Ton Family Reunion Preparations Grow With Meetings
The Ton Family holds two recent executive meetings toward the annual Ton Family Reunion at Thornton Forest Preserve this month. Adam Int Hout hosts the Knowls Thorn ton gathering where he composed the Ton song and served refreshments. A Harvey meeting at H Brashler saw large attendance and good food. The next gathering is Adrian Ton’s in Sheldon Heights with a final meeting at Buckman’s farm in Calumet Tindex.
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Ton
Thornton Forest Preserve
Adam Int Hout
Thornton
Int Hout
H. Brashler
Harvey
Adrian Ton
Sheldon Heights
Buckman
Momence
Calumet Tindex
Bankers Push State Legislation for Banking Act Reform
The Illinois Bankers Association outlines a bold next year program including new laws affecting the present banking act, a separate banking department, stricter criminal statutes, and support for the taxation amendment at the upcoming general election. The plan calls for county committees and statewide appraisal of banking interests to align with state needs.
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Illinois
Illinois Bankers Association
Prudence Gains More We Accomplish More by Prudence Than Force
Tacitus quote appears as a standalone epigraph emphasizing prudence over force in a historical newspaper fragment. No additional context or events are provided to expand on this excerpt.
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Tacitus
Supers Triumph 10–0 Over Clovers In Rainy Sunday Game
The Riverdale Supers defeated the Dalton Clovers 10 to 0 as rain threatened the start. Marcus led a 12 strikeouts by the Supers while Struss fanned 11. The Clovers managed only two hits to the Supers’ fifteen. Next Sunday the Supers meet the Bears from Grand Crossing, with game location to be announced. Game called at 2 p.m.
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Riverdale
Dalton Clovers
Young
Chuck
Marcus
Struss
Clovers
Supers
Bears
Grand Crossing
Diamond
S. C
Water Tax Collection Notice for Riverdale Village
Charles Niemeyer, collector, announces water tax collection at the village hall in Riverdale each evening from 7:30 to 9:80 starting Tuesday August 17 through Friday August 27. Tax may be paid at 30 East 187th Street. If unpaid by the 27th there will be no discount and water will be shut off.
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East 187Th Street
Swift 815 Milean Hour Fly Described in Scientific American
Dr Charles Town send describes Cephenemyia a fast flying insect in Scientific American. The fly would be impossible to capture in flight and resembles a lean bumblebee in appearance.
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Charles Townsend
Scientific American
What book helped you most in your career
A Kansas City Star quote features a merchant prince answering a posed question about his career guidance. He credits a single work as transformative, calling it the volume of business and signaling its practical impact on his professional path.
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Merchant Prince
Kansas City Star
Tragedy of a Moment in Pictorial Review
A vivid line from Pictorial Review describes distress as Tier eyelids quiver a tear traces a path down her temple amid beads of sweat, capturing a fleeting emotional display.
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Pictorial Review
Wildlife Exhibit At Illinois State Fair Displays Fish And Game
The Illinois Department of Conservation will showcase native fish and game birds at the State Fair in Springfield. William J. Stratton leads the exhibit with large glass tanks for bass crappies sunfish bluegill catfish carp trout and sturgeon and a wire enclosure for pheasants quail and ducks. The effort is funded by hunting and fishing licenses and includes hatcheries ponds and stock releases across the state.
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Illinois
Springfield
Department of Conservation
William J. Stratton
Sermon reminds parishioners to attend church on Sunday
The message draws on Luther's critique of skipping divine services and urges believers to attend German and English services on Sunday August 22. It warns against excuses for nonattendance and emphasizes that eternity will reflect how one kept Sundays, urging go to church as more than habit.
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Luther
God
Sunday School and Worship at First Methodist Church
Sunday School session at 9 45 a m. Morning worship at 11 a m. Pastor A A Myers delivers the sermon with special music. Public cordially invited. No evening service.
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First Methodist Church
A. A. Myers
Kuyper Family Reunion Held at West Pullman Park
The Cornelius Kuyper family held its second annual reunion on Thursday evening August 5 1926 at West Pullman Park. Ninety attended including Mrs Pietertje Brandt the 67 year old living member of the original Kuyper line. Out of town guests came from Indiana Harbor and Encampo California. Officers were elected and plans made for future gatherings.
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Kuyper
C. Kuyper
Indiana Harbor
John Bakkus
Encanto
California
South End
Time Brings Changes by Judy Tunkins
A Washington Star quote notes that a man’s view of himself in youth is a billboard, while his mature performance may differ, reflecting changing self-perception over time.
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Judy Tunkins
Washington Star
Rabbits Need Water
Tame rabbits are often kept without water but may lick their hutch bars after a shower and drink eagerly when they can.
Britain’s Smallest House Passes On At Conway Quay
Mrs. Jane Jones, longtime keeper of Britain’s smallest house, has died at Conway. The quayside home, with a 6 foot frontage and a 10 foot depth, drew visitors as a historic curiosity for years.
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Britain
Jane Jones
Conway
Great Britain
Conway Quay
Deep Roots Among Trees Revealed
The article notes varying root depths among trees with some species having shallow roots while others extend deeply. A Eucalyptus tree is cited as having a root system reaching at least 120 feet into the ground.
Longest River in Europe: The Volga
The Volga is Russia's principal river and the longest in Europe. It flows into the Caspian Sea and links to the Baltic via canal systems. Its length is about 2,400 miles.
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Volga
Russia
Europe
Caspian Sea
Baltic Sea
Cultivate Thrift to Grow Small Savings Over Time
A proverb attributed to Hesiod urges regular thrift to turn small savings into something substantial. It counsels consistent, small efforts repeated often to accumulate wealth.
Witches Reported Meeting Place on Walpurgis Night
The Walpurgis night meeting place Brocken in the Hartz mountains Saxony is described as the highest northern German peak at 3745 feet. The article notes its traditional role as a witches gathering spot on April 30.
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Brocken
Hartz Mountains
Saxony
Germany
Public Forest Ownership Balance Across America
Only about one-fifth of the nation’s forests are public land owned by federal, state or local governments. Private ownership dominates with four-fifths of forest land. Farmers hold roughly one third of woodlands, mainly in wood lots.
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America
Freedom's deals and purpose guide free peoples
A quotation from Woodrow Wilson on liberty and shared human interests guiding nations toward a common end, stressing the duty to prioritize mankind over narrow interests.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Game and Fish News
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
138Th
Freedom’s Deals
Leyden
Quaker Oats Co
Certo
Painter
Aluminum
Oleo
Strictly Fresh
Willow
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