Life in Lena and surrounding notes
Robert Metz installs a new soda fountain by The Liquo Carbonic-acid Mfg Co Chicago with John Collins. Henry Farringer and wife return from an eastern and western trip. About half the Lena teachers may not seek re election. Elmer Doll and Elmer Sheckler move between Chicago and local jobs. K P dedicatory exercises set for next Friday with Judge Cronkrite and Judge Hodson as speakers. J G Smith becomes night operator. Geo A Meyers leaves for Freeport. S J Dodds visits Aurora. Mrs Muegge visits Chadwick’s father. Mrs R Weeks returns to Freeport. Dr Gishwiller’s restaurant duties during absence assigned to Id Howe.
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Lena
Robert Metz
Liquo Carbonic-acid Manufacturing Co
Chicago
John Collins
Henry Farringer
Elmer Doll
Elmer Sheckler
K. of. P
Judge Cronkrite
Freeport
Judge Hodson
Galena
J. G. Smith
Dodgeville
Wis
Geo. A. Meyers
Herd
Mrs. Meyers
S. J. Dodds
Aurora
M. T. Dodds
Rev. Muegge
Chadwick
Lewis Heidenrich
Zimmerman estate cash withdrawal evidenced in Davis bank letter
Monroe Journal notes new information on Geo P Zimmerman administrator of the Klaas estate. A Davis Illinois bank cashier reports Zimmerman drew 2700 dollars on April 3 on a draft to H C Meier and had 1250 dollars on deposit earlier in the day, then departed by train to Freeport, last seen there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Geo. P. Zimmerman
Spring Grove
David
Amelia Klaas
Davis
Ill
Citizens’ Bank
Freeport
Davis, Ir
Monroe Journal
Geo. 2
Zimmerman
David Klaas
H.C. Meier
T. H. Brians
Minor items and society announcements in town news
The Sons of Veterans meet tonight and the Woman's Relief corps hosts a sociable next Saturday at their hall. Hermsmeier & Son announce a special groceries sale tomorrow. Alderman J R Rosebrugh adds rubber-tired carriages and horses to his livery. John Bauscher Jr shows cut flowers at W W Harpster's tomorrow and the next day. Geo H Tandy & Co announce an important matter in this issue. A gentleman lost a roll of bills near Baier and Ohldorf brewery and Bricker's confectionery. finder to leave at this office for reward. Guy Wagner of Eleroy Nelson Gesell and Joseph Coon of Shannon completed course at Harlow Business College today. Doughnuts and Easter goodies from St Agnes Guild via Huenkemeier & Schwarze on Saturday. Rev C H Holden will close a moral reform sermon series on “If Christ” Sunday evening.
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Sons of Veterans
Woman’s Relief Corp
Td Hermsmeier & Son
Ald
J. R. Rosebrugh
John Bauscher, Jr
W. W. Harpster
Geo. H. Tandy & Co
New York Life Insurance Company
Joseph Hoffman
Baier & Ohlendorf
Bricker
Guy Wagner
Eleroy
Nelson Gesell
Joseph Coon
Shannon
Harlow Business College
St. Agnes Guild
Huenkemeier & Schwarze
C.H. Holden
Christ
Present Existing Conditions In Freeport What He Would Do
The fragment asks what actions a person would take upon arriving in Freeport to assess the current conditions and determine suitable steps. It presents a hypothetical inquiry about evaluating a place and choosing an appropriate course of action based on observed realities.
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Freeport
Funeral for Krager Child Tomorrow at 9
The funeral of Mr and Mrs Chas Krager's little daughter will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock from the house. The body will be taken to Ridott for burial, with Rev Wortendyke officiating.
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Chas
Krager
Ridott
Rev. Wortendyke
Grant Birthday Celebration in Galena on April 27
John A. Davis posts invites to the Grant birthday celebration at Galena on April 27. City officials and Freeporters receive invitations and Freeport will send a goodly delegation.
