This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Farmers and speech reform notes mingle with bank reports
A crowded page surveys public life from 1922, noting hopes for farm credit and wider prosperity alongside jokes about movie stars and fashion. It includes official bank statements for Riverdale and South Holland Trusts, with sworn cashier attestations and notary stamps detailing assets, liabilities, and capital stock amid a broader everyday civic snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harms, Jr
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Riverdale
Public Accounts
Tate
Illinois
State of Illinois
County of
Cook
Esther M. Rieger
Milton H. Waterman
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
State of
Ilinois
Milton H. Watserman
Peter Deyoung
Notacy