Village board notes action on light, water, traffic and viaduct
Village committees discuss installing street lighting on School Street and health measures for disease control. Water pressure at 187th place is noted and future action planned. A barn move on State street north of 137th is referred for legal action. Viaduct issues at Clark Street and the TF H tracks to be reviewed October 11 by the State Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Co
Bishop
Lambert
Janeschefski
State Street
137Th Street
Bushman
TF. H. B
Clark Street
State Commerce Commission
Branigar Bros
Jos. W. Cannon
Plumbers
Indiana Avenue
Police, Fire and Water Committee
Govier
Schmidt
138Th Street
Zornow
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Falsehoods in Personal Tales Reflected in Literature
A quote from Thyra S Winslow in Smart Set Magazine discusses how people alter their self narratives to appear more colorful and important. It notes how individuals imagine themselves as they wish to be and shape stories accordingly when alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Thyra S Winslow
Smart Set
Agassiz’s Cambridge Museum and Penikese School Established
The Agassiz institution in Cambridge Millss established by Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz served as a practical natural science school on Penikese Island in Buzzard’s Bay focusing on modern zoology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum of Natural History
Cambridge Millss
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
Penikese
Buzzard’s Bay
Finger marks dim car headlights warns motorists
Charles M. Hayes of the Chicago Motor Club says finger prints on headlight bulbs and reflectors reduce illumination. He notes many motorists ignore this simple fact when replacing bulbs and urges cleaning or avoiding thumb marks to improve road illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Hayes
Chicago Motor Club
American Automobile Association
Hayes
Special Assessment Notice Dolton No 55
The Village of Dolton board orders a supplemental assessment to pay costs for a sewer system project on Evans Avenue and nearby streets. Final hearing set for October 17 1928 in Cook County Court. Assessments collected in eight annual installments at 6 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Board of Trustees
Evans Avenue
Dalton
County
Cook
State of
Illinois
Cook County
Tate
Joseph L. Locher
Tea Leaves Grow From Evergreen Shrub Roots
Tea leaves come from the leaves of an evergreen shrub and are harvested after three to four years of growth.
Special Warrant 51 Notice on Grant Street Sidewalk Assessment
County Court has rendered judgment for a special assessment on property benefiting Grant Street Portland cement sidewalks. The warrant for collection is with the undersigned and payment must be made at the Dalton Village Hall within thirty days. Installments include $1206.39 due January 1, 1929, and four subsequent installments of $1200 each due 1938 1931 1932 and 1933 with 6 percent interest. Dated September 21 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Street
Dalton Village
A. D
Special Warrant for Sidewalk Assessment on S ble y Street
Special Warrant No 32 on property benefited by sidewalk construction on S ble y Street. Notice to call and pay assessments at Dalton Village Hall within 30 days. First installment 1150.08 due Jan 1 1929. four remaining installments 800.00 each due 1930 1931 1932 1933. Interest 6 percent per year. Dated Sept 21 1928. John C Wernicke, Collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.bley Street
Dalton Village Hall
Notice to pay assessed water main improvement charges
In Dalton Village Hall the warrant for collection of a main water line assessment is held. Call to pay within thirty days. Installments set: first $9434.11 due Jan 1 1929. Remaining installments listed with interest at 6 percent annually. Collector.
