Greyhound Racing at Thornton Track Draws Crowds and Cheers
Illinois Kennel Club hosts a growing greyhound meeting at Thornton with about 300 hounds. Eight races per evening feature dogs from over twenty-five owners under high powered floodlights, each dog wearing owner colors and a race number. The sport shows intense dog spirit yet remains safe, though a fatal incident occurred when a dog attacked nearby dogs and spectators.
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Illinois Kennel Club
Thornton Track
Greyhouses
Thornton
Five New Members Join Wider Highway Committee in Cook County
President Cermak announced five appointees to the Wider Highway Commission: Edward J. Kelly Frank R. Reid William Busser Charles M. Slays and S Mayer. The group will meet in coming week to plan traffic relief and cooperate with the Chicago Association of Commerce. George A Quinlan remains chairman along with a full slate of existing members.
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Cook County
Anton J. Cermak
George A. Quinlan
Cermak
Edward J. Kelly
South Park Commission
Frank R. Reid
William Busser
Charles M. Slays
Chicago Bar
Grace Shelly
Tred McGuigg
Frank J. Wilson
Frank T. Sheets
Eugene S. Taylor
Elmer Stevens
B. F. Lindheimer
Henry Vetter
D. H. Jackson
John Dill Robertson
John J. Sloan
William G. Edens
Joseph Tupy
Salt of the Earth Quotation Reads Like Praise
A quoted line by J G Hollund extols those whose hearts resist rusting by worldly barnacles. The remark frames a moral praise of steadfast character and integrity.
Mixed Advice and Jokes From Everyday Life
A collage of quips and anecdotes recounts home remedies, farmer letters, teething tips, and urban humor. Jokes range from misapplied advice for pests to polite requests about stolen coats, with lines about labor, manners, and everyday mischief in a light, dated tone.
Last Man's Club honors Civil War veterans in Stillwater
Three surviving members of the Last Man's Club of Minnesota veterans dine in Stillwater to keep faith with fallen comrades. The gathering recalls a 42 year history begun on Bull Run anniversary with a Burgundy toast bottle from a bank vault. Survivors Pp. O. Hall 87 C. M. Lockwood 84 and John S. Goff 84, last of B Company, 1st Minnesota.
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Stillwater
Minn
Bull Run
Burgundy
Emil Graff
St. Cloud
Fla
Pp. O. Hall
Atwater
C. M. Lockwood
Chamberlain
S. D
John S. Goff
St. Paul
1St Minnesota Infantry
Sam L. Bloomer
B Company
Immanuel Evangel Church Service and Meetings
The Immanuel Evangel Church announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m and a German language morning service at 10 30 a m The second quarterly congregation meeting is set for 2 00 p m in the afternoon The Young Peoples League monthly meeting will be held at the church hall on July 27 at 8 p m
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The
Young Peoples League
Sunday School and Worship at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church will hold Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship with a sermon at 11 00 a m on Sunday July 25. There will be no evening service due to the DesPlaines Camp Meeting. Pastor A A Myers.
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First Methodist Church
A. A. Myers
Model Post Office at Sesqui Centennial Opens for Visitors
The model post office on the Exposition grounds showcases modern mail handling with conveyors and labor saving devices. A gallery overlooks the workroom where attendants explain operations and visitors may mail letters from the gallery. Postmaster General Harry S. New and First Assistant John H. Bartlett invite all visitors to explore the exhibit and its postal facilities.
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Philadelphia
Arthur C. Lueder
Model Post Office
Pennsylvania
United States
Postal Service
Harry S. New
John H. Bartlett
Woman Cancels Charges Against Croissant
Warrants charging G. Frank Croisant, realty operator, with confidence game and obtaining money by false pretenses were sworn out last week Wednesday and withdrawn the next day by Mrs. Sophie Wasserman. She had alleged she bought a lot from a Croisant representative with an agreement he would find a purchaser within three months.
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G. Frank Croisant
Sophie Wasserman
Oak Park Avenue
Oak Path
Mrs Wasserman Retracts Statement About Real Estate Warrants
Mrs Wasserman signed a retractation stating she had never met Mr Croissant during the transaction for which warrants were issued. She said attorneys corrected her mistake and she regretted the annoyance and publicity caused to the real estate operator.
A Scarce Article in Howe's Monthly
An item notes a man seeking a good time as the scarcest thing, attributed to H. W. Howe's Monthly. The sentence reflects a witty or aphoristic line likely from a 19th or early 20th century periodical. No additional context or events are provided.
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H. W. Howe
Monthly
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J. G. Hollund
John Hausman
Dolton
Riverdale
Pat
Mike
Windy Jones
Windy
Last Man’s Club
Immanuel Evang Church
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
B. G. Smith
Dist. Mgr. Public Service Co. of
No. Ill
Illinois St
Chicago Heights, Ill
Chicago Heights
Thomas Kramer & Sons
Lexington Avenue
Harvey
Ill
the House of Service
Roseland District
Chicago
John J. Vanderaa
Teninga Bros. & Co
Michigan Avenue
Chrysler
Twin City Garage
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