Local notices and community happenings in Forreston area
Various short items include social events at St. Aloysius and Royal Neighbors, church circles meeting, a Ga lena street hall party, and a card dance. Local business deals noted with Glidden barb wire shipment and a plant move. Officials elected in Forreston Mutual Fire Insurance and A O U W lodge. court ruling in Shaffer vs Bartolett. funeral arrangements for Mrs Turner.
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Schulte & Stecke
DeKalb
L. L. Melchett
Rinaldo Lodge, K. of P
Galena Street
Chorua Choir
the People’s Church
W. A. Kintzel
Manion
Freeport
St. Aloysius Society
St. Joseph's School
E. B. Winger
R. W. Bell
Chicago
W. Spencer
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Brown
Royal Neighbors
Modern Woodmen
Garver
Z. T. Turner
Lincoln Avenue
Beidler
Monroe
Dysinger
Mesdames
Fred Banker
Jas. Manion
Mary Fee
E. Hartman
M. Long
Daniel Dubs
Outlook for Horses Says Chicago Expert on World Market
J Berry manager of the Union Stock Yards argues the horse market is the world’s largest with 1895 sales at 96 000 and 1896 about 98 000. He foresees rising prices as foreign buyers demand top stock and predicts export growth in 1897 and beyond.
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Chicago
Breeders’ Gazette
J. &. Berry
Union Stock Yards
Europe
United States
Quid of Tobacco Stops Great Warship Turret
Lieut Emile Duboc recounts how a fallen quid of tobacco choked a pivotal pipe during trials of a new battleship turret. After removal the turret functioned normally, prompting naval authorities to favor electric wiring over steam pipes for main ship operations.
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How & Hihall
Lieut
Emile Duboc
Woman Lawyer Wins Right to Final Word in Court
A New York Herald account shows a woman attorney arguing for discharge of a prisoner. She asserts the prosecution failed to prove their case and demands the last word, insisting on exercising her constitutional right as a woman to speak last. The judge repeatedly notes the motion is granted and the prisoner discharged.
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New York Herald
Tle
Krimson Hue
Rude Behavior Alleged Among Men on Sleeping Cars
A Washington Star report quotes a sleeping car conductor criticizing male travelers for not yielding upper berths to women. He notes women prefer lower berths due to easier access, but many men insist on lower berths, citing experience and convenience.
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Americana
Washington Star
Druggists Up to Date and the Palmerston Recall
The piece notes how druggists shift focuses with the seasons from moth prevention to mosquito and fly remedies and sodas. It then recounts a historical anecdote: Lord Palmerston as foreign secretary introduced a bell system for clerks, Qdo Russell refused to join the rebellious move, and he later died an ambassador.
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Ita
Ampthill Wherle
Lord Palmerston
Tiestead
Qdo Russell
Barrel of Eggs A Day Hero Told by Bangor Old Sailor
An elderly Lewiston Journal reader recalls a 12 day wreck on a Caribbean reef after leaving California for New York. He describes eating about a barrel of eggs daily from sea bird nests and the shipwreck crew's rescue at San Juan Nicaragua and later New Orleans.
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Bangor
Lewiston
New York
Caribbean Sea
San Juan
Nicaragua
William Lawrence
Bath
Wilkinson
New Orleans
Chances of longevity and medical wisdom from Mr Warner
The Medical Record quotes Mr. J. W. Warner on longevity noting that large heart lungs and digestive organs and brain predict tall trunk and long life. He links eye color nostril size and temperament to vitality and warns that offspring of mixed longevity may mature later and fare differently in studies.
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J. W. Warner
Truthful Threadof Femme Fatale Feud
Two young women in a dainty boudoir exchange blunt truths about each other then spar over appearance. The scene ends with both women injured in a violent incident, rushed by ambulance from an aristocratic mansion.
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New York Herald
Marcia
Lobelia
The Plebeian Peanut
Doctors promote the peanut as a nutritious food rich in albumen. They suggest uses such as adding finely ground peanuts to bread stuffing for ducks, making a peanut mayo spread, or mixing into sandwiches and soups. The piece encourages housewives to find new uses for this once despised diet staple.
Mushroom Society to Study Local Fungi in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia group forms the Mushroom Society to meet biweekly and read papers on topics like Mushrooms That Love Helped Me. Organizers say about 285 edible mushroom kinds exist locally and much food is wasted due to fear of toadstools, four of which are truly poisonous.
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Philadelphia
Colton's Advice on Wants and Wallets from a City Car Ride
A Lexington Avenue car scene recaps Colton's thrift wisdom. A shopper reads a note: buying what you do not need leads to financial ruin. The stranger advocates contemplation of real wants, suggesting true needs find you rather than you chasing them.
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Christian Advocate
Colton
Wedding Clubs In London Feather and Ostrich Factories
In London silk and feather rooms, women form wedding clubs after apprenticeship. Members pay small weekly subscriptions to fund a bride’s outfit when she marries, then continue as the next bride. Large shops may host 40 to 50 members with long-term dues, a notable send off. One curler’s marriage cost the firm £34 for dress, cake, bouquet, and transport.
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London
Trained Chameleons Impress a 12-Year-Old
A Philadelphia girl, Henrietta Keene, age 12, trained two Florida chameleons. Under gentle instruction they respond to names Brinton and Baby, raise heads, listen, and perform a staged prayer pose. They later lie still and pretend to be dead, then rise and embrace on command.
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Washington Star
Henrietta Keene
Philadelphia
Brinton
Baby
Shelter Tent Breaks Ground for German Troops
The London News reports on shelter tents used by German soldiers. Waterproof sheets form a three sided square, offering wind and rain protection and faster bivouac lodging. It notes French tente dabri as a precedent and contrasts German tent use with reliance on towns if victorious or loss delaying tent pitches.
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London News
Gauctien
Dabri
A Beneficent Famine Improves Result from Indian Distress
The famine in North India grows severe yet may yield long term benefits. The government plans railway construction in the northwest provinces Oudh and the Punjab funded as relief works. Rail projects could improve famine relief and prevent future shortages by boosting interregional commerce.
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India
Northwest
Oudh
Punjab
New York Independent
Asia
Doctor W. Scott to Visit Brewster House on Mondays
Dr W Scott specialist will be at the Brewster house each Monday from 2 to 8 pm. 12 8ldwit
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W. 10. Scott
Brewster House
Springfield
Tax Collector Announces 1896 Tax Office Opening in Freeport
James Manson 1st district collector announces a tax office opened in the rear of First National Bank to collect town taxes for Freeport for 1896. Residents urged to pay promptly.
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First National Bank
Freeport
James Manson
Bargains at the P. A. Schulz store this week
Advert shows a broad sale list with Havenmeyer sugar 2 pounds for 1.00 and various low price staples. It highlights Purity Butterine at half the price of rival butter, cheap coffee like Mocha and Java, bulk oysters, bacon, bologna, corned beef and a wide candy and oil selection.
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Wm. Walton
Stephenson St
Havenmeyer & Flder
Burbank
Bashel
McLaughlin
Reid Murdock
Emily
Mort
Bucher
Olden Palace
Minnesota
Purity Creamery
Eastlake
Candy Department
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Mushroom Society
Carters
Porrag Drivoree Crem. Corp
Boston
John S. Harpster
Germania Hall
Frank St. Imuder
Pozzowi
P. A. Schulz
The
Armour’s
F. A. Schulz
Stephenson Street
Sale
Pe.cox & Co
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