This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Suburban Star
Location
Morgan Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
4
The National Safety Council warns that thousands of fatal accidents stemmed from drivers contesting right of way and failing to signal turns or stops. The Blue Island community is urged to adopt courtesy on the road, as such care could avert most crashes and loss of life. Sped by Marlene De.
Satirical verse laments weight gain among men as women prefer stout husbands and hearty appetites. The rhyme mocks lanky men and promotes fatness with playful imagery of food, fat bacon, and stout figures. The speaker calls for eating more to fit the trim ideal and wittily notes public reaction and wardrobe woes.
The piece notes rubber's journey from Indian plaything to global economic force. It highlights Colum bus first observing rubber, Goodyear's 1839 vulcanization breakthrough, and rubber's naming from erasing pencil marks. It mentions rubber’s high value in London history and its role as a modern economic driver.
The quote laments how people squander time even though it is the most precious resource. It reflects on the paradox of valuing time but not using it wisely, emphasizing vigilance over how we spend every minute.
Bible School at 10 o clock morning Worship at 11 o clock Prayer Service Wednesday evening at 8 o clock Public church notices list ongoing services and weekly midweek prayer in concise schedule form
A church notice for the Christian Church lists minister Clayton H. Wilson at residence 1925 Pryor Ave. Beverly 4674. Bible School 9 45 Morning Worship 10 50 Evening Service 7 30 Sermons by pastor Morning Strength Through Submission Evening Enemies of the Kingdom Wednesday Prayer meeting 8 p.m. Welcome.
The Congregational Church announces Sunday program with church school at 9 45 a m kindergarten at 11 and divine worship at 11 a m soloist Mrs Harold Lee Plymouth Band of the Woman's Society meets Thursday July 22 at 11 a m at Mrs E Rauch 2323 W 109th St
Sunday School at 9 45 with a cordial welcome for all. The pastor will preach next Sunday at 11 o clock. Special music includes a duet O Divine Redeemer by Gounod with Mesdames Clemmer and Bason and My God and Father by Marston with Mesdames Clemmer and Bason. Epworth League devotional at 6 50 led by Miss Dorothy Burnett Topic Christ s Secret of Happiness.
The Bible School meets at 9 45. Superintendent Snow returns from vacation and will be warmly welcomed back. Morning worship at 11 with the pastor speaking on Piety and Positive Religion. Ds Miller and Mrs Lovejoy will sing.
Washington Heights M E Church at W 104th and South Racine lists Sunday School at 9:45 a m Morning Worship at 11:45 a m Vesper Service at 7:00 p m. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at 1:06 o'clock. An ice cream social and outdoor program by the Dramatic Society is set for Friday evening July 16. Rev D H Gibbs is on a two week vacation. during his absence a Lorimer pastor will lead morning services.
At a church cabinet meeting the building committee was asked to obtain blueprints and submit them to bidders to start work on the parsonage. Project lead Pierce Winans will organize a volunteer squad for foundation work with a “Brine a shovel” call on Saturdays. The effort aims to provide space for Sunday and daily Bible School classes and relieve crowded classrooms. Members include chairman O Larson, Ernest Luse, and Joseph Exter. Mrs. Charlotte Reese has returned to Hubbard, Iowa. Ladies Aid continues summer activity. upcoming card party planned for July 22 at Miss Kenally’s. Other notes cover parishioner visits, fishing trips, and local news.
A batch of brief items lists residents with address updates and health notes. Charles Wagner at 9686 Winston Ave has rheumatism. Mark Deady family moves from 9751 Wins-ton Ave to Blue Island. Milton Ramsey at 1149 W 11th St has regained health. Several others travel, visit, or return home from hospitals or travels, including Mrs. Mulligan, Mr. and Mrs. Ewald, and the Hauptmanns.
The Beverly Hills churches announce morning worship at 10 45 with Church School for Primary and Intermediate at 9 30 and Young People's Department at 12 10.
Trinity Methodist Church Winchester Ave at Ninety Ninth St reports next Sunday morning sermon titled The Synagogue and the House. Music by H C Culmer and Edna Gumbnits during summer choir absence. Epworth League meets 6 pm led by Miss Marjorie Metz. Wednesday evening service features devotion on the eighth psalm. Thursday afternoon a thimble party, hosted by the Woman's Federation, invites all women of the congregation.
Oscar Mootswuz frets over a mounting medical bill after considering a car purchase. The piece notes doctors’ varying billing speed and patients delaying or avoiding invoices, with references to prior illnesses and insurance, a stubborn debt of $15, and the tension between seeking treatment and keeping finances stable.
Morgan Park Women's Club Garden Committee plans a July 24 tour to Glen Ellyn visiting 12 gardens with a tea at Mrs Simons home. They will depart Morgan Park station at 10 39 and loop at 11 50 by train. Reservations by July 21 with Mrs A C Watson Beverly 1762. Bring box lunches. Auto escorts will be waiting. Return around six.
The article surveys medieval and early modern universities across Europe. It notes Oxford’s early Twelfth Century origins, Paris and Bologna around 1200, Salamancha’s early Spanish roots, and Italy’s Padua Naples Genoa and Perugia by 1240s to 1270s. It cites Prague 1848 and Cambridge 1257 as early centers, with Edinburgh and Copenhagen among later institutions.
