Obituary and business notices from Danville area 1921
Obituary notes James Albert Prickett born May 9 1851 near Danville died May 24 1921 aged 70. Funeral May 27 at 2 pm from 521 Eagle Street with burial Mt Greenwood. Also reports a 200-pound sturgeon caught in Lake Michigan and a bank meeting in West Hammond approving a stock increase to 50 000 dollars, with officials certifying legality.
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James Albert Prickett
Fithian, Jr
Danville
Mary Ann Prickett
Edward
Anna Taylor
Gussie West
Harry
Chicago
George
Emma Daehn
Fred
James
Hattie
Ill
Eagle Street
Mt. Greenwood
Lake Michigan
Lebinski Bros
Hammond
Tittle Bros. Packing Co
Gary
Soap Lake in Oregon Found in Northwest Region
The so called soap lake in northwestern Oregon is described by locals as a body where stirring the water forms suds and rubbing it yields a soapy feel. Animals reportedly refuse to drink the water.
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Oregon
Prominent contractor killed in buggy crash in Dalton
Frederick Schnoor died when his buggy was struck by the C E I Limited at Lincoln Avenue crossing in Dalton on May 27 1907. Arthur Claussen of Blue Island was badly injured with a broken arm and head wound. Art later worked for Chas Haas in Blue Island and recovered. Also Dr A H Teitgen's auto gas tank exploded on the way home from South Holland, car destroyed but he escaped injury. Billy Dolton of Dolton joined a Woodmen camp initiation, a goat incident causing laughter and a small punishment. Memorial Day events planned for Woodmen at Oak Glen with burial absence in local cemeteries. Fred Hameister of Riverdale welcomed an eleven pound daughter. New building at 107 West 187th to house Obeldobel barber shop. Frank Zornow and wife welcomed a twelve-pound boy. Frank Kort received a severe kick from a horse but was not seriously hurt.
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Frederick Schnoor
Prominet
Arthur Claussen
Blue Island
C. & E. I, Limited
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Claussen
Art
Chas. Haas
Billy Dolton
Express
Dolton
Woodcraft
Billy
Calumet
Oak Glen
Fred Hameister
Riverdale
West 187Th Street
Obeldobel
Lawrence Pentz
Leyden Avenue
Frank Zornow
Indiana Avenue
Frank Kort
Farmers and Bankers Hear Illinois Cooperation Drive
The Illinois Bankers Association tour, lauded by the Cook County Farm Bureau, highlighted unprecedented farmer banker cooperation across ten towns. Geo A Fox spoke for farmers on finance and marketing, urging closer ties with bankers as M A Graettinger and W C White called for continued collaboration.
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Illinois Bankers Association
Cook County Farm Bureau
Geo. A. Fox
Iinois Agricultural Association
Illinois
The Passion for Haste Across the Bay Area
A Japanese baron visiting the University of California boarded a partly filled local car and then transferred to a crowded through car at a junction. He asked why they left the comfortable car, and was told they had two minutes to reach San Francisco. He replied, and the exchange highlighted swift travel in the era.
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University of California
San Francisco
Interesting Wingless Birds Weka Roa Dominate Night Feeding Roles
The passage describes the weka or wood hen as a wingless bird species that mates for life and shares brood duties with one parent always at the nest and the other providing food. It notes a male weka guiding its family on a beach stroll and mentions the roa with a long, slender beak and nocturnal habits feeding mainly on earthworms.
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Hasting
Ford
Margaret St. Dolton
Neal
C. van Kanegan
South Holland, Ill
Frank Meiser
Dolton Garage General
E. J. Haan
Dolton Theatre
WN. C. Zesch
Riv
Midway
Leyden Ave
Chancy Avenue
Grand Crossing
A. R. Harris
Carondelet Ave
Hegewisch
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Oscar Seagren
Michigan Avenue
Public Service Co
Northern
State of
Cook
West Hammond Trust & Savings Bank
West Hammond
Paul I Muschelewicz
Ss. I
Moses Rothschild
Frank J. Wachiwicz
W. 137Th St
Frank C. Ott
Chicago St
Chas. G. Rhodes
South Holland, Il
Pullman
Joseph G. Radtke
A. H. Teitgen
South Holland
Woodmen’s
Holland
Chicago Loop
William Maurer
Chicago, Ill
L. Klein Furniture
Pathe
Summer’s Pharmacy
Hohman
State St
Hammond, Ind
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