Leap Year Party Viewed by Lowell Dramatic Club
The Leap Year party at Lund's Hall hosted by the Lowell Dramatic Club drew a large young crowd. Members each issued five tickets, dancers faced a ten cent fine for every offense if they asked a woman to dance, and refreshments were served as maroon and white decor brightened the hall. Notable guests from Chicago and local attendees added to the festive mood, with plans announced for an upcoming Noble Out Cast production on February 26 and 27 under Miss Carrie Dutt.
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Lund’s Hall
Lowell Dramatic Club
Sarah
Billy
Carrie Dutt
Locusts and Wild Honey and the Carob Tree Theory
The article questions whether locusts in the Bible refer to insects or carob pods called locust beans. It notes the honey tree name for carob pulp and explains a Michigan farmhouse chimney collapse killed two raccoons while five escaped. The raccoons used the chimney as a long hiding den after climbing a tree to reach the roof.
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John
Michigan
Unlucky Thirteen and a Droll Dinner Exchange
A London paper notes Lord Chesham born 1850 and married 1877, with elder son born 1878 killed in the South African war and the present holder born 1894. The Retort Venomous adds a comical dining scene where a diner rejects the dollar table d hate dinner and blames the ambience on foes.
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London
Lord Chesham
Why Turbines Shake on Ocean Steamers
Passengers note vibration persists in turbine steamers. While engine vibration has been suppressed and conditions improved, the remaining vibration comes from propellers passing through water and cannot be eliminated while propellers are used.
Notice of Dolton sewer condemnation case filed
In Cook County Illinois the village of Dolton seeks to condemn part of the southwest quarter of section 34 and adjacent lands for a sewer system. The case No 25117 names S Ellen Dolton and heirs of Mowry as defendants with a total project cost of 74277.14 dollars. The summons returnable February 25, 1908, was issued by Clerk Joseph V. Haas.
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State of
Illinois
Cook
Cook County
Dolton
Calumet River
Charles D. Mowry
George Mowry
Henry Mowry
William S. Mowry
Said
138Th Street
Calumet
Chicago
Joseph V. Haas
A Hard Word. Banana Skin Keeps Day on Edge
A lighthearted quip from the Houston Post notes a simple mishap as someone steps on a banana skin and bumps into a moment of practical trouble. The line reflects a cheerful take on everyday slips in a hard world.
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Houston Post
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E Pointer
Linney Brothers
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
Doltent Station
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
the Leap Year Party
Millie
Laney
Frank C. Lund
Dora
Bert
Agnis Birmingham
Louis Dutt
Lillian Leckey
Louise
Louie Harms
Rudie
Gretchen Ernest
Brother Franz
Roseland
Star Peet
C. c. fJohnson
Dalton, Kumners
Pleasent
Home Sweet Home
Louis Krueger
Albert Krueger
Krueger Brothers Office
Jackson Hill
Hocking Valley
Illinois Stove
Krueger Brothers
Obeldobel
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Ernst Hanschmann
137Th Street
Fordtran Bros
Blue Island
Chicago Heights
GEO. H. Hilmer
Wentworth
Riverdale, Hi
A. H. Teitgen
Leyden Avenue
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Dolton, Ill
Andrew Baumgartner
Justice Or the
Tel
Poesbly
Dolton State Bank
Lunds
Dalton
LUND
S Drug Store
Rippes Pavilion
WM. H. Rippe
Gidley the Costumer
Wentworth Ave
Schafer’s Hotel
Edelweiss Buffet
Paul Schafer
Hofbrau ON Draught
137Th St. Riverdale
Chicao
Carl Wulff
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