Local Notes and Camp Meeting Plans in August 1924
Rudolph Huber visits Peoria at T Fuchs home. E D Wrights enjoy Elmwood drive. Beeson couple welcome a son Aug 5 1902 in Kenosha Wisconsin. Clark's flour mill founder Horace Clark Sr dies. Meeting opens today with local attendees and a ride to town. Horse theft mischief and bell clapper taken amid town excitement. McDonoughs visit Peoria. horse released during Newmiller fire. Soap critique favors Maple City self washing soap. August racing at Galesburg features track fast, 12 stakes, P and A Fifth Regiment Band. Camp meeting Oak Hill August 1924 daily orders and program schedule through August 28 with multiple speakers and religious services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Huber
Peoria
T. Fuchs
E. D. Wright
Elmwood
Fred Beeson
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Horace Clark
Clark
Jessie
Harper
Charles McDonough
Margaret McDonough
McDonough
Snyder
Newmiller
Maple City
Galesburg
Weir
Ralesbury
P. & A. Fifth Regiment
Caston
Oak Hill
Elderkin
Chicago
Mra
B. L. Vivian
Claude Ewing
Epworth League
Old Settlers Picnic Refreshments On Aug 16
Refreshment privileges for the Old Settlers picnic on August 21 will be sold at the school park Saturday afternoon August 16 at 2 oclock by order of the grounds committee A. 8 Hegmor W. R. Weeks H. R. Jonnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hegmorr
W. R. Weeks
H. R. Jonnson
Card of Thanks to Mrs Grimes Family
We thank friends and neighbors for assistance during the illness and death of our mother Mrs Thomas Grimes. Frank Finnegan John Grimes and family express gratitude for kindness and support shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Grimes
Frank Finnegan
John Grimes
A Necessary Precaution About a Cold Cure
An ad urging immediate care for colds warns neglect is dangerous and promotes One Minute Cough Cure from Wm. Robinson & Co. It claims to allay inflammation clear the head soothe mucous membranes and cure coughs croup throat and lung troubles with immediate effect and safety for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Robinson & Co
Public Sale At Burt School House Brimfield District 13
The board of directors announces a public sale to the highest bidder on Thursday evening August 7 1902 at 8 o'clock at the Burt school house in Brimfield township District No 13. The sale occurs on the premises with terms of 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt
Brimfield Township
Board of Directors
DeWitts Little Early Risers Liver Tonic Ad
An advertising claim for DeWitts Little Early Risers as a liver tonic and purgative. Includes user testimonial from W Scott of Milton Pa praising their non griping, vegetable formula and portability. Distributed by Wm. Robinson and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. Scott
Highland Ave
Milton
Wm. Robinson & Co
Mrs Alya Smith Dies At East Town Home
Mrs Alya Smith died at her home east of town Monday. Funeral services will be held today at 10 o clock at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alya Smith
Brimfield adopts annual levy and tax ordinance for current year
The Village of Brimfield passes an ordinance levying taxes for streets, police, salaries, and misc expenses totaling 1200 dollars for the current fiscal year. The village clerk is to file a certified copy with Peoria County. Approved August 4, 1902. An ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea by William Robinson & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield
Sinots
Peoria County
Illinois
L.G. Capy
Addison Pacey
Rocky Mountain
Wm. Robinson & Co
Physician Endorsement of Foley's Kidney Cure
Dr Geo Ewing of Smiths Grove Kentucky with over thirty years practice shares his personal experience using Foley's Kidney Cure. He reports relief after three bottles and now prescribes it in his standard practice. He claims success in hundreds of cases and recommends it to other physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Ewing
Smith’s Grove
Foley
Wm. Robinson & Co
One Boer In Luci Claims Portuguese Gold Venture
Gen Pienaar head of Boer prisoners in Lisbon will not return to the Transvaal but become a Portuguese subject after locating a gold mine near Coimbra Portugal. He plans to exploit the mine and stay in Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luci
Pienaar
Lisbon
Transvaal
Coimbra
Portugal
Count von Buelow faces tariff backlash and odd poodle clash
Indictments swirl as Count von Buelow confronts agrarian opposition over tariff policy. Mass meetings denounce him while a heated debate cites his Englishborn poodle. He retorts that the dog is German though shorn in English fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count von Buelow
Bismarck
Surprise for chivalrous man recalls customs mishap
Consular Agent Dwight Haussler, back from Sonneberg Germany, recounts a voyage tale in which he offered German help to a young woman anxious about baggage. The customs officer finally interrupted, saying in English that the agent’s German harmed him, prompting a humorous moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Haussler
Sonneberg
Germany
To Keep Children Recipe Wins Prize
A lighthearted 16 year old Miss Mignone Lincoln of New Orleans offers a playful "recipe for preserving children" that won St Nicholas Magazine’s prize. The funny guidance imagines mixing children with dogs in a grassy field, baking under a hot sun, and cooling them on a bathtub as a tongue in cheek joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mignone Lincoln
New Orleans
St. Nicholas Magazine
Blanco’s Correction on Wealth After Overthrow
Dr. David J. Hill cited former President Blanco’s fall from power in Venezuela. Blanco reportedly remarked in Paris that his wealth was $65,000,000 after his government was ousted, correcting a passerby’s $3,000,000 figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
Castro
Venezuela
David J. Hill
Senor Blanco
Paris
An Ancient Family of Wake of Courteen Hall
The Wake family of Courteen hall Northamptonshire stands as one of England’s oldest lineages. For nine centuries Hereward Wake has headed the family, with each male heir given the cognomen Hereward. The current head is Sir Hereward Wake, whose eldest son earned the D.8.O. on Lord Roberts’ staff in South Africa.
