Fire Ice Destroy Quarry at Thornton Brownell plant burns
A December fire at the Brownell Improvement Company stone quarry in Thornton destroyed the power plant and all large buildings, with estimated losses of 250000 and total value over a million dollars. Chicago Heights and Phoenix departments aided but could not stop the blaze. About one hundred cars of stone move daily. operation halted until reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownell Improvement Company
Thornton
Chicago Heights
Phoenix
United States
Germany and Roumania in World War Commentary
The piece lauds Germany's persistence as it drives into Roumania while Roumania delays entry until it favors the Allies. It argues German organization and grit threaten Roumania's gains and warns unprepared nations to heed the lesson that power dictates outcomes. The author critiques peace theory versus real politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Roumania
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Quiet Peace in Prairie Copy
A truncated OCR passage from Chicago Heights Star quotes a line about gentleness bringing peace to silenced tongues. No clear event, date, or person identified beyond the newspaper title fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
Help Wanted and Real Estate Listings Dot Dolton Area
Classified items list job call for a girl to care for a Dolton office and multiple rental and sale notices. Listings include a 7 room flat on Main Street, farms for sale, two story Riverdale houses, and numerous inquiries about small farms within 15 miles of Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Apply Center Sanitary Cleaners and Dyers
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
John Pieplow
147Th Street
Jeunis Vanderaa
South Holland
Pointer
Oakglen
J.C. ‘Ton
Dalton
Inquire
Jos
Schmidt
Schools Endorse Military Training For City Youth
Chicago school superintendent John D. Shoop told a Chicago Advertising Association luncheon that military training in public schools could curb effeminism and pampering. He argued it would instill respect for authority without making soldiers, and would strengthen civic purposes rather than provoke war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Shoop
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Advertising Association
Mr. Schoop
Shoop
Multiple Bargains and Rentals In Dolton Il Area
A slate of sale notices and rentals from Dolton Harvey Hazel Crest and Chicago area offers items including a nearly new Baldwin upright piano for 85, a drop head sewing machine for 6.50, a 5 burner gas stove, a 4 year old pony for 40, hay, a 5 room Dolton cottage to rent, a high grade six cylinder car for 850, a Ford speedster for 300, logs for killing, an iron safe, a fresh cow for 75 to 85, shade trees, and a passenger touring car for 200, with inquiries to local dealers and addresses in Dolton Harvey Calumet and Chicago firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Hernan Kalas
Main Street
Dolton
F. Hawkins
Calumet Bivd
Harvey
Lil
Phone Harvey
I. Hawkins
Calumet Blvd
Harvey, IL
Vaughan Farm
Hazel Crest
Vaughnn Farm
Automobile Bargains at Duplex Motor Car Co
Immediate delivery used cars in perfect mechanical condition from several makes including Studebaker Buick Rambler Peerless Stoddard Dayton. Late models with electric starter and lights. Prices range from 175 to 750 dollars. See them before you buy elsewhere at 114 S Michigan Ave Roseland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Buick
Rambler
Peerless
Stoddard- Dayton
Duplex Motor Car Company
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
For Sale Items include hay corn stalks wagon buggy harness
For sale a collection of farm gear including hay, cornstalks, 1 horse, 1 single wagon, 1 top buggy, 1 single work and 1 single buggy harness, 1 new single cultivator and small tools. Inquire of Aug Schisewski Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schisewski
Dolton
Magnolia and ivy wreaths for graves announced
Beautiful magnolia and ivy wreaths with ribbon trim offered at P One Dalton 455 or by calling A. W. Meyer Green. Prices are $1 and $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
A. W. Meyer Green
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Louis J. Wroble
State St
Corner
Adams
Peacock’s Hone Randolph
WM. C. Zesch
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossir
F. J. Higgins
Wabash
Webster Bldg
LaSalle St
Henry W. Schnoof
Chicago Street
Doltor
Walter Magay
Riverdale 524
W. P
Geo. Tuch
Indiana Ave
Robert Hanschmann
Doltogn
Park Ave
West 137Th St
Frank C. Ott
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago St. Dolton, Ill
Frank Seestadt
Gus. Nordhoff
Grant Bros
Holy Child of Bethlehem
Wis
Our
Our Lord Cmmanuel
Callan
Emil Verhoeven
Third Avenue
Wim. Bachman, Dolton, Ll
Wm. Bachman
A. C. Reich
North Harvey
Chicago
Henry Hilgendorfor
Ford
Paul Vandenberg
Corner State St
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