Local items from Ottawa area retailers and residents
A roundup of community notes lists store moves and openings, hospital stays, visits, and travel. Mentions include Rathbun's Pharmacy, Liberty Theatre matinee, A.S. Berry store move to Ottawa, and various residents visiting Chicago, LaSalle, Joliet, and Fulton. Also notes employees at St Margaret's hospital and local home visits.
Birthday Party for George Actis Hosts Friends at Home
A birthday celebration in honor of George Actis was held at his residence last Thursday. Many friends attended an enjoyable evening with Franckey's orchestra providing music. A ravioli and chicken supper was served to guests at a late hour.
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George Actis
Franckey
Ancient Cloaca Maxima Still Functions In Rome
The Cloaca Maxima, Rome’s main drain built around 600 B C by Tarquinius Priscus, remains in use. It starts in the old Roman Forum and empties into the River Tiber.
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Rome
Tarquinius Priscus
Titer
Birthday Party for Miss Alda Hurst on East Erie Street
Miss Alda Hurst entertained many friends Saturday at her East Erie street home for her birthday. Pink and light green decor set the theme as games and a delicate lunch flowed into a lively evening. A dance by Miss Catherine Rafter delighted guests and gifts poured in for the celebrant. Attendees included Francis Newman, Chas Newman, Harold Savie, Wm McFadden, Wm Fehr of Chicago, Wm Scanlon, Louis Ruppert, Cornelius Ruppert, John Doyle, Charles Pomatto, Charles Fehr, Ira Hurst of LaSalle, Virginia Pomatto, Helen Kuzma, Margaret Well, Margaret Salmon, Cathrine Refter, Beatrix De Filippi, Ava Johnson, Elizabeth Morton, Evelyn Burke, Ruth Newman, and Mabel Smith of LaSalle.
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Liberty Theatre
M. Murphy
Chicago
Anton Faletti
Rathbun’s
C. W. Knapp
Connie Booker
LaSalle
Charles Fehr
Anton Zagar
de Pue
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Melvin Norberg
Bloomington
East Erie Street
Gazette
Edward Fehr
Matt Knauf
Veronica Reeland
Leroy Hill
Post Office
Alica_Van Delden
William Hanney
Anna Krob
Freed-Eisemann
V. Demasy
West St. Paul Street
George Mones
Granville
Bertha Rafter
Genevieve Hollerich
Gershom Swanson
Ben Wallwin
East Cleveland Street
Arthur Flannery
Fulton
Iowa
Michael Rafter
S. E. Ring
Princeton
John Muro
Bureau
Mary
W. J. Conway
Eileene
Dennis Conway
Anna Cosgrove
Ottawa
Elnora Maurer
Vaughn
Galesburg
Roy Watts
Minnesota Street
Mary Hanney
East
Cleveland Street
Katherine. Ballerine
Anna Marie
Catherine Margaret Rafter
William Keegan
Ruth Franklin
J. H. Franklin
Orin Norberg
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Michigan
Joseph Casassa
United Mine Workers
Springfield
Peter Lauer
Robert McAdams
Marathon
Eveready
Burgess
W. Demasy
Kate Wortman
Joliet
John Norton
Edward Bamrick
Andy Buffo
Danville
Maderna
Jennie Tarro
West Paul Street
Jeanette Haddow
Boston
Gillespie
William Gunther
E. W. Smith
Washington D. C
Alfred Pierson
Marie Eustice
Wisconsin
John McNamara
Prairie du Chien
James Hicks
East Dakota Street
Valley Theatre
Peter de Filippi
Metropolitan
Hicks Park
Katherine Ballerin
John Reardon
la Salle
Elginhurst
Peter Camarro
Ladd
Peru
Peter Faletti
Dalzell
B. Trogolo
Edward
Devil’s Lake
Dells
Anna Mazaika
Moline
Lena Miller
Lucille Rhoads
Lostant
James McMahon
St. John’s Sanitarium
Wallwin
Alex Driscoll
Russell Cluesdale
William McGovern
Frank Neben
Franklin
Peter Hand
Dover
Ralph Smith
Flora Billings
West Dakota Street
Fred Smith
Ella Smith
Hebe Smith
Herman Alberts
Lee Buck
Tipton
Mary Solan
Illinois Zine Company
Coalfax
Mary Hollerich
Loretta Dyer
Mamie Keegan
