Pianos Sold At Factory Prices Attract Out of Town Buyers
Saturday marks the close of a notable Hobart M. Cable piano sale in Ashton. Theo Miller Music House and Hobart M. Cable Co. organized factory pricing, drawing out of town purchasers for holiday delivery. Sales cited as honest, American policy, with high end pianos remaining and prices reverting to retail after ten o’clock.
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Theo
Miller Music House
Dixon
Hobart M. Cable Co
Hobart M. Cable
Miller
Ashton
Foreign Commerce Record Year's Surplus and Corn Boom
Treasury reports for the year ended June 30 1905 show exports at 1 518 462 833 and imports at 1 117 507 500 creating a trade balance of 400 966 333 in favor of the United States. Corn exports rose by 33 million bushels highlighting the impact of rate policy on distant inland communities.
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Treasury Department
United States
Harriman Special Passes Through Ash
A Harriman special train carrying Miss Alice Roosevelt and E. H. Harriman arrives in Ash ton at 6:35 PM after travel from Omaha to New York via Chicago. Spectators on the south side glimpse the distinguished guest while curtains hide ordinary passengers on the north.
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Alice Roosevelt
E. H. Harriman
Ashton
Northwestern
Pacific
New York
Chicago
Omaha
Curing Hams Anxious Reader Seeks Advice
An anxious reader asks how to cure a ham with varying sizes and uses. Suggestions mention fumigation for storage, slicing ham for Sunday meals, and methods like liberal tomato catsup or chili sauce. Extreme cases could involve burial in quicklime, with references to Christie Science and the limits of cure.
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Ima
Quotidial Woes of a Telephone Operator
A fragmentary observation notes how a telephone operator faces delays and waits for central to finish an offer or message. After delivering the message the worker lingers, appearing cheerful despite the time spent, likened to stepping into a puddle.
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Central
Suits for 3,000 Illinois Corporations for State Reports
Secretary of State Rose to file fines against corporations failing to report to the secretary of state each February. Delinquents will be sent to the attorney general and then to county state’s attorneys. Forfeiture of charters possible with $20 reinstatement in a year. Anti trust affidavit noncompliance carries $50 daily fine.
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Feder
Ann
Secretary of State
Rose
Rice in the Race for County Treasurer a strong GOP bid
The Telegraph notes Rice a well qualified Republican candidate for county treasurer with a clean record and broad county support. Reared on a Dixon farm, he has held roles in education and insurance, praised as impartial and capable. His petition will circulate. farmers are reminded of bill printing services for sales notices.
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Prom
Rice
Cinfor County
Dixon, Leey
Lili- Normal School
Dixon Sunday School Duty Highlighted by Rosecrans Speech
A. W. Rosecrans, Lee County Sunday School superintendent, cites Dixon's duty to its child and urges stronger organization. He notes Dixon township population 9128 with 1637 Sunday School members across nine schools, while three townships Marion May Viola lack Sunday schools. Ashton leads with 537 members in 1125 population. The Gazette prints the news.
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Rosecrans
Lee County Sunday School Association
Dixon
Dixon Township
County Association
Rosecran
Thoroghly
Marion
May
Viola
Ashton
Thanksgiving date confusion due to five Thursdays in November
Calendar makers dispute the date of Thanksgiving as November 23 or November 30. Some expect the last Thursday to be proclaimed by President Roosevelt, while others follow the Thursday after the third Tuesday. The article suggests delaying turkey orders until the proclamation and observing two days to honor the legal holiday.
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Roosevelt
Sheep Loss From Dogs Around Hart Farm
Tuesday night Frank Hart suffered a heavy livestock loss when thirty eight sheep were killed by dogs and fifteen more were injured. Hart learned of the disturbance only the following morning as Willard Knapp and Howard Quick assessed the damage.
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Frank Hart
Mr. Hart
Willard , Knapp
Howard Quick
Huether Sells Out as Miller Buys Frankfort Stock
L A Miller of Frankfort Indiana purchases W B Huether's dry goods stock and plans a restock with gentlemen's furnishings. Huether will ship remaining goods homeward while converting the business to a dedicated gent's wear store. After eleven years in Ashton his clothing trade ends as he enters a new enterprise.
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W. LB. Huether
L. A. Miller
Frankfort
Indiana
Mr. Miller
Mr. Hueber
Ife
Sluether
Ashton
Jyena Kurth Weds Lewis Goiig in Rochelle Nuptials
Last evening at Chris Kurth’s home Jyena Kurth married Lewis Goiig of Rochelle. The couple will reside in Rochelle where the groom works as a towerman at the interlocking crossing. The event was noted in the paper with a brief social notice.
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Chris Kurth
Jyena
Lewis Goiig
Rochelle
Lap Robes Display Emphasizes In-Person Selection
Advertising copy stresses experiencing the goods in person to appreciate the range. Mentions strong selection of lap robes and invites customers to view the products firsthand rather than rely on price and description alone. Emphasizes tactile appeal and showroom view.
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Misouri River
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Dixon Southside
Geo. Shaw
Glenn Rosecrans
Reynolds Y. P. A
Reynolds Evangelical Church
Ilinois
Illinois
Didate
Junty Treas
Will Ike
Iends
Pie Gazer
John Cheetham
Wm. de
F. E. Rice
A. W. Rosecrans
the Gazette
W. B. Huether
Frankfort, Ind
Ueu
Gent's Wear
Marreid
Schuster
A. W. Rosecrans & CO
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