County Cullings From Warren January Notes
From Warren correspondent January 2 report winter term begins at Warren academy and high school. Social events include a large Anderson home party with elaborate illumination. Notables visiting and long-time residents return for Christmas and holidays. Church Christmas programs and a Shockey sale draw crowds. A birthday surprise honors S D Cable with a rocker and pipe, followed by a festive supper and music.
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S. D. Cable
Mr. C
Winslow New Year Greetings and Lodge Elections
Winslow notes greet readers for the New Year and record I. O. M. A. lodge No. 144 officer slate for the year. Local residents return to or visit from nearby towns, with multiple mentions of travels, visitors, and social visits amid holiday time.
Free mail delivery praised in Berwin winter report
From Our Own Correspondent Berwin Jan 1 The free mail delivery is giving good satisfaction and the patrons highly appreciate it this cold weather and hope that it will be.
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Berwin
Ice Harvest Begins as Local Activities Noted
John Allen returns home from Rock City. Ice harvest starts with Rohkar and Shockey filling ice houses. Rev Wortendyke assists Rev Wilkins at meetings. Joe Morrison and Miss Lou Shockey wed in Freeport. Woodmen and Royal Neighbors hold joint installation social. Prof Hugh McIntyre travels to Freeport. Frank Cole comes back from Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverr
John Allen
Rock City
F. M. Church
Bovey
Freeport
U. B
Musser
Orangeville
Foss
Chas. Rohkar
E. Shockey
Albert Askey
Ellis Askey
Wortendyke
Wilkins
Joe Morrison
Lou Shockey
I. W. Allen
Allie Allen
Wolf
Woodmen
Royal Neighbors
Hugh McIntyre
Frank Cole
Iowa
Revival Opens in Waddams Grove Evening
From Our Own Correspondent reports the Methodist revival meeting began tonight in Waddams Grove. Local residents John Moyer of Webster City and visitors from nearby farms stop by. The piece notes daily life items including travel, family visits, cattle shipments, and nursery stock orders.
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Wapprams Grove
M. E
John Moyer
Webster City
Iowa
Geo, Mahan
Papa
John Bonebright
Freeport
Charley Waltz
Sterling
Loran Snyder
Chas. Delp
Pearl City
Frank Thompson
Kent
Samuel Eisenbiser
W. W. Allom
Arthur Smith
Winslow
John Ferguson
Lee Boyer
Local Notes from Extroy Jan 3 Breeder Gassman Prosperous
Edward Gassman reports strong demand for Poland China swine stock. Several residents engage in family moves and trades. A power saw injury threatens a thumb and index finger. I C railroad staff changes and typhoid fever fluence, revival meetings begin, weather praised as ideal, and M W A lodge to meet Friday with all members urged to attend.
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Edward Gassman
Poland
China
Henry Schuneman
L. G. Graham
Rockford
Mary Hogan
Young Penticoff
Fred Brand
Vane
E. G. Harris
Chester Winters
Garrison
the Globe
Henry Gassman
W. P. Moore
Allan Baer
U. B. Church
Eleroy Lodge
Local notes on residents and travel happenings
Newly elected officers prepare for installation. Guy Wagner plans a Freeport move to study commerce. Alfred Isaacs’ Nebras ka brother visits during holidays. Great Western passenger train travels east after dinner. Mrs. Leonard Gahm travels from Rockford to settle southeast of town. John Schieler visits from Freeport and butchers for Walter Seidle. U B church members held a bee and sawed wood for the church.
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Guy Wagner
Freeport
Alfred Isaacs
Nebraska
Great Western
Leonard Gahm
Rockford
John Schieler
New Year Activities Reported in Barron Correspondent
Will Summers has bought an ice plow and is cutting ice for Dodge and Kingsley ice house. Mrs. W. C. Scott returns from Oregon after visiting relatives. Special church services will be held each evening this week Find skating party planned by Mill Grove youth tonight. Dr. C. Dodge returns to Chicago after several days here. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Warner return from Town after visiting friends.
