Local Celebrations Include Silver Wedding in Munster
Silver wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Blink of Munster Indiana with about 75 relatives and friends at the Munster town hall. Gifts include a purse of $75 and a floor lamp. Stork shower and birthdays also noted with guests from surrounding towns.
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Jacob Blink
Munster
Ind
Blink
Nina Marie
Eunice Kores
Hyde Park
Garnet
Laura Modin
Englewood
Genevieve Barenie
Hammond
Jane
Doris Guinup
Evelyn Elder
Marion Frank
Hiland
Homer Bogart
Bunco
Frank Trinowski
Willis Lufkin
Otis Alward
Notice Buys Pratt Poultry and Stock Food Agency
Notice states M Ridder of Oak Glen sold Pratt Poultry and Stock Food Agency to T L Sant Fort of South Holland effective March 1. It lists names and locations: W H Martin piano tuner Harvey Illinois center avenue. Ten years of business in South Holland and nearby referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratts Poultry and Stock Food Agency
M. Ridder
Oak Glen
T. L. Santefort
South Holland
W. H. Martin
Center Avenue
Harvey, Ill
Pigeons Build 22-Pound Nest From Scrap Metal in Greenwich Yard
A pair of pigeons used scrap metal including bicycle spokes and sheet metal to construct a large nest in the yard of a Greenwich metal merchant. The finished nest weighs about 22 pounds.
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Greenwich
England
Cure for Optimism
A note from the San Francisco Chronicle quotes a neurologist saying optimists live longer than pessimists. The comment adds a humorous jab about lofty beliefs in fragile brakes.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Banquet tickets up for sale and spring meetings in South Holland
Tickets for the Golden Gate Association Banquet at Polton may be bought at South Holland Trust and Savings Bank. The Cottage Grove and Indiana avenue proposals will be discussed at the meeting, affecting many South Holland property owners. A penny social is set for March 14 at the Public school, 7 30 p.m., to benefit the Parent-Teacher Association.
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Golden Gate Association
Polton
South Holland Trust and Savings Bank
Cottage Grove Avenue
Indiana Avenue
South Holland
Parent-Teachers Association
Theatres Ad Schedule Friday to March 2
The program lists Tonite Marion Davies in The Fair Co ed and Edmund Lowe in The Wizard plus Hawk of the Hills and a comedy. The Little Players present The Grey Overcoat a one act mystery. Admission 15 and 35c. Tom Mix in Silver Valley Sunday matinee with other novelties. Ben Hur Feb 27 28 29 with Ramon Navarro. Admission 15 and 35c. March 1 2 Jackie Coogan in Buttons.
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Tonite
Marion Davies
Edmund Lowe
Little Players
Grey Overcoat
Tom Mix
Silver Valley
In Memoriam and Temperance Union Notice
In Memoriam honors a wife who died Feb 21 1925. The Dalton W C T U holds its March meeting Thursday the first at 2 00 pm at Mrs Fred Klaege Pohlers Court with an added Due Tea. Hold Fast badge urged. Naomi West Secy.
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Dalton Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Fred Klaege
Pohlers Court
Naomi West
Sec’y
Deacon Dubbs rural drama set for village hall
The South Holland amateur entertainers stage Deacon Dubbs a three act rural comedy Friday and Saturday March 2 and 3 for Parents Teachers Association fund raiser. Wm Vyverberg as Deacon Pubbs Amar Coleman's romance with Rose Raleigh drives the plot with foreclosures and a surprise wedding interrupted by Rawdon Crawley Henry Anker.
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South Holland
Parents Teachers Association
Deacon Pubbs
Wm. Vyverberg
Amos Coleman
James Gouwens
Amos
Rose Raleigh
Ma’am
Rawdon Crawley
Henry Anker
Rose
Rawdon
Emily Dale
Nellie Thomassen
Miss Popover
Hiram Jacobs
For Sale Four Oak Dining Chairs by Madison Mills Co
Mrs E Vyverberg of South Holland Illinois announces four solid oak dining chairs for sale. She is the sole authorized agent in the vicinity for Madison Mills Shirts Co New York. Chairs are available at her residence 2nd house east of State on 155th Street. Call Saturdays.
