South Holland Community Notices and Local Events
Local notices detail services by Rev. D. Laansma at De Winter home on May 1, a May social at North Branch school with a stereoptical lecture at First Reformed on April 29 by Julian B. Arnold for Near East Relief, and an operation at Wesley hospital for Simon Couwenhoven Sr. Funeral of Mrs. S. Buurstra noted, plus a Mary Rietveld birthday surprise and a Golden Wedding for Mr. and Mrs. K. R. DeYoung. Bank ad and debt disclaimer also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Laansma
de Winter
North Branch
First Reformed Church
Tigris
Baghdad
Armenia
Near East
Julian B. Arnold
Gus Bhigeies
Simon Couwenhoven, Sr
Phoenix
Wesley Hospital
S. Buurstra
Sophia Ebbens
Luke
Lansing
Chicago
Christian Reformed Church
P. van Dyk
Oakridge
Mary Rietveld
K. R. DeYoung
Roseland
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
B. W
Paint and varnish sale at fair prices in South Holland
Best durable floor varnish and linoleum varnish available with a wide range of paints, stains, removers and enamel. Prices include per gallon paint at 2.50 and quart varnish at 95c to 78c for various products. Arthur Dykstra invites orders by writing or phone, with delivery and H. E. stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dykstra
South Holland, Il
Squaw Flower Described as Tritium Variant
A plant described as squaw-Flower a variety of tritium also called bath-flower birth-root and three-leaved nightshade grows coarse and rank next to wake-robins. It bears dull red blossoms with white stamens and has leaves larger than painted trillium though the overall diamond shape remains.
Before America must strain its energies to become a habitation for the gods
Quote attributed to Thomas Carlyle urging the United States to endure hardship and transformation as other nations have done to reach a higher ideal. The remark frames national effort as a prerequisite for cultural greatness.
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America
Thomas Carlyle
India Nation of Farmers Declares Agrarian Majority
The article asserts that a substantial portion of India's population, nearly 200 million people, are engaged in agricultural work or rely on those engaged in farming. It emphasizes the central role of farming in the nation’s economy and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Lansing Socials and Local News Roundup
Mr and Mrs J Jonkryk entertained Mr and Mrs P Kooy of Dalton last week. Mrs Veltkamp of Chicago visited with her daughter Mrs C Kooy. Lansing youths fished Cedar Lake and returned with a long string of fish. Infant son of Mr and Mrs J Lorenz died Tuesday at three weeks old. The Shetland pony of the Wiersma children, missing since Sunday night, has been found safe and sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiersma
Card of Thanks for Local Support in Sorrow
We thank the Ladies' choir Rev Wind for kind words and the many who came to us in our sorrow. From Mr and Mrs August Middleborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wind
August Middleborn
Annual Stockholders Meeting of Onion Set Growers Association
Notice announces the Co-Operative Onion Set Growers Association annual meeting at Village Hall South Holland Cook County Dinvis on May 22 1922 at 1 30 pm. Agenda includes electing two directors for three years dissolving the corporation per stockholders request and other business. Dated April 18 1922. Board of Directors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Onion Set Growers Association, Inc
South Holland
Cook County
Dinvis
Co-Operative Union Set Growers Association, Incorporated
H. P. Paarlberg
Riverdale Ordinance Raises Village Clerk Pay
The village of Riverdale enacts an ordinance amending Section 12 Chapter 4 to set the Village Clerk’s compensation at six hundred dollars per year, paid in fifty dollar monthly installments from village funds. The measure, deemed an emergency, takes effect after passage and publication, with signatures from Village Clerk George Koehler and Village President Charles Niemeyer.
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Riverdale
George A Koehler
A. D
Charles Niemeyer
George L. Korhler
Big Pullman Contract Authorized by ICC
The Illinois Central gains ICC approval to build 650 Pullman refrigerator cars at an estimated cost of 1 748 000. Payments total 650 per day from April 1, 1922, to April 1, 1923, with 6 percent interest on deferred sums. An equipment lease will prove indebtedness, and a bill of sale will pass to Illinois Central after final payment.
