Illinois Birthday State Born Ninety First Year
Illinois marks its ninety first anniversary since its 1818 admission to the Union by President Monroe. The report covers statehood, boundary decisions, and early governance with emphasis on Chicago’s growth and the 1818 constitution. It also notes New York Bible Society centennial events and its work distributing Scripture in New York Harbor and Ellis Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Monroe
Fort Dearborn
Minois
Congress
Nathaniel Pope
Territory
Wisconsin
Pope
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Washington
Shadrach Bond
Kaskaskia
Bond
New York Bible Society
Young Men's New York Bible Society
Original Society
New York
Ellis Island
Public Hearing on Catskill Water Tunnel Plan in New York
The Board of Estimate held a hearing on a revised Catskill water supply plan. It proposes a 14 foot diameter tunnel covering nearly all of Manhattan with a branch under the East River to Brooklyn and Queens. The ~33 mile tunnel would mostly bore through solid rock at 50 to 600 feet depth and avoid street traffic disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Estimate
Manhattan Island
East River
Brooklyn
Queens
Harlem River Bridge Plan Expands Citywide Water System
The project shifts to a bridge near High Bridge and extends south under central Manhattan to increase pressure. It aims to serve every borough with a conduit system. Cost remains near the original plan, which included Bronx Queens Brooklyn and Staten Island lines plus a separate Manhattan pipe.
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Harlem River
High Bridge
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Health Costs of Neglected Colds Prompt Demand for Remedy
The piece laments widespread illness from neglected colds and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable cure. It claims many seek health across the continent, wasting money on treatments for throat and lung troubles, and notes sales by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. L. Stolte
Lemmon
Flows into Two Oceans in Yellowstone Park
A description explains the Two Oceans pass in Yellowstone where heavy showers cause a small creek to overflow and waters split to tributaries feeding rivers that reach both the Atlantic and Pacific.
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Two Oceans Pass
Yellowstone Park
Atlantic
Pacific
Foley’s Urino Laxative Best for Women and Children
Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Foley’s Urino Laxative as the mild pleasant tasting remedy for constipation, preferred over harsh purgatives like pills and tablets. It claims to be safe for women and children and to cure constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Opera House
Sam S
Lee Shubert
Inc
TRE
Clyde Fitch
Lyric Theatre
Metropolitan
Vatican
Shubert
Fox
Dewey
Gines
Studebaker
Mason Transfer & Storage Comp'y
Pauls Lumber Co
Charley
STATE
Roe
York’s
Catskill
Ried
Society
New
York City
Bible Society
Carnegie Hall
Jou. Fort
New Jersey
Greer and
Goodsell
McClellan
Charles F. Aked
NEW York’s Water Supply
Williams
Jersey
Soap Box Free
North Side Square
Photography
Frey’s
South Dakota
George Peck
LaSalle
Hamilton
Howard
South Bend
Waltham
Elgin
W. J. Bradley
S. W. Corner Square
Windsor
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