DeVore Piano Co offers free shorthand education with piano purchase
Free shorthand lessons offered to buyers of a DeVore piano before September 1, 1907. In five lessons a shorthand writer can be made, far faster than other methods. The plan includes options to pay later or with easy installments, and purchasers may acquire a piano on a $1 weekly plan after starting shorthand work.
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DeVore
Chicago
DeVore Piano Co
Freeport
Main Street
Midweek Excursions to Harlem Park by Rockford Ry
Beginning July 11 and each Thursday through August 16 the Rockford and Interurban Ry runs special midweek trips to Harlem park Rockford at 80 cents round trip including street car fare to and from park Tickets sold for any car Good returning on date of sale only
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Rockford & Interurban Ry
Harlem Park
Rockford
Coming Events Listings for August and September
Upcoming events include Barnum & Bailey Circus August 16 to 25, Lena campmeeting August 16 to 26, Oakdale park August 27, Central employes picnic August 25, temperance chautauqua August 22 to September 1, Riverside park campmeeting August 25, Saengerbund picnic Forest Park August 28, Old Settlers picnic Cedarville Tennessee with Wm. B. Mason as orator, and Freeport College of Commerce fall term opens in September.
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Barnum & Bailey
Lena
Oakdale Park
Central
Dixon
Temperance Chautauqua
Riverside Park
Saengerbund
Forest Park
Old Settlers
Cedarville
Ten
Mason
Freeport Colege of Commerce
Grand Opera House Week of Shows and Dates
Listings for the Grand Opera House include Abe 8 Trust Busters on Aug 14 and other acts such as Two Merry Tramps Aug 16 Uncle Si Haskins Aug 20 Missouri Girl Aug 21 Si Plunkard Aug 22 Tempest and Sunshine Aug 28 296 The Time the Place and the Girl Aug 28 A Poor Relation Aug 29 The Cow Puncher Aug 31 Thoroughbred Tramp.
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Abe
Si Haskins
Si Plunkard
Tempest and
Sunshine
Warhop Triumphs in Close Freeport Victory Over Green Bay
Freeport defeated Green Bay 2 to 0 as pitcher Jack Warhop earned his 22nd win in a hard fought Wisconsin league game. Mose Parish held the Canners to a single hit through eight innings, with Green Bay forcing drama in the ninth before a double play ended the rally. Ives, Ireland, Karnell, and Boyle contributed in Freeport's first inning as the visitors capitalized on miscues to seize the lead.
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Freeport
Green Bay
Warhop
Persimmons
Mose Parish
Galena
Canners
Stremmel
Delvin
Fiske
Boyle
Graves
Ott
Tommy” Stark
Barlow
O'Hayre
Karnell
Hartman
Ives
Parish
Ireland
Kernell
Iry
Green Bay Bunch
Jack
AB Ives
Lretani
O'Haayre
Kermin
Pete Twee
Walters
Green
Butts
Preeport
Green Big
Treland
bill—Ives
Stark
Warnell
Garme
Ander Ison
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for Woman's Aches
An advertisement outlines remedies for female weakness including back and pelvic pains, headaches, dizziness, and faint spells. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as proven, alcohol free, with ingredients listed on the bottle wrapper and endorsed by medical writers.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Madison Sweeps Oshkosh In Doubleheader Shutout Victory
Madison beat Oshkosh 3 0 in the first game and 5 2 in the second as Shaw homered and Schaub added a three bagger in the nightcap. Whitmore logged two two base hits in the opener, while Lewis collected thirteen hits across the twin bill. Wausau dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Eau Claire as Eau Claire won 5 0 and 7 0.
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Freeport
Green Bay
Lacrosse
Fond du Lac
Eau Claire
Wausau
Madison
Oshkosh
W. J. Pet
Freeport Ce Bt
la Crosse Var Eee Eee
Wausau Eee Eee
See Ee Eee
Eau Claire Oshkosh
Ppb
Wis
Lewis
Shaw
Schaub
Whitmore
Tigers
Doubleheader Set After Thursday Postponement
The same teams meet again in a scheduled double header with Freeport facing Stremmel and Hastings. Ireland caught Hartman’s long seventh inning fly for a notable moment while dry conditions forced players toward the grass. Warhop, Walters, Anderson and Kepner are mentioned for fielding and injury incidents as the warming up leads to a cut nose.
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Scott
Darran
Freeport
Stremmel
Hastings
Ireland
Hartman
Warhop
Walters
Jack
Anderson
Kepner
Oshkosh Unlimited Outfield Acrobatics Highlight Local Game
In a slow paced contest Kepner let a ball through for an error while Miles Barlow filled nine outs in the first three innings. Karnell handled catching duties for the Orphans as Ott performed back flips in the field. Fiske showed a sharp defense with nine chances clean. Oshkosh begins a three game set after Freeport swept four of five here previously. Scores from the circuit arrived by telephone last night.
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Kepner
Miles Barlow
Ireland
Charles Karnell
Ott
Fiske
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Sea view deception over water front apartment
A London gentleman advertised for apartments at a fashionable watering place and chose one for a promised sea view. He paid a deposit without seeing the place, only to discover no sea vista. The landlady points to a wall painting and explains the letter promised a view of the sea in the drawing room.
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London
Wing Shooting Rules for Beginners from Recreation
The piece argues wing shooting cannot be learned by theory alone and stresses practice. It notes novices get rattled at flush, make excuses, and blame dogs, while top shooters avoid closing both eyes and do not chase birds with the muzzle.
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James W. Dixon
Wagner's Childlike Happiness in Regent's Park
Passage recalls Wagner in London 1855 feeding ducks at a park bridge with French rolls, admiring a regal swan. Praeger portrays him as a natural, affectionate, gentle man whose simple joys left a lasting impression.
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Wagner
London
Regent's Park
Ferdinand Praeger
Notre Dame Lady's Free Rheumatism Cure Offer
A promotional notice urges rheumatism sufferers to request a home treatment by Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana. It claims the remedy banishes uric acid, loosens stiff joints, purifies blood and improves eye brightness without climate change. Address Box R Notre Dame Ind for proof.
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Thouands
Jovenal Turmoil Reaches City Patrol Target
A confusing incident named Jovenal leads to a citywide patrol deployment over a week as authorities pursue tac measures and coordinate with local agencies amid unclear details.
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Jovenal
Guy
Five year old Lewis Says Naughty Words at Workmen
A New York Times clipping tells how a five year old repeatedly used profane language after observing construction workers at an apartment site. His mother punished him by washing his mouth with soapsuds, later prompting the child to question if the baby had been saying naughty words.
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Lewis
New York Times
Hatpin Hunt Sparks Suspicion on Dusty Road
In a Columbus Dispatch note, a young couple search a dusty country road for a dull gold hatpin while three others in the carriage stay back. As the search resumes, suspicions grow that the pin loss may be staged, until fate leads the girl to find it herself.
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Columbus Dispatch
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