Local Notes on Stoves, Visits and Public Events
Local notes report stove castings and repairs by O G Maxwell and Packard cartoonist chalk talk, Brimfield Knights of Pythias visit Williamsfield, and a bazaar planned by Congregational Church. Also mentions coal at a west town site, farmers finishing corn picking, and various visits and sales notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Blundy
Peoria
Stephen Baker
Independence
Iowa
West’ End
Mr. Barkman
C. Guyer
Brimfield Knights of Pythias
Williamsfield Brothers
Suexe-Jackson
Congregational Church
Sons of Veterans
Opera
Oak Hill
Ballard
Wm. Rabin‘son & Co
Knoxville Ave
Brimfield
Secret Telegraph Instrument Aids Deaf Teaching and Security
Edwin F. Van Vechten in Milwaukee showcases a telegraph device by George H. Landgraf that allows deaf users to hear messages via a hidden sounder worn at the ear, while remaining inaudible to nearby bystanders. The invention could aid deaf operators and offer a secret service for railroads and governments, with the potential to let deaf readers learn code and read messages through teeth contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. van Vechten
Milwaukee
George H. Landgraf
Menasha High School
Chicago Tribune
Pearl Mussels Adaptation and Habitat Ranges Noted
Charles T. Simpson reports to the United States Fish Commission on pearl mussels showing wide adaptability. They inhabit shallow water and deep lakes, with some species living hundreds of feet underwater. Many die quickly out of water, but those in dry streams or ponds can survive for long periods out of water.
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Charles T. Simpson
United States Fish Commission
Lake Tanganyika
Africa
Lake Tiberias
Palestine
Florida
Braidentown
Hartford Fire Insurance Agent Burt Near Forty Years
H O Burt, agent for Hartford Fire Insurance Company, has held the agency for over forty years with prompt loss payments promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
State plans vast timber reservations in Luzerne County
Pennsylvania forestry officials propose buying three 40 000 acre timber reservations at the headwaters of the Delaware Susquehanna and Ohio rivers. They envision forest preserves to produce timber and provide outdoor recreation, likening aims to Germany’s Black Forest and noting health benefits to Pennsylvanians.
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Pennsylvania
Bobh Tock
Luzerne County
Philadelphia ‘Ledger
Delaware
Susquehanna
Ohio
Germany
United States
Union
Adirondacks
Colorado
California
Florida
Keystone
Story of Pekin street paving and graft questioned
Mr Monnier recalls official life in China describing the emperor funding Pekin legation street paving with 16000 dollars. A public roads official finds contractors who vastly underbid to 5000 2500 and finally 16 dollars a street still paved at small cost. The tale ends with a jab about Chinese civilization.
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Monnier
China
Pekin
Public Roads and Highways Department
No. 2
No. 1
No. 3
Dwarf Dogs of Japan Sell For High Sums
In Japan miniature dogs of the epaniel family fetch high prices. a one year old five pound pup sold for 250 dollars and a 3 pound spaniel can command large sums, with sales reaching 750 dollars. These tiny dogs sit on a hand or boot and require careful, baby like care, sometimes living to ten years with proper attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Spring Season Affects Hope Like March Hates
A London belle jokes about reading poetry to Anthony Hope who dislikes verse. He listens politely and thanks her, then explains in a lucid interval that poetry pleases him in spring. He adds the line that spring affects him as March hates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Hope
London
Belle
American Scholar in Japan Studies Cotton Trade
Mitsuhiro Hatada of Japan discusses his study of Japan's cotton industry for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He explains current trends, production challenges, and potential impacts on trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Mitsuhiro Hatada
New Orleans Times
Lane Imisoba
C. C. Carson Fire Insurance Offers Best Rates
The advertisement promotes C. C. Carson Fire Insurance at the Exchange Bank, highlighting Phoenix and National Fire Insurance Company offerings with experience, reliability, and favorable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix and
National Fire
Exchange Bank
Miss Terry Promotes Chas A Stevens Cloaks and Waists
Selling agent for Chas A Stevens & Bros Chicago offers elegant cloak and waist samples. Measurements taken and suits made to order. Call and inspect.
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Chas. A. Stevens & Bros
Chicago
Ill
DOUG McDONNELL AUCTIONEER ADVERTISED
Cal or address at Brimfield Illinois for Willery sales auctioneering services. Part of the state offered with satisfaction guaranteed and reasonable terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Grove, Ill
Willery Sales
Brimfield, Ill
Mortgage rate pitch at Gazette Office on Saturdays
An advertorial notes lower interest rates and offers to save money on mortgage loans. It invites readers to visit the Gazette Office in Elmwood every Saturday for consultation with J. B. PubstexEr.
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Gazette Office
Elmwood
J. B
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O.G. Maxwell
George Mulvaney
Ton Packard
W. A. Marshall
E. KK. Mayes
Marshall
Richard Pacey
Ponemah
D. M. Maxwell
Avery Farm
Oak Is
Tey
M. Robinson & Co
Ting
Imaportance ‘of Letters
Aleke
Ted
H. O. Burt
Ketes ‘A. General Banking Business
Pine Insurance
Anz
Dunamp Linx Ocean Tickets
En Norary Pushc
JC. L. Duncan
Cas
O. Carson
C. P. Burt
Dr. Knapp
Ilinois
City Express
Brimfiel
E. D McCabe
Atty
Norra Jefferson
Peoria, Ill
Old Post Office Building
Whalen
Weatherwax
Adams & Fulton Sts
Ottenheimers Clothing
Peoria, Ills
N. B
Dr. Weatherwax
Dr.f Miller
Nebraska
Chicago Burlington & Quincy R. A
Eustis
W. L. Hayward
Illinois
SRS DE Be
Breererrerebseek
Mere Mre
Rire
Dia, Avknapp
County
Sup’t OF Schools
Peoria CO
U.S
Court House
J. L. Robertson
Burlington
St. Louis
Lincoln
Neb
Custer
3. D
Deadwood
Newcastle
Wyoming
C.C. Carson Fire Insurance
Miss L.terry
Doug McDonnell
C.b.&q
Buda and
Rushville
G. H. Cops
J. C.F
Cummins
Waweter & Orleian
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