Local Visitors and Moves Reported in Lansing Area
Mrs Hilmer of Riverdale visits Mrs Ida Bock in Lansing. Bock returns from Hammond after visiting daughter Mrs Paul Klitzke. Klitzkes now in Florida. Sophia DeMik hosts guests Nick DeMik Oakglen and Howard Pals South Holland. Wm Lorenz family moves to Crete. Wynanda Bultje returns to Columbus Ohio from weekend with parents. Edw Dahm attends Chicago dinner. Florence Wilhelm visits Ham mond. Van Liew family Gary and Ed Hall Hammond guests of Chapmans.
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Hilmer
Riverdale
Ida Bock
Wm. Lorenz
Crete
Wynanda Bultje
Columbus
Ohio
Edw. Dahm
A. E. Foster
Chicago
Florence Wilhelm
Hammond
Helen Dahm
van Liew
Gary
Ed. Hall
Chapmans
Church Activities Election of M. E. Sunday School teachers
The M. E. church listed Sunday school teacher elections with Mrs. Fossett Blaement Supt Mrs. Hiland Adult Class Mr. Keister Young peoples class Mrs. Elder takes Mrs. Fossett's class Rev Carey takes Mrs Elder's class The Ladies' Aid at Trinity Ev Luth church hosted a bake sale Monday awards went to Mrs Fred Chultz Bloom township Mrs Jarnecke and Mrs Henry Lange
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M. E
Fossett
Hiland
Keister
Young Peoples
Elder
Rev. Carey
Trinity Ev. Luth
Banee
Fredchultz
Bloom Township
Jarnecke
Henry Lange
First Reformed Church Lansing Sermons in Dutch and English
Pastor A Karreman leads at 9.30 a m in Holland with the subject An Unfruitful Vine. At 2.00 p m an English sermon titled A Dead Young Man Made Alive. Sunday school at 8.30 p m and Christian Endeavor at 7.30 p m led by Mr Harry Vander Linden.
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A. Karreman
Holland
Christian Endeavor
Harry Vander Linden
Eighth Grade Graduation Held In School Auditorium
Eighth grade graduation exercises were held in the school auditorium on Thursday evening January 31. The class roll lists Earl Bailey Arthur Bauman John Blink Donald Bennett Harold Broomhead Teresa Brunetti Lydia Daehn Jacob DeYoung Ruth Fiene Doris Guinup Joseph Jurecki Gerrit Ketelaar Kathryn Lucas Ethel Margison John Mathieson Merle McClanahan Ethel Nyeberg Anna Postma Doris Van Dyke. Class motto We build the ladder by which we rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bailey
Arthur Bauman
John Blink
Donald Bennett
Harold Broomhead
Teresa Brunetti
Lydia Daehn
Jacob DeYoung
Ruth Fiene
Doris Guinup
Joseph Jurecki
Gerrit Ketelaar
Kathryn Lucas
Ethel Margison
John Mathieson
Merle McClanahan
Ethel Nyeberg
Anna Postma
Doris van Dyke
Greenwich Clocks Use Invar Pendulums for Precision
Two clocks at Greenwich observatory boast unparalleled accuracy. Each is checked every 30 seconds by a pendulum made of invar alloy swinging in a vacuum. Temperature shifts of one degree Fahrenheit alter the pendulum by at most three one-thousandths of a second per day.
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Greenwich
Greenwich Observatory
Starting the Hardest. Begin Work Now
The piece argues that starting is the hardest part of any task and that fear makes the delay feel worse. It notes we overestimate difficulty while underestimating momentum once underway, comparing hesitation to chilling wind and warm water once submerged.
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Capper
Artist's Advantage and the Vanits Pair Mystery
The artist is described as surrounded by a mysterious element that heightens his grasp of the outer world beyond any non artist, yet isolates him more effectively than a thick wall, illustrating the Vanits Pair concept.
Airplane's Airspeed Against Head Wind Questioned
The passage explains that an airplane can appear stationary relative to the ground when a head wind matches its airspeed, but it cannot stay stationary relative to the air. If the plane flies 100 mph into a 100 mph head wind, its ground speed is zero.
Ocean's Treasures and the Ocean as Food Source
The article argues the ocean could supply most meat and much of vegetables for humanity, providing raw materials like sharks skin oils furs and seaweed products, and suggests the human diet could be largely ocean based if needed. It emphasizes vast ocean resources as essential to future food security.
Obituary and society notes from South Holland
Mrs. Peter Van Milligan dies at 64 after lingering illness on January 31 1929. Funeral at home and First Christian Reformed church. Miss Jessie Vander Aa and Mr. Cornelius W. Anker wed February 1929 at Second Christian Reformed church parsonage. Thorn Creek pollution dispute with Chicago Heights advances to state legislature. Eva Paarlberg breaks leg. Mrs T L Vander Aa ill. H M Vander Aa narrowly escapes car struck on tracks at 159th Street.
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Peter van Milligan
159Th Street
Vincennes Avenue
First Christian Reformed Church
K. Fortuin
Oakridge Cemetery
Kooistra
Second Christian Reformed Church
Chilago
Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids, Mich
Jessie Vander
L. J. Vander Aa
Cornelius W. Anker
E. Kooistra
South Holland
East 159Th Street
Chicago Heights
Thorn Creek
Izaak Walton League
Harvey Republican Club
Carlstrom
John Swanson
Thorn Crk
Little Calumet River
Eva Paarlberg
T. L. Vander Aa
H. M. ‘Vander Aa
Vander Aa
Unclear school riddle prompts young boy’s query
A boy named Sir Erect Robert asks his mother about a phrase sitter wreck said by a teacher. The fragment centers on classroom chatter and a child's confusion over a puzzling expression.
