South Holland News Roundup Briefly Reports Local Births Marriages and Illness
The South Holland column notes Isaac and Mrs Shilling welcoming a baby boy born January 21. Bert Witvoet is very ill. Meno Ridder and Miss Johanna Santeford wed January 21 at the bride’s home. P VanderBilt slowly recovers from a critical illness. Ge riber family items mark births and housing notes. A local sermon was given by M Ven Dyke in Rev Mullenberg’s absence. The issue also covers a fire insurance listing and first mortgage loan offerings in Chicago.
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Isaac Shilling
Bert Witvoet
Tonia
Meno Ridder
Johanna Santeford
P. VanderBilt
Origin of the Jazz Band in a French paper tale
The article recounts a fanciful origin of the jazz band citing a French paper. It claims the idea ends with a tune of the Directory era as cats perched on a harpsichord struck keys to draw tills and produce a caterwauling sound resembling a jazz band.
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Cat Orchestra
Magellan Names Pacific Ocean After Favorable Voyage
In November 1420 Ferdinand Magellan entered the Paedhe sea through straits named for him. He sailed three months and twenty days without sighting an isle. The calm weather led him to call the ocean the Pacific in his voyage.
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Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Pacific
Child in prayer hears about Bennie’s rabbit death
A short family note describes Jack learning of his friend Bennie dying and, during prayer, his mother hears Bennie’s rabbit died that day.
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Jack
Ben
Bennie
Sugar beet debate fuels farmer anger and press bias
Farmers voice deep doubt over sugar beet prices and profits while accusing large sugar firms of a propaganda push. The piece cites selective Sunday papers, mistrust among producers, and the need for aggressive campaigning to push for $15 beet prices amid soil depletion and rising costs. WN Paarlberg signs off.
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Anc
Wnyunday
Runal
WN. J. Paarlberg
Social Worm Turns Recalled In Host and Guest Snit
An English paper critiques hosts who treat guests as disposable chattels without regard to their wishes. The quote recalls Lady Georgina Grey who retorted to a host’s “We breakfast at nine” with “Oh, do you? T breakfast at eleven,” illustrating resistance to social coercion.
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Georgina Grey
Boston Transcript
Daily Walk Habit Endorsed Over Sedentary Routines
The Exchange argues a daily walk far surpasses the health benefits of constant appment and even longer rests. It advises business people to tailor outdoor exercise to walking, noting outdoor activity and low-tension routines outperform sports intensity or extended breaks.
Hats For Protection From Heat In Philippine Isles
Asia Magazine notes hats worn in the Philippines and South Sea islands to shield wearers from heat. Pahu leaves of various kinds provide material, with shapes flat woven or peaked. In the Philippines a palm leaf hat covered with cane and a cane band sits above the head, simple ornamentation mainly brown hemp accents.
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Philippines
South Sea Islands
Asia Magazine
Clean-Up Sale Ends Items as Summer Closes
A brief humorous note quotes the Boston Transcript on Indian summer as a deal between the weather man and the ice man to clear leftover supplies, reflecting a timely seasonal sale mood.
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Boston Transcript
Theatres Riverdale and Dulto Theatre Weekly Schedule
Saturday Ellen Terry in Her Certest Performance and Marion Davies in Gettie Mary Married headline Riverdale listings. Also Van NeobaY Vita Lud Good Gracious Annabelle and Eddie Polo The Knockout with Lure of the Circus plus two other acts. Friday Special The Little Girl Next Door and a reissue. Saturday Tieda Nova in Spitfire of Seville. Wednesday Viola Dana in The Laten Junior. Friday Shepherd of the Hills photo drama adaptation with Ozarks roots and praise for its human story blending tragedy romance and comedy.
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Riverdale
Ellen Terry
Marion Davies
van Neobay
Lud
Annabelle
Eddie Polo
Tinted Bute
M Theatre
Tlincis State Vice Commission
Lerry Lemon
Gaia Don Elifip Bn Woman of Lies
Tledda Nova
Seville
Viola Dana
Haroll Bell Wright
the Ozarks
Artful boredom as social wisdom in Boston Let
A fragmented quote notes boredom as a secret of social sage in Boston. The remark reflects a casual, aphoristic voice rather than a full report, leaving readers to infer meaning from the terse line.
Music Turns Steels With New Player Piano Roll
From France an invention prints music on a long strip for player pianos. Motor driven rolls feed the music for any speed with a side mounted control lever. The device aims to prevent pauses that spoil performances and keep the musician in control.
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France
Potatoes Offered Below Wholesale Price by Sikma Bros
Sikma Bros Oakglen Illinois advertises a good supply of first quality potatoes offered for sale below wholesale price. The notice notes availability and pricing details for customers seeking bulk purchase.
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Sikma Bros
Oakglen, Ill
Tlaphore Lansirg
Remarkable Watcon and Ceonan Doyle Quip About a Dictionary
A Boston Transcripts note quotes Ceonan Doyle praising a dictionary while recalling an attempt to find words not in it. The excerpt hints at playful language curiosity and recognition of the dictionary's range.
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Busis
Ceonan Doyle
Boston
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