Riverdale board awards sewer work contract
The Board of Local Improvements of Riverdale Illinois awarded the sewer pipe house connections project on 128th Street and surrounding streets to Kraag & Livers for 36956 40. The contract follows a May 8 1928 ordinance and Riverdale No 18 special assessment proceedings confirmed by Cook County Court. Date noted September 18 1928. John C Zornow president. Read the Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Local Improvements
Riverdale
Ilinois
128Th Street
Cook County
County Court
Kraag & Livers
Illinois
Ivanhoe Women’s Club Joins Illinois Federation
The Ivanhoe Women's club plans a Friday meeting at Mrs. Geo. Geilhufe’s home as it joins the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs and reorganizes. Officers will be elected and the group will operate independently from the Evening Social Club thereafter. Mrs. Richard McClure spoke on club organization at a Davidson gathering. All Ivanhoe women are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Doherty
B. Giffin
Bridge
Charles Clarihan
Glen Ellyn
L. A. Davidson
R. C. Meurisse
Emily Watkins
Chicago
Alice Donaldson
Joliet
L. E. Odell
Harvey
O. Neander
Green
Hugo Green
Chas. Fisher
Moline
Ill
Dick Davidson
Steve Spindell
Lester Senechalle
Ivanhoe Women’s Club
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Geo. Geilhufe
Lowe Avenue
Richard McClure
Davidsons
Ivanhoe
Acme Steel Earnings Jump Here Fueled by New Strip Mill
Acme Steel reports eight months earnings near the 1927 full year with a net income of 1,406,161 dollars, 506,474 more than last year. Eight month sales total 9,853,990 dollars, up 2,772,885 dollars from 1927, aided by a 2.5 million dollar strip mill and higher production. Output focuses on hoops bands cotton ties box straps and related strip steel sold to about 15,000 customers through its own sales force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Steel Company
Acme Steel
Calumet Record
Ancestry of Chow Dog in Ching and Eskimo Links
The fragment discusses the Chow dog breed as a home in Ching with northern ties and long breeding history. It notes lack of precise data on origin but compares traits to Arctic dogs, especially Eskimo breeds, suggesting ancient genetic connections and travel back to dogs of Arctic regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ching
Ww 1S
Practica TV
Ertaio
Aritic
Eskima
Worth Remembering Offers and Negotiation Caution
A cautionary note about accepting offers. Do not take something you cannot afford to lose or handle, even if it seems tempting. Proceed only when you can manage the exchange and its consequences.
Reunion After 49 Years As Mother And Son Meet
Mrs. Mary Anne Tiernan Moonan, 82, of New Orleans, and her son George A. Moonan, a Dublin barrister aged 56, reunite after 49 years apart. She sailed or planned to sail to Ireland to see relatives, while he traveled to plead for her return, ending decades of separation. The story centers on their cross Atlantic reunion and renewed family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kew Orleans
Gulf of Atlantic
Mary Anne Tiernan Moonan
George A. Moonan
Dublin
Ireland
New Orleans
Moonan
Moenar
Old
Mrs. Moonan
Sea Salt Plant in Caspian Yields Six Billion Tons Annually
In Leningrad the Caspian Sea evaporation plant produces Glauber's salt by solar-driven processes. Shallow Gulf of Kara-Bougaz concentrates salts as winter crystallization occurs, with Glander's salt forming on the bottom and washing ashore to be windborne inland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Glauber
Caspian Sea
Sun
Gulf of
Kara-Bougaz
Caspian
Gulf
Navy Plane Scoops Up Gold in Nicaragua Mine
In Nicaragua near the La Paz mine an amphibian plane made a forced jungle landing. Corporal Cole panned about $100 worth of gold from the earth while Captain Stoward piloted the craft. Rescuers found the marooned aviators the next day and returned them to Managua with the gold as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Nicaragua
Stoward
Marine Corps
la Paz
Cole
Mahagua
Managua
Expedition plants flag on Mount Baker summit
The Chicago Geographical Society led an expedition to the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda Africa setting the American British and Explorers Club flag atop Mount Baker on August 26. The ascent and descent endured extreme hardship with frequent snow storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Vortal
Uganda
Africa
Chicago Geographical Society
Moon
Mount Baker
Think This Out What a Fine World This Would Be
The fragment reflects on money and social gaps, musing on how the wealthy and the lacking would act if their positions reversed. It hints at a hypothetical exchange of fortunes and responsibilities.
Duty's Corner Stone in Obedi ence, Bishop Munning Quote
A fragment quotes Bishop Munning praising duty as the cornerstone of obedience, noting that even the least duty sustains the whole principle. The phrase appears as a historical motto or reflection on virtue within a religious or moral context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hishop Munning
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First Trust and Savings Bank
Riverdale, Ill
John C. Wernicke
Michigan City Road
John C. Zornow
Rnnard of Loreal Improvements
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