Long Decade Reflections and Community Notices
South Holland notes mark 1923 as a milestone in life and list local events. Family visits, anniversaries, hospital updates, births, illnesses, and a church meeting are reported alongside a weekend social at Annie Jabaay's birthday and a Florida trip for Mrs. Walvoord and Mrs. Vander Ploeg. Specials include coffee, soap, tobacco, cans, cookies, and more at A Bardwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Oostenbrugge
Beecher
Ill
Laansma
Anthony Vander Giessen
Hyde Park Hospital
Harry Boender
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Annie Jabaay
G. W. Walvoord
Sam Vander Ploeg
Florida
Dick Dykstra
Abbie N. Anker
Gertrude T
Lucille L. de Graff
Bessie N
Cornelia
Jennie N. P. Paarlberg
Antoinette Wognum
Lois Dalenberg
Mabel Koedyker
Bertha DeYoung
Cornelius H
Sarah
Josephine Rickert
Sheboygan
Wis
Armour’s
Lighthouse
Bardwick
Thorntonite Honor Roll Honors A Grades Across Grades
The Thorntonite lists students from T. T. H. S. who earned A in all subjects during the Second Grade Period. Names include Seniors Ruth DeYoung Henry Piel Marian Richeson Dorothy Wind. Juniors Walter Malloy Czarna Moecker. Sophomores Evelyn Johnson. Freshmen Sven Greenberg Fraces McBain Truman Steinke Nellie Westerberg. Several with one BA or AT noted. It also corrections Truman Steinke not shown on first period all As due to error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorntonite
Ruth DeYoung
Henry Piel
Marian Richeson
Dorothy Wind Juniors
Walter Malloy Czarna Moecker
Evelyn Johnson
Sven Greenberg
Fraces McBain
Truman Steinke
Nellie Westerberg
Clarence Towers
Elizabeth Balhouse
Lawrence Barbier
Dorothea Thiel Myron Waddell
George Wilson
Bertha Dillner
Minnie Gouwens
Herbert Greiner
Mary Heintz
Mildred Becker
Helen Dyer
Grace Gouwens
Emil Minx
Harry Moster
Bernice Spiers
Ats
Church services and meeting schedule for New Year
The church lists Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m with the subject Praise for the New Year and a Look Into the Future. At 2 30 p m the annual congregational meeting with four officers to be elected. Luther League at 7 p m and preaching at 8 p m. Council meeting Monday night at 8 at the parsonage. A Happy New Year message from Pastor PC Wike invites public attendance and cooperation in a year of spiritual development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
PC Wike
Dolton M. E. Church Weekly Schedule Jan 6 1924
Sunday school at 9 45 a m with children urged to attend. Morning sermon at 11 a m by Rev E G Schultz new District Superintendent. First Quarterly Conference at 2 30 p m with the superintendent in the chair. Junior League at 2 80 p m Epworth League at 6 45 p m. Long service and sermon at 7 30 p m titled Our Time Extended New Year sermon urging families to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Schultz
Epworth
Days to Remember 1924 National Holidays and Holy Days
A list of national legal holidays and key church days for 1924 including New Year’s Day Washington’s Birthday Independence Day Thanksgiving Christmas and other observances with dates across the year. The compilation covers secular holidays and religious observances such as Epiphany Shrove Tuesday Easter Palm Sunday Good Friday and Advent Sunday.
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St. Valentine
Washington’s
Corpus Christi
Hallowe’ En
Holy Innocents
Heights Police Boost Patrols With Sidecar Addition
Chief Cornilson drives efficiency by adding sidecars to motorcycles, allowing four officers on calls. Citywide warning signs mark Safety Zone areas with an arrow, No Parking panel, and Police Order bottom, guiding motorists on parking and stopping rules as reported by the Chicago Heights Signal.
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Cornilson
Chicago Heights
Education and Insight Quote From A Bieree
A compact note on education cites a witty line about wisdom and fools. It presents the idea that education reveals to the wise and hides from the foolish what they do not understand. The quote stands as a reflection on learning and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bieree
Hair Ribbon Symbol Reflects Social Status in Greenland
In South Greenland a woman's hair ribbon color worn around the head indicates her social condition, signaling whether she is a maid, wife, or widow. The system uses distinct colors to mark each status and appears to govern social perception within communities.
