Rail Timetable Fragments From Freeport Region
A garbled OCR timetable notes East and West bound trains, connections at Rockford and Belvidere, parlor car services, and agent credits. Mentions Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route, Rock Island and Davenport passenger service, interurban connections, and frequent weekday departures from Freeport with morning and evening runs and Sunday variations. Names include JOHN F. DALY and WM. NEEBE as agents.
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Est
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Rock Island
Davenport
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J. B. Sweatt
Chicago Great Western
Maple Leaf
South Freeport
Stockton
Dubuque
St. Paul
Saedee i
St Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Kansas City Express
LW i
Pearl Oity
Sycamore Gengere
WM. Neebe
Paul Minn
Freeport
Lear
Care
Geloit
Elgin
Aurora
Brew a pocket book with money and cards reward note
Pocket book with money and cards lost near Mechanic Bt. 12 0d1w. reward offered for return to the owner.
Fires and Insurance Risks After a Major Loss
Enormous losses arise from suspending operations and drifting trade, not fully appreciated by the public. The piece discusses a large factory fire and the limits of insurance coverage, the impact on workers and contractors, and the long recovery path for a business with complex machinery and large payroll.
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Blank & Co
Gyarning
Eire
Supreme Court
Chicago Tribune
Daily Journal Delivers Citywide Local Week Service
The Daily Journal announces delivery options across the entire city for Loc o Week service, highlighting accessibility and broad coverage for readers citywide.
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The
Daily Journal
the Daily Journal
The Storage Warehouse Comedy of Marital Mixups
A Boston Transcript piece recounts Mrs Q seeking items from a storage warehouse after a disputed separation. The tale twists through mistaken identities, a Quebec based husband, and a demand for a written statement to reclaim belongings, ending with a wry warning about divorces sparking a chaotic scramble at the storage facility.
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Boston Transcript
Men advertise Sarasate with moving letters in Edinburgh
Eight sandwich men carried boards spelling Sarasate in Edinburgh. Disorder came as they rested and reassembled, altering the sequence to phrases like Starasea and Sata resa. Passersby puzzled while a man chased a poster in Princeton Street as others wandered with AA EB signs near the Mound.
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Sarasate
Edinburgh
Starasea
Princeton Street
Old Buck Rabbit Beats Ferret in Pub Fight
In a public house on a sanded floor an experienced ferret faced an old top eared buck rabbit. The rabbit leaped high, kicked the ferret into the wall, and sent him thrice more reeling. After a third failure the ferret gave up and avoided a fourth round.
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Ferret
Pearson's Weekly
Bright breeding colors in fish like pike eel roach and perch
Like birds, certain fish display vivid hues during mating. The male common pike becomes iridescent in breeding season, the eel turns silvery enough to be thought a separate species, and the tenet roach and perch also brighten notably as courtship peaks.
Aunt Jane Still Visiting After Fortnight Request
A humorous quip from Hirpers Weekly noting the aunt remains for a fortnight two years after a request, with a wry exchange about what counts as a blessing and how long she should stay. The item preserves the period voice and light social observation.
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Jane
Freckles Reveal Kiss Scene Amid Gossip at Loudon
A fragment from the Loudon Tatler shows Hetty confronting Horace about kissing Mabel and the freckles pattern spilling from the powder. The overheard exchange hints at jealousy and social pretension among local girls.
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Horace
Mabel
Hetty
Loudon Tatler
Last Campaign Question Cited by Puck Cartoon
A Puck caption questions the reader about political support in the last campaign. The cartoon includes a character mentioning “4 wife, two children and a mother-in-law” while noting ongoing life insurance payments. The tone mixes humor with political commentary.
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Puck
Ancient carvings prove bellows used for tire work in fifteenth century BC
Archaeologists cite Egyptian carvings showing bellows in use for forcing tires during the fifteenth century before the common era. The find supports early machinery practices in ancient Egypt and adds context to early industrial techniques.
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Egypt
Pardon Request Denied for Navy Deserter Husband
Ada Gorman Macness, daughter of the late Senior Gorman, urged a presidential pardon for her husband convicted of desertion from the navy. The White House referred the petition to Secretary Newberry, who found no special merit and submitted an adverse report.
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Washington, Ke. Jr
Ada Gorman Macness
Gorman
Portsmouth
Whitehouse
Newberry
Senator Hale Seeks Clothing Aid for Naval Prisoners
Washington December 11 Senator Hale introduced a bill to pay 324 and provide a suit of clothes to naval prisoners upon their dismissal.
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Washington
Hale
Saloon Shooting Leaves Three Dead Two Wounded
In Memphis on December 11 a dispute at a saloon gaming table led to Will Saturn firing on a group of black patrons. Three men were killed and two wounded, including a woman. By standards, Latura drew and shot repeatedly. Tua tura was arrested.
