Gleaned From Exchanges Highlights Lena and Orangeville Items
Lena Star notes Miss Rose Taylor goes to Pearl City to assist at the Goodrich home and care for a sick sister. D F Thompson plans a Gulf Coast orange farm purchase after December trip. Anthony Diggs sells Lena Street residence to Fred Scheider for about 3500 dollars. R M White receives a gold headed cane on his 54th birthday with friends. Orangeville Courier reports Peter Lausch visiting from Freeport, plans marriage avoidance to keep job. G M Martin from Chicago buys Red Oak property. J Runkle resumes road work for a farm implement house.
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Lena Star
Orangeville Courier
Anthony Diggs
Lena Street
Fred Scheider
Diggs
Lena
R. M. White
Orangville
Peter Launch
Freeport
Lausch
Stover Company
Peter
G. M. Martin
Chicago
Red Oak
J. Runkle
Petit Jurors March Term Drawn for Freeport and District
The March term petit jury list includes Freeport delegates Elmer E. Clark James Wolf Rudolph Dott Geo W Love land Geo B Winter Charles Zahn Allen Janssen William Cahill Geo W Graham Charles Page John Raker F S and others plus jurors from Kent Henry Ortmeier Rock Run John Long Winslow William Bartlett Dakota William Bordner Oneco M G Wirsing Lancaster Charles Kenyon Hunn Henry Kauffman Ridott E R Aykes R Poppin Florence Edward Howard Jas Scoville West Point Henry Berhenke James Clark Harlem Joseph Meyers Herman Prasse Rock Grove Kaup Buckeye C B Clingman Albert Wilson John Meyers Homer Mays William Sehrack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Henry Ortmeier
Rock Run
John Long
Winslow
William Bartlett
Dakota
William Bordner
Oneco
M. G. Wirsing
Lancaster
Charles Kenyon
Hunn
Henry Kauffman
Ridott
E. R. Aykes
R. Poppin
Florence
Joseph Meyers
Herman Prasse
Rock Grove Kaup
Buckeye
C. B. Clingman
Albert Wilson
John Meyers
Homer Mays
William Sehrack
Freeport
Elmer E. Clark
James Wolf
Rudolph Dott
Geo. W. Loveland
Geo. B. Winter
Charles Zahn
Allen Janssen
William Cahill
Geo. W. Graham
Charles Page
John Raker
F. S
Mortuary notices for Elizabeth Sandmeier and Charles Mayer
Elizabeth Sandmeier wife of Henry Sandmeier of 6632 Ellis Avenue Chicago died January 30 leaving husband and daughters Lilly Laura and Annie Sandmeier. Funeral of Charles Mayer of Rockford will be held from his home on National Avenue next Tuesday at 2 30 PM Rev Thornton Anthony Mills officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sandmeier
Henry Sandmeier
Ellis Avenue
Chicago
Lilly
Laura
Annie Sandmeier
Charles Mayer
Rockford
National Avenue
Thornton Anthony Mills
Freeport Dry Vote Rumor Denied by Merchants
A circulating report claimed Freeport merchants who signed the Civic league petition to ask voters about an anti saloon stance faced boycotts by brewers and saloonkeepers. A Stephenson street merchant said a Galena street firm sold goods to a brewer's son but the firm denied involvement and the story was called rot. Officials urged restraint until truth is verified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Civic League
Stephenson Street
Journal
Galena Street
Traps of the Ant Lion Narrated by Chicago Record Herald
The piece describes ant lions digging hidden circular pits on sandy roads and using a pitfall trap. An ant blunders in, slides down, barely escapes as grains shift and a hidden mechanism catapults it. The predator feeds, dries the body, and reforts the pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Chicago Record-Herald
Imagination vs Shrine in Scientists Corner at Westminster
Lord Kelvin lies in Westminster Abbey in a space dubbed scientists corner, a blunt label that may deflect pilgrims. The piece asks how many minds like Newton Darwin Kelvin reshaped imagination and whether Shakespeare would recognize them as kin to lovers and madmen in the realm of pure imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
Westminster Abbey
Newton
Vlerschel
Darwin
Kelvin
Shakespeare
London Saturday Review
Personal mentions from Stockton to Cuba voyage noted
W P Finks transacted business today at Stockton. Rev C C M Rohrbaugh has returned from a business trip to Forreston. Fred Rodemeyer returned from Sterling this morning accompanied by his brother Henry F his wife and two daughters. The elder daughter is ill and taken to St Francis hospital. Miss Elsie Maynard leaves this evening for Cuba via Miami and Palm Beach accompanied by Mrs W T Robertson and Mr and Mrs Ralph G Root of Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.P. Finks
Stockton
Rev. C.C. M. Rohrbaugh
Forreston
Fred Rodemeyer
Sterling
Henry F
St. Francis Hospital
Elsie Maynard
Cuba
Havanna
Miami
Palm Beach
Fla
W. T. Robertson
Ralph G. Root
Rockford
Teachers Notes Highlight Local Substitutions and Moves
Miss Louise Morgan substitutes at Polo High School. Miss Flora Harper leaves Lena grammar to take a government post in California and relocate. Miss Flora Nichols of Highland Park, Tl., will succeed her at Lena school.
