Riverdale Village Appropriation Ordinance 1929–30
Village of Riverdale passes an annual appropriation ordinance for corporate purposes for May 1 1929 to April 30 1930. It authorizes specific expenditures with 32971.50 to be raised by tax levy while the remainder may be funded from surplus or other revenues. The ordinance becomes effective upon passage publication and was filed July 8 1929 with clerk George L Koehler and approved by President Pro-tem Theodore Reich. Publication followed July 12 1929.
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Riverdale
Cece Vette
Ces
Calaboose
Downs
Reichs
Board of Local Improvements
Vas
A. D
George L. Koehler
Theodore Reich
Board of Trustees
Wehner
Lance Bruhn
Schlinger
Bruhn
Koehnckes
Koehncke
Simnick
Cheskie
Needles
Gilbert
Lansing
Rene
Miller
Sthrlinger
Kocin
J. Lange
Hecht
F. Druencke
M. Vierk
Drunecke
Koehneke
Harvey Lansing
Homewood
Beverly
Hazel Crest
Chicago Heights
Matteson
Russian scientist links fish size to a single scale
A Newark Advocate paragraph notes a Russian scientist claims the size of a fish can be determined to the last ounce by examining one scale. The remark highlights a novel method of estimating fish weight from scale analysis.
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Newark
Good in All Weathers Quote Sparks Dickens Insight
A Charles Dickens aphorism on weather and work notes that what benefits others today may return for us tomorrow. It frames weather as a driver of fortune and mutual support in daily labor. The reflection emphasizes patience, perspective, and shared outcomes.
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Charles Dickens
New Fishing and Hunting Laws Take Effect July First
The house committee on conservation and the department of conservation published updated fish and game rules under the migratory bird treaty. Trout may only be caught by hook and line with season April 16 to August 31 and various size and daily limits apply. Minnow nets mesh reduced, seine date moved, licenses updated, and new restrictions on gill nets musk rats and traps near homes. Migratory bird limits and elevated hunting rules also included.
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House Committee On Conservation of Fish and Game
Department of Conservation
Lake Michigan
Illinois Raises Speed Limit On Open Country Roads
The new Illinois speed limit law takes effect July 1 raising the open country limit from 35 to 40 mph. It ties penalties to driver responsibility and sets slower limits on curves, in closely built town sections, and outside residences. Bus tire types also affect allowed speeds on country roads.
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Illinois
Michigan
Wifely Immolation Suttee in History and Around the World
The term Suttee describes the former Indian practice of a wife burning herself on her husband's funeral pyre. It is now illegal though some claim it persists in secrecy. Similar sacrificial customs appeared among the Comanches, in the Congo region, and in Polynesia and Malaynesia.
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India
Congo
Africa
Polynesia
Malaynesia
Rigid Rules for Wifely Conduct in 1393 Manuscript
An excerpt from The Goodman of Paris, translated by Eileen Power, outlines strict social conduct for wives. The Paris merchant author, sixty, his wife fifteen, advises proper accompaniment in town or church, avoiding suspicious company, and rigid self-composure with eyes lowered. It prescribes a secluded church posture, constant lips movement in prayers, and a solitary stance at the altar.
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Paris
Eileen Power
Kansas City Star
On Being Well and Illness Through Sam's View
A reflective piece contrasts personal comfort with illness as Sam lies in a hospital bed near a limited view. The author recalls past health and freedom while noting Sam's hopeful prospects and the monotony of daily company beneath the open window.
Dipping Into Science Debunks Brawn Versus Brain
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union piece argues insects outperform humans in relative strength, lifting many times their weight. It asserts human superiority lies in brain directed intelligence rather than muscle, enabling survival and progress.
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Western Newspaper Union
Emerson Whitman Letter Propelled Leaves of Grass Fame
When Leaves of Grass appeared it drew little attention until Emerson Whitman’s letter to Whitman, published in the New York Tribune, praised it as the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom America had contributed, creating demand for the volume.
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Emerson
No author named Chick en thief remark in Sheridan Sun
In a Sheridan Oregon Sun column a writer mocks criminals by profession describing a burglar forger and car thief as boastful while a chicken thief is deemed the lowest offender in a satirical aside about crime and honor.
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Sheridan
Sun
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