Dolton Approves 15000 Dollar Municipal Bond Issue
Dolton Illinois adopts an ordinance to borrow fifteen thousand dollars to improve streets and avenues. The plan issues thirty bonds of five hundred dollars each, bearing five percent interest and due through December 1927. A direct annual tax is authorized to pay interest and principal, with voter approval obtained in 1912.
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Dolton
Illinois
County of
Cook
United States of America
Tlinois
General Assembly
State of Illinois
State of
Board of Trustees
Ilinois
Dalton
Asmus Claussen
Dolton Village to Issue Bonds for Street Improvements
The Dolton village president and clerk are authorized to prepare bonds and coupons, signed and sealed, for street and avenue improvements. Interest and principal will be funded via a 1912–1915 tax levy on all taxable property, totaling 1062.50 for 1912 and 750 for 1913 and 1914, plus 12.50 for 1915.
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Dolton
Dalton
Vilage
General Fund
Dolton Bond Issue Tax Schedules and July 1912 Election
The ordinance outlines annual taxes from 1912 to 1926 to raise interest and sinking fund payments for bonds, detailing amounts for each year and maturity. It calls a special election in Dolton Illinois for July 20 1912 to seek voter approval of the bond issuance, designates polling place and appointed officials, and requires printing on the ballot the bond amount and purpose.
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Dolton
Cook County
Illinois
General Assembly
State of
Dalton
Waddell
Andred Messerschmidt
Robt. Berndt
Herman Kortum
Frank Zornow
Wim. J. G. Maurer
Through Haze of Sleep Friendship Among Editors
A nighttime anecdote from the Congress Hotel describes Eastern newspaper men aiding each other by writing letters and copying for telegraph transmission. The scene ends with the line that chivalry and courtship have faded, noting it is no longer proper to offer an arm to a woman.
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Congress Hotel
Iwan
Chicago Inter Ocean
Fish feathers declare New York delicacy discovered
A young man disputes a menu item and insists on fish feathers as a delicacy. He contacts Fisheries Commissioner George M. Bowers to confirm that flying fish produce edible feathers, a claim that stuns the waiter and reveals a satire about culinary myths.
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New York
George M. Bowers
Commissioner of Fisheries
Washington
Plan Invisible Airship Uses Chromium Alloy Reflection
A proposed invisible airship would be built from chromium alloy noted for a high polish. The concept relies on the metal's reflective properties to render the craft inviable by blending with its surroundings.
Imagination Shapes Our View of National Greatness
A reflective note on how collective self image can inflate national self regard. It argues that imagined narratives about the nation influence identity, pride, and policy, often masking complex realities with simplified mythic stories.
Menace in Spitting and Germs Warned by Health Board
The North Carolina state board of health states that ninety five percent of consumption comes from careless spitting coughing and sneezing. Spit carries deadly disease germs from consumptives and even healthy people. Droplets disperse 25 to 100 feet in quiet rooms and can be inhaled or settle on foods and clothing. Public safety warns against coughing sneezing and spitting germ laden matter in social spaces.
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North Carolina State Board of Health
Cutiura Soap and Ointment Praised for Eczema Cure
Mrs. G A Selby of Redondo Beach California reports eight years of severe eczema on hands and chest, previously treated without relief, but says Cuticura Soap and Ointment brought marked improvement by the second day and complete cure. Sample offers for Cuticura are mailed from Boston.
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G. A. Selby
Redonda Beach
Cal
Woman's influence cited in cleaner streets drive
Mrs. Edward R. Hewitt, president of the Woman's Municipal league in New York, argues that women pushing for cleaner streets will gain influence. She adds a quip praising wives for steadiness, saying men would not reach the top without them.
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Edward R. Hewitt
Woman’s Municipal League
New York
Chamois Joke Lingers In Kansas City School
An upper grade teacher cleaning a blackboard with a large chamois jokes that it is large enough for two. A fellow teacher replies with a wry quip about cheek, prompting a shared laugh among staff.
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Kansas City
Paxtine Antiseptic Eyewash Recommendation
A splendid and highly recommended remedy for tired weak inflamed eyes and granulated eyelids is Paxtine Antiseptic at druggists 25 cents a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Pleasant Feature of Winter
A light editorial note from the St Louis Times laughs at doom mongering about ruined crops, praising winter’s cheerful side and the idea that no one profits from predicting agricultural disaster.
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St Louis Times
Stop the Pain Cole’s Carboli salve advertisement
Stop the Pain. The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when Cole's Carboli salve is applied. It heals gue and prevents scars. 25c and B0c by ruggists. For free sample write to J. W. Cole & Con., Black River Falls, Wis
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Cole
Ruggists
J. W. Cole & Con
Black River Falls
Wis
Briny Flow Turns Advantage in Argument
A witty line notes that a woman can win disputes with a man by knowing precisely when to let the briny flow humorously steer the conversation.
Garfield Tea Natural Laxative Promoted
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a pure healthful laxative made from berba. The copy claims effectiveness and wholesome ingredients, promising reliable results and tying success to using the product.
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Garfield
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