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England
Wake
Courteenhall
Northamptonshire
Hereward Wake
Hereward
Hereward the Wake
Charles Kingsley
Sir Hereward Wake
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Judge Denounces Profanity Verdict in Long Distance Case
Dr Gettys a St Louis physician was fined five dollars for a profanity over the telephone to an operator. Judge Sidener ruled crimes committed at long distance are punishable where the offense is consummated and that profanity has no provocation nor excuse by self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettys
St. Louis
Sidener
Threatens to Leave America Says He Is a Gentleman
Baltimore fashion figure Harry Lehr warns newspapers to stop harassing him or he will depart the United States and seek life abroad. He cites being a gentleman in response to press intrusion, echoing a former statement by William Waldorf Astor. The Chronicle notes Lehr’s champagne dealer ties were not fully insulated from scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Harry Lehr
Baltimore Fashion Plate
William Waldorf Astor
Lehr
Chicago Chronicle
Physician advises governor to retire from public life
The Connecticut governor George F McLeact will not seek renomination after this term. His physician warns it would be unwise to continue in public life, and the governor says he would run if possible but is content with the Lord’s order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F McLeact
Connecticut
Exasperated Drummer’s Cuchre Tale on a Tragic Farewell
A Chicago drummer recounts a social game of cuchre aboard a train. He bids a wary passenger who is reluctant, citing a second wife in the baggage car. The man reveals his wife is dead and he is taking her home to bury her, leading to his excuse to avoid the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cutthroat
Advise to Look It Up Before Action
A Yale Law School examination cited Judge Simeon EB Baldwin who asked students how to advise a client on a complex corporate fact. The top answer suggested the prudent counsel visit the client at 10 o’clock next morning and meanwhile research the applicable law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon EB. Baldwin
Yale Law School
Fire Chiefs In European Cities
European fire brigades show varied backgrounds with chiefs drawn from military, naval, and skilled trades roles. Paris runs a regiment under war office control, Berlin favors veteran soldiers, London fields navy leaders and sailors, Glasgow employs a master mechanic, while Nassau Sweden highlights a female staffed service and huge water tubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
War Office
Berlin
London
Navy
Glasgow
Nassa
Sweden
Fowl Drunkard At Hinzenberg Town Inn
A London Mail report describes a Finland inn barn door fowl that frequents a corner for beer dregs, drinking the liquor with gusto. After intoxication it races around the yard crowing, then sleeps on its side. Upon waking its first thought is fresh water to rinse the taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinzenberg
Finland
London Mail
Otter as a Pet and Other Household Notes
A New York style column describes a Irish gentleman selling tame otters that accompany him through town and entertain themselves by fishing at the Shannon river. one otter dies after entering a kennel with a dog. The piece also covers butterfly pinning and setting methods with a practical board. It praises Mrs. Clara Simon for her forty year charity, giving $20,000 to Lebanon hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killaloe
Ireland
Shannon
New York
Clara Simon
The
Lebanon Hospital
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B. F. Eckley
S.P James
R. L. Vivian
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CFE
Dunlevy
H.C. Birch
E. R. Horton
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F A. Hardin
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de J . Evans
W. J. Leach
BP. A. Hardin
G. P. Snedaker
J. R. Clark
F. A. Hardin
Homer C. Stuntz
Stuntz
J. A. Chapman
D. 5. McCown
von Buel
New York Times
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