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South
Greenland
Theaters Schedule With Western Leads This Weekend
The Saturday program features Big Boy Williams in Cow Boy King. Sunday offers Matinee at 2.30 with Jack Holt in The Marriage Maker. Ruth Roland appears in The Timber Queen at matinee. Wednesday and Thursday present Norma Talmadge in The Wonderful Thing a madcap tale of love and sacrifice.
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Big Boy Williams
Merry Go Round and Other Feature Highlights
Saturday features Driven a beautiful primitive romance in Kentucky with a Cosmopolitan prize story. Sunday presents Gladys Walton in The Untameable and Reginald Denny in Chickasha Bone Crusher plus Leather Pushers. January 8 and 9 show Merry Go Round with Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry, a lavish production praised for its settings and cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgin Hills
Kentucky
Cosmopolitan
Daniel Boone
Gladys Walton
Reginald Denny
Mary Philbin
Norman Kerry
Royal
Austria
Vienna
Two Educations: What We Give and What We Learn
The saying divides education into two halves, one taught by others and a second self imparted. It emphasizes personal responsibility in lifelong learning and growth, urging individuals to actively shape their knowledge beyond formal schooling.
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Anna Schmiedl
The Schmiedl family expresses heartfelt gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our dear mother Mrs Anna Schmiedl We also thank everyone for beautiful floral tributes and panini VALE LLB De 33 1 The Schmiedl Family.
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Anna Schmiedl
Audience Rises for Hallelujah Chorus Tradition
In England audiences customarily rise at the start of Handel’s Messiah Hallelujah chorus and remain standing until its end, a practice noted in observance of the sacred performance in the country.
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England
New Flying Device Made for British Helicopter Contest
An omnivator claims to ascend descend or move in any direction or stay stationary in the air and will compete in the British helicopter contest.
Much Good in Human Nature
A proverb asserts that abundant virtue outweighs vice and that trusting others reduces errors over time. The speaker argues that excessive suspicion leads to more misjudgments than cautious optimism.
Unclear fragment hints at debt and spouse dialogue
A fragment from a Boston Transcript page shows a wife remarking on remembered creditors and a husband defending a new fur set amid a brief domestic exchange.
Press agents and propaganda in American public life
The Du luth News-Tribune laments the pervasive press agent industry as propaganda from business, political, and social groups floods newspapers. It notes envelopes from organizations promoting causes from Philippines freedom to national campaigns urging consumer and social actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth News-Tribune
Daily Mail
Philippines
Patagonia
America
Alaska
Canada
Hollywood
League of Nations
Propaganda and the Newsroom Dilemma in Public Speech
The quote argues that life would be tightly regulated if media repeated all propaganda, yet warns a newspaper publishing half of it would drown out other content. It reflects concern over media influence and editorial discretion in shaping public opinion.
Girl Scout News elects officers for 1924
On December 17 1923 Gertrude Baumgartner and Florence Henken were elected secretary and treasurer Ruth Reich is patrol leader Elizabeth Robinson corporal in patrol one Alberta Shoop patrol leader and Margaret Barfield corporal in patrol two They begin duties January 7 1924 New members Catherine Hand and Lydia Hoffman Jr Meetings move to 730 pm and run to 900 pm Miss Florence Hedtke volunteers as captain Troop to change meeting nights when space is secured Bunco party January 21 1924 Admission 35 cents refreshments and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Stanczik
Gertrude Baumgartner
Florence Henken
Ruth Reich
Elizabeth Robinson
Alberta Shoop
Margaret Barfield
Catherine Hand
Lydia Hoffman
Florence Hedtke
Up to the Individual Man Dictates Life’s Worth and Pleasure
A reflective piece asserts that a person alone bears responsibility for the meaning and enjoyment of life. It argues that one can shape life’s value through effort and energy, governing moral and intellectual growth independently.
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South Holland
Dolton M. E. Church
Riverdale Theatre
Schmiedl
Tdboston
T. T. Gouwens & Co
Illinois
Harvey
Girl Scout News
Koch & Ripley Bargains
N. S
Monarch
Palmoline
L. H. Soap
L. H. Cleanser
Dolton
Roseland
Roseland District
Lindquest
Veesaert
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Roseland First
Teninga Bros. & CO
Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Ill
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