West Hammond approves street grading and assessments ordinance
The 1922 West Hammond ordinance orders the center line grades for several streets including Sibley Trust Lincoln Wentworth and 154th Place. It establishes a $17 024 70 special assessment to be paid in ten installments with 6 percent interest, funds bonds for future installments, and commissions the mayor to file court petitions to levy the assessment.
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Douglas Ave
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State Line
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Freeland Jodth Street
Jobth Street
Freeland Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Word Street
156Th Street
Crete
154Th Place
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Land Avenue
Es- Avenue
Toord Street
Board of Local Improvements
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General Assembly
State of
Illinois
West Trammond
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West Sammond
Cook County
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City Clerk Approval Note for West Hammond Mayor
City of West Hammond records approval by the mayor on an April day in 1999. The document includes the city clerk attestations and official authorization details.
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City of
West Hammond
The Strike Is On At Unknown Establishment
A customer complains of a wood chunk in sausage and protests service. Edie demands proper serving and rejects the rest of the meal, signaling labor action or disruption amid dining room tensions.
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Edie
Old-Time Monarchs Pikers and Modern Inventions
A Haverhill Gazette view highlights how machinery and power replace countless slaves, enabling mass production of goods from shrimp to matches. It notes electrification and steam give Americans comforts once reserved for ancient rulers, with Henry Ford’s experiments foreshadowing future mass production.
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Haverhill Gazette
Ancient
Egypt
Bagdad
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Syria
Brazil
Norway
Henry Ford
Homely men praised as best husbands says judge
Judge Theodore J. Richter argues that homely husbands often make better spouses while handsome men risk jealousy and divorce. He notes that looks can breed vanity and distract from real achievement, leading to more disputes and unhappy marriages.
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Theodore J. Richter
Richter
Detroit News
Flighty. What. Galey's Frock Of Airplane Silk
Ida asks about the material of Mrs. Galey's frock. Mrs. Galey replies it is airplane silk and claims it enhances her loveliness. The judge remarks it also harmonizes with her disposition.
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Galey
Ida
Cultivate Optimism Through Training and Habits
A proverb from Exchange suggests starting in training to become an optimist. If doctors say the liver is fine, cleanse the brain to think well of people and policies. Force a smile until it becomes a habit.
Estimating Ocean Age by Salt Accumulation
Joly estimates the ocean’s age by weighing ocean salt and comparing it with river inflow. He concludes the age does not exceed 100,000,000 years.
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Joly
Worthy of All Honor Quote by Henry Ward Beecher
A brief quotation attributed to Henry Ward Beecher extols tools and machines as extensions of human ability. It frames invention as increasing power and the welfare of mankind. The sentiment elevates ingenuity and its societal impact.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Globefish Swims On Its Back In Tropic Waters
A Trop waters specimen named Globefish reportedly swims on its back, claimed to be the sole member of its finny tribe with this motion. The note preserves a quirky marine fact.
Armour and Hill Ride Through Countryside Joke
P D Armour, founder of Armour and Company, travels with Jim Hill. Armour eyes a cattle herd and quips that the first bite should go to him, the next to him. The piece contrasts generosity at home with behavior toward a bootlegger and notes muddled advice from others.
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Packer
Armour and Company
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Armour
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