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Memphis
Tenn
Will Saturn
Latura
Tuatura
Reward for Bandits in Spokane Train Hold Up
A $6,000 reward from the Great Northern company and the U.S. government is posted for the convicted trio behind a Great Northern passenger train robbery near Hill yard. The bandits, traced to Spokane, reportedly robbed Seattle registered mail sacks. $16,090 is cited but not confirmed by post office authorities.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern Company
United States
Great Northern
Hillyard
Seattle
Twins burned to death in Clarinda shanty blaze
Clarinda Iowa December 11 twins George and Henry Dyke aged seventy were found dead in a shanty after a fire likely started by an overheated stovepipe through the roof. In Alexandria Minnesota banker and former state senator G B Ward is reported dead.
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Clarinda
George and
Ienry Dyke
G. B. Ward
Alexandria, Minn
Weather forecast for Indiana and Midwest colder
The forecast calls for winds and colder conditions across Indiana with cloudy skies. Wisconsin Michigan and Iowa are generally cooler with lake effect snow likely near the lakes.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Markets and livestock prices from Chicago and Elgin
The Chicago market notes show winter and spring wheat prices by sample with varied values across No. 2 to No. 3 grades, along with mixed corn and oats figures. Live stock reports indicate hogs at 5.95 to 6.25, primes at 7.80, steers and cows in the mid 4 to 7 dollar range, and cattle receipts at 30,000 with fluctuating quotes. East Buffalo consignments and Elgin Sutter Market figures cover dairy prices and packing stock costs, finishing with creamery and dairy product prices including extras and firsts.
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Chicago
Northern
Ste
Vanderd
Fla Hlae
Taek Fair Co
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Mast Buffalo
N.Y
Elgin Sutter
Neighbor Dispute Over Damaged Plants Escalates
A neighbor complains that a dog ruined eight prized plants and seeks assurances it will not recur. The discussion centers on property damage and future garden precautions, with no formal resolution yet announced.
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Illinois Central
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Murrola Central
Union Stockards
G. Hatch
G. P
Feago
Til
A. H. Hangon
P.T.M
R.R
Llinois
R. R
Omaha Lim
Paul Lim
Dodge
Sioux City
Mt. Paul
Decatur
Southern
Decatur Ex
Parbongel
Pasrenbol
Dodgeville
Ally
H. W. Rowley
Argetert Arene
Rock Taland
Freeort
Racine
Reight
Mt Carroll
Ciithge Express
Forreston
Porreston
Bunday
Interjaban RY
Deliv
Wagner & Albert Furniture and Undertaking
Beth
Mackay Building
Rice Building
Chase
Seybold
Hackley, Boltwood
Carlisle
Concord
F. & F. Piano CO
Business Directory
Ban MA
Fred Dorman
H. H. Antrim
Henry Bater
W. Dorman
State Bank
Ill
A. 8. Held
J. Fred Smith
Freda W. Hoefer
J. H. Brealy
W. H. Wegner
German Bank
LL. Capital
C. O. Collmann
J. 8. Collman
L. R. Jungkans
A. Schulte
Ass’t. Cashier
C. B. Schulte
Wm. Trembor
August Bergman
W. T. Rawleigh
W. N. Cronkrite
John &. Collman
Interast
First National Bank
Q. B. Bidwell
Sashire Vans't Cauki
John “Burreth Joseph A
H. Lilie Oo. Wright
Tlaweil Boyd P. Hill
M. V. B. Bison
L. Z. Farwell
V. Pres
D. F. Graham
Second National Bank
Illinois
M. V. B. Hilton
L.Z. Farwell
J. F. Fair
Reuben Siegfried
J. I. Meyers
J. H. Graham
OC. A. Ruther
Douglas Ave
J. M
H. A. Hinkeline
van Buren
Mlinois
Wagner Reindery
Bookbinders
Magazine Binding
Anseiger
Chicago and
Spring Streets
J. Esheldon Clark
Hettinger
Stephenson
Chas. H. Rosenstiel
Jackson and Mechanic Lts
W. J. Rideout, M. D
Stephenson Street
Douglas Pattison
Freeport, Illinois
Robert B. Mitchell
N. Galena Ave
Court House
Ilinois
L. H. Burrell
Freeport, Nl
W. N. Coronerite
R. P. Eckert
LAW
Freeport, Llinos
People’s Column
Ith
M.A. HL. Enre Repate Hotel
State St
State St. O. B. Kling
Olston Cottage
Galena Ave
F. A. Steffen
G. Schoeffel
Galena St
GOR
G. BE. Swan
Harlow Rosengtiel
G. H
Care Fearnes
Nehus
Cedarville Road
Jenck
Galena
Hts
Chickering Square
Anderson
Stephenson St
Winnebago St
R. P. Erickert
Clark Ave
W.H. J. Stratton
Exchange St
Geo. S. Nash
Chas
Keeler
Liberty St
Union St
Elk St
Oak St
Wm. Walton Nephewa
Wight
Paul Bickenbach
M. Hettinger
Clifton Cottage
St Joseph's Church
Spengler, Wilcoxon
Garasate and the
Sandwich Men
Magness
Saltor
Senior
Mark
Tho
Cash Grain Market
Klein
Ty Stortiers
Warren Street
New York
Moog
Chicagl
Savings Bank
W. R. Mansfield
Automobile and General Repair Shop
Gdawly
Hermsmeier
Malta
California
H. H
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