Cherry Valley notes and July 4th ice cream specials
Mr Deangelo and daughter Ster-Jina had tonsils removed at St Margaret's hospital Saturday morning. Several families plan visits to Fairfield and Joliet, with trips by Frahm and Seghi clans. Fireworks and a Cherry Airdome film lineup announce upcoming entertainment through July 9.
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Deangelo
Ster- Jina
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Louis Antonacci
Victor Padgett
Omar Skelton
Fairfield
Bill Nichol
Julian
Try
Ill
Hy Larkin
Thomas Ghiglieri
Streator
Julian’s
Cherry Airdome
P. Seghi
Joliet
Peru man killed when train hits car at crossing
Fred Meyer a municipal water and light plant employee in Peru was fatally injured when his Buick touring car was struck from the rear by a Rock Island train at the Plain street crossing. He died soon after at a local hospital. Meyer had just finished a night shift and was en route home on Seventh street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Meyer
Peru
Plain Street
Rock Island
Meyer
Seventh Street
Four-Headed Cabbage Grown in Middletown N Y
In Middletown New York T F Welsh reports a single stalk cabbage bearing four heads none smaller than six inches in diameter all tasting like cabbage Welsh believes the hydra headed plant could revolutionize cabbage growing and lower vegetable prices worldwide
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Middletown
N. Y
T. F. Welsh
Walsh
Death Grapple Ends in 55 Foot Fall Tragedy
In Chicago, Andrew Zajac and his wife Rose fell 55 feet from a third floor porch during a violent quarrel over a Saturday liquor party. Both suffered fatal injuries to the neck and skull, with Rose dying after being hospitalized. the couple’s sons Frank and John witnessed the deadly fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Andrew Zajac
Rose
Emma Street
Zajac
Frank
John
The Gratitude of a Woman for ZENZAL Healing Ointment
Mrs. G C Quigley of Liberal Kansas praises ZENZAL from The Zenzal Company Chicago for relief from eczema. The ad claims it disinfects and heals cuts burns and wounds, suitable for babies, with the founder's fifty years of study and a Nels Darling signature on each jar. Thompson's Drug Store sells ZENZAL nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Quigley
Kansas
Zenzal Company
Chicago
Nels Darling
Thompson's
Native Chicago Dream House and a Possible Eastward Move
Dirk and his mother Selina debate an architectural future in Chicago. Dirk pursues an East Coast course in architecture while Selina envisions a practical North Shore home with sleeping porches and ample space, balancing cost and comfort.
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Selina
Sobig
Paula
Julie
Eugene
Dirk
Cleopatra
Geertje Pool Vander Sijde
Halsted
Klaas Pool
University
Chicago
August Hempel
Abraham Lincoln
Arizona Desert
DeJong
England
Spain
France
Italy
America
Eastern College
Haymarket
Nutmeg State nickname linked to cedar nutmegs myth
The term Nutmeg State is traced to Connecticut with a joke that residents once produced fake cedar nutmegs to deceive buyers. The Kansas City Star notes the sobriquet arose from this humorous misperception about the state.
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Connecticut
Kansas City Star
Magnified Staph Photo Reveals Huge Ultraviolet Image
A scientist reports success using ultraviolet light and a dark background to produce a photo micrograph of staphylococcus at 25 000 diameters. At this scale a lawn tennis ball would look about a mile and a half across while a pinhead would span roughly 40 yards.
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Thos, Linden
Jas. Fleming
Rockford
John Bulli
Wm. Walter
la Salle
Domenic Seghi
Gioviane Seghi
Peter Seghi
Victor Pozzi
Casimere Venturi
Auburn
Ralph Colver
Carl Linden
Tursday
Ottawa
Jackie Coogan
Geo. O’hara
Hoot Gibson
Riddle Rider
Pat O’malley
Mary Aston
Raymond Hatton
Virginia
C.a.mason
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
I. J. Jagodzinski Insurance
Spring Valley
Illinois
Ben Hogan
Y Eonat Ferber
Clark Agnew
Doubleday, Page & Co
WNU Service
Coveny’s
Dakota St
Glen Park
Fox River
Joe Gualano
Colorado
Burlington
Burlington Ha
A. J. Blassick
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