Harlem River Monst Oak Park and nearby areas. Mr Lange has two years in the business, with Mr Stade joining as partner a month ago. Depo office at 124 Desplaines avenue with two wagons delivering the finest dairy products.
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Messrs
Lange
New Madison Street Blacksmith Expands Trade
H. J. Wehrhhofer leads a newly established blacksmi th shop at 157 Madison. He offers horseshoeing and general blacksmithing with growing demand. Skilled in iron and wood repairs, he invites customers to try his work and be convinced of his competence and enterprise.
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Madison Street
Madison
Wehrhoefer
Harlem Hardware Merchant L C Kolzau
L C Kolzau operates a bustling hardware and tinware store at 180 Madison Street in Harlem. In about three years he has built a large trade, stocking paints oils glass nails wire cutlery and stoves from top makers. He offers job work in roofing spouting and furnace installations and claims unbeatable prices.
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Harlem
Madison Street
Local Blacksmith CHAS. J. FENN Expands Madison Street Trade
CHAS. J. FENN has built a large trade in horseshoeing and general blacksmithing over about three years on Madison Street. He is described as an expert horseshoer and skilled in all forms of repair work in wood and iron. Location 140 Madison.
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Madison Street
Meske’s Grocery Thrives at 139 Desplaines Avenue
Charles Meske operates a thriving Harlem groceries at 139 Desplaines Avenue. A resident for 31 years, he has run the store for six years with a fresh stock of staples, fancy groceries, provisions, fruits, vegetables, flour. Prompt delivery is specially noted.
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Charles Meske
Desplaines Avenue
Harlem
Edward Meyarys Bakery and Confectionery on Madison
The Madison Street bakery and confectionery run by Mrs E Meyars at 169 Madison is a neat well appointed store offering fresh bread pies cakes and confectionery plus cigars and tobaccos. A note claims the human heart is similarly sized in all adults linking to heart trouble among heavyset individuals.
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Madison
E. Meyars
Trouble in Servia and the Sodomsky Case
Grave charges against the Servian government center on the treatment of political offenders and brutal sentences. Dr Sodomsky, Russian adviser to Servia’s state monopolies, describes his arrest, torture, and three weeks in a damp underground cell before expulsion. He plans to seek damages from Servia through Russia.
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Vienna
Sodomsky
Commission of Control
Belgrade
Dr. Sodomsky
Milan
Servia
Women rule Smolensk: a yearlong all female commune in Russia
In Smolensk, Russia, women govern under a female mayor while men flee to work elsewhere for most of the year. The town operates on common property, collective labor, and a credit system where each adult contributes 36 hours weekly. married women face no extra claims, while unmarried women must work to earn a home.
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Russia
Smolensk
London Society Embraces Bridge Game In Winter Evenings
London society adopted bridge during the last season, a four person whist variant played between 5 and 7 pm. It allows one hand to be skipped making three players possible. The game is praised as better than dum my whist and is noted as a substantial gambling pursuit with high stakes.
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London
Relic of Gloucester Bishop Hoop er Burn Stake Sold in London
An 1555 stake from the burning of Bishop Hoop er at St Marys square Gloucester was cut for a monument foundation. The main portion became a casket presented to the mayor's daughter at her marriage, one fragment surviving as a curious relic.
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Biake
Bishop Hooper
London
St. Mary’s Square
Gloucester
Wouldn't Burn Them Hoax Noticed in Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Record hoax tale notes a misread cigar remark and a reply about knowing the ropes. The exchange hints at a misunderstanding in a satirical or humorous record.
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Philadelphia
Doctors as Husbands Attract Literary Women Through History
A partial list of authoresses who chose physicians as spouses includes Helen Mathers who married Dr. Reeves in 1876, Frances Hodgson Burnett who wed Dr. Burnett at age 24, and Mme. Sarah Grand who married an army doctor at 16. Other pairs feature Flora Annie Steel, John Oliver Hobbes, Olive Schreiner, and Rita with spouses in medicine or related fields.
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Helen Mathers
H. A. Reeves
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Dr. Burnett
Washington
Lass O' Lowrie
Mme
Sarah Grand
Mr. Fall
Annie
Swan
Scotland
Burnett Smith
Flora Annie Steel
Bengal
India
England
John Oliver Hobbes
Reginald Craigie
John Strange Winter
Arthur Stannard
Bootle
Olive Schreiner
Mr. Cronwright
Rita
Providence
Romance of Wealth in Old German Prospector Tale
Chadron writer Tip Morton recalls Prince Bismarck a German prospector who fled Germany after losing fortune. He hid riches in a cave near his Lead City claim with $300000 unearthed after his death. Widow intends to return to Germany to fulfill his plans.
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Chadron
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tip Morton
Lead City
Custer
Wiliam Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
America
Germany
New York
Black Hills
Hills
Bismarck
Solia Atone
Morton
Old Ruins to Be Sold at Public Auction
The Chepstow Castle ruins in England, once home to judge Henry Marten after the restoration, will be sold at public auction. Located near the Wye mouth, the cliffside walls overlook the river. Dating to William the Conqueror’s era, the fortress endured two sieges during the revolution and passed through the FitzOsbornes Clare Bigod Herberts and Somersets before the current sale by the new Duke of Beaufort.
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Chepstow Castle
England
Henry Marten
Charles I
Wye
William the Conqueror
Fitz- Osbornes
Clares
Bigods
Herberts
Somersets
Duke of Beaufort
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Chas. Meske
Edward Meyar
Dr. Sodomsky Borced
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Dunlop Bros.’ Bank
Orice
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Choice
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H. D. Maize
Telephone
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Chicago Line
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Lake Michigan
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