Personal notices from Freeport and nearby towns
A round of social and business calls from Freeport Illinois and surrounding areas includes Mrs Arthur Garretson visiting Rockford, Miss Mabel Altenbern in Chicago, and many locals such as H FE Opel in Reston on business. Other entries note callers from Keokuk Hinsdale LaCrosse Madison and more visiting relatives friends or attending meetings and funerals over recent days and today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Turney
LaCrosse
M. M. Alfers
Forreston
al Eisenhauer
Polo
L. A. Turney
Rockford
John Kolb
Elizabeth
Freeport
John H. Craig
Assumption
F. A. Thomas
Charles City
H. C. Snyder
Orangeville
L. J. Stoll
Madison
A. D. Chatelle
Janesville
Tratgatten
Freeport Toay
Clara Wherry
Kilbourn
Wis
D. F. Graham
H. H. Antrim
Bankers
Norman ‘Tuckett
Chicago
Ill Engineer Moore Improves. Others Reported Better
James KK Moore, the engineer, has been ill with pneumonia ten days but is reported much improved this morning. Oscar Taylor is confined at home with a slight illness. Chief Silk is also noted to be very much improved this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Landt
Chicago
Maudelson
Ida Snyder
New Orleans
Kb. W. Barkmeier
John Rodemeyer
Decatur
Sarah Chadband
Fred Chay
Bloomington
William
Frank Harris
Wassecs
Wis
James KK. Moore
Oscar Taylor
Silk
Jumping Off Place Saved by Dr King’s New Discovery
A man named George Moore of Grimesland New York credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life after it relieved his consumption symptoms. He reports improvement from the first bottle and recovery after twelve bottles. The remedy is advertised as a cure for coughs colds and lung weakness and pneumonia prevention. Available at Joseph Emmert's drugstore with trial bottle free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
George Moore
Grimesland
N. Y
Joseph Emmert
Dorothy Brown Mre Teacher of China Painting and Leather Work
Dorothy Brown Mre operates a Gift Shop at 116 Stephenson St offering china painting and leather work. The eclectic shop showcases handmade crafts for local shoppers, with a focus on decorative art and custom gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
Dorothy Brown
Stephenson Stinaeaw
Jacksonville Mayor Faces Lost Saloons Revenue
In Jacksonville the anti-saloon vote closed 30 saloons, cutting $24,000 annual license fees. Charley Widmayer, mayor, struggled to fund city services and handle job losses while Freeport inquired about the same issue. A suggestion to appoint a city matron through the Women’s Club was rejected, leaving Widmayer to seek economical fixes amid political pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisie League
Jacksonville
Peboddoc Phere
Charles EH. Widmayer
Charley
Supreme Court
Freeport
Charley Widmayer
Charley Widhayer
Marthe Slater
Associated Charities
Hero
Iis
Staten
Widtaayver
Jo A. Sanford
Labor unrest and police report on city concerns
A garbled article notes the Chief of Police reporting to the Civic League about unrest in Statenmut due to dealers and arrests for drunkenness. It mentions law enforcement actions, warnings to workers, and a critique linking intemperance to social decay, with Cardinal Gibbons cited on labor issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic League
Statenmut
Usl Paiberty
Dee Pee
Dee
Fee
Bee
Tyrant Wage Earner Critique in Cardinal Gibbons Quote
A Boston Post quotation of Cardinal Gibbons laments the wage earner as a harsher tyrant than war or monopolies. It notes children facing hunger and cold, growing up amid corrupt associations, and homes wrecked more than by any other cause, reflecting a strong moral critique of economic systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Boston Post
Freeport High School Debates Fourth Annual Contest
Freeport High School hosts its fourth annual debate during the Friday assembly. The topic asks whether the Federal Government should control large interstate corporations, with Freeport supporting the affirmative and Rock Island opposing. Debaters include George Green, Alpheus Dresser, and Oscar Ennenga, all trained with the Forum Literary society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport High School
George Washington
Kreeport
Rock Island
United States
Mlgin
Rockford and
Dubuque
Assembly Room
Forum Literary Society
Freeport
Rifle Practice Aims to Enlist via Public School Programs
A proposal to introduce rifle practice in common schools seeks congressional approval for funding and materials to foster youth marksmen. The plan highlights success of Annapolis cadets Creedmoor and Sea Girt groups, with aims to channel graduates into National Guard or civilian clubs as a long term pool of soldiers and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Board For
National Riffle Association
Congress
United States
New York City
National Rifle Association
Washington
Annapolis
Creedmoor
Sea Girt
National Guard
James A. Jirain
Johmorrow
National Board
Secretary of War
Army
Robert Shaw Oliver
James A. Crain
George W. Wingate
New York
National Board For the Promotion
Camp Perry
Ohio
Red Cross
Ordnance Department
Uo Ss. A
Bop
Apollo Quintette on Y M C A Star course Monday
Apollo Quintette slated for the Y M C A Star course next Monday weather permitting. The program will feature Arthur Wells on banjo mandolin guitar and saxophone Alta R Wells piano saxophone bells and contralto singing G K Holmes on cornet flute saxophone trombone and other instruments Clay Smith mandolin and trombone Miss Fisher Shipp reader and soprano soloist with humorous dialect sketches Seats go on sale tomorrow morning for this varied concert with singing chimes bells and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo Quintette
Arthur Wells
Alta R. Smith- Wells
Chicago Musical College
G. K. Holmes
Clay Smith
Fisher Shipp
Lyceum
Volley Ball Tonight At VW Court
A volleyball game is set for this evening at VW between Baker's team and the Baptists. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. CG. A. Wynnn
Baker
The
Baptists
Beware of Mercury Containing Ointiments for Cats
Caution against ointments labeled for cats that contain mercury. The text warns such preparations impair mental function and passage of substances in the body. It also references a list of products and a note about prescription use and dangers.
