Social Activities Highlight Evening Card Games and Dances
Social Life reports a euchre contest at Mrs. Lou McGovern's home with C C club ladies and a matching lineup from Mrs. H Moogh's gathering. The St. Pius society plans a social dance January 17 with cards for non-dancers. Beefsteak and Onion club hosts at Miss Emily Smythe's tomorrow at six. Maccabees install officers January 26 at Blust's hall with a reception. Shakespeare Society meets Mrs. P O Stiver tonight.
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Euchre
C. C. Club
Lou McGovern
H. J. Moogh
Beefsteak and Onion Club
Emily Smythe
Social Dance by Kellar and Fifer Tomorrow Evening
Kellar and Fifer will host a social dance tomorrow evening, inviting community members to join in the event at the usual venue. The program will feature music and dancing suitable for all guests.
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Kellar & Fifer
Local Health Notes Report Mixed Recovery Updates
Mrs R R Wright is improving. Mrs Jessie Williams and Ollie Baymiller recover from illnesses. Patrick Poll heals after an accident. Dr Fishburn, inmate at the poor farm, broke three ribs. A sick boarder from the New York house was sent to the hospital. Mrs H D Bentley and Miss Isabel Wright suffer mumps. L F Henderson is ill. Mrs Frances Ford Smith, taken ill Friday, shows marked improvement today.
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R. R. Wright
Jessie Williams
Ollie Baymiller
Patrick Poll
Dr. Fishburn
New York
H. D. Bentley
Isabel Wright
Third Annual Meeting of Northern Illinois Swine Breeders
The Northern Illinois Swine Breeders Association holds its third annual meeting at Rochelle Town Hall on January 17 and 18. A. J. Lovejoy presides with S. W. Myers as secretary. Program includes officer reports, talks on pig breeding topics, discussions, papers, and debates, with sessions listed for January 17 and 18.
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Northern Illinois Swine Breeder’s Association
Rochelle
A.J. Lovejoy
S.W. Myers
Prohibition club holds meeting and dues urged
Minor items note a Prohibition club meeting this evening. H S C will meet with Miss Irene Place at 59 State Street. Freeport Shakespeare Society gatherings at 7 30 with Miss Munn. members asked to come prepared to pay dues.
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Prohibition Club
Irene Place
State Street
Freeport Shakespeare Society
Miss Munn
Weather Outlook for Cuicano Including Rain North
Special forecast notes a threatening night and Tuesday with rain possible in the north part of Illinois and general unsettled conditions for the period.
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Cuicano
Illinois
Archbishop Travers Lewis to resign in March
The Archbishop of Ontario Rev. Dr. Travers Lewis, on the Episcopal bench since 1862, will resign his office in March. Also noted are Hugh Charles Clifford named governor of British North Borneo ruling 31,000 square miles and Rev. Dr. George D. Grundy aged 93 still active in Baogliud. HV. Mudge becomes Santa Fe general manager after early days carrying for track laborers. Congressman J. C. Needham of California born in an emigrant wagon. General Buller, in a England letter, denies promising the British flag would fly over Pretoria a month after landing.
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Ontario
Travers Lewis
Hugh Charles Clifford
British North Borneo
George D. Grundy
Baogliud
HV. Mudge
Santa Fe Railway
J. C. Needham
California
Plains
England
Buller
Pretoria
South Africa
De Witt's Little Early Risers Promoted for Constipation Relief
A brief advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as the modern cure for constipation and liver troubles. It credits H. J. Moogk as the promoter of the remedy.
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de Witt
H. J. Moogk
Freeport endorses Dean's Ointment for skin itch Relief
Local readers report immediate relief from eczema and skin itchiness using Dean's Ointment after years of failed remedies. A testimonial from Mr. M. M. Mayer, proprietor of the European hotel and restaurant, credits quick improvement and eventual cure after purchasing at Emmett & Burrell's drug store. Doan's Kidney pills are advertised at 50c per box via Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Freeport
Powerrboty
Dean
M. M. Mayer
European Hotel and
Emmett & Burrell
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
The Expert Butcher’s Precision With Weights
The piece describes the expert butcher’s skill in trimming meat to exact weights. It highlights quick, precise cuts from two to six pounds with minimal variance, noting how even seasoned customers regard such accuracy as almost magical.
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New York Sun
Too Hot to Extinguish in Memphis Café
A Mississippi farmer visiting Memphis mistook Tabasco for ketchup and doused his sirloin with it. He endured a burning mouth and forced a dramatic reaction, drawing all eyes in the dining hall at the cafe.
