Death of Mrs. J. Kortelyk in Lansing area reaches family alarm
Mrs. J. Kortelyk died at her daughter Mrs. Homer DeJong's home in Thornton township Oak Glen on Sunday at 9 p.m. at 73. Survived by six daughters and one son. Services held at DeJong residence and First Christian Reformed Church Lansing with Rev. DeLeuw. Interment Munster cemetery.
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J. Kortelyk
Homer DeJong
Thornton Township
Oak Glen
Gerrit Benigenburg
Fremont
Mich
Geo. Kortenhoeven
Highland
Ind
Henry Wiersma
South Holland
Ill
Wm. Terpstra
Munster
John van Krimpen
Jennison
Jacob Dekker
Lansing
Kortelyk
John Dekker
DeJong
First Christian Reformed Church of
C. DeLeuw
Munster Cemetery
Winnie Vennema
Vennema
Ladies’ Aid Society
Munster Christian Church
Munster Town Hall
John Hoffman
North Burnham
S. Scheidt
Crown Point
Clara Trinowski
Frank Corbin
Chicago Heights
Danville
Wilbert Mason
Anna Kirsch
Gary
Andrew Liptak
Floyd Bothwell
Matt. Weise
Arthur Ward
John Dahm
Chicago
Edw. Dahm
St. Anne’s Banco Club
Church Hall
N. E. Dahm
Anthony Koselke
Harry Theil
Hammond
Banco
Zanstra
Mt. Greenwood
First Reformed Church of
Christian Endeavor
Karreman
Apples and travel plans mark busy local notes
News items cover births at Ingalls hospital on October 6 and a second daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Schepel in October. A Canada trip planned by Mr. and Mrs. Swets includes visits to Emo Ontario and game hunting. The Vogel family heads to South Dakota Corsica for a few weeks. Winnie VanDrunen and Peter Kickert wed October 12 1927 at the parsonage with plans to live in The Knolls Thornton. A Vander Ploeg trip to Orlando Florida for about three weeks follows. A large household shower honors Miss Dena Van Schouwen. Local visits among Anker siblings and others noted. Local sale ads list heaters stoves wagons and farming goods for sale including oats straw and equipment.
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Winnie VanDrunen
John J. VanDrunen
Peter J. Kickert
Dalton W. C. T. U. Meeting Draws New Members
The Dalton W. C. T. U. held a meeting at Mrs. Nellie Cooper’s home with two new members welcomed. Mrs. Cooper spoke on Wayne Wheeler’s life, and a tea was planned for October 28 at Mrs. Nancy West’s home. Lunch featured remarks by Mrs. America Meemaw about the work.
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Dalton W. C. T. U
Nellie Cooper
Overpractical line on a wild flower as life’s extra
A line from American Magazine notes that a wild flower is an overpractical indulgence one may enjoy though not essential, highlighting the idea that simple pleasures enrich life beyond necessity.
Agnes Fits In Breakfast Plea After Wash Request
Five year old Agnes, called from play to breakfast, tells her mother she will wash her hands but notes she has already washed her face once and not since. The quip reflects playful child logic captured in Children Magazine.
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Agnes
Larents
Tri secting a domestic triangle ends in jail
Arkansas Democrat notes a grim domestic triangle where all three involved end up jailed as the solution. The column uses a sharp wry tone to suggest punishment and social consequences.
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Arkansas Democrat
Credit Rating Exchange expands to multiple towns in Cook County
A Credit Rating Exchange is organized in Harvey and extends to Hazel Crest Homewood Flossmoor Thornton Glenwood South Holland Blue Island Riverdale and Dalton with headquarters at 118 E 154th St Harvey over J A Thiels store. Charles N Falkenberg is named credit manager and underwriters will receive merchant applications soon to improve credit access and collections while linking with the National Association of Credit Managers.
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Harvey
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Flossmoor
Thornton
Glenwood
South Holland
Blue Island
Riverdale
Dalton
E. 154Th Street
J. A. Thiels
Cew
Charles N. Falkenberg
Exchange
National Association of Credit Mon
Cook County
Theatres Riverdale Theatre Listings Showcasing Films
Yakima Canutt stars in Hounds of the Planes at Riverdale on Saturday with a Sunday matinee of The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary featuring Harrison Ford May Robson and Phyllis Haver. Clara Bow appears in It on October 19 and 20 along with Eleanor Glyn style romance and comedy in a mixed program.
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Yakima Canutt
Aunt Mary
Harrison Ford
May Robson
Phyllis Haver
Clara Bow
Eleanor Glyn
Cenes
Unknown The Unknown and Foreign Devils in Week of Shows
Friday show Tonite Lon Cheney stars in The Unknown. Saturday features Tim McCoy in Foreign Devils, a red blooded melodrama with romance. Sunday matinee 2 30 Poor Nut a college love comedy. Oct 18 19 Ankles Proffered Silk hose romance Oct 20 21 Bugle Call with Jackie Coogan Claire Windsor Herbert Rawlinson.
