Speed control debate spurs use of motorcycle officer in South Holland
South Holland village board debates traffic curbs to stop speeding on a straight north south roadway. They hire Frank, a motorcycle cop from West Hammond, who arrests several residents amid community divisions. Notices of church services, educational moves, and local personnel changes fill the rest of a bustling weekly column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
West
Hammond
Thornton
Yparine
Christian Reformed Church
S. A. Dykstra
Baldwin
Wis
St. de Winter
D. Laundsma
Grand Rapids
Mich
T. W. Muilenberg
Orange City
Loraine
Alice
Northwestern Academy
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
John H. Kyes
Valparaiso
Ind
Kyes
Railroad Company
Haney
Til
John Muilenberg
Peter L. DeGraff
Hope College
Holland, Mich
John de Waard
Isaac Couwenhoven
Calvin College
Bessie Kramer
Croopston
Nebr
A. Bardwick
Tarry Vinke
Bride
Kilbourn
Harry Oppenhuis
167Th Street
Range Road
Bernice
Arthur Dykstra
South Holland
Alice van Zanten
Morris Cash
158Th Street
T. T
Conwens
Harvey
John Ravesfoot
State Street
Ill
Epworth League Rally Day slated for 7 30 Sunday
Epworth League plans a Rally Day program at 7 30 Sunday evening inviting all members and friends. Pastor not yet arrived, Rev Wheiting will preach Sunday morning at the pulpit. For rent a cottage at 147th Street and Michigan City Road listed by Tred Waterman, Dolton 396.
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Epworth League
Rev. Wheiting
147Th Street
Michigan City Road
Tred Waterman
Phone Dolton
A Personal Application
The Arkansas Gazette notes the nation’s struggle with debt as a personal burden, stating that many have tried to escape indebtedness without succumbing to overwhelmed hardship. It frames financial relief as a common, ongoing effort.
Why register your baby according to public health notes
Public Health Notes by Harriet Fulmer explains the state birth registration law requires birth attendants to file a birth certificate within ten days. It urges parents to obtain and preserve the certificate as proof of citizenship, age for school and work, travel identity, and voting rights, noting public health nurses weigh and measure children and award prizes for physical fitness.
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Harriet Fulmer
R. N
Bureau of Social Service Public Health
Forest Preserves Draw Crowd Apace With Park System
The Forest Preserves attract thousands on weekends as road improvements and visitor comforts grow. The Year Book issue, 224 pages with sixteen maps, outlines Cook County history from Indian times to Chicago’s growth and details each preserve including location access and attractions.
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Peter Reinberg
Board of Commissioners
Forest Preserve District
Cook County
Chicago
In Memoriam Elaine Vandenberg Passed Away One Year Ago
In memory of Elaine Vandenberg who went to play with the angels one year ago on Sept. 18. Sadly missed and silently mourned by Ber Lonsesome, Papa, Mamma, Sister and Brother.
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Elaine Vandenberg
The
Angels
Night School At Fence High Reopens September 1921
Public evening school at Fence High School located at 116th and State streets reopens Monday September 19 1921. Registration September 16 1921 offers courses in dressmaking cooking sewing bookkeeping stenography typewriting comptometer mechanical drawing shop work applied physics view al ed mathematics physical culture English and civics for foreigners and home grade work. Classes will be organized in any high school subjects with sufficient enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fence High School
116Th and
State Streets
Ridey
Polish Windows With Blue Powder And Ammonia Mixture
A simple home method recommends mixing powdered washing blue with liquid ammonia. Apply a small amount to a cloth and rub windows to achieve a bright shine.
Pirates seize coastal homes off Dayvea coast
On Dayvea in the Philippine islands pirates arrived in increasing numbers driving the native Baycbos into the hills as they seized homes along the coast.
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Dayvea
Minoanas
Philippine Islands
Baycbos
Theatres Preview Shows Montana Bill and The Son of Tarzan
Saturday features William Fairbanks in Montana Bill and the final episode of The Son of Tarzan. Sunday offers Justine Johnstone in A Love Penalty. Wednesday presents Hope Hampton in Love's Penalty, a love story focusing on Janis Clayton and her sister. The play explores sisterly love in bold dramatic terms.
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William Fairbanks
Tarzan
Justine Johnstone
Hope Hampton
Janis Clayton
Dolton Theatre Presents The Secret Service and More
This week at Dolton Theatre features Robert Warwick in The Secret Service a Civil War era melodrama hailed as the most successful on stage Friday. Saturday showcases Hileen Percy in The Miid of the Wect a lively feature. Sunday offers Old Wives for New a top picture while another listing repeats the same. Wednesday brings Just Out of Collapse a George Ade comedy with Jack Pickford.
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Tonite
Robert Warwick
Hileen Percy
Ten dollar fine for tearing up five dollar bill
Joe Girdonilla of Kensington was fined ten dollars and costs in the South Chicago court after tearing up a five dollar bill in a store owned by Peter Poreker at 115th Street and Michigan Avenue during an argument. He allegedly ripped the bill and some change, throwing the pieces at Poreker.
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Joe Girdonilla
Kensington
Chicago
Peter Poreker
115Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Joe
Pete
For Sale Farms Town Lots Etc
A collection of classified sale notices including houses in Dolton and Riverdale, a 1918 Ford sedan, a 76 acre farm in Indiana near De Motte with option to buy partial parcels, and various household items. Also motor trucks for sale and several farm animals listed with contact names and locations.
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Grant Street
Dolton
144Th Place
Lincoln Avenue
Ford
Eiseman
Pals Bros
Indiana Avenue
Calumet River
South Holland
de Motte
Ind
John G. Kooy
Thayer
Park Avenue
Chicago Street
H. M. Propper
Riverdale
A. C. Reich
Buckingham Palace tablecloth from Victoria era legend
In the Hall of Buckingham Palace a hand woven tablecloth made for Queen Victoria's coronation covers a table for 200. Used on five occasions, it carries a legend that wine never spills on it and that spilling wine on it brings luck to the spiller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Buckingham Palace
Queen Victoria
Wisdom From Mrs. Wigs on Quick Do-Over Spirits
Mrs. Wigs urges cheerful resilience and rapid pivots after a setback. She warns against letting a single failed plan dampen mood and encourages maintaining momentum to keep spirits up.
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Mrs. Wigs
Feet and arches shape how we walk and progress
A London Daily News feature argues that foot structure drives walking style and efficiency. It notes that one third are splay-footed, one third walk awkwardly, and one third natural, urging proper use of the arch and a spring from the big toe to improve stride and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily News
End of the World Prophecy Proves False on December 17 1919
A 1919 report notes planets Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Neptune aligned with the sun while Uranus opposed on the other side. Prognosticators claimed doomsday but the sun rose normally and weather was standard.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Unicaius
Ube
Uranus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ridge News
Arkansas Gazette
Public Health
Memoriam
Riverdale Theatre
the Dolton Theatre
Chas. Daehn
East 138Th Street
Dalton
R. Stotzer
East 136Th Street
National
Halsted Street
East 137Th Street
F. W. Maxwell
Globe Station
R. Vander Bilt
159Th Street
H. P. Stover
Henry Meyers
155Th Street
A. S. Diekman
E. W. Gouwens
Feet
F. J. Meiser
Irwin Avenue
Lee P. P.firestone
Goodrich & General Tires
G. I. Vulcanizing Shop
Washington Street
Dolton, _ Til
Telephone Dolton
Ripley Store
S. & H. Green
Louis Cohen
Chicago St
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