Wisconsin Boy Tutor to King Alfonso of Spain
Ralph Leo Ray of Lancaster Wisconsin has been chosen as tutor in the American language and customs for King Alfonso of Spain at the Madrid royal court. At 18, Ray left Beloit college scholarship hopes behind to prepare for two years at court, where he and the king study slang and English, in stories he writes to his parents.
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Lancaster
Ralph Leo Ray
Alfonso
Spain
Madrid
Uncle Sam
Young Ray
Lancaster High School
Alfonse
Chicago
Ralph
C. W. Ray
North Andover
Wis
Hvestock
Beloit College
Beloit
Lee Commission Company
Stock Yards
Stack Yards
Ray
Singer
America
Wisconsin
Europe
Jiu
Kingdom of
Grape-Nuts Food Restores Health After Debilitating Hunger
A Carthage Missouri teacher describes years of poor health marked by nervousness stomach pains and constipation. After switching to a diet of Grape-Nuts she reports full recovery with stable weight and renewed ability to work. The testimonial credits Postum Company. There's a reason.
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Carthage
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Real estate transfers recorded by Stephenson County Abstract Office
The office lists transfers since the last report including Christian Shoner to W D Hartman lots in Roger's Addition Freeport 1 01 1 percent Hettinger to W H Littleton lot 3 Hettinger's Add Freeport 700 J W Henney to W F Bennetham lot 4 5 etc block 10 Wright & P Add Freeport 0 000 Geo Ruston to C F Hildreth lot 4 block 7 Crocker's Add Freeport 1400 Rudolph LaBudde to C F Hildreth part lot 5 block 1 Hyde & W Add Freeport 1400 H B Bogar to Bertha Sch lindwein w 40 ft lot 6 and of 5 20 ft 7 block 12 Wright & P Add Freeport 1800 J H Staver to Albert Plato lot 5 and w 1/4 4 block 2 Union Add Freeport 2500 Abstracts of title furnished on short notice Deeds mortgages and other legal instruments securely drawn money to loan Go Tayton FoxK Conveyaneers
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Stephenson County Abstract
Christian Shoner
W. D. Hartman
Roger
Adi
Freeport
Mathias Hettinger
W. H. Littleton
Hettinger
Add
J. W. Henney
W. F. Bennetham
Wright & P. Add
Geo. Ruston
C. F. Hildreth
Crocker’s
Rudolph LaBudde
Hyde & W
H. BE. Bogar
Bertha Sehlindwein
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised tonic salve
A tonic claiming to restore strength health and happiness is sold by Joseph Emmert for 35 cents with teas or tablets. The C M and SBP road offers daily excursion tickets from May 15 to Sept to Delavan Waukesha Madison and other points at reduced rates with agent Goldwin J B Swear.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Joseph Emmert
Delavan
Waukesha
Madison
Glodwin J.B. Swear
Cement Work Offers Concrete Walls and Sidewalks
Hitching posts sidewalks and concrete walls are built with top quality materials. 8-3d Swe Srans and JAHN advertise cement work and invite inquiries through News phone Blue 972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srans & Jahn
News
Blue
Railroads Hit $2 Billion in Earnings for 1905 06
U S railroad earnings for the year ending June 1906 surpassed two billion dollars, signaling a doubling of gross receipts in a decade. Preliminary reports from 70 percent of lines show $1.518 billion in gross revenue, a gain of $369.6 million or 4.58 percent, with implications for a broader $90 million rise nationwide. The year followed weather and wheat crop downturns but indicates renewed trade activity and rising profits across major systems despite some gaps in data from Erie, Reading, and others.
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United States
Herigar
Northwestern
Greatorthern
Northern Engine
Missouri Pacific
Erie
Reading
New Jersey Central
Lehigh Valley
Rock Island
Frisco
Till View Wie Jas
Milwaukee gets Eagles as next meeting site chosen
The Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles wrapped up balloting in Denver naming Milwaukee as the next gathering city by a slim margin over San Francisco. New officers include Grand Worthy President H. D. Davis and Grand Worthy Vice President Edward Krause with a drill team from Kansas City awarded a $740 banner for best ritual exemplification.
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Cream City
Denver
Colo
Order of Eagles
Milwaukee
San Francisco
H. D. Davis
Cleveland
Edward Krause
Wilmington
Del
Grand Worthy
A. E. Partridge
Kansas City
Joseph VL. Hinkle
Pandleton
Ore
Frank E. Hering
South Bend
Ind
M. F. Connolly
Springfield
Mass
W. G. Pattis
Norfolk
Joseph Ellis
Minneapolis, Minn
W. N. Carr
Uniontown
R.M. Minnehan
Chicago, Il
M. H. McNabb
Wheeling
W. Va
J. J. Kennedy
Buffalo
N.Y
Kansas City Aerie
Fort Worth
Judiciary Committee
Mayor quits ends Humboldt bid for open town
Kankakee Illinois August 26 President Combs of the village board has been vanquished and his campaign for a closed town ended in defeat. At a special meeting Ernst and Brooks joined the opposition giving open town advocates a majority. Combs resigned, leaving Humboldt without a lid on in the village. Read the Journal's want column.