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Memphis
Memphis Scimitar
Cold Water as a Stimulant Highlights Cardiac Increase
A high authority calls cold water a valuable stimulant for most people, stronger on the heart than brandy. The author notes personal experience of sipping half a wine glass of cold water raising his pulse from 76 to over 100.
Prejudiced Against the Piano Observes Antique Debate
A Boston Transcript note recalls Fogg’s surprise at hearing a piano moved to a neighboring house as it is carried down stairs toward the wagon, reflecting lingering prejudice or humor about the instrument.
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Fogg
Boston Transcript
No Right to Ugliness Claims Electric Bitters Glow
An old advertisement argues that beauty hinges on health and claims constipation and kidney trouble cause pimples and a dull complexion. It promotes Electric Bitters as the best medicine to regulate stomach liver and kidneys and purify the blood, promising strong nerves bright eyes smooth skin and a rich complexion for 50 cents at Emmert and Burrell's drug store.
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Emmert & Burrell
A Cross on His Back Parable of envy and pain
A tailor envied a neighbor with a pension for losing an arm in battle. He agrees to wear a chalk cross on his back to curry rent relief, but social shame and strife follow. After a week he removes the mark, declaring he would not bear the cross another week for all Paris.
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Asia
Paris
Seek Not to Steal the Other Fellow’s Light
A brief proverb style note credits Emmert and Burreil and promotes using Rocky Mountain Tea at night to boost personal effort and achievement.
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Emmert & Burreil
Angry young practitioner confronts building owner over coal hole cover
A young practitioner challenges the building proprietor claiming lack of consideration. He asserts the owner plans to ruin his business by replacing a smooth coal hole cover with a rough version to deter injuries, especially at winter onset.
Warning About Rocky Mountain Tea From Madison Medicine Co
A warning is issued about a product sold as Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co. The note urges caution and advises readers to beware of a substance claimed to be the same as the familiar remedy.
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Madison Medicine Co
Emmert & Burrell
How He Missed a Good Thing
A social scene unfolds with a whispered chat about a celebrated wit named Mr. Phunneycus. The man laments missing a laugh as a hostess and a bystander discuss the humorous moment and EF’s desire for a laugh.
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Phunneycus
Horse Foot Lameness Compared to Stomach Ailments Cure Promoted
An analogy compares a horse hobbling from a nail in its hoof to a human stomach upset. The remedy recommended is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation. The text claims high cure rates and urges removing the underlying cause rather than forcing the animal to continue.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Captain’s Yarn On Shipboard Calamity And Caper
A tramp steamer captain recalls a voyage tale from his shipboard group in Walton rotunda. A cook’s cleaver amputated a toe, a yellow dog swallowed the toe, the cook hurled the knife, the ship’s doctor performed a post mortem and reattached the toe, the cook left the sea, and the dog vanished.
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Walton
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
Haydn and the Ladies in London Society
An article notes Haydn's London intrigues with Mrs Shaw Mrs Hodges and Mrs Schroeder and letters from 1792 show his flirtations and fondness for Billington and St Cecilia portrait jokes by Reynolds. The piece links these affairs to his fame in London society.
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Haydn
England
Cornhill
Shaw
Hodges
Schroeter
Anna Maria
Iaydn
London
Sponge in body highlights surgical mishaps and recoveries
Dr Morestin reports removing a four inch pair of physician’s forceps accidentally sewn into a patient four years prior. A New York physician notes cases of forgotten sponges and metal tools, detailing dangers and odd recoveries including a Lancaster asylum patient who swallowed 140 objects but survived, though still a lunatic.
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Morestin
New York
Dime Museums
Lancaster
San Francisco
Not Very Polite and the lame lawyer remark
The anecdote recalls John Clerk later Lord Eldin who responded to a rude remark about his limp. It also notes Lord Justice Braxfield's blunt reply when told a brother judge missed a session due to his wife’s death, deflating courtesy in courtly talk.
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John Clerk
Lord Eldin
Edinburgh
Thoughtful husband brings paper of ping instead
A humorous exchange shows a young husband offering to save a trip downtown by bringing a paper of ping instead of money. The wife responds with expectancy as she asks for pin money.
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Chicago News
The Quick the Dead and the Other
Mrs Casey and Mrs Murphy discuss family matters on a streetcar. Murphy lists five children with two living and two dead, one in Philadelphia.
