Libertyville Social Roundup Notes Local Visits and Events
John Winn of Shenandoah visits his parents in Libertyville. C H Linder visits Fairfield for business. Presbyterian ladies serve supper at town hall. Junior League and Epworth League host events on Good Literature day. Mrs Tilleen of Fairfield visits with daughter Mrs Knowles. Aaron Fell and others return from Chicago after medical college study. Ella and Mamie Cleasby close a school term. M E church holds quarterly meeting Saturday and Sunday.
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John Winn
Shenandoah
Frank Winn
C. H. Linder
Fairfield
Town Hall
M. E
Epworth League
Tilleen
Charles Knowles
Aaron Fell
Harry Hurst
John Riniker
Bob Byers
Chicago
Medical
Ella
Mamie Cleasby
Local notes from Buchanan Township residents
Nov 2 reports a horse fell into a well but was rescued by neighbors with no serious injury. Shaffer remains in critical condition after an appendicitis operation. Ivy Hough returned to Washington county, and Mrs Nelson Green is ill. Jack Halston of Fairfield visited H D Davis. Daisy Workman of Wyoming visits aunt Mrs David McCarty. Lulu West closed term at No 9. Frank Kurtz of Pleasant Plain spent Sunday with brother Philip Kurtz. Jessie Wray closes a term at No 2.
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David McCarty
Shaffer
Ivy Hough
Washington County
Nelson Green
Jack Halston
Fairfield
H. D. Davis
Daisy Workman
Wyoming
David
Benton Sellwood to visit Indianapolis relatives
Glendale reports Benton Sellwood leaving for Indianapolis for a two week visit with relatives. Miss Tillie Sodergreen of Burlington visited her parents last week. Mathew and J. B. Roach of Fairfield were at home Sunday. Miss Elsie Nelson hosts friends Thursday evening. Paul Smith acted at the depot during agent Kyle’s absence. Swedish Lutheran church members plan a Pie Social at Gust Bright’s residence next Friday.
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Glendale
Benton Sellwood
Indianapolis
Ind
Tillie Sodergreen
Burlington
Mathew and
J. B. Roach
Fairfield
Elsie Nelson
Paul Smith
Depot
Agent Kyle
Swedish Lutheran Church
Gust Bright
Seven room house and outbuildings for sale
One seven room house with summer kitchen and coal and wood house, good barn for four horses and two buggies, nearly as good as new. 1118 C. C. WALKER, Fairfield, Iowa.
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C. C. Walker
Fairfield
Iowa
Jell-O New Desert Pleases All The Family
Advertises Jell O desserts in four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry urging families to try it at grocers priced ten cents per serving.
Editor Sees Wonders Cure in Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
Lexington Tenn editor W W Barry explored Mammoth Cave and contracted a severe case of piles. His quick cure through Bucklen’s Arnica Salve convinced him it is another world’s wonder. Cures piles injuries inflammation and all eruptions. Only 26 cents at Geo D Jiarke’s.
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W.W. Barry
Lexington, Tenn
Mammoth Cave
Bucklen
Geo. D
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Claim One Day Cure
Advertisement notes a cold cure claim for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a one day result. It promises relief for a price of 25 cents and includes a no cure no pay statement.
Grain-O praised as coffee substitute by reader’s family
In Buchanan Michigan on May 22 a letter from Fannie Williams of Le Roy New York testifies that Grain-O, a coffee substitute, helped her mother quit coffee and that the family uses a package weekly. The note endorses Grain-O as healthier for children and adults alike.
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Buchanan, Mich
Genessee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N.Y
Fannie Williams
The Best Dressed Pauper in Boston Transit
A well known lawyer obtains a so called pauper pass to New York after repeated refusals. He boards a parlor car and presents the pass, but the conductor admires his attire and remarks that he is the best dressed pauper he ever saw.
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New York
Boston Transcript
Moody’s blunt correction at Northfield conference
The 1870s Northfield gathering led by D L Moody features a noon talk under a Round Top tent. Moody asks who is willing to confess faults and then rebukes a presuming young minister for speaking too often, later apologizing with a gesture and remark.
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Moody
Northfield
D. L. Moody
Mr. Moody
Cures for Insomnia From An English Physician Of Distinction
The physician advises warm abdominal compresses for waking sleep. If awake at night, keep hot foot baths for ten minutes then wear cold and woolen stockings. A mustard sitz bath with tepid water for 10 to 20 minutes serves as a strong sedative. reclining tepid baths may also help.
