Chicago undertakers seek end to Sunday funerals
A Thursday meeting in Chicago urged eliminating Sunday funerals with commendation for the effort. In Austin, South Boulevard property owners may accept Lake Street elevated railroad plans to pave South Boulevard with macadam. Harlem townspeople face surveyors from the Lake Street Elevated Co. who refused to answer questions. Two or three handfuls of common cast will kill a Canada thistle. Alderman Race proposed buying the Warren tract in Austin for a public park.
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Chicago
South Boulevard
Austin
Lake Street Elevated Railroad
Harlem
Lake Street Elevated Co
Race
Monday Night’s Council
Warren Trac
Town corruption claims and unpaid taxes linger
Mrs Irving, once labeled a chronic liar by a local correspondent, is said to have left town with numerous outstanding bills. The town attorney should pursue collection of these taxes though President Allen vetoed A J Readmond’s appointment as special attorney for special assessments.
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Irving
Allen
A. J. Readmond
Proviso Town Auditors Name Deputy Collector
At a Proviso town auditors meeting William Seeberg was appointed deputy collector with authority to pursue delinquent personal taxpayers. The stake includes several thousand dollars, and he plans a peaceful settlement before proceeding to legal action to recover the money.
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William Seeberg
Delegates Attend McKinley Funeral in Canton
Judges Chettain Smith and Dunne and Chicago figures joined Mayor Harrison and five aldermen Beilfuss Hunter Somlski Werne Brennen in Canton for the McKinley funeral. They traveled in a special hotel car furnished by F J Loesch of the Pennsylvania Railway. Alderman Hunter praised the president's simple Canton home life.
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Canton
Chettain
Smith and Dunne
Chicago
F. 4
Loesch
Downley
Wojicka
Meier
Harrison
Beilfuss
Hunter
Somlski
Werne
Brennen
F. J. Loesch
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Ohio Society to be organized in Austin
Ohio people are urged to contact the Vindicator office in Austin and leave their names and addresses so a meeting can be arranged at an early date to form an Ohio Society in Austin.
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Ohio
Vindicator
Austin
Mrs Eugenie Paul Transferred From Ward 35 to Ward 3
Mrs Eugenie Paul ward superintendent of the 35th ward is moved to the third ward. She is noted for keeping a very clean ward and has employed two policemen to shadow garbage wagons and a uniformed officer as body guard and driver during her term. She is praised for prompt responses to complaints and businesslike management.
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Eugenie Paul
Chicago Joliet Electric Line Opens With Notable Guests
The Chicago to Joliet electric line opened on a Wednesday with about 400 invited guests. The route connects with the Chicago City Electric line from Clark and Washington streets to Joliet and completes the trip in roughly two hours. Mayor Barr of Joliet attended along with many Chicago notables as refreshments were served. The fare for the ride was 87 cents each way.
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Joliet
Chicago City Electric
Clark
Washington Streets
Bangtt
Chi
A Singular Life Reading Tonight in Phoenix
Adrian M. Nevens, a leading county reader, presents selections from A Singular Life at HB Hansell’s home 889 North Central Ave on Monday evening Sept 30. A 25 cent charge benefits the Austin Christian Church.
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Adrian M. Nevens
Aingular Life
HB. J. Hansell
North Central Avenue
Austin Christian Church
Austin Business Men's Association Meeting Set
The Austin Business Men's Association will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday night October 2 at 5602 South Boulevard. Attendance is urged for local business men.
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Austin Business Men’s Meeting
Austin Business Men’s Association
South Boulevard
Beethoven Club Reception Introduces New Chorus Director
About 300 guests attended a reception at 324 North Central avenue Austin to introduce new chorus director Charles A Knoor. The event featured performances by the ladies quartet and a mandolin orchestra. Mrs Hartley entertained with a solo, and the club anticipates a successful year.
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Beethoven Club
A. T. Benson
North Central Avenue
Austin
Chas. A. Knoor
Quartette
Lola Galley Chace
Ida Belle ‘Freeman
Clara Page Ongawa
Maude Haytre Hartley
North Side Kindergarten Opens in Austin with Full Staff
North Side Kindergarten at 203 North Park Ave in Austin announces its opening with a full corps of teachers. Mothers are invited to call and inspect the work, and every advantage is offered to the children.
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North Side
North Park Ave
Austin
Mandolin Guitar And Banjo Instruction Offered In Austin Area
A brief note lists F. I. Newell at 625 Fine Arts Building or 211 North Central Avenue and a P O Box for mandolin guitar and banjo instruction. The item also mentions a new automatic weaving loom from Burnley England boosting output by about 12 percent with one operator handling eight looms.
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F. I. Newell
Fine Arts Building
North Central Avenue
P. O. Box
Austin Station
Burnley
England
Literary notes on forthcoming works and literary trends
Marion Crawford plans A Maid of Venice. Catherine Tynan’s poems dedicated to George Wyndham. Stephen Phillips to write a play about Joan of Arc. Walter Jerrold to contribute a preface for Jerrold’s Mrs Caudle. A. T. Mahan to publish Types of Naval Officers. Gilbert Parker’s hero in The Right of Way turns to tailor life. Mackenzie to publish 120000 The American Invaders. Mussulman governess ban linked to A Circassian Lady.
