Freeporters Enjoy Superb Fishing at Camp Pretzel
Mr and Mrs William Jungkunz and family report Lake Waubesa Wisconsin fishing is excellent. A Freeport party including Ben Winter Ben Fason H Warner William Dobbie and Ed Brooks known as Dad Brooks caught thirty two pounds in one hour. Dad Brooks also bagged a five pound pickerel. They will stay at Camp Pretzel until week’s end before returning home.
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William Jungkunz
Lake Waubesa
Wis
Jungkunz
Ben Winter
Ben Fason
H. Warner
William Dobbie
Brooks
Dad
J.H. Staver
Knights of Columbus Freeport Team Invited to St Paul
The Freeport third degree team of Reeport Lodge accepts an invitation from St Paul lodge to aid in installing new candidates on Sunday September 2. The delegation, led by David Daley J W Fleck G G McCarty John Glennan Wm Tynan and A C McDonald, will travel Saturday night arriving Sunday morning. Their work has earned praise across the state.
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Reeport Lodge
Knights of Columbus
St. Paul
J. W. Fleck
G. G. McCarty
John Glennan
Freeport
Wm. Tynan
A.C. McDonald
Rockford
Knights
Big Lodge
State Highway Commission Builds Experimental Road
The State Highway Commission advances experimental road work in Salem Illinois with a 2200 foot section completed using a steam roller and modern methods. Costs per mile run about 2500 dollars including subgrade shaping and stone hauling from state sources. A second local road near Salem kept in good condition by John M Greene using a road drag, advocating broader use of earth road maintenance techniques.
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State Highway Commission
Salem
Illinois
Salem Township
Highway Commissioners
Southern Illinois
Howard
Illinois Southern Railroad
John M. Greene
Greene
Auto hits dog on Stephenson street
Dr. C. H. Verbeck struck a valuable English pointer owned by Dr. Poling as the dog darted into traffic near the State Bank. Two wheels passed over the animal causing injuries that may prove fatal.
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Stephenson Street
C. H. Verbeck
Poling
State Bank
Boilermaker Laid Up After Neck Strain Injury
H. W. Elscheid, a boilermaker at the Central shops, is laid up with a severely strained neck suffered during work.
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H. W. Elscheid
Central Shops
Cathedral Sinking at Winchester Enshrining Saxon Kings
London Sphere reports Winchester cathedral, built over peat and waterlogged soil, faced imminent collapse of its eastern end. Workers dug foundations in deep water, divers removed peat, and cement grout sealed the ancient site. Builders plan to lay concrete and brick foundations atop packed gravel, restoring the structure to rock on completion.
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Winchester
England
Itchen
Cngy
London Sphere
Women in trades shift duties and jobs in early industrial era
A Milwaukee Sentinel piece notes women rising into factory roles once held by men, including varnish rooms in chair factories, enamel work in foundries, brewery bottling, tanning chrome departments, and northern Wisconsin sawmills. The report links labor shifts to progressive employment and social change while noting safety and heat concerns. It also describes cliff dwelling sites, a district school in limestone caves, and satirical references to Vatican and papal scenes.
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August N. Kaems
Sheboygin
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Sentinel
Smoky Il River
Kanapolis
Kun
Card of Thanks for Thomas Eberly Bereavement
Mr and Mrs Thomas Eberly express gratitude to friends and neighbors who kindly aided them during their recent bereavement.
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Thomas Eberly
Classifieds fragment with offers and notices
Too late to classify for help a girl for general housework sought at 21 North Galene Avenue telephone 838. For sale cheap if sold soon late 10 shoe s factory and Arcade additions Louella Bhouer 483 Union at rent five room flat on Stephenson st inquire J W Karcher new propesd
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Galene Avenue
Louella Bhouer
Union At. S lOdt
Stephenson St
J. W. Karcher
A Japanese Dinner Gift Of Topsyturvy Dress
Lord Redesdale recalls a Japanese dinner with Prince Arthur of Connaught in which British guests received Tokyo made suits while Japanese guests wore European coats. The event featured chopstick missteps and geishas amused by the scene as matsed seating and clothing clashed with cultural norms.
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Kloto
Lord Redesdale
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Japan
Tokyo
Togo
Kuroki
Public schools and Oxford mocked as obsolete
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt records a southern gentleman decrying English public schools and Oxford as out of date and useless. He argues they teach little beyond Latin Greek and math, while scholars seek real education in Germany. He condemns headmasters for boarding-house profits and calls Oxford a picturesque ruin.
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Oxford
England
University of Oxford
Germany
Eton
Harrow
Chicago Chronicle
Electric Bitters credited with restoring Bear Grove man
The Kind of the World of troubles that robbed B H Wolfe of usefulness began when he started Electric Bitters. He writes Two years ago kidney trouble caused great suffering which he would not have survived without Electric Bitters. They cured him of general debility and stomach liver and kidney complaints. Blood diseases headache dizziness and weakness are alleviated. Price 60c. Guaranteed by Joseph Hammert drug store.
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B. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
Joseph Hammert
Surrey to Oakland Cemetery Bus Schedule Notice
A historical notice outlines bus trips between White School House and Oakland Cemetery on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. It lists departure and return times, ticketing by Owen T. Smith at the Freeport Water Company office, and states the service replaces automobile visits with half hour bus runs from White School House to the Cemetery.
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Surrey
White School House
Oakland Cemetery
Owen T. Smith
Freeport Water Company
First National Bank
Black Berries Wholesale and Retail Crate Deliveries
J D Wheat announces daily morning deliveries of black berries from New York Racket store. Orders booked now will be delivered at market price that day. News phone 605.
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J.D. Wheat
New York
Madame Brunswick at Chicago Street Appears for Week
Madame Brunswick of Chicago, a celebrated medium, will conduct sessions at 80 Chicago street for another week, inviting the curious to seek guidance and readings from the famed clairvoyant.
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Madame Brunswick
Chicago
Chicago Street
For Sale Residence at 235 N Galena Ave Bargain
For sale a residence at 235 North Galena Avenue with modern conveniences steam heat baths city water sewer and gas with barn. Will sell house with part or entire lot. Grand opportunity for a bargain if taken at once. Inquire of Geo J Dehn 412dtf 44 Stephenson St.
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Galena Ave
Geo. J. Dehn
Stephenson St
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FIUUL
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Tillie Olson
David Higgins
Vle
Dudley
Dr. King
Johnl. Pleasant
Magnolia
Ind
Joseph Emmert
The
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Want
Just
W.j.young &Co Amosite German Bank
Hermsmeier
Union Loan & Building Association
Padawan
K.O.C
St.paul
Tyes
Pope Pius and His Sisters
Prus X
Vatican Palace
Trastevere
St. Peter’s
Vatican
Patrieiius
United States
Geo. A. Rogers
Union
Wing Bacheller
Banks For
Eben Holden
MAN From
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Spenders
SEA Wolf
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Callled
Ralph
AS LU
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A-Ladawly
Brown & Dollmeyer
Ittowagner
Galena St
Geo. A. Stemm
Galena St. Opp. N. Y. Hotel
Strathmore
H J. Moogk
Theo, Gessner Young & Sacker
Wm. F. Jungku
W. M. Kinne
Chas. Melnick Senate Hotel
Reiger & Kerlin
Martin Kroer
C. W. Harden
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