The Funniest Story Laurier Recalled
A tale of an asylum inmate told as the funniest story in the world. A patient asks when an idiot is fit for discharge. An attendant explains water troughs, taps, and buckets to illustrate how some bail out water while others stop the tap, revealing sanity.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Subsequence Reflection and Water Lily Chase
A maiden admires a water lily as Archie Sixcap dives for it. He sinks waist-deep in mud and cannot reach the lily, muttering that fools rush in while he struggles back toward shore.
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Archie Sixcap
Chicago Tribune
New Baby Arrives as Milkman Delivers
Aunt Mary announces a newborn brother to the children. The eldest guesses the milkman, citing the cart sign reading Families supplied daily, revealing a lighthearted domestic tale from London Tit-Bits.
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Aunt Mary
London
Origin of the cake walk in Louisiana history
The cake walk originated among the French Louisiana community over a century ago and spread across the South and North. It evolved from country dances, served as a public wooing ceremony, and later became a pantomime dance. The cake walk, once a marriage ceremony style, is now a graceful performance with minor emphasis on the cake itself.
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Louisiana
New Orleans Times-Democrat
New Orleans
South
Discovery of a Massed Engraving Method by Finiguerra
Finiguerra, a master engraver, discovers that damp cloth impressions from a single engraving can reproduce multiple pictures. A washerwoman’s needle incident leads him to experiment. He perfects a method to produce many engravings, making art affordable for homes.
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Finiguerra
Forage Allowances and Corral Inference Stir House
A Buffalo Commercial excerpt notes a brigadier general and other officers receiving forage at Uncle Sam’s expense. A wary member quips that the memorandum likely describes the standard transfer to the quartermaster’s corral, prompting puzzled reactions and a sly exchange among lawmakers.
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Uncle Sam
War Department
Q. M. Corral
Speaker
Quartermaster’s Corral
Buffalo Commercial
The Has Beens Meet Again at the Circus Tent
The judge and Maud Muller’s former self meet by chance at a circus tent door. The judge recalls a "lucky escape" as the woman and her sallow face, faded hair, and ragged children seek free entry, while she notes his bald head and protruding stomach. They enter and listen to clown jokes.
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Maud Muller
Scott
Chicago Tribune
Breaking the News. Dog kept a continuous bowl under my window
In a Brooklyn Life snippet Jackson accuses Jimson of having a dog that kept a bowl under his window all night. Jimson denies owning the dog. Jackson hints at burying the body and asks who Jimson sold the animal to.
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Jackson
Jimson
Brooklyn
Evidence of Genius in a Short Story Score
Mr Snickers remarks on his wife who wrote a story and sold it earning only the anticipated amount. The exchange highlights a modest windfall and the wife’s talent noted by Harper's Bazar.
The Wife and Husband Clash Over Money
A brief two person exchange shows the wife gently offering to learn better money skills if she had more funds, while the husband retorts that she should know better. The light humor highlights domestic finance tensions.
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Puck
Farmer Sees Sunlit Hayn Create Its Own Bounty
A farmer quips that the adage to "make hay while the sun shines" is foolish since sunny weather naturally produces hay. The wry remark appears in a Chicago Post line.
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Chicago Post
Watch Minute Hand Tips Travel Almost Four Fifths Mile Daily
The tip of the minute hand on an average watch travels about 0.8 miles each day as the hand completes its 60 minute cycles. This tiny motion translates to a measurable daily sweep.
Vanity and gender in grooming across the city
A New York Tribune essay discusses vanity as a universal trait not tied to sex. It cites a elevator attendant amused by a man preoccupied with his mirror and a commuter with a pocket comb brushing facial hair, noting occasional ludicrous self‑care by men in public.
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New York Tribune
Enrolling Captain Slack Ignites Civil War Locals
After the Confederate conscription law, Captain Slack was assigned to Claiborne parish to enforce it. His ruthless pursuit stirs fear among bomb proofs as his muskets drive them forward. A peace-minded man named John, exempt in rumor, is said to have enlisted boldly, prompting locals to retell the tale with vivid humor.
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Confederate Congress
Slack
Claiborne
John
Cappin Slack
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