Train Schedules East and West Bound With Connections
Daily rail timetable notes East bound and West bound service from Freeport to Chicago and back. Details list departure and arrival times, parlor car services, buffet cars, and Sunday only trains. Notes connections at Rockford Belvidere and Belvidere with Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Sycamore DeKalb and other points. JOHN F. DALY, AGENT.
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Freeport
Chicago
BNO
QONP
Eist
Cigaveee
Weat Bound
Boa
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Topes
Belvidere
Racemore
DeKalb
Harvard
Wison
Sycamore
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Passenger trains and freight routes from Rock Island area
Schedule notes list Freeport to Elkhorn and Mt Carroll freight and passenger trains with times. Mentions Rock Island Davenport connections, Chicago and Milwaukee links, Janesville and Madison connections, and Kansas City Cedar Rapids North Dakota links. Agent B Sweat referenced.
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Seri Sores
Rock Island
Freeport
Elkhorn
Mt. Carrollick Wee Ee
Davenport
Pasagneer
Veces
Weensensenevanves Vores
Mt Carroll
Chicago
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansas City
Omsin Cedar
Rapids
North End
South Dakota
B. Sweat
Chicago express trains from South Freeport area
Train schedule lists eastbound and westbound services to Chicago and Omaha with daily express and limited options. Ticket office located at Brewster house. Stage departures align with arriving trains and baggage checked through to destination with extra charges.
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Chicago
Dubuane
St.Paul
Des Moines
J. Joseph
Kansas City
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffeant Omaha
South Freeport
J .P
Omaha
K. O. Limited
Expreas
Gally
Cvereveen
Brewster House
Valsenger
F. OY
J. P. Dimer
Gen. Pass. Agt
Lighting Proposals for Freeport Illinois Sealed Bids
The city of Freeport Illinois invites sealed proposals for five year city lighting from April 6, 1906 to April 6, 1911. Bids cover 2000 candle power street lights and 60 candle power gas or incandescent lights with tiered price per light. Each bid must include lamp make and description, with a $1000 certified check and bond of $5000. City reserves right to reject all bids. City Clerk WM Waterstradt. 12 6d4w
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City of
Freeport
Illinois
WM. Waterstradt
For the Housewife Reviving Black Lace With Tea
A household method instructs reviving black lace by soaking in strong black tea for ten to twelve hours, squeezing gently, dipping in weak gum water, then shaping and air drying. After ironing with a cool iron the lace should look as good as new if only discolored.
Stain Removal Tips for Tea and Coffee Spills
The article offers methods to treat fresh stains by soaking in buttermilk then air drying and washing in cold water. It also suggests rubbing borax on the stain and flushing with boiling water. Sanitas reportedly helps, but once laundered and boiled the stains become nearly irrecoverable.
Potatoes Mashed with Butter and Onions
Potatoes are boiled until tender, drained, dried, mashed, and beaten over the fire to stay hot. Butter and a little hot cream with finely minced onions are folded in. The dish is served hot to prevent rubbery texture from cooling.
Eye Care Prevent Eye Injury and Infection
Do not rub the eye or use soiled handkerchiefs. Use clean gauze or absorbent cotton to remove cinder with the left forefinger. If inflammation grows, apply ice-water compresses and bathe the eye occasionally with a weak boric acid solution.
A Kitchen Convenience Flour Chest From One Inch Boards
A compact project describes building a flour chest from one inch boards. It outlines cutting a headboard and bread board as the initial steps, highlighting simple construction for a handy kitchen storage piece.
For oesthen Set and Chest with Lids and Dividing Partition
A description of a kitchen chest with braces and wire supports to keep the braces folded when the lid closes. Drawers hold salt soda baking powder sugar and similar items. The chest may include a partition to separate flour and meal.
Polish for general use from historical notes
Describes a simple furniture polish using white beeswax dissolved in turpentine. Heat turpentine and shave wax to hasten dissolution. Apply with a soft cloth in swift circular motions for a glossy finish. Not highly durable but easy to renew.
How to remove stains from broadcloth with clay and alcohol
Instructions advise mixing one ounce of ground pipe clay with twelve drops of alcohol and the same amount of spirits of turpentine. Apply a moistened portion to the stain, let it dry, then rub with a woolen cloth. Repeat as needed for stubborn spots.
Treatment Advice for Sprains and Sprained Wrists
The article advises rest for ankle sprains and keeping a damp bandage to the injured area. For a sprained wrist it recommends bathing in very hot water, then applying a padded splint and placing the arm in a sling.
Puff paste cheese straws with cayenne
A brief cooking note describes puff paste rolled thin smeared with grated cheese and a touch of cayenne. The dough is folded rolled again and cut into thin straws then baked immediately.