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Kankakee
Combs
Humboldt
Mesars
Ernst and Brooks
Inspectors Seek Milk Adulteration Offenders Across Illinois
Pure Food Officers led by Commissioner Jones and Pattison launch a state wide drive to curb adulteration in milk and other foods. They report rising consumer complaints, with Bloomington and northern towns targeted first, aiming to prosecute offenders and educate the public on pure foods. The effort focuses on milk, butter, spices, and preserves, noting ample consumption in Rockford, Freeport, and Chicago.
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Pure Food
Ulnon
Jones
Pattison
Mnols
Pure Food Department
Mr. Pattison
Commissioner Jones
Commonwealth
Department
Bloomington
Illinois
Rockford
Freeport
Chicago
Sugar Rate War Push Targets Illinois Central
Eastern railroad officials confer to pressure Illinois Central to join a settlement of the sugar rate war. They blame the Illinois Central for holding up an agreement, arguing the war benefits only the sugar trust while others bear the losses. Plans reportedly include limiting freight for the Illinois Central, though New York and Atlantic coast business may still move by boat.
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Chicago
Eastern Lines
Illinois Central
Dlinois Central
Sugar Trust
Eastern Roads
Tlinois Central
Clinois Central
New York
Atlantic Coast
New Orleans
Central Freight Association
Touch of a Comrade Reunites Old Telegraph Operators
In Dixon on August 20 a reunion occurred when Dan Ryan, away from telegraph work for fifteen years, used a Northwestern line key in a small Dixon station. Night operator Webster instantly recognized the old touch when Ryan called and Webster replied with the familiar greeting, confirming the long separation and memory.
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Dixon
Dan Ryan
Re. H. Webster
Northwestern
Lince
Ryan
Webster
Bucklen Arnica Salve Provides Quick Pain Relief
Norfolk Va resident Rivenbark Jr. reports a severe knee burn blistered but Bucklen's Arnica Salve stopped the pain and healed it without fear. The salve also heals wounds and sores and is sold for 25 cents at Joseph Emmert's drugstore.
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Bucklen
Rivenbark, Jr
Norfolk
Joseph Emmert
Des Moines Meeting Reveals Long Lost Kinship
William Kercher from Freeport Ill traveled to Des Moines to meet Fr Alber. The two embraced after a half century apart, as Alber recalled leaving Illinois in 1878 with $100 from a foster father to see the West. The reunion, arranged through police escort, ended with a warm, emotional exchange and plans to discuss Kercher’s Murray property.
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Des Moines
Atber
Capitol
Alber
Billy Kercher
William Kercher
Mr. Alber
Freeport
Ill
West
Taday
Mr. Kercher
Minois
Murray
Will Test Divorce Law Challenge Marriage License
Chicago Aug 22 The validity of the new divorce law restricting remarriage within a year after divorce is to be tested. Attorney Elmer E Ledbetter seeks mandamus to force Olson County Clerk to issue a license for Eliza Grimes and Henry Buenger. Grimes divorced June 24 and resumed her maiden name. she waited for the law to take effect before applying. Ledbetter argues the law is not retroactive and denies Mrs Grimes the right to marry yet seeks a court ruling for Cook county records.
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Chicago
Elmer E. Ledbetter
Olson
Eliza Grimes
Henry Buenger
Inter
Ledbetter
Cook County
Iowa Mason proposes London bi centenary Masonry gathering
J E Morcombe prominent Iowa Mason and former Cedar Rapids newspaper man proposes a bi centenary celebration of Masonry in London in 1917 marking two hundred years since England's first Masonic lodge. His idea has won favorable reception among Masonic bodies in the United States and abroad, including India Australia and European nations. Morcombe is a noted contributor to Masonic press and authority on Masonic history.
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Lowa
London
Town Falls
Iowa
West
England
J. E. Morcombe
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Masonic Land Lodge
India
Australia
Morcombe
Twenty-First Northern Illinois Reunion at Ashton
The twenty first annual reunion of soldiers and sailors of northern Illinois will meet in Ashton near Dixon on Wednesday and Thursday September 6 and 7. Speakers include Colonel Frank O Lowden Judge Kk S Farrand of Dixon and Congressman Robert R Flitt if health permits.
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Northern
Illinois
Ashton
Dixon
Frank O. Lowden
Kk. S. Farrand
Robert R. Flitt
Local Cure-All Ad Seeks Trustworthy Patients and Readers
A garbled advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Pills, promising a one hundred dollar reward for cases cured, citing numerous entities and urging readers to keep The Journal for summer address changes. The piece mixes drug claims with unrelated local services and reader notices.
Fraud and notices flood a sparse ad page
A ragged mix warns on counterfeit medicines bearing Dr King s New Discovery and Bucklen s remedies. It also touts a 1058 acre cattle farm for sale in Iowa, a dairy payment offer from Wisconsin Condensed Milk Co, and shipping tickets via Interwar Line, ending with a garbled line about a Freeport station.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
H. BE. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Windsor
Canada
Joseph Emmert
Wisconsin Condensed Milk Go
Pecatonica
Freeport
Bogar Property for Sale on Stephenson Street
Bogar Property on Stephenson Street offered for sale as a rare nine room modern house with water gas furnace and toilet, located within three minutes walk of the courthouse. Quick action expected. act fast before others bid.
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BOGAR
Stephenson Street
Court House
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Towa
R. A. Fox
Lyle
Minn
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Freeport College OF Telegraphy
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Galena St
Swift
Minnesota
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