Death of Mrs Hefron in Calumet City
Mrs Orwellie Hefron aged 59 wife of Michael C Hefron died Sunday night at her home 12 West Webb Calumet City from heart trouble. Survived by husband two sons and two daughters W J B M and Flora Mae Hefron of Calumet City and Mrs Lambert Lauerman of Crown Point six grandchildren. Funeral at 1 pm Tuesday at the residence, body taken to Crown Point for Maplewood Cemetery burial under Undertaker Emmerling.
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Orwellie Hefron
Michael C. Hefron
West Webb Street
Calumet City
Flora Mae Hefron
Lambert Lauerman
Crown Point
Maplewood Cemetery
Emmerling
Sealed Bids Sought for Calumet City Grade School
Grade School District 155 invites sealed tenders to build a grade school per plans on file with architect H Frederick Beck and Fred Siegrist. Bids due 8 p m August 1 1924 at the Calumet City board office with 2 percent certified check. Board reserves right to reject all bids.
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H. Frederick Beck
E. Ontario Street
Chicago
Illinois
Fred Siegrist
State Street
Calumet City
Board of Education
Cook County
Ill
Martin H. Finneran
Calumet City to Sell City-Owned Lots in 1924 Notice
The City Council ordered the sale of Lots 18 and 19 of Freitag's Subdivision in the SE quarter of Section 8 Cook County Illinois. Proposals will be opened August 28 1924 at 8:00 p.m. at City Hall. Publication bid notice runs 30 days in The Pointer.
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Calumet City
City of Calumet City
City of
Freitag
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Cook County
Illinois
M Ny
Andrew J. Stachowicz
Shunned by the Wise
A historical quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin warns that fools lack wit to be honest, condemning treachery and tricks as practices of the dishonest.
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Benjamin Franklin
Sprinkling Rules Adopted Amid Water Shortage
With water pressure down during a hot spell a new sprinkling plan limits usage to eight hours daily. The morning block runs five to nine o clock, and the evening block seven to eleven o clock. Violators face police arrest.
Inception and Spread of Daylight Saving Time
The concept began in England in 1907 through William Willett and his book The Waste of Daylight. Britain enacted daylight saving in 1916, followed by Denmark Germany Holland Italy France Portugal and Australia in 1917.
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England
William Willett
Great Britain
Denmark
Germany
Holland
Italy
France
Portugal
Australia
Local Marine Leaves For Tropics
Quanaico Virginia July 18 John Albert Stamborski Riverdale Illinois left here with a detachment of U S Marines to Haiti where he will likely stay a year or more before returning home He joined the Marine Corps in Chicago last October and was stationed at Quantico before heading to Hampton Roads then to the naval vessel for Port au Prince Haiti Detachments have been in Haiti since 1915 to restore order during a revolution Peaceful conditions prevail and sea soldiers are kept at Port au Prince with sports pictures and entertainments helping pass the time
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Quanaico
Little Republic of Haiti
West Indies
John Albert Stamborski
Riverdale
Inl
U. S
Haiti
United States
John
Theresa Stamborski
Prairie Avenue
Marine Corps
Chicago
Quantico
Hampton Roads
Port Au Paine
Frederick the Great and his astrologer guided military luck
The Prussian ruler relied on astrologers to pick favorable days for campaigns. He waited for their signal of a lucky day before starting operations, shaping his military strategy around celestial guidance.
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Frederick the Great
Prussia
Woman and Home: a place where a woman finds goods fast
The Newcastle Courier notes Home as a place where a woman in about fifteen seconds can find something a man has searched for an hour. The remark emphasizes quick shopper satisfaction and the convenience of home shopping.
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Newcastle
Acoustic Horn Demonstrates Early Voice Pictures
An old note explains a simple acoustic experiment using a child's tin horn covered with paper and powder. Sing a note into the horn and the powder forms a geometric figure, illustrating how the first voice pictures were obtained.
Early aged care hospitals in England and Germany
The text notes the lack of definite plans for age specific homes. It cites early hospitals serving the aged in England and Germany, including St. Cross near Winchester founded in 1136 and Coningsby hospital at Hereford founded in 1614.
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Fingland
Germany
St. Cross
Winchester
England
Coningsby Hospital
Hereford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Hefron
Andrew J. Stachowicz, Cater Carle
Paul M. Kamradt
Tropics
R.C
Wright McKone
U.S
Allwright Cord
Firestone
Jenard
Goodrich
Benen
Dolton-Riverdale Motore CO
Ford Products
Lincoln Avenue
Telephone Dolton
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commission
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
C. L. Hyatt, Dist. Mgr. Public Service Co
No. N
Illinois St
Chicago Heights
Chicago Stock Exchange
Northern
Hinois
Charles A Coffin
Electric Light and Power Companies
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