Illinois Bell Telephone Co Seeks to Justify Rate Increase
The Illinois Bell Telephone Company urges the Illinois Commerce Commission to uphold its recently authorized rate rise. The company argues the January 1 1921 rates are fair after an eighteen month commission review, and asserts ongoing monthly revenue and expense reporting since January 1921.
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Ilinois “Ynmerce Commission
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Decriver
Revenme
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Special Election Notice for Riverdale Annexation in 1921
On Saturday October twenty ninth 1921 a special election will be held at the Riverdale village hall Cook County Illinois to approve annexation described in a petition dated August twenty fifth 1921. Voting hours are seven in the morning to five in the afternoon. The notice is signed by Village Clerk GEO L Koehler.
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Cook
Illinois
Cook County
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Elenge
Little Calumet
Little Susy Brings Pin Inquiry at Church
A mother brings Little Susy to church for the first time. During a long sermon Susy grows restless and fixates on a tear in her dress. She finally stands and calls out asking if anyone in the crowd has a pin.
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Susy
Minneapolis Fribune
Violin Wood Qualities Reveal Sound Potential
The article explains that violin value rests on wood sound qualities. Spruce fibers are mostly parallel, aiding vibration and tone, while other woods have shorter, differently arranged fibers that hinder free vibration and musical quality.
Care of Paintings and Real Wealth
Care tips note annual cleaning of oil paintings with a fine sponge and water, avoid cleansing solutions, dry polish with a silk handkerchief, gilt frames dusted with camel hair brush, fly marks lift with egg white. Real wealth lies in intangible assets like conscience, friendship, family love, nature, art, and faith, not money.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Harvest of Moss Covers Seattle Roofs In Wet Season
Moss grows abundantly on roofs and under eaves in Seattle and Washington during rain. When dry season comes the moss becomes highly inflammable and a fire hazard, requiring removal with long-handled rakes. Some communities enforce this by law and the moss serves as a fertilizer.
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Washington
Seattle
Boy bites puppy after Christmas mishap
A Topeka Journal note recalls a child who was given a puppy for Christmas. The puppy bit his finger and the boy responded by biting the dog's ear in frustration, illustrating a tense moment in a small town household.
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Topeka Journal
Warmth in Alaska Defies Latitude
The American Forestry Magazine notes south central Alaska has mild winters with temperatures rarely dropping below zero. Prince William Sound records a mean annual temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit, and winters are warmer than other regions at comparable latitudes due to the Japan Current warming the Gulf of Alaska head.
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North Pole
American Forestry Magazine
Prince William Sound
Japan
Gulf of Alaska
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