Libertyville County Notes Busy Week of Visits and Travel
Miss Daisy Shesik of Birmingham visits Libertyville while Jeff Laney of Batavia stops by on business. Des Moines township and Fairfield figures appear, with multiple locals hosting guests, moving plans, and market tidbits. Protracted church meetings end. quilting set for January 30. local commerce includes a carload of hogs sold at 4.25 per hundredweight and upcoming cattle shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Sheets
Des Moines Township
W. P. Parrell
Pleasant Plain Items Spark Events and Local Wit
Roads are very bad with several vehicles stuck in the mud. Ada White visits with her mother and friends. L W Huston and wife tour the state visiting relatives. Nellie Turner in Fairfield. Glenn Smith returns from Fairfield. Grant Frakes loses a forefinger in a saw accident. Infant of Wm Sapolis dies and is buried in the Catholic cemetery. Captain K W Brown of Ames speaks on faith topics at Friends and Methodist churches. Mrs Mabel Edwards hosts a twin birthday party for Cora and Zora Eck with about twenty children attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada White
L. W. Huston
Nellie Turner
Fairfield
Glenn Smith
Grant Frakes
Wm. Sapolis
Here
K. W. Brown
Ames
Friends Church
Methodist Church
Mabel Edwards
Cora
Zora Eck
Local Notes and Movements in Kansas and Nebraska
Hon Hayes White of Kansas spoke at the Sunday School gathering. Ida Helman of Mankato Kansas visits Mrs Jerome Parsons. Mrs Fred Toothaker is ill. Walter Rizor builds a new house. M Damm & Son shipped four car loads of fat stock to Chicago. Charlie Cox returned with three car loads of yearling steers. Baldwin Parsons is very sick. John R Parsons, once a neighbor, now a leading figure at the Commercial Bank of Nelson Nebraska, is reported well after years in Ruskin Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes White
Kansas
Ida Helman
Mankato
Kan
Jerome Parsons
Fred Toothaker
M. Damm & Son
Chicago
Charlie Cox
Baldwin Parsons
John R. Parsons
Ruskin
Neb
Commercial Bank of
Nelson
January 1900 notes and livestock market in Lockridge
The Rambler reports Peter Diers Sr on the sick list with hopes of recovery. Oliver Wood bought fourteen head of cattle averaging 1,500 pounds at five cents a pound in Lockridge township and moved them to Brigton. Salina creamery now takes milk only on Tuesdays and Fridays. A math puzzle asks how many years passed from January 5 to January 15 in the year 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Diers
Oliver Wood
Lockridge Township
Brighton
Salina
Pratt's Colic Tablets Remedy Ad
Pratt's Colic Tablets to cure Colic or Summer Complaint for impure drinking water. Finest remedy known. Easy to take no breakage in your valise. Price 25 cents per box at Bradshaw and Thomas' drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt’s
Bradshaw & Thoma’s
Pratt
J. A. Hawkins
Leon
Bradshaw & Thoma
Excessive Drinking Among Chilean Elites Reported in Iquique
A Chicago Record Chile letter describes Iquique as a city with extreme liquor consumption. It notes early morning cocktails, multiple daily drinks, and hotel and club scenes where business men guzzle a mix of cocktails, brandy, beer, wine, champagne, and vermouth throughout the day and into night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Iquique
Chicago
Tragic Train Engineer Relives Fatal Crossing
In a Leslie's Weekly account a veteran railroad man recalls a wreck where a child darted before a moving engine, leaving him haunted and eventually withdrawn from service. The story contrasts the risk of rail work with lasting guilt over a life lost at a crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Jim
Leslie’s Weekly
English Railway Restaurants Show British Lunch Counter Style
The Chicago News describes a London terminus restaurant like an American lunch counter with pie and coffee. Patrons eat in crowded rows while an elderly woman drinks hot spirit and water and a busy man eats sponge cake with port. The piece contrasts British buns milk and ginger beer with American fare.
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England
Chicago
London
Chicago News
Boston Boy's Diversions and Mud Pies
Mrs Beaconstreet questions Emerson about his behavior with new neighbors in the street. He admits their actions were simple and playful, not intellectually serious, noting the neighbor knows little of Auguste Comte and Voltaire, and that chemistry and astronomy are superficial. They made mud pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Emerson
Wonders of New Hampshire Lakes and Rivers
The New York Press notes New Hampshire packs 406 lakes and ponds 154 brooks 58 rivers and 294 mountains into under 10 000 square miles. It compares states Iowa Colorado Texas Alabama Minnesota for scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Iowa
Colorado
Texas
Alabama
Minnesota
New York Press
Vocation and Punishment in Buster’s Upbringing
A Boston Transcript critique blames Buster for neglecting a boy’s education. It suggests the youth lacks literacy skills and schooling, and speculates the man will steer him toward a criminal career, potentially as a juror in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Buster
Wicks
Boston Transcript
Doctor sticks tongue out sparks classroom clash
A fragment from Wiener Tagblatt recalls a student and teacher standoff over a tongue stick remark. The boy claims he already did it yesterday and still aches, underscoring a schoolyard conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Wiener Tagblatt
Fairfield Presses for State Normal Schools Expansion
Fairfield groups back Gov. Shaw's plan to add three new Normal schools. A city committee and citizens have rallied, meeting in the library hall to solicit funds and lobby legislators. Fairfield cites strong rail access, local colleges, libraries, and services as supporting why a school should be placed here. The effort includes urging Senator Brighton to back the measure and seeks broader taxpayer input from nearby Van Buren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Shaw
J. C. Thorne
J. S. McKenney
W. ©. Harris
Brighton
President Seerley Reports Growth at State Normal School
Cedar Falls Iowa January 23 1900 President H H Seerley notes statewide representation at the Iowa State Normal School and an enrollment of 1617 in 1899 with an average attendance near 1200. He cites facility value around 75000 and urges broader facilities to meet demand affecting local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Normal School
General Assembly
Iowa State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Grain-O Health Drink Advertises Digestive Benefits
An old ad touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink that replaces coffee. It claims to aid digestion and nerves without stimulant effects and suits children and adults. Packets cost 15 and 25 cents and are sold by grocers.
