Amboy Lee Center Line Open Soon
Amboy Journal reports rapid progress on the Amboy Lee Center electric line with 3 miles laid and freight crossings arranged with Burlington. The road to Blackstone Street should be finished by Saturday and electric cars expected to run Lee Center to Amboy before New Year, with a paying freight service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ives
Blackstone Street
Burlington Company
Burns
Lee Center
Binghamton
Merrow
Lee Centter
Amboy
Burlington
Keefer
Messrs. Burns
In Honor of Grandma Abel Birthday Reception
Mrs Susan Abel mother of Rev W J Abel marked her seventy seventh birthday with a church reception at the parsonage hosted by the ladies of the congregation. Grandma Abel, an invalid confined by rheumatism, welcomed friends and enjoyed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Abel
Susan Abel
W. J. Abel
Abel
Morrison Sentinel
Closing Out Sale at H G Ciurs Farm Near Ashton
The undersigned will sell to the highest bidder on December 7, 1910 at ten o’clock a.m. at the J. C. Wetzel farm near Ashton a large lot of horses cattle pigs sheep and farm gear. Included are 12 horses 15 cattle 10 hogs 30 ewes 7 tons Timothy hay seed corn farming machinery and household goods. Terms: cash under $10 and credit 12 months for larger sums with notes. 3 percent discount for cash. Also reports Viola township Sunday school convention notes and A P Case re elected township president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
H. G. Cluts
J. C. Wetzel
Ashton
Franklin Grove
Stone Barn
Ashton Co
Charton
R. C. Goetzenberger
F. D. Kelley
J. D. Ciurs
R. S. Charters
H. G. Ciurs
Frank Rassler and wife guests at relatives’
Frank Rassler and his wife were guests of relatives at Franklin Grove on Sunday, according to a brief social item in the local column.
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Frank Rassler
Franklin Grove
New Lighting Plants Installed in Local Businesses
This week two new lighting plants were installed. Clifford Knapp placed a Detroit gas machine in J. A. Roseler’s grocery, now in operation and delivering good service. A. M. Moore installed an Arco plant in Philip Erich’s pool room and sold similar units to W. B. McCrea, G. A. Hamel, Gazette Book Store, the Davis Junction Methodist church, and Jordan and Paddocks’ blacksmith shop.
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Clifford Knapp
Detroit
J. A. Roseler
A. M. Moore
Arco
Philip Erich
W. B. McCrea
G. A. Hamel
Moore
Thanksgiving Services And Local Events In Lee County
Thanksgiving services set in two churches with sermons by Rev. Alexander English and Rev. George A. Walter at 10:00 am. A 9:56 am westbound train time change of Sunday service noted. County Treasurer John M. Sterling to be replaced by Frank C. Vaughan on December 5. Illinois coal mine data show 890 deaths and 48,717,883 tons output. Epworth League led by A W Rosecrans on November 27 with a temperance topic.
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Union
Presbyterian Church
Alexander English
Ae United Evangelical Church
George A. Walter
John M.sterling
Sterling
Frank C. Vaughan
Amboy
Lee County
Illinois
Epworth League
A. W. Rosecrans
Choir Boys Deliver Fine Program at Modern Woodmen Event
The Chicago Boy Choir with Sarah Wathena Brown opened the Modern Woodmen entertainment at the opera house to a grateful crowd. The boys dressed as a Scottish Highlander and in other national costumes, ending with American schoolboy and Base Ball songs. Mrs. Brown’s harp and sacred selections by the Episcopalian choir drew praise. Woodmen deserve praise for high quality entertainment for Ashton residents. Ticket sales were modest and a larger audience was hoped for. next, Nellie P Saunders Company performs December 6.
