Riverdale Votes on Annexation in October Special Election
Notice sets a special election for October 29 1921 in Riverdale Cook County Illinois to decide the annexation of described territory along Little Calumet River and surrounding lines. Election hours are seven in the morning to five in the afternoon. Village Clerk GEO L. Koehler signs the notice.
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Riverdale
Cook
Hfe
Cook County
Ilinois
Peecordance
Illinos
Little Calumet River
Little Calumet
Cook Kuudily Alll
Clee Cantershilp
Rividale
Iolinois
Geo. L. Koehler
Weeecs and Names in Winds Across the World
A brief note on different winds and their varied names used globally. It highlights how winds are identified by local terms and mapped to climates, regions, and cultures.
Unclear fragmentary text yields no clear headline
A highly garbled OCR fragment provides no coherent names places dates or events to summarize into a factual newspaper item. The readable content does not express a discernible main action or outcome.
To Subdue the Light Shade with Silk Bag and Tassel
The article suggests dimming a bright porcelain lamp by sewing a shallow bag from pale silk or chiffon to cover the globe. A heavy wire or hoop fits the shade bottom to pull it tight, finished with a Chinese tassel.
Olive Tree Enemies Include Flies and Insects
The text notes birds and numerous insects attacking olives. The Dacus clene fly, about half the size of a house fly, is the most dreaded. The female punctures olives to lay eggs, delivering a wasp like sting and can ruin about 3800 to 400 olives per fly.
Unnecessary Addition Probed by Old-World Citizen
An old fashioned citizen argues that extra rituals are unnecessary for the dead, as the living keep a steady average. The piece, dated in the Hot Springs Now Era, reflects local commentary on memorial practices and communal norms.
Fragmentary quote from Walter Pater on sleep before evening
A reflective, archaic line notes the tension between perception and action on a frosty day. It evokes a mood of restraint before an impending moment, reflecting on the burden of living with others' gifts and divided purposes.
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Walter Pater
Keep to the Straight Path Motto on Life and Progress
The text urges steadfast focus on one path in life. It warns against wandering, stresses pursuing a clear goal, and advises daily effort toward lasting achievement. It uses bee and journey imagery to underline persistence and discipline.
Immortal Composer Manuel Survived Duel Early Life
The Chicago Journal recalls Tandel later known as Manuel, born February 26, 1684, who escaped death in an early duel with Matthewson when a cue buttoned score shielded him. It notes his organ mastery, Handel’s wig, and his death with $100,000 to charity and relatives.
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M Manuel
Tandel
Oat Palle
Webruary
Lis
Matthewson
Tllander
Handel
Chicago Journal
Brewers Parade Remembered in Early New York
A historian recalls a 1788 New York march celebrating the federal constitution. Brewers rode in cars with hogsheads and tun barrels, festooned with hop vines and barley. A living Bacchus, eight years old, wore flesh-colored silk, held a silver goblet, and drank from nut brown ale atop a tun.
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New York City
New York
Bacchus
Classes of Dreams Across The Night
The text outlines several dream types including confusing fantastic dreams and warnings of danger. It notes dreams can arise from bodily unrest after heavy meals or cold feet and aim to spur action. It mentions fear driven dreams and prophetic dreams. It also claims some so called dreams are actual out of body experiences.
Movies Bring Islanders To Tears And Jubilation
A visitor notes moving pictures fascinate South Sea islanders. The films move audiences to weeping and groaning until a gallery guide calms them with promises of a happy ending. Joy erupts as the heroine is rescued and the villain thwarted, with dancing after the finale.
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Wilain
Public display educates visitors on Chicago telephone system
Officials of the telephore company conducted a survey at the Progress Exposition pier showing that over 709,000 people viewed the inside of Chicago’s telephone operations. Fourteen young women from the company staffed the exhibit and answered questions about coins, busy signals, and operator procedure.
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TPP Ois
Civent Paceant
Savey
Wis
Brecause
Jeneth
Oninaa
Sid
Elizabeth
Slate Street
Beas - Cletnhes
Rome
Pia Cin poney Day Tessar eh
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and phrases with unclear context. It mentions Pia Cin, Day Tessar, a theatre, a cup, and references to coral Hineston and Sue, all jumbled without clear events or dates.
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Fred
Coral Hineston
Wonders Seen by the Naked Eye
Fragmentary note describes naked eye celestial views noting brightness differences among stars and magnitude comparisons. The piece hints at star colors and relative brilliance without specific objects or dates.
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Undertaker
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Dalton
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GOOD
Delton
Dolton
Hasting
Ford
Margaret St. Dolton
Twin City
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Wien
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