Unrevealed Port C Mystery Behind a Fort C Wedding
A long ago Port C mystery centers on Colonel Athern's Fort C wedding plans for Roxana Banfield and Lieutenant Reginald Allen. Allen vanished before the ceremony and never returned, then Banfield later wed Captain Gregg who died years after in unexplained fashion. Gregg's widow later married Major Thurston who also died by own act, with no clear cause or motive.
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United States Army
Port C
Army of Navy Club
Colonel Athern
Fort C
Roxana Banfield
Reginald Allen
Allen
Gregg
Thurston
Grege-Thurston
Oliver Wendel Holmes
Elsie Verney
Ogden Lancaster
Blind Man's Buff A French origin game from Colin Maillard tale
The article traces blind man's bluff to its French roots in Colin Maillard a legendary warrior famed for blinding his foe with a mallet. It notes its spread to England with Norman conquest and its evolution into a child’s game where a blindfolded pursuer seeks a victim, preserving ancient heroic imagery.
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England
Colin Maillard
Liege
Jean Colin
MatNard
Count de Louvain
Robert of
France
Colin
Reems
Colin Matlard
DeWitt Kidney and Bladder Pills Promote Relief
DeWitt kidney and bladder pills advertised as best for backache and weak kidneys. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Realistic Act Ends Sleep Prank at Chicago Theater
Joseph Jefferson, playing Rip Van Winkle, fell asleep on stage during a long fishing day. He remained dormant in Act III until prompter prodded him from below with a pin. He woke with a shriek and the scene continued in a hurry.
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Rip van Winkle
Chicago
Joseph Jefferson
Rip
Jefferson
Opening Tale at Dinner Party Ends With Door Slam
A man eager to tell a gun story at a dinner waits for a chance. He slips a coin to a waiter and asks the door to be slammed. The noise prompts him to declare a gun story, but the host reveals it was only the door, prompting the amused wrap up.
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Liverpool Mercury
Sun Moon and Tides Describe Gravitational Pull
The sun and moon affect the oceans by gravity. Tides reach their highest when forces align and lowest when they oppose. The Moon, being closer to Earth, exerts most of the pull despite being smaller.
Love as supreme harmony and healer of malice
A quotable passage praising love as the great disciplinarian and panacea for cruelty, malice, and revenge. It describes love as a universal balm that dissolves evil passions through kindness and charity, attributed to Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
Law on distinct dress for married men proposed
Quote from Chicago News debates a law to require men to wear a recognizable outfit indicating marital status. Maude argues against. Clara asks why not noting that a man in last year's hat and lagey trousers is likely married.
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Chaz
Maude
Clara
Chicago News
No Way Out of it Matinee Forcing Ailing Julia
A fragment reports concern for Julia who left a sickbed to attend a matinee. The note questions how she could go when she had a ticket and faced illness while chasing the event.
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Julia
Daily Journal Delivery Service Improves City Reach
The Daily Journal announces delivery to any part of the city for 1 Ne a week, expanding access and convenience for readers.
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Daily Journal
the Daily Journal
Picking Fruit for Market Maturity Signs in Orchard
The guide explains how growers determine harvest time for apples and peaches. It notes early apples can be picked when seeds are white and before color develops, while dessert and winter apples should be fully colored. Peaches are ready when they show bright colors and are not tested by pinching. A tester uses the fingertip to feel ripeness.
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Hutt
Hillside Chicken Coop Cuts Space On Small Farm
A writer in American Agriculturist details a hillside chicken coop plan using a four by three by three foot dry goods box with front and bottom removed. Two strips create a pitched roof and perch support, allowing the coop to be moved twice weekly for cleanliness.
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Coop
Co op for Fruit Growers Boosts Market Presence
Maryland Experiment Station advocates cooperative grower associations to consolidate small fruit lots into uniform shipments. An association can secure better grades, brand recognition, wholesale access, and favorable railroad terms, with an agent to monitor prices.
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Crowers
Maryland Experiment Station
Feed for hens and chickens from Faru Journal
Advice from Faru Journal on poultry feeding. Emphasizes balanced mash, avoiding over-wet feed, using whole grain for steadiness, bran to aid bowels, and warns against stimulants. Encourages careful water or milk moisture and proper mash proportions for poultry comfort and health.
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Faru Journal
Garden lore advice for peas onions beans and potatoes
Practical tips from Gardening column suggest applying superphosphate of lime to late pea rows burn garden refuse to boost tomatoes prevent beans from seeding when green pods are expected stake seed onions to protect stems and keep potato vines off the ground after harvest ensure orderly postharvest care.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Sold in City
Promote a remedy that claims to prevent sickness and gripe with small easy to take pills. Advertising notes sales by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
The Making of Glue From Various Animal Stock
Glue is not a definite organic substance but a product of transformations. The article details transformations in drying hides, boiling, drying jelly, and gelatinization, then outlines glue sources from tanneries, bones, hoofs, sinews, rabbit glue, pig stock glue, and fish glue including isinglass from air bladders of sturgeon and other northern species.
Portraiture Challenge In Mixed Race Baby Photograph
A Germantown amateur struggled to photograph a four month old baby in the arms of its colored nurse. The baby moved, the nurse’s dark skin reflected little light, and the photographer faced repeated failures. He hopes to separate nurse and child to capture a satisfactory image.