How to sterilize ink using a cotton stopper bottle and boiling water
To sterilize ink place it in a bottle and close the neck with a plug of cotton wool. Put the bottle in a large saucepan, fill the latter with cold water and bring it to a boiling point. Set aside to cool slowly.
Cranberry Sauce Recipe With Spices and Vinegar
A historical recipe lists five pounds of cranberries, three and one half pounds of brown sugar, a quantity of vinegar, two tablespoons of cinnamon and allspice, and a single clove. The instructions say to cook slowly for two hours.
Milton tale of Goodmian and the dining pause
From Milton New Hampshire a quaint local tale tells of an elder’s blessing at table. A young man named Allen Was eating, and his startled pause drew mockery as the elder signaled him to wait. The crowd recalls the scene as a village anecdote about etiquette and manners.
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Milton
Goodmian
Iman
Allen
Farm Wealth and Bank Growth Under Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson notes a surge in farm wealth from 1900 to 1905 driven by many small banks, with 1734 banks under $60,000 capital formed mainly in the rural South and North Central states. Bank deposits rose sharply in agricultural states, notably 26 percent in North Dakota and 22.83 percent in the South Central region, while U.S. deposits grew 13.5 percent overall. The five year gain in medium farm value averaged $7.31 per acre nationally, with regional variations.
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Wilson
South
North Central States
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
Massachusetts
South Central States
United States
North Central Division
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Bright Sheep Business Discussion Advises Small Farmers
A Iowa Homestead excerpt argues high sheep prices stem from limited market supply, urging small farmers to diversify into sheep or other promising ventures. It notes westward lamb runs, holders clinging to stock, and meat demand outpacing packer inventories as reasons for bullish prices and potential famine if runs continue.
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Iowa Homestead
Forestry, Tea Farms, and Grain Exports Highlight Rural News
The article notes forestry concerns affecting households, leather trades, and cattle along with a 9000 pound tea output from Summerville and a new tea farm in Texas. It reports grain crops influencing the economy and exports of barley, corn, oats, rye, and wheat more than doubling year over year. It mentions anticipated large fat sheep herds east of the Mississippi and promotions for rail excursions to golf events and Illinois Farmers' Institute with reduced fares via the Northwestern Line.
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Summerville
Texas
Mississippi River
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
A Tender Conscience and a Fractured Engagement
A narrated social tale details a forced confession between two lovers Eva and Parry over purity and past kisses. Each reveals a kiss with another, sparking doubt, pride, and eventual forgiveness as both admit equal sins and decide to move forward together.
Ventilation System For Piggery Based On Central Canada Model
An efficient piggery ventilation system uses hollow vertical shafts near walls with dampers at top and bottom to move foul air away from pigs. The plan scales by pen size, with multiple wall openings totaling about three square inches per animal and adjustable doors to suit wind direction.
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Canada
Why photographers miss the boy in a crowd
A comic exchange features a small boy asking a philosopher why photographers can capture comets meteors and cannons yet fail to photograph a boy without squashing his head in a pair of placers. The Great Scientist suggests the boy should be like him, highlighting a humorous contrast between knowledge and perception.
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Chicago Journal
Adulterated Red Clover Seed Findings Released
The Department of Agriculture tested 658 red clover samples and found 22 adulterated in the open market. Fourteen lots had yellow trefoil, fifteen had late bur clover, seven contained both, and sweet clover appeared in one sample. Yellow trefoil ranged 1.25 to 39.85 percent and bur clover 2.87 to 16.86 percent.
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Department of Agriculture
Record price for mules hit in Kentucky sale
The National Stockman reports a Kentucky sale where a breeder sold twenty five choice mule weanlings at 110 dollars each. Considering their age this may be the best figure yet for such a number of hybrids. The mule market remains active and young stock commands good prices.
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Kentucky
National Stockman
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Lee Soman Iit
Wixpress
Gam
Moinewan
Decatur Express
Madicon
Dodgeville
de Vaeerae
West
Carr Rowley, AG
C. An. W. BR
Great Western
R. R
Ars
B.&q, RK
Forreston
California
Tourist Department
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
Ragnte
Meses
Eae
Cinder
My. Goodwin
Valuation of
Farma
Bright Sheep Business
Mexico City
Mex
Chicago & North-Western
Ba Y
Ilinois Farmers’ Institute
Decatur
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Jaiva
Eva
Sara
Daisy Langdon
F. A. Mitchtel
Sanitary Piggery
LINC
Puzsued
Welsbach
Alr Light
Freeport Gaslight & Coke Co
Pho
Alaskas
F. A. Schulz
Arctic
Grand Opera House
Tanguay
the Sambo Girl
Henry B. Smith
Gustave Kerker
Jos. M. Gaibes
C. P. Guenther’s
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
St. Paul Road
F. A. Miller
DeVore Piano Co
Stephenson St
Freeport, Ilinois
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