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Ilinois Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
Fragmented Rail Signboard Sparks Confusion in Wales
A commuter cannot decipher a signboard at a Welsh station as a nervous passenger questions a rail link. He points to the board and gestures to carriages, asking if this is the right platform amid public hesitation and lapses of recognition.
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Wales
Weekend Film Lineup at Theatres Riverdale Dolton
The Riverdale Theatre offers May McAvoy in Through all Glass Window on Sunday and Wm Fairbanks in Hell's Border on Saturday. Dolton Theatre shows Thomas Meighan in Conrad in Quest of Youth Friday.
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Riverdale Theatre
Wm. Fairbanks
Hell’s Border
SUN
May McAvoy
Tiervett Rawlinson
Dolton
Foteplayer Organ
Voice of the Screen
Thomas Meighan
Conrad
Viola Dana
William Duncan
Fauline Frederick
Henry
For Sale and Rent Notices Including Cottages and Lots
A noisy classified jam of for sale and for rent items from Riverdale South Holland and Dolton. Listings include three Riverdale cottages with modern amenities temporary prices and contact A C Reich, Richard McDonald, and Mrs A J Perry. Also many farms small homes lots garages furniture animals hay and pasture space listed with various addresses and phone numbers.
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Riverdale
A. C. Reich
Indiana Avenue
Ephone Riverdale
Richard McDonald
Irwin Avenue
Dalton
A. J. Perry
Main Street
Dolton
Sheridan Avenue
Wm. Maurer
Herman Paul
138Th Street
Bernice
B. W. Swets
South Holland
East 136Th Street
R. Stotzer
Public Health Column Encourages Milk and Sleep in Schools
Harriet Fulmer notes Cook County school children embrace weighing and measuring contests to earn a gold star for normal growth. She urges less coffee more milk, longer sleep, and milk at recess, citing a mother whose children improved after school milk and vision checks.
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Cook County
Miss Fulmer
Krakatoa 1888 Eruption Shook Earth and Sea
The Krakatoa eruption of 1888 destroyed two thirds of the island of 15 square miles creating two small islets that vanished later. A colossal tsunami battered Java and Sumatra, killing about 36 500 people and destroying villages. The blast rings were heard across 2 000 to 3 000 miles and atmospheric waves circled the globe multiple times.
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Krakatoa
Strait of Sunda
Java
Sumatra
Peipe
Fragmented Note on Tooth Health and Diet Claims
A garbled OCR fragment discusses teeth care and mentions European countries and a food item. The readable parts suggest claims about dental benefits of something eaten, but the text lacks clear facts, dates, or names to identify a concrete story.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Co-Operative Onion Set Growers Ass‘n., Inc
H. P. Deyoung
Oscar H. Breyfogle Elmer R. Berger
Peter Molenaar
WM. J. Schmidt
Tunis Verduin Board of Directors
THE
Davenport
W. Schwab
Chicago St
W. Booth
Box D. Hipark
Des Moines
Towa
Mitchell
Wm. VanderVeen
School Street
Kern’s
Peter Hank
Leyden Ave
JT. T
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Wm. J. van Drunen, Jr
159Th Street
J. Nieken
Corner
Franklin
Louis J. Metz
Homewood
John Mulder
C. Barred Rocks
S. C. Ancona Eges
Duck Eres
J. Meeboer
Thi
P. Ketelaar
South Holland Bank
John Sterk
130Th Street
Cottage Grove Ave
Public Health Column
Harriet Fulmer
R. N
Yours
Rinkema Bros
Idaho
Runkel’s
Baker’s
Kellogg’s
Sunbeam
Pet
Libby
Sunbeam Pork & Beans
Savoy
B. M. Kleaner
Eouy
Am Mavursee
Swift’s
Lighthouse
Ein
Mit
Harvey
Bardwick’s Grocery
South Holland, Ill
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