Notable Town Notes and Social Teasers
Sheriff Clingman transacts business in Dixon while ex circuit clerk Goddard becomes a court deputy. Elizabet h’s John C McKenzie attends court as Dr Harvey Dale visits Freeport. Sparrows are being slaughtered for Christmas funds as circuit court slows down. Ivy Less Pressure club hosts a dance at Old Temperance, and Easy Bee Sewing Society meets with Mrs J A Gale. Miss Kerlin plans a pupil recital, with Miss Cora Bingerman married later this month. Petitions urge 2 cents per mile railroad fare statewide. Industrial school work committee meets at Mrs John Burrell’s Friday. Ashley Barber’s estate names widow Mary J Barber executrix. Knights of the Globe officers attend Pearl City meeting. Mrs Mary Beal Reeser stays in Freeport for winter. Martha Washington garrison serves supper at Knights of the Globe hall. Marriage of Herrman Little Sawyer and Stella Montgomery Burket set for Dec 16 in Chicago with home after Jan 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Less Pressure Club
Old Temperance Ball
Easy Bee Sewing Society
J. A. Gale
Arno
Kerlin
Cora Bingerman
Polo
Freeport
Kenesaw or the Spy of Chattanooga at Wilcoxon's
An interesting war drama Kenesaw or the Spy of Chattanooga will be staged at Wilcoxon opera house Wednesday through Saturday. The production supports the Woman's Relief corps and features a large cast including Maud Ashton Lotta Kennison Charles Morton and J. Meride among others with Prof Holsapple’s orchestra. A chair number drawing prize offers prizes from local merchants each evening.
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Maud Ashton
Chattanooga
Dialga Wine Paigree
Miss Lotta Kennison
Charles Morton
J. Meride
Walt Seymour
Andrew Sweeney Day Thomas
John Carroll
Bill Twiggs
Palof Morton
Frank Allen Haas
Arthur Lee
Alf, Whitney
John Thompson
Larry O’rourke
Skibbereen
Barney Fagan
Elise
J. A. Mallery
Harry Ellsworth
Charlie Mallery
Seymour
Aliss Maggie Arlege
Ella Ellgworth
Bessie Howe
Judy
Bliss Gail Halen
Whitney
Bliss Addie Blake
Franklin
C. Thompson Maud Whitney
Little Siarcia Kennison
Kennisons
Jessie
Holsapple
E. ©. Fitch
Stephenson
M. Serf
H. D. Post
J. H. Edwards
Stephenson St
Civil War Literature Lecture Delights YMCA Audience
Prof Sparks reviewed Civil War era literature and antebellum poetry at the YMCA Auditorium. He cited Whittier, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Battle Hymn of the Republic, John Brown's Body, Dixie, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, noting their impact and enduring appeal. The next lecture is set for Tuesday December 22, 1896 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Whittier
Mrs. Stowe
Fom
John Ward Howe
John Brown
Dixie
Dixieland
The
Confederacy
Pather Ryan
Palmer
Stonewall Jackson
J.J. Pratt
Ohio
Whitman
Lincoln
Gettysburg
A Threefold Exposition Idea for Poultry Fruits and Flowers
John M Wise proposes a national style combination expo uniting poultry fruits and flowers. The plan calls for three separate divisions with distinct halls to keep exhibits separate while drawing visitors and buyers. Each branch would be managed independently to maximize efficiency and interest in all three industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Wise
Freeport
Great Industries
Cedarville Notes and School Reports From December 1896
From Our Own Correspondent Cedarville Ill reports a light snow on Sunday with social and church events. Rev C B Dunn and Rev Henry Cullen exchanged pulpits. Local groups sing and plan Christmas events. School reports list enrollments and attendance in Cedarville from December 4 6 1896 plus fall term totals. Cedar Cliff Camp M W A officers elected including Geo C Houser and J Warren Yarger. Rockford financier H W Price faces creditors meeting December 15 with possible settlement offer and potential assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedarville
Chunge
C. B. Dunn
First Presbyterian Church
Henry Cullen
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
United Evangelical Sunday School
Ladies Aid Society
United Evangelical Church
Wright
Cedar Clif Camp
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
J. Webber Addams
Mary Rank
Zarah Vore
Mary Scoeny
Damascus
Mies Rank
Buckeye
Maudie Moses
Edna Moses
Bertha Hartman
Lettie Folgate
Delbert Auman
Jake Hartway
Alice Moses
Metta Rutter
Harry Adams
Loyd Bonfer
John Cole
Laura Reamer
Una Cullen
Ers Houser
Myrtle Rutter
Ida Smith
Jessie Reamer
Elmer G. Clingman
Clayton Gushart
Merrill Ebright
Albert Graham
Stanley Smith
Willie Ebright
Merrill Fink
Harry Fink
Marion Vore
Inez Strayer
Ruth Pepperman
Ethel Nate
Belle Tobiaz
Laura Gushart
Willie Smith
Grace Houser
J. L. Schaffer
Prin
Cedar Cliff Camp
Geo. C. Houser
Clinton Fink
B. Barber, Jr
C. P. Leitzell
J. Warren Yarger
John C. Pepperman
Chas. P. Leitzell
M. D
Frank W. Clingman
Sam B. Barber, Jr
Emanuel Young, Co
Holden N. Putnam Garrizon
Knights of the Globe
Chas. W. Rockey
Henry Richart
A. A. Kleppinger
William Heck
Frank Ermold
Samuel B. Ermold
William 8. Sickafoote
Chas. Fry
William Portner
Sam
Frank
Electric Bitters Promises Relief for Female Ailments
The advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for a wide range of female complaints and general ailments. It claims to restore strength, appetite, and nerve stability, promising health and vigor with continued use. Available at Emmert & Burrell's drug store.