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Barron
Will Summers
Dodge & Kingsley
W. C. Scott
Oregon
Robert Truckenmiller
Shannon
Silas van Brocklin
Spring Valley
C. F. Truckenmiller
F. W. Bolton
Mt. Carroll
Mill Grove
C. Dodge
Chicago
C. F. Warner
Medical and local notes from McConnell area
Dr Roach performed ankle surgery on Mrs Jane Shippy removing bone fragment after a fall last season. Jacob Rayhorn plans to move to Nebraska after selling his farm to Aaron Heise. Rev Undlewood missed last Sabbath appointment due to revival meetings at Nellie Fair. Emma Larrow visiting Freeport.
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McConnell
Wm. Hawley
Freeport
Elmer Fair
Mary Furry
Nathaniel Kluck
Emma Larrow
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids Gain Popularity in Illinois
A testimonial era promotes Morrow's Kid-ne-oids as a kidney and backache remedy. W. Rt. Beebe of Centralia recounts relief after three weeks, claiming reduced night urination and back pain. Tablets sold for fifty cents a box with a descriptive booklet from John Morrow & Co., Springfield, Ohio.
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Morrow
Illinois
W. Rt. Beebe
Centralia
Illinois Central
Moogk
John Morrow & Co
Chemists
Springfield
Ohio
Tea street. Harriet M. Burbank sher of piano
Harriet M. Burbank, noted as sher of piano, associated with Studio 149 West 10th Street, appears in an item centered on local music figures and studio activity.
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Sher
Studio
West
Indian Scout Arkichita Tracks Deserter to Kiln
A Dakota scout named Arkichita uses extraordinary trailfinding to locate deserter Brice. By circling the brickyard kilns and reading minute ground clues, Arkichita detects a barefoot print and confirms the man hid inside the kiln, where he is captured after 80 hours.
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Arkichita
Fort Sisseton
Dakota
Ennglish
Isis
War Department
Brice
W. C. Bennett
St. Nicholas
Arctic Mystery: Derelict Russian Brig Drifts Into Iceport
Captain Jansen of the British bark Silicon recounts the strange arrival of a masted derelict near Iviguit after loading cryolite at Creonlind. The ancient, unmanned Russian brig drifted ashore without papers, bearing a chalky taste in its cargo and a possible embedded hull within an iceberg observed by Davis Strait whalers.
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Capuin Jansen
Silicon
Creonlind
Vietut
Jansen
Iviguit
Polar Circle
Jaggen
Ile
Newfoundland
Davis Strait
Unique Character of Kensington Storehouse Keeper Willoughby
The Philadelphia Record recalls Jacob Willoughby a Kensington resident who after fearing a Centennial famine hoarded vast nonperishable stocks. He filled his cellar with preserves, canned vegetables, and meats and fed his family from the surplus for 20 years. Upon his death a portion remained.
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Philadelphia
Jacob Willoughby
Kensington
Isto
Merc Willoughby
Comphy Cone
Seafs
Relenting Congressman Chivton Faces Whisky Trial Tale
In Washington, Congressman Chivton of Alabama, former district attorney, faced a whisky case from years past. The old defendant requested to testify but recalled his late son, defusing the moment as jurors and court smiled, and Chivton relented as the man drove home.
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Washington
Chivton
Alabama
Tia
Min
Kleo
Jolu
Chiyton
Henry
Chaston
Mim
New York ‘Tribune
Northern Maine Lexicon On Rough Roads
The Lewiston Journal notes Moosehead region speech where doing refers to road conditions and rough weather dominates conversation this week. Local exchienge highlights how residents convey travel hazards and travel plans amid tough roads.
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Maine
Moosehead
Lewiston
Symphony Sleepers Linger in Berths Despite Orders
The Baltimore American notes with humor that even with orders, snores in berths persist during Wagner selections aboard the voyage. Dinguss remarks on unrest at the ships’ sleeping quarters as the music plays.
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Dinguss
Wiausner
Binguss
Wagner
Baltimore American
General Lord Kitchener Sees Potential for Fame in South Africa
A noted journalist reflects on General Lord Kitchener, 48, as chief of staff to Baron Roberts. The piece suggests he could add greatly to his already high fame through further actions in the war, noting war's uncertainties while predicting a long potential career.
