Calumet City Trust Co Organized and Opens
At a stockholders meeting the Calumet City Trust Co formed the Calumet City State Bank with directors Kowalski Carroll Miller Kamradt Jenette Hill McAleer Smith Mayer. Arthur Jennette named president and John Carroll cashier. Opening set for Aug 29 with public viewing, Aug 31 for full operations at 154th Street and Wentworth Ave corner.
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New Calumet City State Bank
John C. Kowalski
John Carroll
Frank Miller
Paul M. Kamradt
Arthur Jennette
Wm. A. Hill
John McAleer
Wm. Smith
Chas. H. Mayer
Charles H. Meyer
154Th Street
Wentworth Ave
Fog Grounds Action in Brief Football Report
A student writes a concise match note after a foggy game. For 27 minutes one lad sat idle before a brain wave led to a single line: There was no play owing to the fog. The essay is then passed on.
Back to School and the Value of Education
An editor argues parents should push for continued schooling beyond vacations. They caution against premature entry into work, emphasize the benefits of a solid foundation in mind and body, and urge support for secondary schooling and college when fit for the child.
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America
Better Schools League
Life Principle of Charles Dickens
A paraphrase of Charles Dickens expresses his view that all efforts were made with full heart and complete devotion, emphasizing a vow to pursue excellence in every endeavor. The quote reflects a steadfast commitment to wholehearted labor and achievement in life.
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Charles Dickens
Feet Become Wings The Hoadzin Bird Study
A report on the hoadzin along the Amazon describing its juvenile stage where it develops real feet on what will become its wings rather than using its wings for balance alone. The finding highlights a unique evolutionary adaptation in this Amazonian bird.
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Amazon River
Night Air Proves Beneficial To Health
Night air is healthful and purifying, offering less dust and humidity than day air. Cold night air, per recent experiments, is found to be even more healthful than warm air.
New York broker uses padded cash method for small bills
A New York broker receives $5 and $1 bills from the bank and has them mounted into pads by a stationer. A white sheet is placed on the pad’s face to protect the first bill, a method the broker says keeps small bills neat and easy to carry.
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New York
Speed of Sound and Air Moisture Effect
The article notes thunder travels about 1100 feet per second in air under normal conditions with speed varying by moisture content. It explains how humidity affects sound speed.
London Fog Sparks Study on Dirt Inhalation
Experiments show London fogs ingest between 20 000 and 50 000 particles of dirt per cubic centimeter of air. Researchers measure particle density to assess air quality and respiratory exposure during dense smog events.
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London
Early Women Arrive in Virginia 1608 Frontier
The passage notes that no women were among the first settlers in Virginia in 1607. In 1608 two women, Mistress Forrest and her maid Anne Burras, arrived in America and are likely among the earliest women to reach the colony.
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Virginia
Forrest
Anne Burras
America
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Calumet City Trust Co
Better School League
Roseland Property
Earl DE Young & CO
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Ajax
Roseland Motor Car CO
Michigan Ave
Phone Puillman
ENT
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
ATLAS
Pullman
Range
Bates
Chicago
W. J. Malloy Coal Co
Dalton
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