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Grant
John A. Davis
Filles life task and the ruin of a friend
Giles I Filley is buried after years of faithful debt payment to honor a friend’s failed obligation. He backed John How for 800000, bore 180000 unpaid at death, and died in Montana a pauper after a life defending honor. The Excelsior Manufacturing firm's debts loom as his name is kept stainless by posthumous settlement.
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Giles I. Filley
Jobyson
Jean Valjean
Giles F. Filley
John How
Willey
Flo
Joxcelsior Manufacturing Company
Excelsior Manufacturing Company
Charles
St. Louis
Low
Locust Avenue
Filley
Mr. Willey
Mr. Filley
Mon
Fele
Excelsior Company
Captain Hads
Elis
Tie
Arizona
St. Lrouis
Montana
Chicago Times- Herald
Nighttime births puzzle Lottie and friend tone
Seven year old Lottie wonders why babies are born at night. Lottie eight replies that it helps ensure mothers are at home. The item then shifts to a wry anthology voice, quoting Shakespeare and mythic lines about order and beauty, ending with a product tag.
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Lottie
Philadelphia
Try Schlott's Laundry on Galena Avenue
Establishment at 42 South Galena Avenue offers shirt waists plain ten cents and fancy at one shilling and sixpence. Lace susie priced at thirty cents per pair. Rough dry service charged thirty cents per pound. Ring phone 269 for pickup. four different services available.
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Schlott
South
Galena Avenue
National Capital News from Congress and Porto Rico
Questions on national and state politics dominate Congress as the campaign nears. Topics include the Porto Rican tariff, a banking bill, and Foraker's civil government plan. The Macrum incident draws note with Britain, while social life in Washington shows parvenus seeking refined conversation.
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Sone Facta
Foraker
House of Representatives
Senate
Mason and Dixon
Republican Party
Congress
Macrum
Great Britain
State Department
United States
Mr. Macrum
Durban
Cape Town
Lord Pounceforte
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Proctor
Davis
Beveridge
Simon
Nelson
Easter Messiah at Lindsborg Gains Wide West Attention
In April Ladies' Home Journal Charles M. Harger lauds the Swedish colony at Lindsborg Kansas where Easter performances of Handel’s The Messiah draw crowds of up to ten thousand from as far as two hundred miles away. The event showcases four hundred singers and an orchestra of fifty with a three manual organ, all led by Lindsborg teachers and community members.
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Lindsborg
Kansas
Charles M. Harger
Plains
Ladies’ Home Journal
Robin Hood’s Tree in Sherwood Forest Legend
This feature notes a legendary oak in Shirwood forest Not tinghamshire said to have sheltered Robin Hood and his band for council and booty division. Born at Locksley around 1160, he became an outlaw in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, died in 1247, and was buried near Kirklees nunnery. Fifteen can stand in the trunk.
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Robin Hood
Shirwood Forest
Nottinghamshire
Locksley
Notinghamshire
Henry II
Robert
Fitzooth
Earl of
Huntingdon
Yorkshire
Cumberland
Kirklees
Ring mishaps mar weddings with quirky solutions
Lighthearted anecdotes recount wedding ring troubles as best men hide rings then scramble to locate them. From curtain rings and church keys to improvised tokens like coins, horseshoe pins, or a dock worker’s quoit, couples forge ahead with dignity amid comic embarrassment.
The Snakes Dance Myth Explained by a Charmer
A historical note explains why snakes appear to dance when a charmer moves. Snakes fear rapid motion and will freeze or flee, responding to perceived threats rather than music. Cobras raise a threat posture, not dance, when alarmed by drumsticks and nearby movement.
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India
Africa
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Schonberg-Cotta Family
Schonberg
Sherwood Forest
Marrlea
Duchess of Hamilton
Mayfair
Colchester
Stratford
Stephenson Street
Freeport, Ill
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Boston
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Paris
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