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Chicago
Sarah Wathena Brown
Opera House
Ashton
Nellie P Saunders Company
Reliable Sporting News and The Record Herald
A promotional piece praising The Chicago Record Herald as a dependable source for sports news. It highlights a large dedicated sports staff, the four page Sunday supplement, telegraphic updates to press, and comprehensive coverage of baseball football racing athletics hunting automobiling yachting golf tennis boxing and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record Herald
Sunday Record-Herald
Telegraph
Record Herald
Record-Herald
Luxurious Long-Distance Trains Compare With Hotels
The piece highlights the Overland Limited the Los Angeles Limited and the China and Japan Fast Mail as luxuriously equipped travel options. It advises buying Chicago & North Western Ry tickets and directs readers to ticket agents for details. 3818 James Conklin of Bureau County files for divorce citing his wife's refusal to dress fashionably and costly disagreements over attire. The Wash ington Grove Christian church Ladies Aid Society to hold all day meeting at the parsonage on Thursday December 1. Frank Aschenbrenner his wife and Miss Mae Hutchinson visited Sterling for Thanksgiving with the Fletcher grandparents.
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San Francisco
James Conklin
Bureau County
Ladies Aid Society
Washington Grove Christian Church
Frank Aschenbrenner
Mae Hutchinson
Sterling
Joseph Fletcher
Gasoline quality complaints and local sales notes
Local dealers and customers report very poor gasoline quality with dirty oil and clogged lighting plants. An oil company cuts prices, possibly offsetting the lower quality. Also reports Booth farms sales near town with per acre prices. Ernest Kersten buys the Ewing newspaper route from November 1.
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Booth
Drew Fell
Frankton
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets Backed by Guarantee Offer
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are advertised as a permanent relief for indigestion and dyspepsia with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. The ad highlights Bis muth Subnitrate and Pepsin, plus carminatives, claiming scientific formulation and safety. Available in 25c 6 5c and 1.00 sizes at The Rexall Store.
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Rexall
Geo. R. Charters
Chiropodist Dr Stanley to Visit Ashton Saturday
Dr Stanley, foot specialist, will be in Ashton on Saturday November 26 until 4 pm. He offers treatment for coins bunions ingrown nails and foot troubles with free citywide calls and a new Cushion Arch Support. Leave orders at Kelleys Hotel or local drug stores. Mrs Emily J Walker sold her millinery business last week to Mrs Ernest Meister who now runs the store.
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Stanley
Ashton
Kelley’s
Emily J. Walker
Ernest Meister
Illinois press association pushes bills to punish misinformation
The Illinois Daily Newspaper Association at its Decatur meeting urged a new law to penalize knowingly false news given to papers. A draft bill would impose up to 30 days in jail for falsely reported wedding announcements and up to one year for misinformation leading to libel. The push aims to curb deceptive reporting. Farmers near Sterling and Whiteside county expect grain shipments to rise as canal and river navigation expand, alongside new terminal elevators. Miss Hattie Brown visits Champaign for Thanksgiving with sister Roberta at the University.
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Illinois Daily Newspaper Association
Decatur
Springfield
Illinois
Hennepin Canal
Whiteside County
U. S
Sterling
Rock River
Janesville
Free agricultural course at DeKalb announces six day session
Northern Illinois State Normal School DeKalb invites young men and women to a free six day agriculture short course starting January 2 1911. Leading University of Illinois agriculture professors and Normal School faculty will teach with no fee. Boarding is available nearby.
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Northern Illinois State Normal School
DeKalb
Northern Illinois
Department of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Normal School
Illinois
Surprise Party Honors Mrs. Klenke on 58th Birthday
A surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klenke Friday evening for Mrs. Klenke's 58th birthday. Guests socialized, refreshments were served, and a token of remembrance was given as they wished her many more happy birthdays.
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Fred Klenke
Mrs. Klenke
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Amboy Lee
Burlington Road
Viola Township
Fertile Valley
Ethel Kay
Dixon
F. W. Nazarene
Steward
E. H. Wiener
A. P. Case
Will Killmer
Faust Boyd
Hartford
Wisconsin
Chas. Gonnerman
Glenn Rosecrans
State Board of Equalization
California
Medh
E. S. Crans
Edwin
Ernest Kersten
Ewing
Ette Book Store
Est
Gazette
Kersten Henry Strude
Hattie Brown
Champaign
Roberta Brown
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Ashton, Illinois
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