Official Notice of Calumet Township Election 1920
Official notice sets April 6 1920 as election day for Calumet Township Cook County Illinois with polling hours 7 am to 5 pm outside Chicago and 6 am to 4 pm inside Chicago. Listed are 1st Dist Erwin Oliver barber shop Blue Island 2nd Dist Engine House EB High On Dr Whey AGS Toland Riverdale 4th Dist Burr Oak Ave Blue Island 5th Dist Vermont St Blue Island and many Chicago polling sites including 32nd Ward addresses from Loomis to Lowe and surrounding streets plus rail stations and schools for voter access.
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Calumet
Cook
Ilinois
Burr Oak Ave
Blue Island
Ill
Vermont St
City of Chicago
Obedient Appliance Aims Immediate Market Launch
A description notes that any electrical appliance begins operating as soon as it is connected to a lamp socket and current is applied. The statement underscores instant activation of devices upon power connection.
Wentworth Avenue Property Listings and 1920 Town Meeting Notice
Public town meeting notice listing several Wentworth avenue properties and a school location. Electors will choose one Supervisor, one Collector, one Clerk, one Assessor and one Commissioner of Highways for two years. Meeting at corner of Chicago and Vermont Streets, Blue Island Illinois, two to three PM, March 15 1920. Town Clerk Frank G Lossmann, Washington Heights.
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Wentworth Avenue
West 108Th Place
Perry
Wentworth Avenues
103Rd Street
Vincennes Road
Chicago and
Vermont Sts
Blue, Island
Illinois
Washington Heights
Frank G. Lossmann
Jud Tunkins Seeks New Dinner Bell For Dinner Time
Local theater comic Jud Tunkins pushes for a replacement dinner bell amid disputes over the old gong. Spectators report the bell’s clamor disrupts performances and daily routines.
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Jud Tunkins
Musical Instruments of Insects and a Humorous Note
The article explains insect sound production via wing vibrations and a stridulatory organ near the wing base. It also includes a humorous quip about a neighbor offering pudding that was rejected, ending with a cheery aside about handouts.
Small Things Really Count in Everyday Life
Quote about life being built from small acts of kindness and daily duties. Emphasizes how habits of small obligations win hearts and secure comfort. Attributed to Sir Humphrey Davy.
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Sir Humphrey Davy
Frightened Into KindHresa in a Japanese Folklore Tale
A child in Japan is warned that harming a car or a frog will bring seven generations of vengeance and cause his hand to tremble when he writes. The tale evokes fear as a moral warning about violence and its lasting consequences.
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Japan
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9Th Ward
123Rd Street
128Rd Street
120Th Street
119Th Street
120Th Steet
117Th Street
118Th Street
Perry Avenue
115Th Street
Parnell Avenue
West 115Th Street
113Th Street
111Th Street
Public Service Co
Northern
Kate
Chicago Tribune
Local Securities
Investment Department
Public Service Company of
Northern Illinois
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