Lena Village bids sought for City Hall construction 1907
The Village of Lena invites sealed bids for building a City Hall on the former Village Hall site in Stephenson County Illinois. Bids due August 1907, must include 10 percent bid guarantee, and construction completed as specified. The village reserves the right to reject any oral bids and the contract includes a $3000 fidelity bond.
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Hida
Hide
Stephenson County
Ilinois
Graham
V.lag
Lena
Board of Trustees
Vilage
G. . Graham
Freeport
Til
Lena, Ii
Ach
Village
C. J. Scoermerhorn
Patrons Urged to Notify Office on Missed Newspaper Copies
The notice requests readers who do not receive their paper regularly to inform the office. The appeal emphasizes prompt reports to ensure delivery adjustments.
President McKinley and Granddaughter Visit
The article recounts Mrs. McKinley’s intense affection for her husband and the president’s devoted care. Colonel John N. Taylor, lifelong friend, brings his granddaughter Pauline to the White House where she humorously finds the president’s watch empty. He replies that he carries his wife’s picture in his heart.
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Tee
Martes
Washington
White House
Pauline Taylor
Tifee
Mr. McKinley
Mrs. McKinley
Pauline
City reports macadamizing costs split among owners
The city lists $77,676.50 to be paid for macadamizing with the city paying $5,523.83 and citizens paying $72,152.67. The report is filed with the county clerk. Also note an advertisement for Kodol for indigestion sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 5 Stephenson St.
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Wmn. FY. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Circuit Clerks Meet in Rockford August 28 29
Rockford to host the annual convention of the state association of circuit clerks and recorders August 28 and 29. Changes from the last legislature will be discussed. Attendees from Missouri and Iowa associations expected. Greetings and schedules announced at the Nelson hotel and courthouse.
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Rockford
State Association of Circuit Clerks and Recorders
Missouri
Iowa
George
John Allen
Association
Nelson Hotel
Chicago
Court House
Circuit Court Room
Clerk Lake
Jardine
Frank E. George
Superior Court of
Ilinois
Missouri State Association of
Circuit Clerks and Recorders
Clerks and Recorders
The
Missouri State Association
Municipal Court
Abel Davis
Cook County
The Churn Metaphor and the Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement extols Dr. R V Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for sour stomach foul breath and bad blood. It likens stomach digestion to churning butter and claims the remedy purifies the stomach and blood, preventing disease and improving appetite and energy. It invites readers to mail for a free booklet with ingredients and medical authorities.
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Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Choice building lots in Arcade addition for sale
Arcade Manufacturing Co offers building lots in Arcade addition at low prices with monthly payments. Apply now to secure affordable land amid growing development.
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Arcade Manufacturing Co
Lodiw
Daily Journal delivers citywide for ten cents a week
The Daily Journal offers home delivery to all city areas at a rate of 10 cents weekly.
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the Daily Journal
Coming Events Circle with Aug Shows and Meetings
A list of upcoming activities and performances includes Barnum and Bailey circus August 15 to 24, camp meetings at Lena August 16 to 25 and Oakdale park August W, and many other events from August through September such as chautauquas trust busting musicals minstrel shows and a Freeport College of Commerce term opening August 8. Prominent entries note Hon. Win BK Mason as orator and several theatre titles like The Time the Place and the Girl and Tempest and Sunshine among others.
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Win
Mason
Freeport College of Commerce
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Minstrels
DeWire's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An advertisement touts DeWire's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for quick pore penetration and healing, noting usefulness for piles and listing vendor Win. F.P. Jungkung at 35 Stephenson St. plus a vacation message about journal forwarding and address changes.
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DeWire
Win
Jungkung
Stephenson St
Giblets and Ghosts of Charleston's Revolutionary Days
Charleston's historian recalls local tales of post battle dances and feasts shared by residents. Nightly alarms, quick escapes, and a bold harebrained scholar who yelled keep the giblets for me, leading to capture by pursuing dragoons.
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Charleston
Mrs. Ravenal
Dougherty Island The Loneliest Remote Spot on Earth
The article ranks Dougherty Island as the loneliest and most inaccessible place, noting its rarity of sighting, lack of landing, and official admiralty sailing directions describing it as unnamed or obscure among other remote Atlantic islands. It contrasts Hog, Herd, Bouvet, and South Georgia for isolation and shelter.
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South Atlantic Ocean
Hog Island
Herd Island
South Georgia
Bouvet Island
Possession Island
Bouvet
Dougherty Island
Admiralty
Isollateal Quotations From Earth Appears in Pearson’s Weekly
Fragmentary OCR suggests a note about isolating or retoting ideas from Earth featured in Pearson’s Weekly. The readable portion cites isolation and quotation, with uncertain exact wording.
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Earth
Pearson
Eyes Knew For Colors in Color Blind Clerk Test
A job applicant for a mall's ais department was asked to identify exact shades from many sample colors. The superintendent said the test checks for color blindness, noting dry goods stores rely on color discernment more than other fields.
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Aisk
Superntendent
New Yor's Post
Three Men Refuse to Admit Seeing a Rat in Dawn Room
In a back room at dawn three tired men a lawyer a doctor and a newspaper man sit amid empty bottles and cards A rat scuttles across the hearth prompting uneasy glances and a lengthy silence before the lawyer breaks the tension insisting he did not see the rat.
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Argonaut
Women and dress understanding noted in London views
London Lady's Pictorial says women have rough appreciation of general effects and can distinguish instinctive dress from effort. It notes they spot girls in wrong garments and hats bought from infatuation, not judgment, at a glance.
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London Lady's Pictorial
Microscopes magnify 16000 times for neighborly faults
The Washington Post notes that the best microscopes magnify about 16 000 times, a level most people would use to scrutinize their neighbors' faults.
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Washington Post
Philosopher Smiley Cited for Bearing Others' Troubles
The Kansas City Independent notes Smiley is regarded as a philosopher for his fortitude in bearing others' troubles, reflecting on his ability to endure and understand communal burdens.
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Askitt
Smiley
Noitt
Kansas City Independent
Government Redeems Over 900 Million Dollars This Year
The annual redemption obligation exceeds 900 million dollars aimed at obtaining clean notes or making change for other denominations.
A Graft Scheme. Young Husband
A brief note describes a husband recalling how his wife began cooking to save money as relatives and friends dropped away. The piece hints at a cunning scheme behind the change and mentions File gende Blatter.
Improve Beyond Your Best Friends’ Imagination
Motivational note urges self-improvement beyond what friends envision. Quote attributed to Lavater underscores striving for personal excellence beyond perceived limits.
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Lavater
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