Local notes share travels and community updates
Twenty years ago with the Pointer recounts visits by Mrs. Peter Kurz and Edward Stewart to Diamond Lake and Spencer, N Y. Others include Mr and Mrs A A Bowman returning from Tauneh trip, new hires at local grocer, students leaving for Champaign and Valparaiso, a court bench bid, Sunday store closings, and various town anecdotes about sports, transport, and local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kurz
Diamond Lake
Mich
Edward Stewart
Rock Island
Chicago
Nellie
Judge Baumgartner
Riverdale
Spencer
N. Y
Detroit
T. F. Sweat
New York
A. A. Bowman
DesPlaines
Peoria
Bowman
Dalton
Ida Stiemann
L. Bh. Reich
Arthur Claussen
Champaign
State University
Andy van Bodepraven
Valparaiso
Ind
T. A. Powers
I. C
Irwin
J. J. Powers
Colorado Springs
Colo
Richard Hess
Walter Gerloff
Herman Buechler
Belfry
Kans
Benjamin Anderson
Superior Court
John C. Trainor
Homewood Growth Surges With 34 New Houses This Year
Homewood reports rapid building with 34 new houses since January and a goal of 50 by year end. Wim Koehler begins a cottage on West Clark and Park. A J Thomson starts on Main east of Ashland. Subway work advances at Marvis Street. depot bore slow. Drug store unveils the town’s first electric sign reading Drugs. Two christenings occur, Rev Fede ren and Rev Kehle officiate. Stork brings a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Talgen hors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood
Wim. Koehler
West Clark Street
Pairk Avenue
A. J. Thomson
Main Street
Ashland Avenue
Marvis Street
S. C
R. Rehberg
Fedeiren
Lutheran Church
Christ Schimmel
Kehle
Evangelical Church
South Holland Choral Club elects officers
Nelson Dalenberg and Miss Lizzie Rietveld report a fine trip to Colorado. The first South Holland Choral Club business meeting elected Rev. A. M. Van Duime president Tunis Paarberg vice president Cornelia Gouwens secretary and Kathrine De Young treasurer, with committees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Dalenberg
Lizzie Rietveld
Colorado
South Holland Choral Club
A. M. van Duime
Tunis Paarberg
Cornelia Gouwens
Kathrine de Young
Saving Time and the Paradox of Modern Labor
An essay discusses time saving devices like automatic heating and telephones. It questions whether these innovations truly save time, noting the effort to operate, maintain, and monitor new systems may offset gains. The Gallon family experiences limited time savings amid worry over equipment and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ube Pooverh
Galtons
Gallon
Western New Paper
Cnron Y
Lansing News Items Note Local Deaths and Labor Day Activities
Community notices record the funeral of Mr Sheehan’s mother at Hebron and various Labor Day visits across Lansing and neighboring towns. Births include three new babies to local families Mizdom Minne Bultema and Venema. Scout meeting, school events, and local travel highlight a typical weekly civic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Nick Biesbner
183Rd Street
Grand Rapids
Weeek
Peter Lanting
Harry Sherrow
R. L. Smoot
Danville
M. BE. Ladies’ Aid
Annex
Rev
Frank
Mr. Crawl
Lansing
Wife and Son
Indiana
Hudkins
Reva
Griffith
Ind
Knipp
Peter Molenaar
Fred Lorenz
Oak Glen
Kankakee
Calvin Coolidge
Wm. Vanderlinden
Clarence
Kingma
Rochelle
Dayton
Ohio
Bothwell
Bass Lake
H. Baker
Mizdom
Chicago Avenue
Minne Bultema
Andrew Venema
South Lansing
Sloths Link Moderns to Ancient Ground Relatives
The article notes that the small forest sloths of South America are descended from the large ground sloths that roamed America in earlier geological times, highlighting an evolutionary lineage across continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloth
Forest
South American
America
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Julius Puder
Illinois Stocet
Telephone
Prigen
158Th Street
Chicago Street
R. Vanderbilt
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Michigan Avenue
School Street
138Th Street
Lincoln Avenue
Wm. Maurer
Tel
Interocean
Dolton
A. C. Reich
Dixie Highway
Grant Park
A. E. Price
Brooks Pharmacy
Peter van Bodegraven
Torrence Avenue
John Ravesloot, Jr
State Street
Harvey
Chas. Milhahn
Maytag
Dykstra & Sons
South
Dick Poort
159Th Street
Harry M. VanderAa
South Park Avenue
Indiana Ave
Vemphis
Caawe
Metrehin Bk
Yelphone Riverdale
A. G. Parrish
Edbrooke Ave
William Walter
St. Dalton
Richard DeYoung
Cornelius DeYoung
Stu Galo
Veuavid Saiecos
Bali
Walvoord
Rink Barwegen
Tivice
Los
Fred Cook
Homewood News
Louis School
South Holland News
Fray’s Flower Shop
Tks
Thomas Arkle Clark
Mor
Illinois
Lame Bode
Charlie Trucks
Philadelphia
Trende
Faustin
Wirkus
Marine
Myrile Buen
WSL
THE
F. & M. Laundry
la Salle St. Riverdale
A. J. Allen
Prop
Riverdale, OL
Isaac Shilling
E. 159Th St. South Holland
George Tuch
Peter Farney
Aspen Kruater
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Delton
Lincoln Ave
Dolton Auto Laundry
Carl Dieck
Gladstore
Wm. C. Zesch and Son
Indiana Avenue
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