Relics of Forefathers Pride in Colonial Household Utensils
Miss Jessie Roush reads at a D A A meeting on Household Utensils of the Colonists noting how the kitchen used long handled shovels brick ovens and warming pans and how candles trays pewter spoons and treinchers were common. The talk recalls spinning weaving and flax culture and ends with a reverent nod to distant grandmothers and their simple tasks.
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Jessie Roush
Lena
William Brewster
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. D. Knowlton
Freeport
Mercy Warren
Thankful Mayhew
Beverly
America
John Winthrop
Harvard College
Connecticut
John Hancock
Old State House
Boston
Lemuel
Chaucer
Daily Journal Delivers Citywide Service for 10c Weekly
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery at 10 cents per week. Subscribers can receive the paper at small weekly cost, with home delivery options across the city.
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the Daily Journal
Rock Island county seeks share of saloon licenses revenue
Rock Island county supervisors urge legislation to divide saloon license fees between cities villages and the county. They argue liquor profits fund county costs from criminal prosecutions and poor relief, proposing a fairer distribution to cover juror payments and county expenses.
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Rock Island
Illinois
General Assembly
Personal Appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy
An appeal urges readers to try Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles arguing it has four decades of proven cures. Endorsers H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz promote the product as safe compared to unknown preparations.
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Foley
H. OJ. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Cleaning Request For BB Dye Works Return Policy
A cleaning notice states garments must be returned to BB Dye Works if not made exactly right. The pressings are guaranteed. Note marked as 9-29 with initials wtf.
Burdett Pine Tuner Takes Orders at Brown's Store
F J Burdett pine tuner advertises services at Brown's and Dollmeyer's and invites customers to call 8086 for orders. The line notes a range 1-4dtf indicating a short time frame or offer detail.
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F J. Burdett
Pine
Brown's & Dollmeyer’s
Annual College Dances and Balls Preview
Dec events include the it-Annual dance and erdoparty by Plattedeutsche Guartd on Dec 18 Prof. Dawson's Prize Masquerade on Dec 2 and Prof. Dawson's Christmas Ball on Dec 4 5th annual College club dance at Masonite temple and the Alumni Ball at Masonie temple in December.
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Plattedeutsche Guartd
Dawson
Masonite Temple
Masonie Temple
Bioscope Moving Pictures Showings and Lectures
The schedule lists matinees and nightly showings at Bioscope Moving Pictures in Thurston County. Dee presents Daniel Sully in The Matchmaker and The Mikado, with additional listings for Liquid Air Lecture and A Wife's Secret. December dates 7 to 9 include matinee and evening screenings across multiple days.
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Der
Morris: Thurston Co
Dee
Bioscope Moving Pictures
Daniel Sully
Matchmaker
Matnee
Uteliet
This Date in History Highlights Milestones Across Years
The summary lists events from 1787 to 1908 including Pennsylvania ratifying the federal Constitution, Spain declaring war on Britain, the 1859 nomination of Henry Clay by the National Republican party, Lillian Nordica’s birth, J H Rainey’s swearing in as the first Black U.S. representative, New England’s Boston Tea Party centennial, Browning’s death, Jenner’s death, Leonard Wood’s Cuba governance, and William Z. Buchanan’s Panama appointment.
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Pennsylvania
Spain
Great Britain
National Republican Party
Baltimore
Menry Clay
Lillian Nordica
Mme
Zoltan Doeme
Farmington
Tsie
J. H. Rainey
South Carolina
House of Representatives
New England
Boston
Robert Browning
William Jenner
Queen Victoria
Isla
Leonard Wood
Cuba
William Z. Buchanan
United States
Panama
Estate sale of Freeport properties by executor of John Wareham
Matthew B. Marvin as executor will offer for sale at the Freeport court house in Stephenson County Illinois on December 1 1908 at 2 PM multiple parcels downtown and west Freeport. Properties include lots on Spring and Walnut streets and in Crocker's Addition Arcade and Johnson Wheel Company plats with rentals of 18 dollars monthly. Cash terms with a deposit. balance at deed delivery. Bid rejection reserved. Inspect by arrangement with M B Marvin.
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Matthew B. Marvin
John Wareham
Pwill
Freeport
Stephenson County
Illinois
City
Spring
Walnut
Crocker
Rotzler
City of
Tafferson Street
Johnson Wheel Company
West Freeport
M. B. Marvin
Railroad Advocate Seeks Charter On Mount Washington
The guardians of the Mount Washington railroad push for a charter from the New Hampshire legislature. A skeptical aide warns the effort may fail, saying the request is as futile as a retreat to the moon, yet the railroad project persists amid doubt.
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Mount Washington
New Hampshire
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Union Loan and Building Association
Freeport, Ill
S. Galena Ave
Rice
Grand Opera House
Aia
Barrett & CO
Ayer
Ays
Stephenson St
Kuehner Bros
Freeport Loan Company
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