Fire Destroys Mrs Bogar’s Millinery Stock in Freeport
A lamp overturned in Mrs. H. E. Bogar’s millinery parlors ignited a blaze that ruined about 4 000 dollars of stock and damaged show cases. Insurance covers 1 000 dollars. Mrs Bogar plans a quick restart, renting space over McCrea’s and flying to Chicago to restock, with remodeling to return in two weeks. A separate shed fire at Mr. Rifenbergers’ Lincoln avenue home was extinguished by the fire department.
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DeJongh
H. E. Bogar
Freeport
Si Plunkard and Yankee Farmer Band at Grand Opera House
J C Lewis and his company of comedians present Si Plunkard at the Grand opera house Monday evening. The Yankee farmer and his fun makers will announce their arrival with a grand street parade. Watch for it and enjoy the amusement the famous band parade. It's funnier than a circus.
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J.C. Lewis
Si Plunkard
Grand Opera House
Yankee Farmer
The Sick List Highlights Local Ailments
Miss L Koym is on the sick list. Henry Davis is confined to his home by sickness. Mrs Philip Messinger is numbered among the sick. Mrs Louis Meyers remains about the same. Mrs Tate is recovering from blood poisoning of the hand. Jerome Miller is able to be up and around after a siege of sickness.
Amity Society Ball Nets $75 Profit
The Amity society announced a net profit of 75 dollars from its recent ball, with the public likely to be pleased by the financial outcome.
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Amity Society
Church Socials Draw Crowds With Fine Programs
Several well attended church socials were held last evening and splendid programs were rendered.
Martha Washington Social Club to Host Gathering
The Martha Washington social club will stage a social Monday evening April 30. The event invites members to attend a community gathering with plans for light refreshments and socializing.
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Martha Washington Social Club
Increase in Population
Mr. and Mrs. August Hoefer are the proud parents of a ten pound boy.
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August Hoefer
Various Residents Travel and Visit Friends Around Town
Miss May Auslinger went to Chicago today. O. E. Heard traveled to Rockford this morning. Mrs. Hattie B. Kerlin is in town from Chicago. Wm. Kirch plans a Chicago return this evening. Rev. W. H. Hartman visited Forreston today. Mrs. Fowler of Lena visits Freeport friends. Mrs. O. H. Cummings went to Chicago. Fred Brockmeier and John Hance were passengers to Chicago this morning. L. M. DeVore went to Pecatonica on business. Miss Geneva Baltzer went to Orangeville for a party. B. Van Auken and J. J. Shaffer come down from Rock Grove. Hallie Ellis of Chicago guests of the Hillis family. Chas. Sieke left for a business trip through Iowa and Nebraska. M. C. Wilkey returned from Chicago after visiting relatives. BE. G. Cadwell went to Galena to take in the Grant celebration yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dorman went to Dixon to visit friends. Herb Stiles, now of Milwaukee, visits Freeport friends. Earnest Kenneth of Minden Neb returned after visiting relatives. Mrs. Winthrop Cooledge of Chicago visits her parents in town. Mrs. Gumbiner of Dubuque visits her son Harry Gumbiner. The Misses Cora and Grace Held are home from Chicago after attending a relative’s wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie B. Kerlin
Chicago
Wm. Kirch
W. H. Hartman
Forreston
Earnest Kenneth
Minden
Neb
Winthrop Cooledge
D. A. Knowlton
Life in Lena and surrounding events note
Lena April 28 notes visitors from Orangeville and Rock River area. Mrs J C Barnes and child visit S J Dodds and Kathryne. W C Cooper at Columbus Wis for 75th birthday of Mother Cooper. Tim Scanell to marry Tuesday. Galena celebration praised with Roosevelt speech. Arbor Day in Lena region records 195 trees planted with multiple towns represented. A runaway on South Galena avenue ends without injuries.
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Lena
Crotzer
the Star
Galena
Roosevelt
Gertrude Kauffman
Daisy Swett
Freeport
John Walz
J. A. Steinmetz
F.A. Latham
Elizabeth Rife
Pearl City
Dakota
Kent
Nora
Coleta
Davis
Shirland
Apple River
Mt. Sumner
Scales Mound
Hardin
Cass Davis
Warren
G. R. Vanhorne
Open Door to Cooks Studying Medicine?
A provocative passage argues proper eating could render physicians jobless, claiming we can eat to influence fate of health. It toys with a future law compelling cooks to train medically, implying diet as a preventive tool against disease and bodily excess.
Almost There Already Miss Fortee and Miss Tenny dialogue
Stray Stories presents a playful exchange between Miss Fortee and Miss Tenny about commitment and aging. The two women discuss lingering questions about enduring love and readiness for marriage, with a tone of light reassurance.
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Miss Fortee
Miss Tenny
Bible Studies and church services in Freeport churches
A comprehensive church notices page lists Bible study topics at First M E with Rev N H Axtell, sermon schedules for First Methodist, Trinity United Evangelical, Oak Street Evangelical, Second Presbyterian, Salem Evangelical, United Brethren, Embury M E, German M E, First Baptist, Grace Episcopal, and Memorial Lutheran. It covers service times, Sunday schools, Y P S C E meetings, and special festival observances for Saints Philip and James, with invitations to all.
