Libertyville Notes and Local Happenings
Miss Maud Sherrick of Birmingham visits Libertyville while neighbors report nine loads of hay shipped last week. Rev. Eyestone conducts revival at Mt Zion and Libertyville prepares for a new bank. Local visits include Wm Laughlin of Douds Station and Elmer Vaught of Batavia. The Star Colored Quartette performs at the K of P Hall. Ed Byers returns from Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Sherrick
Birmingham
Wm. Laughlin
Douds Station
W. H. Rodibaugh
Minnie Wilson
Fairfield
Mr. Combs
Lucas County
Des Moines
Foreman
Batavia
C. H. Linder
Eyestone
Mt. Zion
Monroe
Grimner
Iowa
Adam Wilson
Rexroods
Jantry County
Libertyville
Otttumwa
August Miller
Oklahoma
Elmer Vaught
Welfly
Dixon, Ll
Wm. Feil
Hale
Anderson
Chicago
Prank Moss
Star Colored Quartette
K. of P. Hall
Ed. Byers
Kansas City
Sick Edith Rodgers and Oklahoma City trip noted
Edith Rodgers rests at home as her family plans a move to Oklahoma City in about a month. A farewell dance was held Tuesday evening for friends. Several relatives are mentioned with gatherings, illnesses, and travel plans in the local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
J. T. Rodgers
Philip Kurtz
Frank
Gottlieb Kaufman
Oklahoma City
Okla
H. D. Davies
J.P. Wray
West Porter
Winter Warmth Delays Ice Plant Work at Four Corner Creamery
Jan 28 notes warm weather preventing ice putting at Four Corner Creamery. Harlan E. Rupp traveled to Fairfield on business last Saturday. A dance at Lola Zillman’s drew a large crowd and good time was reported. David Rich of Rocky Ford visited his brother in law John Graber for a week. Boos Swanson cut wood all week. Arthur Kauffmuo sprained his back recently and is limited. Edgar Vorhies had a doctor visit for his little daughter Opal’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Corner Creamery Co
Harlan E. Rupp
Fairfield
Lolas Zillman
David Rich
Rocky Ford
Col
John Graber
Boos & Swanson
Arthur Kauffmuo
Edgar Vorhies
Opal
Montana gridder Frank Elliott stars on Thursday
O. O. Bradford endures bad luck last week when a horse died on a return from a neighbor. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson visited Ed Keller in Cedar township Sunday. Ed Morrow and relatives stayed with Wm Schwartz family Saturday and Sunday. Mame Parker packs millinery for a move to Oklahoma. Levi Arnett and spouse adopt a girl about twelve. George Jameson returns home from Oklahoma with plans to move next spring. W. Gallup is ill with rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Elliott
Montana
O. O. Bradford
J. B. Thompson
Ed. Keller
Cedar Township
Ed. Morrow
Coude Station
Oklahoma
Levi Arnett
Local Illnesses and Visitations Noted in Community
Marion Ellis and his wife have both been sick with la grippe but are improving. Sam Howell of Batavia is visiting friends in the area. Mrs. James Boley’s father John Drew is very ill and not expected to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Ellis
Sam Howell
Batavia
James Boley
John Drew
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted For Deafness Claim
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local apps and must be treated constitutionally. It blames catarrh for nine of ten cases and offers $100 for a deafness case caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars sent free. sold by druggists at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Endorsed by Local Druggist
iGeo D Clarke, a local druggist, states that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin prevents indigestion and stomach trouble, urging readers to consider health first and rely on the remedy for digestive issues.
Help Wanted Man With Rig for Poultry Compound
An advertisement offers $18 a week and expenses to a man with a rig to introduce Egyptian Poultry Compound. Applicants should send a stamped reply to Egyptian Mfg Co in Parsons Kansas. 52126.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’fg Co
Parsons, Kas
Italian rider demands five cents of music on Brooklyn trolley
A Brooklyn trolley conductor faces an Italian passenger who insists on getting music for his five cent fare. The Italian, aboard with six others, is told seven fares were collected. The conductor explains he rang up the wrong fare by one, risking a five cent loss, while the man leaves the car shouting for his vacenta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Kalle
Italy
New York Sun
Rubber shoe production surge in United States noted
The Tribune reports a booming rubber footwear industry with more than 1,000 kinds of rubber shoes manufactured in the United States, reflecting broad industrial growth and consumer demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ship subsidy scheme exposed amid monopoly claims
The piece denounces the Hanna Frye Payne ship subsidy bill as a provide for profit scheme, alleging nine tenths of subsidies would go to four big players led by International Navigation and Standard Oil. It outlines estimated subsidies for Pacific Mail, Ward Line, American Mail and others, and notes foreign built ships and ships under construction would further swell the favored list. The analysis also cites Spreckels and Pacific Coast interests and concludes eight concerns could share about 5.35 million annually while others would receive 0.67 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna- Frye-Payne
International Navigation Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Oil Circle
Paris
Pacific Mail
Ward Line
Cuba
Mexico
American Mail Company
Standard Oil
Pacific Coast Company
Philippines
Senate
Atlantic Transport Company
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Spreckels
Mallory Line
International
Atlantic Transport
Ward
Great Northern Railroad
Diet and discipline for sane eating and vigor
The piece argues overeating harms the body and mind through autotoxemia and melancholia. It compares effects to alcohol, urges eating good food in proper amounts, exercising, and dressing lightly to allow indulgence only when hungry, stressing sensible living yields lasting pleasure and immunity to disease.