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Louise Morgan
Polo
Flora Harper
Lena School
California
Flora Nichols
Highland Park
Local Names Listed in Unclear Civic Roster
Partial OCR fragment shows names including Ernest A. Young from Chicago and Sarah W. Addams of Cedarville with scattered figures and stray initials. The text is incomplete and offers no clear event, date, or context to define a full news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Young
Chicago
Sarah W. Addams
Cedarville
Bert BE. Miller
Pearl City
Mary Olthotf
Gaime
Coming Events Feb events and lectures listed for local groups
Feb 2 Germania dance and card party Feb 12 St Aloysius bazaar Feb 18 Fannie Yeates Gehr Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Feb 18 Anchor society party Feb 21 University Extension lecture on Early Christianity by Prof Willett Feb 27 Policemen’s annual ball Feb 27 Fourth annual ceremonial Perma Shrine Feb 29 Germania society’s Zurren Sitz ung March 6 University Extension lecture March 2 March 9 March 27 Stephenson County Teacher’s Institute and Dr Willett lecture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tisaac Alcazar
Masonite Hall
Eastern Star School of Instruction
St. Aloysius Society
St. Vincent's Orphanage
St. Pius Hall
Prof. Dawson
Lexington Hall
Fannie Yeates Gehr
Wagner
Masonite Temple
H. L. Wittett
Masonic Temple
Germania Society
University Extension
H. L. Willett
Stephenson County Teacher's Institute
Willett
Theatre Schedule Highlights From February to March
A listed lineup shows Feb 19 The Lion and The Mouse and Feb 8 Human Hearts. March features Preston Downey Moving Pictures on Mar 1, Mrs Fiske & Co on Mar 2, Al Field's Minstrels on Mar 4, Uncle Josh Perkins on Mar 6, and The Red Mill on Mar 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Human Hearts
Preston
Trades and Labor Council Meeting Routine Only
The meeting of the Trades and Labor council held last evening was unimportant aside from the regular routine of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades and Labor Council
Sick and Afflicted Chief Silk of Police On Sick List
Chief Silk of the police department is reported to be on the sick list. The status of his duties or expected return date is not provided in the notice.
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Silk
Police Department
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promotion in Toledo Advertisement
An old advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. L. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims the remedy contains no mercury, is taken internally, and touts testimonials and wholesale through druggists. It also mentions Halt's Family Pills for constipation and urges ensuring genuine products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
PL. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Halt
Proposals for U S C H and P O Building Freeport Ill
Sealed proposals will be received at the building until 2 pm February 29 1908 for furnishing fuel lights water ice miscellaneous supplies washing towels haul ing ashes and sprinkling streets for the building during the fiscal year ending June 30 1909 or part thereof. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved by the Treasury Department. Smith D Atkins Custodian. 2 Seod2t
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P. O
Freeport
Illinois
Treasury Department
Smith D. Atkins
New Hampshire Man's Tight Fisted Conversion
A town tale describes a thrifty New Hampshire businessman who, after years of dislike for church matters, starts attending services. Citizens wonder if he has truly found religion. In truth, his change is framed as businesslike, as he once loaned the pastor $50 which could not be repaid, leading him to collect pew rent instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Couple’s marriage truth shocks doctor in Ledger note
Dr. C who keeps two servants says to a patient that in every couple one partner is “good” and the other “no good.” He asks about his own union with Mrs. C, illustrating a striking remark from a Philadelphia Ledger item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. C
Ile
Heirs of Noltemeier to El mer Noltemeier Lancaster land
Heirs of Conrad Noltemeier transfer right to part sections in Lancaster for 4800 dollars. The Woman’s Relief Corps hosts a live and card party tonight. Notice from Josephine Reardon disclaims debt after date. Petition to contact about materials at the late Mrs Koehter home on Van Buren Street due by Tuesday at 2.00 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Noltemeier
Elmer Noltemeier
Town of
Lancaster
Home Life of Genius The Actor Before Breakfast
A playful dialogue excerpt shows an actor asking about papers while his wife, an absentminded actress, jokes about secrets and missed notes. The scene features Jack Tomeun and a recalling boy who forgot to leave them this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isis
Phey
Tomeun
Therm
Puck
Curfew Night Actor Question Sparks Liberty Quote Debate
A Chicago Record-Herald fragment notes a boy asking why Patrick Henry warned liberty or death. The remark humorously suggests Henry may have been out five minutes after curfew the previous night, reflecting a playful historical riff from a local reader.
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Wea
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Pritay
Gvergreen Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ned Arent
Rd Londay
K. T
Bengstons
the Cable Co. Pianos
Geo. A. Stemm
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Galena St
New Home Company
T. S. Ryan
New York House
Woman’s Relief Corps
Josephine Reardon
Iko. Reardon
Wm Walton
Fuld’s
Valentines
New York
W.J Young &Go Opp
Aleseman
Bell Retail
Heurmingsen Cigar Airs Paani
Brown & Dollmeyer
Ths
Otto Wagner
Stephenson County
G.A. Rogers
Stephenson St
Riley & Goods
Whealie Galena
T. Ao
Buren
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