Democratic candidates seek party nomination in Harvey area
Paul A. Dratz, J. J. O'Rourke, and Wm. H. Stolte emerge as leading Democrats for county offices. Dratz, a Muskegon born mechanical engineer now resident in Harvey, seeks the Board of Assessors. O'Rourke, Chicago-born in 1859, has long grocery and postmaster experience and prior assessor wins. Stolte, Chicago Heights drug store proprietor, aims for the Board of Assessors with local business backing.
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Dratz
Congress
J J. O'Rourke
Wm. H. Stolte
Board of Assessors
Muskegon
Mich
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
Chicago
Dratt
Harvey
Eit
J. J. O'Rourke
35Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Madison Street
Chicago Heights
Business Men’s Association
Stolte
Second Ruff child dies from scarlet fever in Riverdale
The Ruf family of Riverdale mourns a seven month old baby and their seven year nine month old son Emil Theodore Fred, both claimed by scarlet fever in the last three weeks. Funeral was private at 10:00 am Wednesday and interment followed beside the sister in Oakland cemetery. Health department fumigated the house after the service and removed the contagion sign.
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Emil Ruf
Riverdale
Emil Theodore Fred
Oakland Cemetery
Ruf
Dinner Bill Mixup Ends in Empty Dishes
In a Troy hotel a young country couple were served dinner after the wife rejected a bill of fare she believed did not belong to her. The waiter and husband both misread the situation, leading to the wife declining the menu and the husband returning with the empty dishes.
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Troy
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
A Silver Lining Rural Postcard Tale
A narrator recalls a small town scene with a village marshal running multiple shops under one roof. On the hotel porch a landlady bursts out in excitement as a silver dime flies from a chicken’s craw after a 21 cent purchase, suggesting a quirkily rural plot for a play.
Sweet Fern Tea Eases Ivy Poisoning Quickly
The New York Times reports a simple remedy using common sweet fern leaves brewed into a tea to relieve itching and pain from poison ivy within an hour or two. Fresh leaves are boiled, strained, and used as a bath or cool compress on affected areas.
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New England
New York Times
Life's True Measurement by Experience Beyond Years
A reflective note on valuing life by experience over aging, contrasting time with meaningful actions and personal growth. The piece emphasizes lived lessons, resilience, and wisdom gained through events rather than countdowns of years.
Evanston Politician Candidates for County Board
The piece profiles Christ Jepsen and Charles H. Bartlett as candidates for Cook County Commissioners. Jepsen is praised for personal merit and nonpartisanship, while Bartlett, a Evanston native, lawyer, contractor, and secretary treasurer of the Illinois Good Roads Company, stresses a businesslike, economical administration and value for taxpayer dollars.
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Board of Commissioners
Cook County
Christ Jepsen
Gudwin
Charles H. Bartlett
Evanston
Northwestern University
Cornell University
Chicago College of Law
Supreme Court
Illinois Good Roads Company
Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
German M E Camp Meeting Continues East of Dalton
Local notes report ongoing services at the German M E camp grounds east of Dalton. Mixed in are brief family trips and visits across Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Pennsylvania with several relatives hosted in Dolton Riverdale Milwaukee and Reading. A scarlet fever case is noted in the Wise family near Chicago Street School in Dolton.
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Dalton
Wise
Chicago Street School
Dolton
Old Gloves at Union Station Defy Matching at Ticket Office
At Union Station the ticket office displays fifty to sixty gray suede kid gloves but none match. Most are lefts and many fingers are missing from the gloves. Ticket sellers note men’s left-hand pockets and missing fingers as clues to pair gloves.
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Union Station
Wantec
Cleveland
Money in School Pupils Bring to Classes Mystery
A New York teacher laments widespread pupil money in schools amid thefts. She notes students bring small coins for treats and some carry large sums, including a girl who allegedly hidden $20 to $30 daily from her father. Efforts to stop allowances have limited impact.
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New York
Substitutes for tobacco used by American Indians
The article notes dried holly leaves the willow bark and stag's horn stomach leaves among substitutes for tobacco, claimed as among the least harmful options. It mentions these being smoked by American Indians.
Bernice Items Stir Community Notices
Mrs. R. Cavin is traveling in Europe while Grace Int Hout stays with relatives in Orange City. A. E. VanBodegraven plans a trip to New York. Misses Mabel and Emily Vandenberg Walter Vandenberg and A. E. VanBodegraven visited LaPorte Indiana by auto. Wm. VanBodegraven, Bernice Brickmakers Local 2 president, elected international secretary treasurer of I B T and T C W A in Chicago Pittsburg. Mrs. H. Adams died suddenly. body sent to Canada for interment. A reckless driver claimed to lose control before hitting a wagon at fifty mph. The driver questioned whether the machine or his wit failed.
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R. Cavin
Europe
Grace Int Hout
Orange City
A. E. VanBodegraven
New York
Mabel
Emily Vandenberg
Walter Vandenberg
LaPorte
Ind
Wm. VanBodegraven
Bernice Brickmakers Local Union No. 2
T.C. W.A
Chicago
Pittsburg
Burials Reported By An English Sexton
A sexton’s burial notes illustrate plain reporting style with entries like Died, John Green, male, aged three days, unmarried, showing explicit but restrained phrasing in parish records.
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John Green
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Arthur Kelly
Indianapolis Ind
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Fairberry
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