Thornton Town Road and Bridge Funds Annual Report 1921
Township treasurer WM F Propper files the annual sworn statement for Thornton Illinois detailing funds on hand at the start of the year, receipts from various sources, expenditures and purposes for road and bridge duties. Justice C H Applegate attests on March 29, 1921.
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Ilinors
Cook
Thornton
Illinois
I. W. F. Propper
WM. F. Propper
C. H. Applegate
Peter A. Anker
Henry G. Jones
Ener
Henry I. Heckia
Harry Gibbons Co
First National Bank of
Henry Ee Newennnen
Harry Gibbons
Henry 1
154Th Street
Glow-Worms Light Up Night on Wet Ground
Glow-worms haunt open water-tables beside high roads after dusk scattering points of golden light. The glow-worms radiance is gentler than stars and barely penetrates grass and soil, revealing only a few blades and grains of earth while hidden creatures sense the glow.
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Ft. Neilliance
Child’s quiet misstep leads to hug and new toy
Ned wanders from his mother’s room into Aunt Edie’s, then apologizes softly to both as his aunt comforts him. His penitent aunt finds him a new toy to play with, soothing the moment.
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Ned
Edie
Had a Right to Come First
Max worries he will be neglected when a new brother or sister arrives and pleads with his mother to love him more since she knows him longer.
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Max
Early American Bond Boom Spurs Broker Class
The first United States Congress authorized bonds totaling 80 million dollars at Federal Hall New York in 1788 89 to retire Continental debts. Orders to buy and sell these bonds flowed to New York where merchants and attorneys dealt with them and some men became the first brokers in America.
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Congress of the
United States
Federal Hall
Wall Street
New York
Continental Congress
America
Burlesque Queen Plans New Work in Shiumilet
A burlesque queen vows to perform in Shiumilet, insisting she will do better work. Critics doubt her bluff and note she already headlines in tights.
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Snes Blulug
Though He's Probably Forgotten
A woman abducts a man from the altar and spends a lifetime seeking the name of the first girl he kissed, a quixotic quest recounted in this Toledo Blade feature.
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Toledo Blade
Name of Norman Origin and Fox Surname Variants
Norman name Fulque or Fulke influenced the surname Fox through linguistic shift as Normans favored old given names. Variants include Faux Faxon Vaux Fawkes and others. The excerpt also notes human fat used in soap and candies per Scientific American, listing cadaver fat as an emollient.
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Fox
Fulque
Fulke
Tom
William
Faux
Faxon
Vaux
Fawkes
Europe
Scientific American
Tuesday Disaster Day
Tuesday records show higher calamity rates with rail disasters, fires, and street accidents dominating the statistics. The pattern suggests Tuesday bears the heaviest burden of incidents across the week.
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Frank Green
John Shilling
Mich
Floris Gouwens
John Schueman
Henry Milhahn
Herman Schueman
Martin Dombrowski
Fred Lorenz
Frank Jaranowski
Isaac Shilling
D. P. de Young
Joris Gouwens
F. Gouwens
Barr Sales Co
WF. Propper
Jacob Lotz
John Braschler
John Shueman
Herman Shueman
Wausau Lumber Co
Austin M
Lumbe
167Th Street
M. Dombrowski
Peter Monnard
Peter Ridder
Langbeihn
Bell
George Hoffman
Ceett -Sc. Holl. Tr
the Barrett Co
Marvia
al. Kozlowski
Screepceroee
G. Brandewyk
Saac Shilling
H. Applegate
Mat Langbeihn
Michigan City Road
John L. Paulson
Schwab Street
Henry Hasselbach
John Meltzer
Taxi Co
Hasselbach
Dombrowski
Sync Ai
Kolski
Co. Roller
Andrew Novak
City Road
Dolton Village
People’s Party
Dolton
Peoples Party
James McLaughlin
Chicago Brick Co
Dalton Board of Education
John J. Connors
Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co
John Connors
William J. Haney
Chicago Terminal Yards
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway
William Lawrenz
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway
Peoples
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