Rock Island Route Dining Cars Earn Top Public Verdict
Thousands of letters attest that the Great Rock Island Route offers the best dining car service in the world. Patrons say no hotel or restaurant in New York or Chicago matches the Rock Island meals. A la carte on all cars and Colorado trains offer a splendid lunch for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rock Island
New York
Chicago
Rock Island
Colorado
Marvellous Cure Salve Promises Guaranteed Piles Relief
World wide fame salve claims cures for corns burns boils and skin eruptions with infallible piles relief. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents at Gov D Clarke's drug store.
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Gov. D. Clarke
Woman Calls Husband by Phone Surprises Polite Response
A Somerville Journal item notes a wife calling her husband anonymously and, to her surprise, he responds with unexpected courtesy at the outset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville Journal
One Good Thought Attracts Another, A Thoughtful Legacy
A brief reflection notes how kind ideas ripple outward, sparking further generosity and positive acts. It emphasizes the value of sharing good thoughts to inspire people and create a chain of kindness in everyday life.
Kidney Health Claim Ad by Sterling Remedy Co
An advertisement promotes Dr Hobbs asparagus pills claimed to cure all kidney ills with a free sample offer. The ad lists Sterling Remedy Co based in Chicago or New York as the supplier.
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Hobbs
Add
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N, Y
Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
New York
Soto
Sterling
New
Last Chance to Settle Back Subscriptions
Subscribers in arrears of three to seven years are warned to pay what is due now to avoid stricter collection. The note urges speedy settlement, noting that simply returning a refused copy is not acceptable and that February 1st will see more stringent methods.
His Wife Saved Him My Wife's Good Advice Saved My Life
F M Ross of Winfield Tenn credits his wife with urging Dr King s New Discovery for a severe cough. He says it cured him after doctors could not. The ad touts cures for coughs colds bronchitis la grippe pneumonia asthma hay fever and other chest throat and lung maladies. 50c and 100 guaranteed. Trial bottles free at Geo Clarke s drug store.
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F. M. Ross
Winfield, Tenn
Dr. King
Geo. Clarke's
Special Home Seeker Excursions by Rock Island Railway
One fare and 2.00 for the round trip to Arkansas Kansas Colorado Indian and Oklahoma Territories Northwestern Iowa Southwestern Missouri Nebraska and other states. For further particulars call on M O Gay Agent.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma Territories
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
M. O. Gay
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
Candy Cathartic promises lasting constipation relief with Cascarets 100 count pack selling for five cents. If not effective, druggists refund money.
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C.C.C
Departure to Cash System Marks New Business Method
A merchant declares a January transition from credit to cash sales. Goods will be priced lower for cash and the best merchandise remains, inviting patrons to try the new regime and benefit from improved service.
Fairfield Markets Report Prices
The market notes minor shifts with corn steady 28 to 30 cents per bushel. Oats rise to 19 cents. Rye drops to 40 cents. Wheat unchanged at 50 to 65 cents. Hay priced at 7.00 to 8.50 per ton baled and 6.50 to 7.50 loose. Timothy seed unchanged at zero cents per bushel. Clover seed quoted 4.00 to 4.25 per bushel.
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Uneeda
Libertyville
Daisy Shesik
Birmingham
Jeff Laney
Batavia
Belle Wolf
W. H. Rodibaugh
L. E. Warner
John Allen
Creston
David Howard
Denver
G. C. Runyon
Milo
W. H. Barber
Ladies of the Dunkard Church
S. E. McCartney
S. E. Mc Cartney
North Dakota
George Steepleton
Des Moines
Paul Ashbaugh
County Line
Laughlin
Jacob Allbright
Tom Lawson
W.S. Vaught
Prairie City
John G. N. Smith
John Kerrick
Rev. Millse
Drakesville
Rev
Erskin
H. Whitney
Ottumwa
J. W. Whitlock
Messrs
Chas. Knowles
Albert Coleman
Leslie Clinkenbeard
Ed Garber
the Grand
Orin Potts
John Jones
Rev. Guthrie
The
Advent Church
Homer Blair
Mrs
5. N. Blair
Andrew Yost
Cunningham
Nelson Slimmer
Hot Springs
Ark
Miss Goughnaur
S. M. Goughnaur
John Turnbull
Henry Trout
Broken Bow, Neb
Loren Fisher
Adam Rodibaugh
John Garber
Cres- 100
Wm. Robertson
Pilot Grove
Herschal Herold
Rev. L. Springer
Glendale
Walter Rizor
Pratt's
van Buren County
H. H. Seerley, Pres
P. E. Boesen
Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Iowa
Bucklen
Chas. H. Gage
West Side
Santa Claus
Brown’s Novelty Store
West Side Square
Fairfield Markets
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