Personal notes from Rockford to Freeport and Chicago visits
Walter D. Mack spent the day at Rockford while John G. Oyler visited relatives at Geneva. Numerous residents traveled to Freeport, Chicago, Amboy, Mendota, and surrounding towns for business, hospitalities, and family visits. Notables included Judge Heard departing for Dixon to hold court and Miss Nellie Keator returning to Polo.
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Walter D. Mack
Rockford
John G. Oyler
Mayine Stahl
Lena
Freeport
A. Neusus
Winslow
Alex Krehlis
Amboy
Mendota
J. A. Struck
Pekin
F. J. Fisher
D. A. Dodds
Pearl City
Dc. H. Norton
Aurora
A. H. Fetters
Omaha
Heard
Dixon
E. E. Wilkins
Tonica
Mies Helen Alten
Red Oak
M.S. Spangler
Oregon
Mosey
Krohn
George Shaw Cook Answers Sermon on Christian Science
George Shaw Cook defends Christian Science against Rev C W McCaskill in an open letter from Freeport Illinois dated February 7, 1908. He argues Mrs Eddy and Science and Health as key to scripture, cites John 7 15 16 17 and Pauls letters, and praises Christian Scientists for healing and spiritual understanding while challenging McCaskills criticisms and attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daily Journal
Freeport
Ilinois
C. W. McCaskill
Christian Science
McCaskill
Jesus
God
Paul
Corinthians
Facult
Johns Hopkins University
Christ
Christ Jesus
Mrs. Eddy
Science and Health
MecCaskill
Iddy
Church of Christ
Quay
Vous
George Shaw Cook
New Discovery Praised By North Carolina Man
George Moore of Grimestand credits Dr King’s New Discovery with ending years of coughing and chest pain. He reports improvement from the first bottle and calls it a remedy for colds and lung issues. Joseph Mannerts, a local druggist, notes trial bottles are free in the Journal’s want column.
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Joseph Mainnerts
Abraham Lincoln at Woman's Club sketches his early life
A Woman's Club meeting reviews Abraham Lincoln's humble beginnings in Kentucky and Indiana, noting his poverty, schooling, frugal writing practice on pine slats, and early influences. It recounts his family moves, the death of his mother, his stepmother's help, and his youthful stump oratory, echoing on his path to national prominence.
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Abraham Lincoln
Dennis Hanks
Lincoln
Abraham
Tom
Nancy
Abe
Mr. Hanka
Hanks
Lincolns
West
Kentucky
Abraham Lincolin
England
Charles Darwin
Robert G. Ingersoll
Republic
Indiana
Thomas Lincoln
Piloneers
Sarah
Mr. Hanks
Illinois
Unois
Decatur
Madison County
Ilinois
Alton
Shurtlesf College
John
Tlelp
Lucky
Tie
Ila
Pigeon Creek
Carl Schurz
New Orleans
Gentry
Denton Offutt
New Salem
Sangamon River
Petersburg
Ann Rutledge
Mr. Herndon
Herndon
Fferndon
Mr. Lincoln
Ann
New South
South
William Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Sr. Lincoln
Alexander FI. Stevens
Georgia
Washington
Samuel Lincoln
Massachusetts
America
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Man of Destiny
Niney Ianks
Abraham Lincolnn
Abraham Lincely
Sigma
Eleanor Atkinson
Damuary
Pss
Lincoln Talk Dignifies Illinois History Meeting
The Illinois State Historical Society event featured Mrs Jessie Palmer Weber delivering a lengthy biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln. Her clear, precise reading drew on deep state history research, noting Lincoln’s English ancestry and the stark realities of his rise from poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Jessie Palmer Weber
Illinois State Historical Society
Weber
Meh M. Palmer
Illinois
United States
Mor
Ildreth
Historical Society
Abraham Gineeln
Sovanneh
Bois
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the Daily Journal
Tournal Ory
Freeport Journal
International Typothical Union
Bredater Lodge
A. F
A. M
Evergreen Lodge
Freeport Council
Freeport Commandery
R. T
George Tinsley
Geneva
Mies Hirdie Zoever
A. R. Bowman
Mt. Carroll
C. E. Wells
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Bert Williams
Orangeville
Cc. D. Cary
E. H. Dunlap
DeKalb County
Dunlap
Edward Bengston
Vera Hovman
Daly
C. H. Stocks
E. B. Lund
Isaac Alcazar
Masonic Temple
Elgin
F. P. Poll
Fagle Grove
Lowa
Duer & Foll
Firma
Alma Parker
A. Jones
C. 2. Gage
W. KE. Mapes Aut
Abbie Justin
Stockton
Eastern Star School of Instruction
William Brown
Henry Brown
Cheyenne
Wyo
Brown
Chisago
M'Caskill
Ering
Woman's Club
Linds
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