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Tonite
Lon Cheney
Tim McCoy
Peter B. Kyne
Broadway
Charlie Murray
Jack Mulhall
Madge Bellamy
FBI
Jackie Coogan
Claire Windsor
Herbert Rawlinson
Framed and Silk Stockings at State Theatre Thursday to Sunday
The State Theatre on Michigan Avenue presents Milton Sills in Framed on October 13 to 15 with Harold Andersen and a stage event. Laura La Plante stars in Silk Stockings on October 16 with five vaudeville acts. John Gilbert appears in Twelve Miles Out on October 17 to 19, with late news, novelties, and a future Topsy and Eva show.
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FBI
Milton Sills
Harold Andersen
Laura la Plante
John Gilbert
Topsy
Eva
Relatives Execute Murderers in Abyssinia Hut
Relatives of a murdered man execute two killers by tying them to posts in a small hut. Rifles are aimed through wall tubes and fired by the relatives, carrying out the sentence in a remote Abyssinian setting.
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Abyssinia
Stage conjurer jests as rabbits exit the sleeve
A lighthearted Farm and Fireside note describes a stage conjurer who astonishes the audience by pretending there is nothing in his sleeve, then laughing as rabbits appear and flee. The playful scene highlights practical joke theater and rustic entertainment.
Fastest Creature Debated In Liberty Answer
The text notes a debated claim on the fastest moving living thing. It cites Liberty stating multiple sources, including scientists, and mentions a bat insect that allegedly flies at 185 miles per hour.
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North America
Europe
First Envelope Technology Emerges in 1840s
The first envelopes came into use in the United States and England between 1840 and 1850. A practical envelope manufacturing machine was patented in England in 1844, with the first American patent issued in 1849.
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United States
England
County Board Awards Six New Road Contracts
County commissioners let six road construction contracts totaling nearly 1,000,000 dollars for 1927, likely the final ones of the year. Projects include Main Street from Gross Point Road to McCormick Road in Niles and Western Avenue and Harlem Avenue segments in nearby townships and villages.
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Main Street
Gross Point Road
McCormick Road
Niles
Rexford Road
147Th Street
Western Avenue
Bremen
Worth
Niles Center
Sibley Boulevard
135Th Street
Wolf Road
1838Rd Street
143Rd Street
108Th Avenue
Orland
Harlem Avenue
Madison Street
Garfield Street
Oak Prk
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Sympathy
We thank friends and relatives for kindnesses and words of sympathy after our bereavement. Gratitude to Rev Guebert for comfort, Undertaker Bachman for services and floral offerings, and for the use of cars. Mrs William H Dahlmann and Family.
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Guebert
Bachman
H. Dahlmann
Dolton Five Cab Service Change Welcomes Patrons
Dolton announces new management of the Dolton Five cab service led by Leo A Sieben. The firm invites former patrons to use the service again and requests calls for prompt courteous rides at Dolton 100.
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Dolton Five
Dolton
Leo. A. Sieben
Ribboned Identities Spark Contantinople Policy
A plan mandates red ribbons on hats for motor ear accident prevention, with yellow for deaf individuals and white for the blind in Contantinople. The watchful scheme assigns colored markers to distinguish needs and hazards in public safety practices.
Public Service and Milwaukee Line Restore Regional Power Link
On an October Thursday, Public Service Company of Northern Illinois supplied power from its Waukegan plant to Racine and Kenosha via a 184 volt line, linking to Milwaukee’s Lakeside station. The interconnection allowed electricity exchange between systems, preventing a prolonged blackout in Racine-Kenosha during Lakeside repairs.
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Mission Systems
Public Service Camp
Northern Illinois
Waukegan
Racine-Kenosha
Thanks for kindness at mother's death and burial
We wish to thank all our neighbors and friends for the kindness shown us at the death and burial of our dear mother Mrs Clara Sheahan Sister and Brothers.
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Clara Sheahan
First English Book of Arthur Prints in 1477
Book Malory's Morte d'Arthur issued in 1477 marks the first English language book form. The work popularized the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table for print readers.
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Malory
d’Arthur
First corkscrews arrive in Palestine by Yankee trader
A Yankee trader introduced the first corkscrews in Palestine. The patented tool bore the inscription Pat. August, 1858, which locals misread as the corkscrew's name. Soon a bottle opening cry, Potang, spread as men sought a corkscrew.
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Palestine
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Active Realty Ass’n
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N. J. Paarlberg
Ralph Palmer
Ingall’s Hospital
John Schepel
Canada
B. J. Swets
Emo
Ontario
Dick Vogel
South Dakota
Corsica
Sam Vander Ploeg
Mr. van
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Fla
Dena van Schouwen
John Swets
William A
Henry A
William P. Anker
Gertrude
Anna Anker
John Anker
Chandler
Harry Anker
Limore
Minn
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R. Rozeboom
159Th Street
Dick Rietveld
W. H. Martin
Center Avenue
Harvey, N
John Paarlberg
W. C. T. U. Meeting
Credit Rating Exchange
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Y Fa (Ltd
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Pete
State Theatre
Michigan Avenue
110Th Place
Oliver N. Schreiber
Conservatory of Music
Morgan Avenue
Harvey, Illinois
de Young & Co
Holland
County Board
Gladstone
Boston Butts
Lamb
Peabury Coffee
Theodore Koch
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