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The Chicago History Online Library · 5M ago

The Story of the Christmas Ship

Title: The Story of the Christmas Ship by Lilian Bell (1867-1929) Location: Google Books       Date: 1913 CHAPTER XIV How Chicago’s City Council Indorsed The Christmas Ship THERE is not room in this book to tell of even a tithe of the generosity which filled the Jason’s hold with gifts. I sit and po
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The Chicago History Online Library · 11M ago

Chicago Medium Rare

Title: Chicago Medium Rare:When we Were Both Younger by Robert J. Casey Location: Internet Archive           Date: 1949 “CHICAGO, according to the experts, is a city that took root in a swamp about 1826, grew to noticeable size before 1890 and reached its ultimate magnificence day before yesterday.”
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

Darrow-Starr Debate: “Is Life Worth Living?”

Title: Darrow-Starr Debate: “Is Life Worth Living?” Location: The Clarence Darrow Collection Date: 1920 It’s an age-old question: “Is Life Worth Living?” It was also the topic of a public debate  between Clarence Darrow and Prof. Frederick Starr held at  the Garrick Theater on March 28, 1920 as part
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

By Water to the Columbian Exposition

Title: By Water to the Columbian Exposition by Johanna S. Wisthaler Location:  Google Books         Date: 1894 There are many books concerning the Columbian Exposition of 1893, but this one has to be considered unique. The author traveled 1, 243 miles by yacht, from Schenectady, New York to Chicago
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

Iroquois Theater…Chicago

Title: Iroquois Theater…Chicago: Souvenir Programme Location: Google Books       Date: 1903 On November 23, 1903 Chicago’s new Iroquois Theater opened. Six weeks later it would be the site of the deadliest fire in Chicago history killing 602 people – mostly women and children. But, opening day of th
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

The World’s Parliament of Religions

Title: The World’s Parliament of Religions: an illustrated and popular story of the World’s first parliament of religions, held in Chicago in connection with the Columbian exposition of 1893 edited by Rev. John Henry Barrows Location: Google Books Date: 1893 Today all Americans remember the tragedy
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

Own Your Own Home

Title: Own Your Own Home by Ring W. Lardner Location: Google Books       Date: 1919 Satirist Ring Lardner (1885-1933)  is best known for his humorous observations of the sports world, but Lardner looks at the “sport” of building and owning a home in this 1919 selection. Fred Gross and his family are
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

Chicago’s Gentler Side

Title: “Chicago’s Gentler Side” by Julian Ralph (Article published in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol 87, June 1893) Location: Google Books       Date: 1893 “Steel Chrysanthemums” might be an apt description of Chicago’s women at the turn of the century. The following article by newspaper corresp
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

Gems of the Northwest

Title: Gems of the Northwest: A Brief Description of the Prominent Places of Interest Aboard the Lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railway by Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railway Company Location: Google Books       Date: 1886 The ever expanding web of railroads in the late nineteenth centur
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The Chicago History Online Library · 1Y ago

The Business of Being A Housewife

Title: The Business of Being a Housewife: A Manual to Promote Household Efficiency by Armour and Company Location: Google Books       Date: 1917 The diversified product lines of  meatpacking giant Armour and Company are clearly illustrated in this early twentieth century cook book. If it could be ea
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