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Robert
Fire destroys 27 cars in Lafyette garage blaze
Early last Saturday morning a fire at Alex Roy’s garage 11852 Lafay ette avenue destroyed the building and 26 automobiles. Total loss estimated at 25000 dollars with a neighboring J Morin structure suffering 200 dollars damage after firemen battled for three hours. A baggageman first sighted flames around 518 AM and the watchman Besette failed to notice the blaze.
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Alex Roy
Lafayette Avenue
Besette
J. Morin
Night Bird and Ten Count in Week at Pirates Club
Friday shows Reginald Denny in The Night Bird and Saturday features Charles Ray in The Count of Ten. Flames of Hate with Tarzan the Mighty and a comedy. Sunday presents The Chash with Milton Sills in a romance of a railroad man and a show girl. Feb 12 15 includes Red Lips with Marion Nixon and Charles Rogers and Miss Elizabeth Robinson. Ramon Navaro and Norma Shearer in The Student Prince in Heidelberg on Feb 14 15. Broadway price 2.00. Astor Theatre run praised. don’t miss this hit.
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Tonite
Reginald Denny
Charles Ray
Milton Sills
Marion Nixon
Charles Rogers
Elizabeth Robinson
Pirates Club
PRL
Ramon Navaro
Norma Shearer
Prince
Old Heidelberg
Broadway
Astor Theatre
Riverdale Theatre Showings This Weekend
Saturday features Wally Wales in The Soda Water Cowboy along with News Fables and Eagle of the Night. Sunday presents Just Married with Anne Nichols Lila Lee and James Hall plus community singing. Clara Bow in Wings plays Tue through Thu as the 3 day comedy drama climbs to acclaim.
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Wally Wales
Anne Nichols
Lila Lee
James Hall
Trumpler
Lincoln
Clara Bow
State Theatre Features West of Zanibar and Lady of Chance
Matinee daily February 7 to 9 presents Lon Chaney in West of Zanibar with Movietone News and We Faw Down. Chic Sales in Vietone presentation. Sunday February 10 Norma Shearer in Lady of Chance and The Family Picnic. Feb 11 to 12 and 18 Louise Dresser Sue Carol Arthur Lake star in The Air Circus with sound and Vitaphone features. Al Jolson in The Singing Fool arrives.
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FBL
Lon Chaney
Zanibar
Movietone
Norma Shearer
Louise Dresser
Sue Carol
Arthur Lake
Vitaphone
al Jolson
Indians Modernize Fashion in the Florida Everglades
Seminole Indians retain vivid garments but adopt sewing machines, replacing traditional hand sewing in making their distinctive apparel. The shift marks a blend of heritage and modern craft in the Everglades community.
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Florida Everglades
Or a Hat Pin
A terse note from the Louisville Courier Journal reflects on a bygone era noting that a simple act like picking a walnut with a horseshoe nail was once common, contrasting it with blessings denied to the present generation.
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Louisville Courier
Tournal
Empire's Biggest Parish in New South Wales
The largest parish in the British empire lies in New South Wales. It covers four fifths the size of England and Wales but has only 5,000 residents.
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British Empire
New South Wales
England and Wales
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Loss of Father
We express our appreciation to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy in the loss of our dear father. Thanks to those who sent flowers and to the singers and to Rev Muilenberg for his comforting words. 401 Workman Family.
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Muilenberg
Workman
Thanking Neighbors for Sympathy After Death
The family expresses appreciation to neighbors friends and relatives for kindness shown during the death and burial of our wife and mother Also thanks to Rev For tuin for comforting words Peter Van Milligan and Family
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Rev. Fortuin
Peter van Milligan
Whoopee Party Held for Miss Bertha Flack Hostess
A Saturday evening party at Miss Bertha Flack’s home in Thornton celebrated her hosting skills. Attendees from Riverdale, Dal ton, Chicago, Thornton and Harvey included Dorothy Alpert, Marion Walton, Abbie Ballard, Mary Wirth, Anita Fleck and several others.
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Bertha Flack
Gladstone
Thornton
Miss Flack
Riverdale
Dorothy Alpert
Margaret Schroeder
Tony Maliszewski
Mersey Tunnel Aims as World’s Largest Subaqueous Route
Plans describe a four lane Mersey tunnel beneath the river, reaching three miles from Liverpool street level to Birkenhead. Under normal conditions traffic would flow in eight minutes, making it the largest subaqueous tunnel project.
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Mersey
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Ceremonial Printing Among Eritons and British Women
Ancient Eritons stained bodies with blue woad dye for religious ceremonies. British women also used the dye in certain ceremonial rites.
Way to Happiness: Letting Go of Grudges Brings Brightness
A short community note from the Atchison Globe suggests unhappiness stems from anger toward others. It advises forgetting disliked people to quicken a brighter view of the world in minutes.
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Atchison Globe
Land Surface Divided Among Inhabitants
Report notes a plan dividing the earth’s land surface among inhabitants. Each nation would receive about twenty leles of land under the proposal.
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Earth
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Lansing
First Reformed Church of
Ocean’s Treasures
Sir Erect
WM. A. Herrick
Pruggist
147Th St
Halsted Harvey
Illinois
Aote
Riverdale Theatre
State Theatre
Michigan Avenue
Empire
Mersey River
Rahn
Rahn Construction Co
de Young Bros. Funeral Home
South Park Ave
South Holland, Ill
Harvey
W. 71St Street
California
Pass Brothers
Gerrit J. Koster
East 159Th St
A.ap
VAN _SIPMA
Sen, Mae
H. H. Chester & Company
Chicago Road
Grand Trunk Track
Henry Blink
Peter Hettich
Clark Street
Chicago, Ill
Daniel C. Bachimann
Phone Dolton
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
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