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Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Baron Roberts
Kitchener
Tall Maine Congressman Charles Littlefield Brightens House
A Tall Man From Maine, Charles E Littlefield, Nelson Dingley's successor and junior member of Maine's delegation, is 48 years old. He grew up as a carpenter's helper, studied law, and built a career in public service from Maine legislature in 1885 to attorney general. He stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and has served as a delegate at large to recent national conventions.
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Maine
Charles E. Littlefield
Nelson Dingley
Efe
Littlefield
St. Louis
Thomas B. Reed
Congress
Kruger Proclaimed Leading Transvaal Preacher
The report extols Kruger as the premier preacher in the Transvaal, noting his frequent pulpit sessions in a modern brick church across from his home about once a month. He speaks offhand without notes, sprinkles humor, and quotes Scripture generously in public talks.
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Kruger
Transvaal
Dutch Reformed Church
Woodruff Seeks Vice Presidency in 1900 Ticket
Lieutenant Governor Timothy N. Woodruff of New York, known for second places, is entered by Republicans through their Brooklyn organization as a potential vice presidential nominee. Woodruff has twice served as New York lieutenant governor and is praised by local Republicans as a luck-bringing candidate for the national ticket.
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Timothy N. Woodruff
New York
Timothy
Man with Varied Tastes Cecil Rhodes Lived at Cape Home
A note on Cecil Rhodes describing a wide range of interests. He is a reader and collector with fine furniture, china, and oak chests, plus a garden and a menagerie housing lions, ostriches, zebras, and other animals roaming freely on a large mountain hillside estate.
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Cecil Rhodes
Cape
Ehiony
Ile
Queens and Typewriters
The queen dislikes typewritten communications from the sovereign but the empress favors the typewriter. She owns a gold type bar machine with a pearl set frame and has adopted the device as a personal fashion statement.
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England
Local Market Ad Lists Fresh Produce and Nuts
A terse sale notice lists eggs at 16 cents a dozen and a full line of produce including bananas pears grapes onions radishes lettuce tomatoes sweet potatoes as well as nut meats and candied fruits.
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New York
Meat Market Ad Highlights Ducks Geese Lobsters and Venison
An advertisement extols a city meat market offering a fine line of poultry and game. Ducks and geese, Chi i blue points, lobsters, venison, and seven dressed turkeys are featured in a richly described display.
Winslow Rand Watson Agency Sells Boston Coffee Dealer
The exclusive agency for Winslow Rand Watson handles distribution for Curtice Brothers Blues Canned Fruits and Vegetal Delicacies in Boston. The deal covers major local supply lines and marks a notable expansion for the Boston grocers network.
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Warren
Warren Academy
Alderson
Susan Stanton
W. Puckett
Joe Wallace
Horatio
George Chambers
Mike Murry
Wm. Lesner
Andonathan Dobler
Davis
Sycamore
Otto Hoeffer
St. Paul
Minn
Wm. Gribble
Darlington
Attorney Blewett
Simon Dobler
Goddard
Minnesota
Myron Whitham
Geo. Work
Johnson County
Neb
Work & Work
Frrrrort Journal
I. O. M. A. Lodge
John R. Barr
Chas. H. Hells
Ezra D. Lausch
Adam Beck
David Webster
John Black
John Markle
T. G. Bradford
E. A. Reed
W. H. Wickwire
Grand Lodge
Louera West
West Point
Flora Gordon
Benton Harbor
Anna Gordon
Nellie Emrick
George
Miss Buelow
Belvidere
J. R. Buelow
John McVenn
I. L. Holt
A. Buchanan
Waukegan
Nelson VanMatre
Ross Ki. Wickwire
Parley Steere
Charlie Steere
Iowa Falls
Truman W. Wheeler
Auburn
Ella Kennedy
C. Babbit
Oscar Olson
Blanchardville
Charlie Gage
Durand
Nel Sweeley
Dan VanMatre
Berlin
Waddams Grove
Eleroy
Bolton
California
Europe
Geneva
Duke of Brunswick
Thomas
Monarch
Emmert & Burrell
Tea Street
Harriet M. Burbank
Eitraordinnary
Clayton
Hough
Orient
Kitchhener
Exclusiw
Winslow, Rand & Watson
Boston
Curtice Bros. Blues
Stephenson St
Anda
Huenkemeier — _ & Schwarzé
Stephenson
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