Century of Service as Railroads Spur Farm Progress
The 1848 Pioneer locomotive sparked Chicago’s rise as a rail hub. Jerome Beecher hauled hides into Chicago, proving freight can drive early industry and farm markets. By 1947 the Chicago and North Western system moved millions of bushels, eggs, wool, and livestock, shaping regional growth along 7,126 miles of track.
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Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
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Chicago and North Western Railway System
Chicago Board of Trade
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International Uniform Lund Lessons
Devotional reading notes reference scripture passages Mark Luke Romans and Isaiah with a focus on school lessons and uniform guidelines for a religious context. The fragment lists scripture citations and hints at devotional content related to Isaiah 60.
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Lund
Kingdom of God Lesson and Its Daily Reach
A March 21 1948 lesson explains Jesus reading in Nazareth and teaching the Kingdom of God as a present force within hearts. It urges applying this rule in home school church and society, noting faith, justice, peace, and daily deed as proof.
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Jesus
Paul
God
Earth
Retired Man Fashions Toys as Pastime
In Des Moines Iowa Arthur Hill a 73 year old retired machinist makes wooden toys as a full time pastime He trades free toys with churches schools and nurseries distributing them to children He croons about bringing happiness and sees children light up when they receive his crafts He uses cigar boxes as figures orange crate wood for furniture and doll houses with red trucks and yellow buses as his favorite boy toys His expenses are limited to paint and glue as he recycles waste materials.
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Des Moines
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Arthur Hill
Hill
Novel Scout Troop Aids Hospital in Carville Louisiana
Seven patients aged 10 to 15 at the U S leprosarium form Boy Scout troop No 36. Members come from three races and four nationalities including Italian Louisiana French Japanese American and Black youths. Sponsored by American Legion Post No 188 of the hospital and uniforms donated by Legion Post No 156 of Hammond. The scouts guide visitors, direct traffic, assemble the hospital paper and help with welfare fund carnivals.
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U. S. Leprosarium
American Legion Post No
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Hammond
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Leslie R. Groves
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