Kankakee Koupon Offers Whole Day Rail Trip
A promotional paper issue touts a round trip Chicago to Kankakee for fifty cents with one coupon. Trains depart mornings from 79th and Halsted, visiting Blue Island, Harvey, Steger, and Electric Park along the Kankakee river with scenic views and stops at Bourbonnais and St. Viateur's College. The deal claims a $1.50 value for 60 cents.
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Kankakee
Berry’s
South State Street
Monroe Street
Chicago
Chicago & Southern Traction Co
79Th & Halsted Streets
Cook County
Harvey
Chicago Heights
Steger
Glenwood School
Electric Park
Kankakee Street
Eastern Illinois Hospital For the Insane
Bourbonnais
United States
St. Viateur’s College
Delusional Riddles Punctuate Local Silliness in Dolton
A playful collection of punny questions links Calumet and Dalton with local names such as Lorenz Ripley Geo Schaefer and Ed Fordtran. The piece riffs on everyday townsfolk and silly hypothetical scenarios to evoke a chart of community charm.
Illinois Drinking Cup Act of 1911 prohibits shared cups
The act forbids use or provision of common drinking cups in schools state institutions halls public meetings hotels theaters factories or railroads. It bans furnishing or using shared utensils in trains stations and premises and sets fines from five to fifty dollars per offense. Approved June 5 1911.
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State of
Illinois
General Assembly
Dishpans May Be Musical
A morning sleeper laments noisy dishes and compares household clatter to music. He imagines dish pans in E flat and kettles in G major, noting Mozartian hand organ tunes and modern cacophony, hoping future makers set houseware to a diatonic scale.
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Richard Strauss
Claude Debussy
For Sale Nine Room House in Riverdale
Nine room house in Riv erdale with modern improvements. If you seek a home or good investment, inquire at The Pointer office for particulars.
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Riverdale
McAlester
Oklahoma
Cook County
United States
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Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Klip Kankakee Koupons
Crete
Monee
Peotone
Mantene
Indiana
E. Ill. Hospital
Abel Housinger Telepyine
Horwood, Ill
Lansing
Henry C.krumm
Daffy Dills
Calumet
August
Pointer
Dalton
Geo. Schaefer
Lorenz Ripley
Ed. Fordtran
Johnny Harter
Buffalo Bill
al. Bowman
Northwestern Gas Light & Coke CO
Western Ave
Paone
Blue Island, If
ANG
Andrew Baumgartner
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale, Hl
West Pullman
Andrew C. Larsen
Cement Contractor
Princeton Ave
Schwab
Telephone Riverdale
Fred L. Logan
Prop
Calumet Hotel
Buffet
137Th Street
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