The King Reads Blank Royal Speech in Italian Theater
During a historic Italian theater performance the king finds the royal parchment blank so the chancellor offers to read it. The chancellor discovers the blank page and resigns, presenting the tin order as a joke before exiting.
Humorous Old New Hampshire Groom Delivers Wedding Address
An elderly New Hampshire man jokes at his second wedding, asking the town’s women to welcome his new wife as his late first wife would have done, admitting he misses her but hopes the newcomer will feel at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Unaccommodating Stamp Clerk Sparks Bride's Complaint
The Philadelphia Press reports a puzzled exchange as a young bride insists on charging stamps to her husband’s account at No. 411. The clerk refuses saying they cannot bill to Mr Newliwed, despite her claim of good credit and routine mail from the post office.
Annoyances of Wealth In Pocket Change
A short quip from the Indianapolis Press notes the comic woes of wealth as the speaker laments the burden of switching between two pairs of pants and multiple pockets. The piece uses humorous voice to poke at luxury burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Indianapolis
Water Starts a Fire in Belgian Barn Incident
A farmer left quicklime near a shed in Belgium overnight. Overnight rain caused the lime to react, producing heat that ignited the shed. No injuries are reported. Authorities are investigating the accidental fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Man refuses altar move in Brooklyn wedding scene
A Brooklyn youth, needing a tonic, accompanies a young woman to a church wedding in Park Slope. As the bride and groom arrive the couple stop near the front pew causing the clergy to wait. The man hesitates and refuses to proceed, while the woman expresses willingness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Park Slope
Hugh
Brooklyn Eagle
Real Jan Ridd Memoir Reveals Blackmore’s Humble View
In reminiscences from New England Home Magazine the author notes that Byron Blackmore disliked praise for Lorna Doone. He recalled Jan Ridd as a “glorious chap” in fiction but insisted the real Jan Ridd was a coarse brute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackmore
Odorless Disinfectant For Plumbing From Ladies Home Journal
A method for odorless disinfection of plumbing is described using half a pound of potassium permanganate dissolved in four gallons of water and poured down the pipes. The solution stains bowls purple if left to stand, removable with weak oxalic acid and rinsed off promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Spy Woman Under Sanguine Shadow of Kitchener
A married woman around 30 during the Anglo Boer War acted as a Boer spy in Cape Town and near Lord Kitchener. She extracted intelligence from English officers and declared Kitchener the most dangerous man in Britain, believing he could outmaneuver any woman.
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Witchener
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Lord Kitchener of Khartum
Africa
Britain
Egypt
Hades
Wide Trousers and Narrow Havana Streets Defended
An editorial argues against American ridicule of Cuban trousers noting alpaca as cooling attire and advising loose trousers in tropical climates. It defends Havana’s narrow streets as intentional shade provision, contrasting with calls to widen them and stressing street design for pedestrian comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Mexico
Central
South America
India
France
Havana
Prado
Obispo
Obra Pia
The Pie Foundry Exposes Pie Making Deceptions
A Chicago visit to a pie factory reveals pumpkin pies made with substitutes of sweet potatoes and apples flavored with chemicals. Cranberry pies use minimal real fruit, with red flavored apple jelly as a main component. The plant reportedly outputs about 36,000 pies per day shipped in crates across the pie belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New England
German libel law judged as unmannerly boor case
A German libel case ends with the court ruling that calling a man unmannerly boor is libelous while saying he “acted like” one is not. The piece notes a paradox where pig and ass names are illegal separately but a pig ass does not exist thus not libel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Chambers’ Journal
Hindoo healer and the origin of bacilli as little sticks
The excerpt notes that a Hindoo medicine man described disease germs as little worms and that Western scientists later adopted the term bacilli meaning little sticks, acknowledging his early insight.
Enterprising Advertiser Trades on Soap Patent Mention
A brief social item notes a luncheon quip about washing hands of an affair and a cheeky pitch for a patent soap. The exchange highlights a witty salesman pushing his product amid casual conversation.
No, A Baby Is Not A Crop Of Wheat
A New York World item compares a baby to a crop of wheat noting it is cradled thrashed and finally becomes the flower of the family in a symbolic editorial image.
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New York World
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Oka
Royal Baking Powder GO
Buchanan Township
George Jameson
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
the Tribune
Cordova
E Standard Oil Co
Danser
Jan Ridd
Mhithen
State of
Jefferson County
J. J. Wollumes
District Court
Blown
F.C. Wollums
Db. Jones
D. R. Sumnry Union
N.Y
J.C. Ayer
Lowell, Mass
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