Lecture on The Best Things of Life at South Holland
Friday evening the First Reformed church hosts a lecture under the Men's Society, delivered by Prof. J. K. Kuizenga from Western Theological Seminary. Also notes social notices, church events, and local business ads from South Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
Men’s Society of
South Holland
J. KE. Kuizenga
Western Theological Seminary of
Holland
Mich
Sarah Taisma
Denver
Colo
John A. van Kiey
Zeeland
Peter J. DeYoung
Mary Prince
Jennie van Kanegan
Dalenberg
Traced Through Correspondence in Heir Search
Lawyers say tracing missing heirs to unclaimed fortunes is harder for women due to name changes at marriage. Women, however, maintain more correspondence with former friends from youth and often receive help through these old remembrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlijs
Astronomer Debunks "Axed" Star Term Despite Fixed Brightness
An astronomer argues the label Axed for stars is a misnomer while noting some stars appear clearly fixed. The Buston Trane script comments on stellar naming and perception.
Local Notices from Lansing and Oak Glen
Mr Sikma and family move to Oak Glen. Mr DeHues sells wholesale produce business to Mr A Vierk and plans to re locate to DeMotte Indiana. Rev James Moordyke to lecture at First Reformed church next Wednesday evening on Arabia. Jacob Swierenga buys a Ford touring car and will sell seeds and fertilizer. M Martin Sedarius returns from Lafayette with his sister. Mr Krysberg builds a chicken house for 400 chickens in Lansing. First Reformed Church program listed. For sale 20 acre truck farm 2 1/2 miles south of Oak Glen with large house and outbuildings including 400 chicken capacity. See John Van Ramshorst Lansing Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. van Dyke
Kalmazoo
159Th Street Reformed Church
Planet Junior
A. R. Tilstra
South Holland
Sikma
Oak Glen
H. DeHues
A Vierk
de Hues
DeMotte
Ind
James Moordyke
Arabia
First Reformed Church
Acob Swierenga
M. Martin Sedarius
Lafayette
Krysberg
Lansing
Holland
John van Ramshorst
Missing cash found after omnibus mishap in Paris
A 55 000 franc cash stash forgotten by a passenger on a Paris omnibus was recovered and delivered to the property office with the money found among umbrellas and sieves. The finder and delivery were noted by a correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diack
Paris
Ou Bouk Ressenser
Origin of Names and Surnames Through Occupation
The origin of names often lies in ancient occupations of forebears with remarkable evolution. Personal appearance or traits sometimes distinguished individuals or reflected resemblance to kin or groups.
Community meeting at McKinley School Friday
A community meeting is scheduled at McKinley School on Friday evening January 27 at 7 45 p m. The program will be provided by Mr Walther the country life director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Myr. Walther
Country Life
Miss Ruth Engel Celebrates First Birthday Amid Light Humor
Miss Ruth Annabelle Engel hosted relatives and friends on her first birthday last Sunday. The gathering enjoyed a good time while the hostess reportedly dozed briefly during the event.
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Ruth Annabelle Engel
Theatres Schedule with Silent Era Stars and Upcoming Dempsey Fight
Theaters show Franklin Farnum in The Hunger of Blood and Eddie Polio in The Last Ring. Marie Prevost stars in A Parisian Scandal. Charlie Chaplin returns in The Idle Class and Gladys Walton in Playing With Fire. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Also announced world heavyweight title clash Jack Dempsey versus Georges Carpentier.
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Franklin Farnum
Eddie Polio
Marie Prevost
Charlie Chaplin
Gladys Walton
Dolton Theatre Show Lineup Promises Variety
The Dolton Theatre presents Vivian Martin in The Song of the Soul tonight and Women Who Wait on Saturday with Creighton Hale Marguerite Clayton and George MacQuarrie. Sunday features Wallace Reid in The Dancing Fool. Wednesday shows Edith Roberts in The Thunder Island. Next Friday January 27 Denpy Carpentier famous fight picture. ringside notes from Jersey City July 2.