The Poet's Wife Brings Knitting And Wit
A poet laments his wife’s lack of interest in verse while admiring her beauty and patience. He notes she counts stitches as he reads a sonnet, questions fashion choices, and calls poetry silly, yet she remains his muse and inspiration.
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Eve
Brewer Refused Change of Inn Name in South Hants Court
A brewer sought to rename The Duke of York inn to The Panther but was refused after Admiral Field noted the Duke’s historic name should not be swapped. Similar requests to rename The Royal Oak and The Alma tavern were also rejected to avoid offending notable figures and local sensibilities.
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England
South Hants Brewster Court
Duke of York
Admiral Field
M. P
Royal Oak
Radstock
Field
Ruadstock
London Telegraph
Diet guide claims daily food ounce ranges for work levels
The Cood We Need explains that a resting man uses 16 ounces of food daily while light work requires 23 ounces and heavy labor 26 to 38 ounces. It notes food has inherent water, so total intake reaches 48 to 60 ounces depending on activity.
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Pavy
A Lively Game With Sheet and Feather Fun
A lively party game uses a large sheet or tablecloth and a small feather. Players hold the edges to form a moving surface as the feather is blown aloft. Everyone tries to keep it in the air and away from people, creating humorous chaos as the feather shifts from side to side.
Birth Announcements Marked by Red Silk Pins in Holland
In parts of Holland a birth is announced by a red or white silk pin cushion on the door. A red cushion signals a boy, while a white one signals a girl.
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Holland
Money in America and quinine quote ends with admonition
A vintage line from the New York Evening Journal comparing money's value to quinine in Africa. It urges prudent saving and warns against squandering resources. The wry aphorism reflects period economic sentiment and colonial-era imagery.
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America
New York Evening Journal
Landlord Versus Relatives Rents Highlighted in Times
A Philadelphia Times remark contrasts a landlord’s power to raise rent with the limitations of ten aunts, using a sharp exchange about housing costs and family restraint to illustrate economic pressures.
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Philadelphia Times
Ely's Cream Balm Promoted for Nasal Catarrh Relief
Advert appears to promote Ely's Cream Balm as a treatment for chronic nasal catarrh and membranal nasal diseases. It claims the product is non drying and non sneezing, priced at 50 cents, with mail order from Ely Brothers of New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Weather Clears Tense Domestic Rift in Rural Town
A teasing dialogue hints at marital strife between Jones and his wife. A thunderstorm passes, easing tensions but the man who suffered a lightning strike remains troubled, reflecting the town’s uneasy mood.
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Jones
Brown
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Ad Warns Against Counterfeits
A Chicago Daily News note warns buyers that only DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the original and infallible cure for piles and skin diseases. The ad, signed by H. J. Moogk, cautions that size does not indicate quality and counterfeit salves may mislead consumers.
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DeWitt’s
H. J. Moogk
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
When you cannot sleep for coughing take Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It gives prompt relief and is excellent for colds as it aids expectoration relieves the lungs and prevents pneumonia tendency. For sale by Emmert and Burrell, druggists.
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Chamberlains
Emmert & Burrell
Centennial From Our Own Correspondent
Centennial dispatch notes Heitter school pupils with perfect attendance for the month ending January forty two Clarence Billings Pearlie Stent and Edwin Klaas Lulu Heiter as teacher Miss Lulu Heitter ill prevents class on Monday A three weeks old baby of Mr Henry Brady died and was taken to Freeport for burial Quilt party at Elroy attended by Mrs Charles Beck and Laban Gates visited Clarence Billings hog market bids noted by J E Aspinwall and others including George Voss Chas Beck Charles Bechtold Fred Sandmire Siman Koertner James Kilgore Ed Aspiras wall and W Billings.
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Heitter
Clarence Billings
Pearlie
Stent
Edwin Klaas
Lulu
Heiter
Mt. Carroll
Charles Beck
Mia P.racy
J. E. Aspinwall
George Voss
Chas. Beck
Charles Bechtold
Fred Sandmire
Simam Koertner
James Kilgore
Ed Aspiraswall
W. Billings
Betheeds Mineral Springs Water Promotion
Time approved notice recalls thirty years since Betheeds Mineral Spring Waters were discovered at the Pere in Waukesha Wisconsin Thousands have visited the springs and many kidney sufferers claim relief from using the water bottled in half gallon sealed containers sold by Bethesda Mineral Co Waukesha Wis also mentions china painting lessons by Mex H V Brown aged 74 none of which details are disputed in the readable text
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Waukesha
Wis
A M. Jones
Bethesda Mineral
Pais Co
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Welsbach Commercial Co
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