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Marion Crawford
Venice
Catherine Tynan
George Wyndham
Stephen Phillips
Paolo
Francesca
Joan of Arc
Douglas Jerrold
Mrs. Caudle
Walter Jerrold
A. T. Mahan
Hawke
Rodney
Howe
St. Vincent
Saumarez
Exmouth
Gilbert Parker
London
F. A. Mackenzie
Fashion Notes: Boleros, Double Collars and Parisians
Boleros feature bellshaped sleeves and double collars for garden parties. Parisians favor double skirts on tall figures. Women wear wraps at outdoor functions and torn-stuff gowns are appliqued with velvet flowers. Aigrettes for evening hair include bouquet brilliants and diamond bows.
Practical Household Tips From Early 1900s Fish And Velvet Care
Advice on removing earthy taste from trout and other freshwater fish by soaking in salt water, sun-drying scorch marks, preparing a yellow egg tomato salad on lettuce with mayonnaise, scalp treatment using egg yolk hot water and rosemary, cleaning velvet with naphtha and steam, and a peach based hot weather dessert with meringue and frozen puree.
The Mind of Christ Wears God’s Panoply
Ram’s Horn quotes reflect on religion and ethics urging self denial honesty and duty. It argues religion should purify character and discourage hypocrisy while noting God’s love transcends human sin and guides true faith.
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God
Christ
Pointed Paragraphs and Humorous Puzzles
A Chicago News item blends quips on human folly with short anecdotes. It cites a multiheaded snake seen by an Indiana man returning from Kentucky and playful maxims about marriage and manners.
Classified Wants for Domestic Help and Skilled Work
Short classified notes seek domestic help and labor. Listings include a woman for family washing Mondays at 301 South Austin avenue Austin a girl for housework at 6918 Erie street Austin a first class waist maker for Mrs Ira Clark 116 Marion street Oak Park and a kitchen girl at the Plaza hotel 128 Wisconsin street Oak.
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Austin Avenue
Austin
Erie Street
Ira Clark
Marion Street
Oak Park
Plaza Hotel
Wisconsin Street
For Rent Notices Highlight Oak Park Austin Properties
Multiple rental ads list furnished rooms and flats in Austin and Oak Park. Entries include addresses 66 North 624 Avenue Austin 324 N Park Ave Austin 1115 Lake Street Oak Park 6435 Ohio Street Austin 212 N Waller Ave Austin and 451 North Boulevard Oak Park with terms like steam heat board and varying room counts.
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Avenue
Austin
N. Park Ave
Lake Street
Oak Park
Ohio Street
N. Waller Ave
Wm. Goblitz
North Boulevard
For Sale Items Include Piano and Houses
Classified brief lists an upright piano by Vose & Sons for sale at 5345 Indiana street Austin. Also two flat buildings in Evanston offered for sale or exchange for vacant property in Austin or Oak Park. Additional ads offer shade trees including catalpas elms maples four years old ready for fall planting with contact Rena 8S Tut hill 422 North Central avenue phone 1963.
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Vose & Sons
Indiana Street
Austin
Evanston
Oak Park
M. L. Burdick
Ave
Tuthill
North Central Avenue
Local Classified Notices Include Trades Jobs and Services
Short notices list carpentry and jobbing on short notice by M. L. Burdick in Austin. Women sought for steady work at Mrs Waughs North Park Ave. Dressmaking offered by Migs Mill holland at North Central Ave. Financial ad offers mortgage loans from F. Pray North Park Ave. Piano tuning services advertised for Studio of Music and C H Fantham Third Avenue Mayno.
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Tel
Austin
M. L. Burdick
N. 52d Ave
Migs
Studio of Music
Aber Block
Garner’s
C. H Fantham
Third Avenue
Mayno
Wide World Nuggets From A Civilized World
A miscellany notes liquor use in the United States and Europe, French inheritance tax receipts, Keats drafting poems in a day, beer consumption in Berlin and Munich, a Geneva pest problem, pastille aromas, Spain’s mandora guitar, eye diseases from public baths, Greece road networks, turnpikes pre rail, Japanese Parliament composition, Lord Rothschild charity gifts, oldest English house near St Albans, Paris street music curfews, Limoges bell rules, and New York trust company tax impact predicted by Indianapolis News.
Quips and Quirks: Witty Observations from a 19th Century Bulletin
A collection of humor and social commentary from Philadelphia Bulletin style prose. Jokes touch on class, crafts, and public life from bakers to barbers. Cobblers advertise their work while fashion and money humorously shape opinions.
Everyday truths and life lessons on death and marriage
The passage muses on croquet as a forearm exercise, hair care easing headaches, and the triviality of life beside death. It reflects pessimistic views on marriage as failure and notes people who resemble misplaced curios from a cabinet.
Itinerant musician steals many treach from composer
A traveling musician is accused of taking numerous trophies and items from a composer, prompting a police inquiry and potential legal action. The incident underscores ongoing tensions between street performers and established artists in the city.
Social Philosophy A Patchwork Of Cliches And Quips
A compilation of aphorisms on behavior and wisdom reflects dated social commentary. It wittily contrasts brief advice with real world outcomes while noting gender and cultural stereotypes in a concise, period voice.
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