Premiums at Lee County Farmers Institute Full of Interest
The Lee County Farmers Institute will run December 11 to 13 1907 in Franklin Grove with a full program for farmers. Topics include corn growing spraying good roads dairy milking machines domestic science and agricultural education plus music and club sessions.
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Lee County
Lee County Farmers Institute
Franklin Grove
Fred A. Richardson
Institute
T. E
A. N. Johnson
State Highway Commission
J. L. Hartwell
Miss Gibbs
H. H Carr
Senger
Eetees
F. R. Crane
U. of I
J. A. West
II. of
Hall
S. S. of I
H. M. Dunlap
Franklin Groves
Baldwin
Emma Hey
Dean Davenport
Davenport
Local Option Law Talk Draws Rochelle Audience
A. W. Rosecrans spoke at a Rochelle Presbyterian church temperance meeting on the Local Option law. Flag townships may vote under the new law next spring. Local notes mention a room redecorating by Mills and Petrie, and postcards from Wilburn E. Paddock showing eastern scenes and Jamestown exposition views with reports of visitors and national events.
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A. W. Rosecrans
Presbyterian Church
Rochelle
Wilburn E. Paddock
Washington D. C
Baltimore
Seven Pines National Cemetery
Richmond
Norfolk
Newport News
Virginia
Paddock
Philadelphia
Has Moved Market and Local Rail Incident
Conrad Kleibe moved his meat market to the opera house block and will occupy the east room while the ice box is installed in the west room. Engine 1126 abandoned a freight train due to an eight inch flange break as Engineer Todd waited for a conductor.
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Conrad Kleibe
Strube
Opera House
Conrad
Todd
Clinton
Few Unscrupulous Men Cause Much Trouble In Financial Panic
Editorial column argues that the financial crisis was caused by unfit leaders, not by securities, praising moral character in borrowers, and noting two outcomes: reckless figures exposed and leaders who stabilized the system by demanding reforms and tighter controls.
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Elbert Hubbard
Tealy Safe Banking And Restored Trust Amid Bank Weakness
The account notes that while some bankers abused trust, the overall system showed strength. It highlights swift discovery of weak links and rapid replacement by capable successors, restoring confidence in financial institutions.
Turkeys for Thanksgiving Shipped to Chicago Firm
Lewis Auslander shipped nine barrels of dressed turkeys to C. R. Kimball Co. of Chicago for a Thanksgiving dinner for their 50 employees. The meat weighed 1,830 pounds and represented a significant outlay. Other notes mention a $10,000 damage suit in Kane County and community notices.
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Esterday
Lewis Austler
American Exiss
C. R. Kimwall & Co
Chicago
John Randall
Tres
Kad. Shippee
Rueben Schuster
E. M. Sheldon
K. J. Randall
Geneva
Kane County
Wm. Evens
St. Charles
Wonders of Junk Reuse From Old Waste Products
A local junk dealer explains how scavenged materials become new goods. Old iron is melted for hardware and foundry work, intact bottles return to breweries, rags become paper or padding, wool is woven into shatters, and old rubber reenters production in shoes, tires, and mats. Bones yield soap, glue, and fertilizer while bone ash refines sugar.
Fall shopping blitz at Lee County’s largest stock
Gp urges fall buying with a big stock in Lee County offering blankets at 75 cents per pair when separated, suspenders at 50 or 75 cents per pair, gloves and mittens at low prices, neckwear in new styles, hosiery at 10 cents and varied sizes, dress goods at 50 cents, and furs and accessories on display in the east window, promising strong value and stylish options.
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Lee County
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Sterling Gazette
Sinnissippi
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Dixon
W. Rosecrans
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B. A. Reynolds
E. PF
Chapman
O. P. Canfield
Alabama
Mississippi
Frank Davison
Rockford
Wis
Auslander
Meister
Reynolds Y. P. A
Wm. Heinzeroth
Lillie Smith
Rose Wagner
Maude Kersten
George Miller
Mrs. van Patten
Straton, Iowa
W. J. Stevenson
Ira George
Ladies’ Aid Society of
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Arthur Brown
Brown
Will Hart
Texas
J. R. Titus
Flagg
Guy Shottenkirk
A. W. Rosecrans & Co
Ashton
Illinois
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