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Germantown
Philadelphia Record
Age Markers of Oysters and Their Growth
The piece explains oyster aging by shell marks, noting six months equals a dime size, one year a half dollar, and two years about a silver dollar. It compares oysters to crabs and trees, describes growth ridges, and cites planters aiming to protect beds until four to five years old.
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Pearson
Vacation forwarding for Journal subscribers
Notice explains readers leaving city for the summer may have their paper forwarded by leaving an address at the office. Call phone 25 to set or change the address. changes will be made at no extra charge. The notice highlights that vacation reading includes local happenings.
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Journal
Value of Artistic Taste In Hiring A Stationery Clerk
A job applicant for a stationery and book store was assessed by her taste in artful cards illustrated books and small pictures. The manager hired her noting many customers struggle to choose and rely on her judgment to pick truly artistic items. The piece also notes card origins and suggests Chinese beginnings of playing cards with European use since 1275.
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New York Press
Europe
Banks and National Banks in Freeport Illinois Directory
A directory listing multiple Freeport Illinois banks with officers, capital figures, and directors. Includes STATE BANK Freeport with capital $125000, GERMAN BANK Freeport capital $150000, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Freeport capital $150000, and THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF FREEPORT Illinois capital $100000 plus officers and directors. Also notes Savings Department and interest on time deposits.
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D.C. Stover
HH. H. Antrim
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baler
R *. Dorman
Asa’t
State Bank
Freeport
Ili
A. S Held
W. H. Holland
Fred W. Hoefer
H. H. Antrim
J. H. Stealy
B.C. Stover
Fred Darman
W. H. Wagner
Homer F. Aspinwall
Savings Department
Ill
O. B. Bidwell
Wm. O. Wright
A. Bidwell
M. Clark
Ass’t
John Barrett
Joseph Emmert
C.F Littl
Wm. Co
O. S.pier
Boyd P. Hi
Addison Bidwell
M. V. B. Elson
H. S. Webster
J. Z Farwell
Second National Bank OF Preeport
Illinois
M. V. RR
Euson
J. Z Parwell
Reuben Siegfried
J. of. Farr
J. NL Gallowing
F E. Schaeffer
Bb. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
Enerpatistaet
Cwelve Uianthes
Weidean
Welon No
Daily Journal Delivery at Ten Cents a Week
The Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for ten cents per week, extending affordable access to its news. This pricing plan emphasizes broad reach and sustained readership across neighborhoods.
X R Time Tables Illinois Central East Bound
Rail schedule fragment lists X R time tables for Illinois Central R R with east bound routing. No full context of trains, destinations, or dates available in the readable text.
Train schedules and connections in Freeport area notes
Rail and interurban timetable details list east and westbound trains, coach and parlor car services, and connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Madison and Omaha. Agents John F. Daly J B Sweatt and J P Elmer outline departures arrivals and baggage rules for multiple lines including C M and St P R R Chicago Great Western and Rockford interurban routes.
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West Bound
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
Rock, Tsland
Davenport
Chicago
Rock Island
Arc
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J. B. Sweatt
Rockford & Interurban
Rwy
Freeport
Belgiders
Bigda
Autors
Reco
Nhese
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Stephenson St.ood
Dep't. Inquire
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Prospect Terrace
Gemmill
Stephensons Street
J Bell
Union Street
Neese
Henquire
King's Daughters Settlement
J. H. Steatly
U. S. Army
Cuba
State St
New York St
Aurora
O.B. Kling
Stearns & Zipf
German Bank
Galena Ave
Union St
C. G. Schoeffel
Galena St
Gelling
Wright & Co
Lota
City Water and Gas
John Hea
Bath and Gas
Carroll St
Davis
L. B. Markel
J. Edmund Steffen
Elk St
Exchange St
H. J. Porter
B. F. Brubaker
Spring St
Stover Mfg Co
Washington Street
Stephen
Son Street
Wolf
Douglas Avenue
Court House
Stephenson
Brown & Shower, Orfee
Empire St. Fett
Garner Mechanic and
Jackson Sta
Ida Huenkemeyer
Pleasant Street
Walnut St
Bath
Float Street
M. B. Marvin
Stephenson and
Gialena Avenue
J. W. Karther
Douglas Ave
Lincoln Ave
Cottonwood St
George Bosrdner
Clark Avenue
Fruit Street
Majestic Theatre
T. Ny Ryan
Galeng St. Tildty
Love Is
King
Chicken Coop
Hillside Chicken
Bright’ S
Grocer’s Quickly
Gingerville
National Biscuit
Business Directory
Freeport, Illinois
BANKS
THE
First National Bank
Freeport, Ill
Attownelvs
W. ON. Cronekrite
Attorney AT Law
Stephenson St. Freeport, U
K.P. Eckert
Stephenson Street
Linois
D& W
Wagner
Mignatie Ptadine Ie Spies Cides
Niiaetser
Beaghdines Copier
Miescated
Spel Street
C. AL Tute
Morece and
Ravisea
Ae Stephenson
Frisbie & Haney
Ceneral Contracting
Exchange
New
Illinois Centralr. R. East Bound
Omaha Lim
St Paul Lim
Dodge
Sioux City
Dubuque
Decatur
Dodgeville
John F. Daly
Chicago Great Western
South Freeport
Straege
St Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
St Joseph
Ft. Dodge
Brewster House
EAOK
J. P. Elmer
Peul, Minn
Forreston
Ques Forreston
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