Commonwealths in U S History and a Hawaiian Distilled Liquor
The term commonwealth applies to self governing states in U S history and designates Massachusetts Pennsylvania Virginia and Kentucky. Okolehao is a Hawaiian distilled liquor from the ti plant root, Cordyline terminalis, producing a colorless alcoholic drink after distillation.
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Commonwealths
United States
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Amelia Earhart Putnam to attend George Washington Bicentennial Tourney
Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam will be guest of the United States army in Chicago for the June 24 opening of a George Washington Bicentennial Military Tournament. She will arrive by air with 100 army planes, fly over the stadium, then land at Municipal Airport and return to Soldier Field for a civic welcome. Her husband is George Palmer Putnam.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
Atlantic
United States Army
Chicago
Frank Parker
Sixth Corps
United States
Putnam
Europe
Hyde Park High School
Lake Michigan
8Th Street
Soldier Field
Red Cross
Newfoundland
Wales
Ireland
Twenty Years Ago Seen In Local Notes And Party Gossip
Last Saturday a surprise party honored John Boyens and Emma Schultz on their approaching marriage at Mrs. George Tuch home. A milk wagon crash prompted calls to widen 188th street near the Western Indiana tracks. William Rockrohr announced his December 26 1912 marriage to Hazel Lillian Page of Chicago. A Calumet harbor bill meeting in Springfield aimed to persuade Governor Dunne to sign, amid opposition from Chicago interests.
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Sauwer
George Tuch
John Boyens
Emma Schultz
Mr Boyens
Miss Schultz
Mamie Clausen
Viola Reich
Hattie Albrecht
Joseph Schmidt
Arthur Dreshall
Ehrnhurst Seminary
Victor Cardin
Dalton
Canada
Winnepega
John Klinkhammer
188Th Street
Indiana
William Rockrohr
Thllnvis Central Railroad
Iinois
Hazel Lillian Page
Chicago
Bob Waddell
Edward Brookfelt
I. C
Park Row
Calumet
Springfield
Dunne
Calumet Harbor
Deneen
Homewood News highlights village meeting actions
At the regular village meeting on Tuesday streets will be oiled and R B Tfarwood becomes Village Collector replacing Frank Riedle who resigned. Henry Funk and Walter Gleason were seen with a satchel in an auto and a joke about Henry Funk as a doctor hangs on Main Street. George Reigel returns home from Town to visit family. he works in the I C railroad signal department.
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Homewood
Louis
R. B. Tfarwood
Frank Riedle
Henry Funk
Walter Gleason
Henry
The
I. C. Railroad
Motorcycle theft prompts cross-town search in South Holland
Peter VanderZee reported his Excelsoir twin cylinder seven horsepower motorcycle stolen Wednesday night May 2. A suspected disreputable local youth fled town the same day, with the rear seat later found in Hammond and traces leading through Three Oaks, Michigan. Four motorcyclists then rode toward Three Oaks as investigators pursue leads for a forthcoming update.
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South Holland News
Carrie A. Bardwick
Beecher
Peter Peerbolte
Peter VanderZee
Hammond
Three Oaks
Mich
Peter Gouwens
Gouwens
Nicholas Osting
Gerrit Mulder
Theodore Vanderaa
Benjamin DeYoung
South Holland
Symbol of Evil in Serpent Myths Across Ancient Lands
The serpent is depicted as a power of evil in myths from many ancient cultures, revealing a common motif of danger and temptation. This enduring symbol features in folktales, religious narratives, and legendary histories across civilizations.
127th Street Open Adds New Travel Artery
A new paved artery opens last week from Michigan avenue to Halsted street on 127th street, linking to Blue Island via Vermont avenue and McCarthy road to form an uninterrupted 20 foot highway. State funds and gas tax finance paving east of Indiana avenue on 130th street this summer.
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127Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Halsted Street
Vermont Avenue
Western Avenue
Blue Island
McCarthy Road
130Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Hegewisch
Calumet River
State Street
128Rd Street
Local News Briefs From Lansing Excerpt
Lufkin 8rd Mrs Elsie Farrell 4th and Mrs Welen McLaughlin consolation. Prizes went to Ray Nosebe 1st and Mr Massey 2nd for men and Lena Lau Dolton 1st Lucille Brown 2nd Norma Trinowski 3rd and Howard Ward consolation for women. Mrs Ckeese Hobart Ind visited daughter Mrs George Roselke June 1. Ray Lone opened a refreshment stand on Torrence avenue at Dykema service station. Mr and Mrs Lindsey West moved toward Cook Ill. Attorney Lewis returned from Pittsburgh and Du Bois Pa. Missionary Society First Reformed church and guests enjoyed a program Wednesday afternoon with refreshments afterward.
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Paste
Lufkin
Elsie Farrell
Welen McLaughlin
Bune
Ray Nosebe
Massey
Lena Lau
Dolton
Lucille Brown
Norma Trinowski
Howard Ward
Ckeese
Hobart
Ind
George Roselke
Ray Lone
Torrence Avenue
Dykema
Mr. and
Mars
Lindsey West
Cook
Ill
Lewis
Pittsburg
du Bois
Missionary Society of the First Reformed Church
Forgotten Pains of Weather and Examinations Through Time
A reflective piece contrasts current hardships with past winters and exam stress. The narrator recalls coal shoveling and cold spells, noting rising standards and the human tendency to forget pain as seasons and tests recur. The voice revisits a long memory tied to school life and endurance.
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Jones
John
Adda
Pye
Western Newspaper Union
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Lincoln Ave
Carl Dieck
Lincoln Avenue
Lansing News
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