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Madison Mills Shirts Co
New York
E. Vyverberg
South Holland
State
155Th Street
Adventure Dorothy Finds Joy In Simple Upstairs Bedtime
A Boston child, never living outside a flat, visits her aunt in the country. On return she says her favorite part was going up stairs to bed, highlighting a simple delight from new surroundings.
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Dorothy
Boston
County
Riverdale Theatre Weekend Showings
Bob Steele stars in The Mo Java Kid at Riverdale Theatre with Fables comedy Masked Menace Saturday. Sunday matinee features His Dog with Robert Edeson and Julia Faye plus melodian orchestra and community singing. Also A Harp in Hock with Junior Coghlan is listed for February 29 and March 1, described as tense and gripping.
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Bob Steele
Robert Edeson
Julia Faye
Junior Coghlan
Joyous Sixth Anniversary Program at State Theatre
The State Theatre on Michigan Avenue showcases a six year celebration with matinee shows Thursday Friday and Saturday February 23 24 25 featuring Milton Sills in The Valley of Giants with in person appearances by Harry Davis of WEBH Rugged California redwoods setting Also Saturday adds three big vaudeville acts Sunday February 26 brings George Lewis in The Fourflusher and five splendid vaudeville acts Adolphe Menjou in Serenade completes the program with additional acts listed.
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Michigan Avenue
FBI
Milton Sills
Friesland Cattle Noted by Tacitus as Early Dairy Breed
The article notes that the Friesian cattle were mentioned by Roman historian Tacitus around 28 A D as important. Friesland province rose to prominence through favorable location and long standing dairy trade supplying butter and cheese to northern European neighbors.
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Tacitus
Europe
Friesland
Goat Hero Saves Boy From Quarry in Portland
A twelve year old boy was saved from a 40 foot quarry fall in Portland England when his tethered goat pulled him back by the wrist. The goat remained on its feet despite being dragged and kept the boy suspended until rescuers arrived.
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Portland
England
Children busy and mischief in equal measure claim
It is claimed that children should be kept busy to prevent idleness as many end up fully occupied with mischief.
Thanks for Kindness in Sorrow for Baby Born Family
The Born family expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for their kindness during their great sorrow over the loss of their dear baby. Special thanks are given to Rev Friday and the singing girls.
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Friday
Fred
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Loss
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy after the loss of our wife and mother. Special thanks to Rev Myers Julius Heidenreich and Mrs Andrew Garry and to all who sent flowers. Edward Rollert and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Myers
Julius Heidenreich
Andrew Garry
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N. Groetsema
Washington Street
Mary Gann
Monroe Street
Arthur Larson, Jr
John Witver
West Bernice
Edw. Dahm
Howard Ward
Ridgewood Avenue
Grover C. Henley
South Holland, Il
J .J. Hiemenga
Lafayette
First Christian Reformed Church
C. Triemstra
Denver
Colo
Arthur Dykstra
Triemstra
Jos. Fisher
Second Christian Reformed Church
D. Hoekstra
Quincy
Ill
Christian School
Bode
Monsma
Dyer
Grace Kriemstra
THE
Lew Wallace
Ramon Navaro
Jackie Coogan
Memoriam
Jacob Lau
OSPR
Deacon Dubbs
al Huizenga
Riverdale Theatre
State Theatre
Goat
Boy
Peete
Aqych Management
Daniel C. Bachmann
Dolton
Lincoln Ave
Dolton,ll
Edward Rollert and Family
Wisconsin
Theodore Koch
Chicago Street
Gladstone
Windsor
Deyoung Bros
Chicago Road
South Holland, Ill
Harvey
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