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N. H. Axtell
M. E
Rachel
Eliezer
Isaac
Abraham
Tynac
Free Methodist
J. H. Wortendyke
First Presbyterian
Chas. E. Dunn
Trinity United Evangelical
John Divan
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Second Presbyterian
E. E. Planette
McCormick Theological Seminary
God
First Methodist Episcopal
Gen. Grant
G., A. R. and Sons of Veterans
Paul Bickenbach
West Freeport
Factory
Salvation Army
Galena Avenue
Jackson Street
A. F. Hilmer
First Baptist
C. H. Holden
B. Y. P. U. Conquest
Philip and James
Memorial Lutheran
Galena Ave
G. C. Cramer
Mutilated Money From Burned Bills to Mended Value
The United States Treasury Redemption Bureau repairs mutilated currency. Experts decipher burned notes and reassemble fragments from mice fires and accidents. Stories recount $7,000 in bonds saved from a stove, a $600 old woman’s loss reduced to $100, and an $850 recovery for a west couple once valued at $275. A Kansas farmer case ended with $25 restored and a $1,000 fine for false swearing.
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United States Treasury
Thant
Mammon
Kansas
Secret Service
New York Tribune
Advertised Letters at Freeport Post Office
Week ending April 2s lists ladies Rubendall Mrs J Roser Mrs Sarah E and gentlement White Mrs H Warland Bartlett F R Patow Chas Farwell Hf Stahl Jao Rayner Vaughn Snyder Bert Lavorette Fred Slada A J Mitchell John Weible Joe Mailer Jno Persons calling for these items should state advertised April 2s Postmaster Smith Datkins
Throbbing Headache Relief Promised by New Life Pills
Dr King s New Life Pills are touted as a cure for sick and nervous headaches by thousands who report improved blood quality and stronger nerves. Easy to take and sold by Joseph Emmert, druggist for 25 cents with money back offered if not cured.
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Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Slow Rollers Edge Odds and Ends In Bowling Night
The Odds and Ends beat the Slow Rollers two out of three in last night’s bowling. Hill, Poling, and Stouse led their teams while Bidwell starred for the Slow Rollers. Attendance was solid but margins were wide enough to limit prize money. High game went to Sroufe with 227. high average noted for Hill.
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Smiths P. D's
Tlaverss
Killon
Kengston
Smith
Ford
Porter
Asg
R. K. Farwell
Sroufe
Hall
Hollister
Ree
Hettinger
Hance
Collman
Bidwell Hem
BRS
Abt
Fry
Knowlton
Culver
Howitt
Hillee
Webster
Gowley_ ras
Hill
Poling
Stouse
Bidwell
Price Drop in Early Colorado Mining Tale
A Colorado man recalls stories of mining riches and a tale of a lone seeker who believed in ore. A stranger offers $8 for a claimed “played out” site, which the miner rejects until cash offers $1,000,000. The piece then shifts to barrel making, detailing a machine driven process that replaces multiworker carpentry, dramatically counting barrels per hour.
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Colorado
Pardner
New York Tribune
Evolving Trades Challenge Cooper Craft Innovators
A manufacturer notes that aging trades adapt slowly but rapid inventor and machinist improvements now overwhelm coopers. Once reliant on land based work and hoops from a general firm, coopers face mounting pressure to keep up with daily market advances and better equipment.
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Siddl
Paine's Celery Compound touted as spring miracle
An advertisement proclaims Paine's Celery Compound as the greatest spring medicine, promising curing nervous and broken-down conditions with better results than ever before and asserting it is the only remedy that will do all claimed.
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Paine
Nod and Drop Asleep Doctor Claims Sleep Method
Dr. Pardiui of Vurin asserts a new treatment for obstinate muscumia involving patients mimicking drowsy nodding while seated. The procedure allegedly induces sleep by guiding the head to tilt right then left, with muscle control reestablished at each cycle and repeated as needed.
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Pardiui
Vurin
de. Pardial
Fancy Lawn Grass Seed and Shoe Line at Porter’s
Classified notice lists Fancy Lawn Grass Seed 20c per lb and 1 dollar per half bushel at H. J. Porter No 12 Exchange 81. Also advertises a line of men’s shoes at four per at Craver’s with unclear details.
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H. J. Porter
Sraver’s
Markets close with mixed grain and livestock quotes
From Cutcaco and New York markets on April 28, closing quotations show July wheat at 67% and July corn at 40%. Livestock steady to higher with cattle at 300 and hogs up 5 cents, beeves at 4.25 to 5.85, stockers 3.40 to 5.05, and sheep 2,500 at 4.75 to 5.60. C. W. Killen, broker, reports wheat, corn, oats, and hog futures with mixed open highs and lows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcaco
Board of Trade
Specia
Union Stock Yard
C. W.kilen
Fry
New York
Freeport
C. W. Killen
Provizso
Vlock
Briere
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bogar
Mrs. Bogar
May Auslinger
O. E. Heard
Rockford
M.C. Wilkey
BE. G. Cadwell
Grant
Fred Dorman
Dixon
Herb Stiles
Milwaukee
Bible Studies
Oak Street
Salem Evangelical
J. A.giese
spEtSnie
United Brethren
A. Schwimley
Uncle Sam
Bilia
Treasury Redemption Bureau
H. Warland
Hifl
Rough Rollers
Freeport Club
German Insurance Company
Bissell Shesstts
Leas
Wittsburg
Igo Hurrelasa
George H. Graves
la Crosse, Wis
Gio Atchinson
Wis Presse
Steel Wuss
Brooklyn
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