Battle Creek Merchants Fight Catalogue Houses With Home Trade Drive
Battle Creek business leaders highlight a local campaign to keep farm and town shopping in state channels. They describe personal farm outreach, road improvements, and lectures to persuade farmers to buy locally, while noting catalogues’ diminished menace and public press support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago Tribune
Jay DeVore
Journal
Chicago
Alfred C. Clark
Home Trade League of America
Chicago Association of Commerce
Business Men’s Association
Battle Creek Business Men's Association
John J. Gibson
Business Men's Association
Calhotta
Middle West
Business Men's Association of
Association
Calhoun County
Gibson
West End
State Street
Cincinnati
Tom Whalen
Whalen
Associa
Tion
Beadle Lake
C. E. Blood
Mr. Blood
This Date in History Highlights
Key historical milestones across centuries including 1291 Swiss federation founding 1685 Dononville as Canada governor 1743 James Blair death 1749 Samuel Doak birth 1770 Dinwiddie death 1798 Nile battle 1801 Edwards Jr death 1831 London Bridge inauguration 1884 British slave abolition 1864 Sherman siege of Atlanta 1876 Colorado statehood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis de Dononville
Canada
James Blair
William and Mary College
Samuel Doak
West
Virginia
Tennessee
Robert Dinwiddie
Jonathan Edwards, Jr
London Bridge
William IV
General Sherman
Atlanta
Colorado
Levi Ankeny Elected U S Senator From Washington
Levi Ankeny born August 1 1844 near St Joseph Missouri, moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1850, first mayor of Lewiston Idaho, later banking head of a regional chain, and after two failed bids he won the Washington Senate seat in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Ankeny
United States
Washington
St. Joseph
Pacific Northwest
Lewiston
Idaho
Walla Walla
Wash
Oregon
Deafness and catarrh cure advertisement claims
An old advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises a hundred dollars for any case of deafness cured by catarrh treatment and promotes Hall s Catarrh Cure and Hall s Pills as remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hine Estes
Hall
BOL Cueney & CO
Toledo
Midweek Excursion to Harlem Park by Rockford Ry
Beginning Thursday July 11 and each Thursday to August 16 the Rockford and Interurban Ry runs midweek trips to Harlem park Rockford at 80 cents round trip including streetcar fare to and from park. Tickets are gold for any car and valid for return on the date of sale only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford & Interurban Ry
Harlem Park
Rockford
Illinois National Guard seeks pay raise for efficiency gains
Illinois National Guard association plans to push for higher state militia pay at the next legislature session. Major Tillson backs the move as a way to attract capable recruits. At Camp Lincoln Springfield veterans of the Spanish American War held a reunion honoring Sixth Illinois volunteers under General Miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois National Guard Association
National Guard
Major Tillson
Fourth United States Infantry
Camp Lincoln
Nelson Miles
Cuba
Porto Rico
Illinois Volunteers
Kittelsen
Co. K
Sterling
Regular Army
Tillson
Federal Army
Charles S. Deneen
Lena Lena Happenings and Local Marriages
August events include George Ogle of Freeport as a Lena guest. Miss Carrie Berhenke married Rev. F Schuldt of Gothenburg Neb, with church work noted. Many residents travel to Rockford Polo Dixon Amboy and Jewell City for visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
George Ogle
Freeport
Lena Friends
Carrie Berhenke
F. Schndt
Gothenburg
Neb
German Lutheran Church
Berhenke Bros
Schuldt
Nebraska
Clara Catlin
Rockford
Peter Erb
A. W. Green and Son
Theron
Polo
Earlville
Victoria Moore
Eleroy
Catherine Taylor
Genevieve Grimm
Jewell City
Kan
B. H. Twill
Ruby
Kathryn Seise
Dixon
Lucretia Goddard
Henry Horstmier
Amboy
Thos. Kahl
Silver Gishwiller
Barnum and Bailey Advertising Car In City For August 14 Show
Circus car No 2 of Barnum and Bailey is in town with a crew of 28 men and a large advertising output. The team covers walls and windows with pictorial notices for the Freeport engagement on Wednesday August 14, praised as a major season event. The car, led by Victor B Cooke, carries up to 6000 to 10000 sheets daily and will depart for Dubuque via the Illinois Central after this stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum& Bailey
Freeport
Vitor B. Cooke
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Beeler's steam popper promises pure butter popcorn
Beeler's steam popper offers pure butter on popcorn and invites curious shoppers to try the device for home popping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeler
Otsego Journal Endorsement Promotes Dr Kings New Discovery
Wm M Dietz editor of the Otsego Journal Gilbertsville N Y endorses Dr Kings New Discovery as the most popular remedy in Otsego County and a reliable cure for coughs colds and lung and throat diseases. Guaranteed to never disappoint. price 50c and 1.00 with trial bottle free offered by Joseph Emmert druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otsego County
Wm. M. Dietz
Otsego
Joseph Emmert
Ladies Patent Tip Oxfords Sold at Discount
Remarketing notice states Ladies Patent Tip Oxfords available at Schmidt Wachlin Pfeiffer stores with price reduced from 1.35 to 98 cents. Promotion runs through late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt, Wachlin & Pfeiffer’s
Proposals for Painting Jail in Stephenson County
Sealed bids for painting the Stephenson County jail are due August 10, 1907 at noon. Proposals may be reviewed at the sheriff's office. The building committee may reject any or all bids. Bids can be left with Sheriff Milner or committee members. O E B Srvick, R B Thompson, D I Ferrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Stephenson County
Sheriff's Office
Milner
O. EB. Srvick
D. I. Ferrs
Notice in Regard to Ordinance Governing Parks
Public notice from Freeport conforms to Revised Ordinances 1901 Chapter 45. Prohibits cutting flowers injuring plants or property in parks and prohibits disorderly or lascivious conduct. Violations carry a penalty from three to one hundred dollars per offense. ordinance will be strictly enforced by J H Sri, Chief of Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Freeport
J. H. Sri
Police
Bids Sought for Village Hall Construction in Leng
The Village of Leng in Stephenson County invites sealed bids for building a new Village Hall on the site of the old hall. Bids, with a certified check of 5 percent, must be delivered to the Village Clerk by August 10, 1907, with a $3,000 bond for performance. The village reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bere
Stephenson County
Twlieds
Wo Giradhiana
Leng
Prustecs
Siid
Sidd
Vail Hige
Heated of
Trusters
Suid
Willia
Ten Prey Oeentii
Steq
Cheek
Aids
Leni
C. J. Schermerhorn
Also Mentioned on This Page
WM. O. Wright & CO
Stephenson ST
Ladies’ and Children's Oxfords
WM. O. Wright & Co’s
Cata
Ireland
Dibson
Post Building
Charles H. Ashley
Columbus
The
Want
Illinois National Guard
Foster Movement For
SION
Legislature
Major Thison
Barnum & Bailey
County
H. S. Keen
Freeport, II
Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens
Highland Park
Price
Majestic Theatre
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Go
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