Marker unearths Cook County high point base line
U S Geodetic Survey party unearthed the west base marker for Cook County at Summit to establish a base line for typographical maps of Cook County and parts of DuPage and Lake counties. The brass cylinder agate set in granite sits four feet below ground, near Archer avenue and Zion Lutheran church.
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Cook County
U. S. Geodetic Survey
Summit
United States Lake Survey
Archer Avenue
Zion Lutheran Church
Chicago West Base
Illinois
Lyons Township
DuPage
Lake Counties
U.S. Geodetic Survey
State Department of Geology
United States
U. S
Indiana
Grand Canyon
Colorado Territory
Ilinois
The
Geodetic Survey
Kane
McHenry
Love That Burns in a Box Room of Letters
A lovesick man asks Julia if she knows love. She answers with a bold offer, inviting him to her box room to reveal a trunk of letters, three photo albums, and a jewel case containing several engagement rings, indicating a deep past of affection.
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Julia
Fair Maid
Philadelphia Inquirer
Prisoner’s Lullaby Mispronounced Phrase Draws Echoes
A courtroom dialogue features a young defense lawyer questioning a prisoner without funds. The prisoner recalls prior jail terms for grand larceny trespass and multiple vagrancy arrests. The line about a “luk laby” underscores the grim irony of his life.
Ins and Outs Brisbanes Quip Sparks Quick Roar
A Brisbane Mail item records a humorous exchange between a taxi driver and an old man with a wheelbarrow. The taxi spouts a jab about wheelers and prams, and the old man fires back with a sharp retort. The brief cartoonish clash illustrates local wit.
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Brisbane Mail
Some Chef. A Bride Learns Cooking in Three Months
A bride of three months in a shared building reveals she trained to cook for her beloved. She lists a meager menu of sliced tomatoes boiled eggs canned corn lettuce chocolate dried beef and hot rolls from the bakery, saying it was no easy task to learn to cook so quickly.
It Pays To Advertise Mr William Wrigley Jr
Mr William Wrigley Jr the Chicago gum king attributes rapid company growth to advertising A friend suggests saving advertising money and relying on momentum Wrigley replies that their progress would slow if the engine were removed noting a fast westward expansion from Chicago
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William Wrigley, Jr
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Change Of Bank Name By Calumet City Stockholders
Public notice records a special meeting of West Hammond Trust & Savings Bank stockholders in Calumet City Cook County Illinois on April 1 1924. Resolution unanimously approved to rename the bank to First Trust & Savings Bank of Calumet City with certificates filed in Illinois official offices.
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State of Illinois
County of Cook
West Hammond Trust & Savings Bank
State Street
Calumet City
Cook County
Illinois
West Hamond Trust & Savings Bank
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Auditor of Public Accounts of
Recorder of Deeds
A. D
David Posner
John Carroll
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Bell Telephone Company
Bell System
Jagd
Zeigler
Reading Coal Co
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Ill
High Point
National Plan
Dolton
G. I
G. Jacobsma
Washington Avenue
J. A. Kollar
M. D
Riverdale
Rio
Saginaw
WM. C. Zesch Plumbing
Leyden Ave
Avalon Avenue
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago ST
P. B. Goopd
Undertaker
Delton
Lincoln Ave
Antos
B. Good, Dolton
Carl Dieck
Lincoln Avenue
A. C. Wesse
Carrier
Chicago & Hiain Streets
Chicago St. Dolton
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Hammond
Agency
Century Furnaces
Star Sheet Metal Orks
J. J. Volk
Sohl Street
Ind
A. R. Hollender
Michigan Ave
Oscar Seagren
Frank C. Ott
Caley Brothers
Pullman
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