Canal Bank Stone Sold for Gary Breakwater Project
The Gary Indiana breakwater will use 850000 tons of stone from the sanitary district canal sold to United States Steel at 15 cents per cubic yard totaling about 30000. The material must be removed within two years and barges head to Chicago to transport it. An editor jokes about a delinquent subscriber who evaded payment by having the postmaster mark the paper refused.
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United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
Sanitary Board
Foyt King
Real Estate Board
Drainage Board
Steel Corporation
Chicago
Sandusky
St. Peter
Golden Gate
Pearly Gates
Well Known Artist Dead In Germantown Pa Pneumonia Cause
F M Howarth a leading national artist died at his Germantown home on August 23 from pneumonia. A pioneer in newspaper illustrations in the city he is credited with creating the comic series using the same characters daily. His best known works include Opie Dilldock I Z Mark and Lulu and Leander.
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F. M. Howarth
Germantown
Opie Dilldock
I. Z
Mark
Lulu and
Leander
Jeffersonville
Ind
Reflector
Aged flute player fills shop with music
An elderly man buys a cheap flute music book and plays through half the tunes in front of a shop assistant. He continues for an hour, saying half the tunes remain. In a separate note, diamonds sometimes explode when mined due to heat, with large stones more prone to detonation. dealers wrap large gems in raw potatoes for transport.
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South Africa
Got the Wrong Girl in Dalmatia Mishap
A young man named Hahn in Volosca Dalmatia discovers he married the wrong girl after a year when he calls his wife by her Christian name instead of terms of endearment. He realizes the mistake upon recognizing a twin sister who closely resembles her. The piece ends with a moral about mistaken identity and a remark on gambling instincts and regulation.
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Hahn
Volosca
Dalmatia
Local Stranger Probes Town’s Weather Ego
A stranger mocks a large man who prides himself on status, while a native deflates the ego by remarking that mentioning good weather makes him swell with importance. The exchange highlights social pretensions in a small community.
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First National Bank
Dolton, Illinois
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State of Illinois
Cook County
Horace Holmes
Zachariah A. Nefi
Notiry
Robert Weidner
Diekman
CuHas
E. Waterman
Oxford
John Behrens
Chicago Street
Riverdale
Wisconsin
Atlas
Universal
Wisconsin Lime & Cement Co
O. E. Cook
Pall Mali Gazette
S. W. Schwab
W.L. Douglas Shoes
F. A. Reich & Son
Krueger Bros
Lincoln Ave
Frank C. Lund
Dolton, Ill
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Teitgen Bros
Leyden Ave
Chicago Heights
Illinois Street
W. E. Teitgen, Dd.s
J.C. Brookfest
Indiana Avenue
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