Report states bandits blew open a cemetery safe inside Mt. Flope cemetery, taking $5.30 in cash. Mr. Hartley laments not being within hearing distance as robbers left with small change and damaged insurance papers. Superintendent Templeton found the box and papers Saturday morning and notified Hartley. Hartley jokes a new door will be left open for convenience, not to waste nitro.
In San Jacopo Italy a ruined expansion and an ancient well in the yard allegedly emits strange noises when death threats loom over the great family once owning the property. In 1904 neighbors heard eerie sounds but nothing occurred. The tale resurfaced with news that the last survivor of the family died in San Francisco.
The text presents a philosophical reflection on solitude as nurse of enthusiasm and how enthusiasm fosters genius, noting the historical view that solitude has called forth contemplation and creative drive. It reads like a marginal aphorism on inner motivation and the relation between seclusion and innovation.
The Merve Monarch gained yacht knowledge during exile in Hal land and after the Restoration owned small yachts with his brother the duke of York. He competed in the Hirst yacht race along the Thames, and built fourteen yachts for big use from 25 to 166 tons, including the dables built to his own designs.
A dubious pamphlet sold as medicine claimed cures for many ailments. The listed remedies include Black Cat's Ankle Trust and King Solomon's Murrow among others. Ads promised outcomes like restraining suitors and pleasing employers, with little to no evidence.
A tenant cannot seek redress from the house owner whose building blocks light and air from his premises by an adjoining structure unless emergency provisions exist. The outcome does not change even if the adjoining owner is the tenant's landlord.
The item notes a question about intuition in decision making, presented in a brief Times Union style. It hints at uncertainty and the author’s view on intuitive guidance influencing choices. The fragment references a tension between instinct and reason without providing concrete events or names.
A vignette on folklore notes that in parts of Britain it is believed fatal to allow an infant to look into a mirror before turning one year old, while Swedes hold that a girl should not gaze into a glass after dark or risk losing appeal to the opposite sex.
A Philadelphia test shows clergymen write least legibly among professions, with physicians teachers preachers and soldiers noted as clearer writers than sailors or lawyers, according to the report.
A former Scotland Yard officer receives a reward from a Buenos Aires philanthropist who settled a fortune in gratitude for being saved from a London gang of swindlers shortly before a major death occurred.
A column argues medical fees vary by patient wealth. It notes Martie Purviance paid 322 for a complex neck operation while a rich niece of Em Moots paid 186 plus ambulance and hospital costs. The piece defends doctors as noble vows yet urges wealthier patients to fund care for others.
Edwin Harper at 9856 Winston Ave ill with flu. Frons family at Cedar Lake weekend. Fred Smith at 9884 Loomis St hosted her card club. Ralph Miller at 9846 Winston Ave recovering from illness. Milton Harper at 1765 Winston Ave marked a second birthday in July. Peter Brennan at 9854 Winston Ave observed tenth birthday on July 10. Mrs Frons at 1210 W 8th St returned from two weeks in the East. Frank Gellemer at 0015 Sangamon St regained use of a broken arm. John Supple at 1824 W 98th St home from two weeks in Evanston. DL Edward McMahon at 1845 Bishop St recovered from a week illness. Mrs Morrison at 1348 W 99th St returned from two weeks at Cedar Lake. James Till at 1349 W sth Place enjoys bicycle from tenth birthday. Paul Smith at 9865 Bishop St took a trip to New York and other eastern states. Mr Frank Statge at 9755 Beverly Ave with two sons left Saturday for two weeks in Northern Wisconsin. Eagles Club held its fifth annual banquet at the Blackstone Hotel with guest of honor BE Harper. Speeches by Try, Clement J Cummings and Prof George R Webster.
An article traces the term teetotaler to gambling tops called teetotums. Four sides bore letters A D N T signifying take away, put down, nothing, and all, with teetotaler popularized by temperance advocates referencing total abstinence. The Mentor Magazine.
The archangels listed are Michael, Gabriel, Haniel, Raphael, Carmael, Zrithiel and Zante kiel. They represent Might Grace Splendor Saving Power Zeal Justice and Mystery of God in the tradition.
President Robert M. Sweitzer and General Manager Thomas E. Rourke led the Illinois Jockey Club revival amid doubt and adverse weather. Opening day at Washington Park faced legal threats and timid hoardings but succeeded, with the American Derby date moved from July 10 to July 31 to ensure proper preparations and track readiness.
The Chester Rows, raised covered arcades above street level, intrigue visitors with their strange use and eerie atmosphere. Historians tie the site to Deva Victrix, a Roman military hub, noting the Rows align with ancient main streets as Chester evolved from Roman times.
Officers near Greenland icebergs observe a north Atlantic migration pattern with rocks of sea birds following bergs as ice melts. Species such as fulmar fulmar, murre, kittewake and dovekie gather in large numbers to feed on food released by waves and melting ice, signaling a rich season for seabirds.
The famous Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames embankment in London stands 75 feet tall and weighs 186 tons. Other obelisks in various cities mark relics of ancient past civilizations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.