Interesting pamphlet free offers along new rail lines Dakota to Washington
The pamphlets describe present opportunities along the Dakotas Montana and Washington railway lines. They target investors farmers stock men fruit growers merchants tradesmen and professional men with titles such as Montana Folders in the Dakotas and Montana Many Acres Open to Settlers and A Trip Along the Pacific Coast Extension of the St Paul Road. BF A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago 2 GA20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Montana
Tata
Washington
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
BF. A. Miller
Avent
Chicago
Sales offer for boys suits at discounted prices
High grade boys suits offered at five dollar value priced down to three fifty. Four dollar suits reduced to two eighty. Five dollar suits now four ten. Contact ScuMiorT WACHLIN PRFEIFRER at 2 131.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scumiort, Wachlin & Prfeifrer
Slippers for Nurses Sold Only at KE & WW
Those easy nurses slippers are sold only at the KE and WW. Price per pair is 1.50 dollars.
Changes in National Contest Rules and Targets
The article outlines amendments to national contests affecting military duty requirements for weaker states, increasing medals to 36 total with gold, silver, and bronze categories, and preserving cash prizes. It notes pistol match targets A and I replacement and a new silhouette setup on a B target for better skirmish ranges at Camp Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Perry
The Farmer's Wife Seeks Recreation Beyond Bad Roads
A rural essay from Illinois reflects on the farm wife's hard daily labors, sacrifices, and limited leisure. It argues bad roads isolate her from social life and growth, urging local action to improve access to towns and neighboring farms for mental and physical renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nougheult
Illinois
Cioad
Road plan for steady hard surface per acre cost cited
A district in Tirnits argues that under state aid and bond plans hard roads can be built and kept in good condition year round at a rate of 10 to 11 per acre annually, and asks if this is not worth consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirnits
City Cemetery Improvements Plan Endorsed by Alderman Bauscher
Freeport Illinois letter praises Alderman Louis Bauscher plan for cemetery upgrades. Highlights include a general mowing fund funded by lot owners and landscape work by the Woman's Club. Writer commends practicality and civic cooperation, calling the project timely and desirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bauscher
Woman's Club
Individually Molded Desserts Promote Free JELE-O Samples
A vintage ad touts Individually Molded desserts called JELE-O, Thy Datoty Dessert. It claims the moulds are hard to wet outside large cities but free samples are included in the package with patterns. JELE-O sold by all good grocers, no substitutes.
Cleaning by Machinery Formed in Freeport Headed by William Stewart
William Stewart heads a new company in Freeport to clean houses hotels and public buildings using a compressed air method. A portable machine arrives by March and will start contracted work beginning with the F A Read store. Public demonstration will showcase system merits. The method cleans ceilings walls carpets and upholstery without removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stewart
Freeport
F. A. Read
EK and W Iron Clad Shoe Price Announcement
Advertisement notes parents pleasing and a boy delighted by the EK and W iron clad shoe priced at 41.50 with a two weeks warranty.
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Hinsdale
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Noblesville
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W. E. Bowker
Lena
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William I. Johnson
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A. K. Wagner
Roe P. Kuebner
Wilbur Coons
Minois Retail Merchant's Association
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National Association
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