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Dolton Theatre
Foteplayer
Voice of the Screen
Vivian Martin
Triple Star
Creighton Hale
Margverite Clayton
George MacQuarrie
Wallace Reid
Edith Roberts
Thunde Island
Denpsy-Carpentier
Jersey City
Dolton Methodist Sunday School Hosts Mission Talk Series
Beginning January 22 the Dolton M E Church primary department will present short missionary talks during the Sunday school hour at 9 45. Children will receive pink or green mite boxes to save pennies for missionary work earned by small tasks. Boxes will be opened at a Gift Box Opening with mothers and friends invited later in spring.
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Dolton Methodist Sunday School
Duritg
Jease
Kingdom of God
Evolution of the pocket handkerchief term in history
The tracing of the term pocket handkerchief shows early forms kerchief worn on the head and carried by hand, evolving to pocket sized head covering. It notes shifts from describe as a head covering to a “pocket handkerchief” carried in the pocket.
Dolton and Riverdale Classifieds Include Homes Cars Pianos
Multiple ads for sale or rent in Dolton and Riverdale include a 6 100om house with 2 lots and garage. a 7 room Dolton house with hot water heat. a 46 acre farm in Lansing. three cottages in Riverdale. car tins delivery by T T Gouwens. a high grade piano for monthly payments. a lost dog named Goo Goo. a Ford one ton truck for sale. and wholesale produce with poultry and eggs plus hauling services. Includes contact names A Jackson W A Lorenz Jr A C Reich T T Gouwens Cable Piano Factory Peter Vandegriend L Osby.
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A. Jackson
Pohlers Court
Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
W. A. Lorenz, Jr
Lansing
Ill
Riverdale
A. C. Reich
Indiana Avenue
T. T. Gouwens
Harvey
J-3
T . T. Gouwens
Cable
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Illinois Central Depot
Harvey 407
Peter Vandegriend
South Holland
L. Osby
Louis School Details Travel Journal From Hamburg Mission
Louis School writes from Hamburg Germany recalling impressions of Bremen Hamburg and Berlin trips in 1921. He notes costs meals visits to the Bismarck room Rathskeller and the Rathaus and mentions local landmarks and a hope for a school tax vote. He jokes about deer hunting and predicts possible monarchy return in 1927. He closes with Christmas wishes to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Homewood Fish Quartet
Shoop
Schedt and Saunders
Berlin
Germany
Louis Schoof
Elected Officers of Our Savior's Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid of Our Savior's church elected Emma Tuch as president Rose Volkmar as vice president Louisa Schafer as treasurer Francis Palmer as secretary and Louisa Wilkens as forelady for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of Our Savior’s Church
Emma Tuch
Rose Volkmar
Louisa Schafer
Francis Palmer
Louisa Wilkens
In Memoriam for Harry A Sellien
In fond memory of husband and father Harry A. Sellien who died one year ago on Jan Lth. If we had seen you at the last and held your dying hand we would not feel so bad. We did not know the pain you had and did not see you die. From Loving Wife no Children.
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Harry A. Sellien
Jan. L&th
Neglected pejibaye palm sustains life in Tropics
Agricultural explorer Wilson Popenoe notes the pejibaye or chonta duro as a rival to the oriental date palm. Arab tribes rely on the dare palm, while southern Costa Rican and northern South American aborigines subsist largely on pejibaye for part of each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Popenoe
Department of Agriculture
Costa Rican
South America
Untitled Thought on Worthwhile Work and Opportunity
A reflection on the supreme value of having the chance to perform meaningful work that serves humanity's welfare, emphasizing the importance of duty and the impact of effort in shaping mankind's future.
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Hoosevelt
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Riverdale Trust & Vings Bank
Bardwick’s
South Stand
Peter de Young
van Dyk
Cook County
VanDreal
John DeYoung
John Ravesfoot, Jr
State Street
Harry M. van der Aa
South Holland Wast
Honest Paris
Pontine
Bernice
THE
Riverdale Theatre
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Dolton M. E. Church
Red River Ohio
D.C. DeYoung & Co
Illinois
Harvey 1610
Bardwick's Grocery
H Holland
AMONV
Hamburg
United States
Bremen
Henry Cottschalk
Mike
Deutschland
Bismarck
Hamburg Rathskeler
Rathskeller
City Hall
J. P. Dugger
Board of Education
Homewood
Hanover
Hamlin
Uelzen
Lueneburger Heide
Gileschalk
Memoriam
Monarch
Koch and
Kipley
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