Travel note and local ads from South Holland page
Mr Nickolas Berger returns home after a four month west and northwest trip visiting Missouri Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. Some crops below average due to dry weather. Also ads for safe 6 percent real estate loans insurance and local properties for sale and rent. Nearby reports mention rising hotel prices and automobile parties with camping outfits on the road.
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Nickolas Berger
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Berger
Thornton Township names Gowens agent to sell Shafer Closet
Notice states T. T. Gowens is appointed agent for Thornton Township to sell the Shafer Ventilated Indoor Closet approved by the Illinois State Board of Health. It offers a 30 day free trial and a 10 year guarantee, claiming absolute odorless sanitation. Contact Gowens at 1606-4 South Holland Illinois or by telephone.
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T. T. Gowens
Thornton Township
Illinois State Board of Health
Springfield
Gowens
South Holland
Ridge News Community Notices Ahead of Fall School Year
The Parent and Teachers Association plans its regular meeting on September 3 at 7 30 at the Berger school. The Ladies Circle will meet at Mrs. John Faden's home on Thursday afternoon September 4. Estella Davidson of Chicago visited the Misses Faden on Sunday. Franklin Steinke visited Edwardsport Indiana last week. Albert Vandenberg and William Faden are with William Koehncke at Spring Lake Michigan for several weeks fishing. Mr and Mrs Wm Vandenberg Milton and Irene return home today from a visit to Stutzer Wisconsin.
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Parent and Teachers’ Association
Berger
Ladies’ Circle
John Faden
Estella Davidson
Chicago
Wm. Vandenberg
Milton
Irene
Stutzer
Wis
Thornton Township High School Opening For 1919 20
Notice for students on report date September 2 1919 at 8 30 a m. Registration adjustments possible August 30 1919 8 00 am to 5 00 pm. Several courses canceled due to low enrollment and lack of equipment. Faculty meeting September 1 1919 at 2:00 pm to discuss opening matters.
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Thornton Township High School
Free instruction for tree planting program
The American Forestry Association offers free detailed instruction on tree planting by writing to its Washington office. It will provide a suggested tree plant day program for schools and groups, register memorial trees in a national honor roll, and report all plantings to keep its records complete. Certificates of registration are free.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
Theatres Show Weekend Lineup Of Silent Dramas And Comedies
Weekend at Theatres features Peters Lehr in Thunderbolts of Fate and Rowdy Ann 2 reel comedy on Saturday. Sunday presents Madge Kennedy in Daughter of Mine and Their Day of Rest. Monday Labor Day showcases Violet Palmer in Ginger with Vod a vil and Know Thy Wife. Wednesday brings Kitty Gordon in The Unveiling Hand and The Craving with Mae Gaston. Riverdale Theatre adds Crane Wilbur in Un to the End and Hayakawa in The Courageous Coward plus Jack and Jill with Pickford and Huff. Oliver Morosco presents Jacek Pickford and Louise Huff in Jack and Jill.
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House Peters
Anna Lehr
Rowdy
Ann
Madge Kennedy
Violet Palmer
Kitty Girdon
Riverdale Theatre
Crane Wilbur
Fatty Arbuckle
Hayakawa
Coward
Labor Day
Oliver Morosco
Jacek Pickford
Louise Huff
Gardner Hunting
Margaret Turnbull
Francis Ford
Mae Gaston
West Pullman Ninth Ward Labor Day Celebration
A large community celebration honors soldiers, sailors and marines with a 9 am automobile parade from 120th Street and Lowe Avenue through West Pullman and surrounding streets. Festivities include a $4,000 memorial unveiling at 1 pm, patriotic address, field sports, baseball, swimming, wrestling, vaudeville, band concerts, and park dancing with meals, drinks, and activities for all ages.
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West Pullman
Ninth Ward
120Th Street
Lowe Avenue
Gano
State Street
108Th Street
Michigan Avenue
P.O. S. of A. Fife and Drum Corps
Pullman
Ninth Ward Girls’ Patriotic Service League
Walter Moran
Palmer Park
Ball Park
Park Hall
Park Assembly Hall
Fight for the Formula for the Highest Explosion
Peter J. Kurz notes Labor Day plans to focus on avoiding work. The piece hints at a grand debate around a theoretical explosive formula and its implications, set against a playful critique of holiday labor.
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Tiny
Peter J. Kurz
Ambush Sparks Bolshevists Behind Whiskers
In a pithy remark, a critic notes that baseball batters oppose strikes while Bolshevists would simply sit and wait, implying a quiet, strategic stance rather than direct confrontation.
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Bolshevists
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sjuth Holland
John Ravesfoot, Jr
Glenwood Road
Training School
A. R. Tilstra
Ridge News
THE
Whitman & Barnes
West Pullman Works
I. H. Co
West Pullman Park
Ripley Store
Dolton
Telephone
Dolton Sill
John Harms
the People’s Store
Gateley Bros
Roseland
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