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Emmert & Burrell
Dru
Baltimore Oyster House Sees Broad Oyster Supply
The Baltimore Oyster House advertises oysters in all grades bulk cans and shell with quality and quantity guaranteed and offers prompt delivery. J M Tisdel merchant at 83 Stephen Street Dre?
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J. M. Tisdel
Mer
Social events at Second Presbyterian church entertain parishioners
The Christian Endeavor society at Second Presbyterian church hosted a well attended evening with Ned Scott piano solo, a Christian Endeavor quartet, vocal solos by Prof. Achelleng and Miss Aletha Goodrode, mandolin and piano duets, recitations, and humorous and elocutionary performances. The Good Templars and Embury Epworth league also staged enjoyable programs with music, recitations, and social activities, drawing a large audience and praise for their efforts.
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Second Presbyterian Church
Chistian Endeavor Society
Ned Scott
Christian Endeavor Quartette
Prof
Achelleng
Alfreda Voight
Vida Graham
Ethel Anti
Xirs. Yarger
Misa Ryan
Miss Reitzell
Mise Galloway
Ale
Good Templars
Centennial
ED Bahns
Mary Dinges
Daisy Frey
Hinetine
Bamberger
John Niles
Fred Mayer Mglo
Renee
Perry
Roy Hineline
Soleg Daca
Bert Gibler
Emial Relman
Little Hattie Brennen Mandolin Club
W. W. Skinner
Exchange Street
Epworth League
Embury Church
Korff
Kochsmeier
Carrie Wagner
Helen Kramer
Riis on sanitation progress and urban reform in New York
Jacob A. Riis writes in Century about the 1879 public competition that produced tenements and the sanitary reform movement. He notes death rates fell by about 25 percent since the health department began, and praises improved housing, cleanliness, and air quality plus the population’s greater resilience during a severe heat spell last summer. The sanitarians are credited with proving their case.
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New York
Jacob A. Riis
A New Fiber From Pineapple Leaves Promises Textile Value
A pineapple leaf fiber could yield durable textiles rivaling silk. A 34 inch thick fiber rope would bear about three tons, and handmade work drives up cost and variability. Pineapple fiber production gives 60 to 60 pounds per ton of leaves and up to 2000 pounds per acre, valued around 10 cents per pound, signaling future industrial potential.
Brodhead Breakfast Ad by O P Bucher and Son
An advertisement urges readers to try Brodhead Breakfast from O P Bucher and Son. It promotes the product with a simple endorsement and a call to taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Bucher & Son
Also Mentioned on This Page
Errrport
PaIaxiad Company
Ohlago
Tigoles
Freeport, Ill
Sheriff Clingman
Dixon
John C. McKenzie
Elizabeth
Harvey Dale
Ozhkosh, Wis
A. B. Nichols
Clingman
Goddard
F. W. Keator
Miss Kerlin
Industrial School
John Burrell
Ashley Barber
Harlem Township
Pearl City
W. W. Krape
Col
W. H. Hennick
Geo. Krape
J. F. Fleck
Will Currier
Charles Bender
Mary Beal Reeser
T. F. Reeser
Hollidaysburg
Memorial Lutheran Church of
W. 8. Caldwell
Martha Washington Garrison
Knights of the Globe Hall
W. S. Brady
Chas. Bender
Herrman Little Sawyer
the Freeport
Y. M
Mias
Stella Montgomery Burket
E. J. Burket
Lincoln Avenue
Walton Avenue
West Freeport
Wilcoxon's Opera House
Gullings
Rockford
H. W. Price
Price
Baltimore
Free
Good Templars, Embary Eptrerth League and
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Second Presbyterian
Daltriay
Vernon
H. J. Brockway
Hart
St., Freeport
Stephenson Street
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