Elizabeth Hollerich
Peoria
West Devlin Street
The
Ladies Aid Society
Congregational Church
Young Ladies’ Society of
S. S. Peter and Paul’s Church
Anselm Enoch
Ruth L. Mills
Lucille Wagner
Alicia van Delden
Elmer Nauman
Billy Pletsch
John Bird
Emma Faletti
Thormas Maloney
Bird
St. Margaret's Hospital
John Pletsch
James Landis
Baby
Tiskilwa
Kate Weber
Hennepin
Frank Zobonick
DePue
Hyram Dalton
Clarence Booker
Sweet
John J. Norris
Anton Vecchia
Frank Paden
Don Brown
Wyanet
Rose MacDonald
Kewanee
Joe Mazzorana
Victoria Stenavich
Connie Mulligan
Charles Sarture
Gary
Ind
Vincent Conway
Madison
Wis
Paul Coveny
Charles Clinton
Katherine Michaletti
E .M. Roberts
Leona Heilgeist
John Ferrari
Josephine Mattioda
Mildred Heilgeist
Ayburn Hospital
Thomas Navin
John
Henry McClarence
Pekin
Spring Valley
Gazette Office
Bruno Heilgeist
Dodge
James Craven
Cassidy’s
American Legion
Cyrus Grove
Harvey Lloyd
Randolph
R. E. Miltenberger
Alvy Legette
Harold Willmer
Hulda Legette
Vivian Norberg
Aurora
Kitty Jennings
Frank Morton
Iron Wood
J. A. Seifert
Richman
Wild Cat
Lea van Delden
Marion Dwyer
Gene Goodwilly
Bob Linden
Joe Heilgeist
Bruno William
Margaret MacDonald
Anna Hanney
Frank Delaney
Immaculate Conception
Mamie Picce
Miss Picce
Heberling
Heberling Medicine Company
Alda Hurst
Catherine Rafter
Miss Hurst
Francis Newman
Chas. Newman
Harold Savie
Wm. McFadden
Wm. Fehr
Wm. Scanlon
Louis Ruppert
Cornelius Ruppert
John Doyle
Charles Pomatto
Ira Hurst
Virginia Pomatto
Helen Kuzma
Margaret Well
Margaret Salmon
Cathrine Refter
Beatrix de Filippi
Ava Johnson
Elizabeth Morton
Evelyn Burke
Ruth Newman
Mabel Smith
Lalle
Let George Do It Origin in France Slang
The phrase Let George Do It traces to Laissez faire a Georges from the fifteenth century France. It satirically referenced Cardinal Georges d Amboise, Louis XII s prime minister, before evolving into common slang adopted in America without grasping its original meaning.
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France
Georges
Georges d’Amboise
Louis XII
America
Council of Trent summons and aims in Catholic reform
The council of Trent was summoned by Pope Pius I in 1545. It lasted about twenty years due to wars and other interruptions. Its objective was to reform the Catholic Church and repudiate Luther and other Protestant doctrines.
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Pius I
Taste Regions of the Tongue Explained
The tongue has three regions for taste. The front senses pungent and sour flavors, the middle detects sweet and bitter notes, and the rear responds to roasted meats, butter, oils, and fatty substances.
Sex Differences Observed In Parlor Remarks
A pair of quoted observations discuss gender behavior at social gatherings. One notes men eat without restraint while women speak in ways deemed improper. The other claims men seek flattery about appearance and women compare themselves in a mirror.
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OTR
Rathbun's
A. S. Berry
Frank Serrine
Sam Sweeney
Inquire
Geo. L. Hoffman and Co
Gus Liebicr
George Dyer
Tillie Burke
Evelyn
Margaret Noll
Sam Nimee
I. L. Steinberg
Harry
Albert Duncan
George P. May
Walnut
Lacey Riva
Kate Riva
Father Walsh
Ireland
Anton
Gilbert Wagner
Glencoe
Hartley Moss
George L. Hoffman
Sisler
Gertrude Yearsley
Detroit
Anna Murphy
Kenneth Johnson
James Johnson
William Tonarelli
Mark
Lena Actis
Mary Enrico
Mrs. Wasserstrom
Martha
Maurice Steinberg
Bernard McDonald
Belle McDonald
Potter, Neb
Were
Connie the Thompson Drug CO
RexoLl Drag Store
Spring Valley, Minois
George
Maurer Radio Shop
Er — Balkite
Illinois
East ST. Paul ST
Rigidaire
Cassiday Bros
St. Paul Street
la Sallie
Trig’s Auto Supply Co
1St Street