Chicago Fire Centenary Plans Sounded for October
The Association of Commerce announces a city wide observance of the semi centennial of the Chicago fire from October 2 to 16. A festival play tracing Chicago history from 1673 to fifty years hence will be staged in Grant Park’s stadium, with weekday performances October 8 through 15 and special services on October 2 and 9.
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Jud Tunkins Highlights Humble Philanthropy Over New Hui
Jud Tunkins notes that a man’s noblest philanthropic acts often go unnoticed by friends compared with the announcement of his new hui. He suggests simple deeds deserve greater recognition than flashy purchases.
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Jud Tunkins
Reich returns home from Wisconsin visit and local notices
Paul Reich returns home from a week with friends in Sheboygan Wisconsin. Albert Simnick buys the six acre farm of John Lotz Sr on 138th street near School street Highlawn. Saturday was pay day on the C and E I and Marshal Vanderaa was busy. Seven cases before Judge Neff Sunday morning all fined one dollar and costs. First National Bank of Dalton to award bank building contract on the 21st. Building to be at Lincoln avenue and Chitayu. Harry Packard C E I engineer leaves for New York City for a week or ten days visiting his brother.
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New York City
Sea Serpent Myth Debunked by Monaco Oceanographer
The prince of Monaco, a leading oceanographer, declares there are no sea serpents or armored monsters rising from ocean depths. He says deep seas are barren, lacking sustenance for such creatures, and urges abandoning mental pictures of lace forests and submarine predators.
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Monaco
A Short Grass Philosopher Declares Love Departure
A brief note from the Kingman Journal reflects on loss of hope and love, declaring that death arrives whether burial occurs or not. The piece presents a somber, contemplative stance on existential emptiness.
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Kingman Journal
Roseland Builds $500000 Theatre In Roseland District
A new half million dollar theatre rises at the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue and 110th Place with 100 by 195 feet, backed by a $200000 loan to Leonard Van Etten for ten years. The Roseland State Bank acts as trustee, owned by the Van Etten brothers of Wentworth Avenue. The three story, 2000 seat venue boosts nearby property values. Henry L. Newhouse is the architect.
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Roseland State Bank
Henry L. Newhouse
Crude Pueblo House Defenses In Old Frontier
Pueblo Indians were not warriors yet endured frequent attacks from wandering tribes like the Apaches and Navajos. Adobe homes built with port holes high on the rear defended occupants, and many such structures still stand with pores holes intact though all remain occupied.
How King Solomon’s Quarries Were Found Tale Told
Dr. Allen Moore recalls a curious discovery in Palestine about the hidden quarries beneath ruins said to supply stones for Solomon’s temple. A dog and lizard led explorers to vast subterranean workings with Phoenician inscriptions beside blocks ready to lift.
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Yyre
Curtain Up at Church On a First Visit
A narrator recalls taking her nephew to church for the first time while his father had brought him to vaudeville many times. During the quiet before the sermon the boy whispered loudly asking when the curtain would rise.
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Billy
Chicago Tribune
Power of the Eye and Hypnotic Gaze Across Eras
Dr Charles Russ, a Hinglish physician, claims a delicate instrument detects force from the eye in the ray of vision. The idea echoes Greek writings 2500 years ago and the long held beliefs in the hypnotic eye and the evil eye across cultures.
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Charles Russ
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