Deaths and funerals of Mrs McGinn and Mrs Serf
Bridget McGinn died yesterday at 9 at her daughter Mrs P B Coxs home on High street. Born in County Monaghan Ireland in 1812 she came to Albany then Brown county Wisconsin 46 years ago later living in Ipswich South Dakota and finally Davenport City area with the Cox family. She leaves three sons James George Patrick and a daughter Mrs P E B Cox. Funeral tomorrow at 9 from the High street house and 9:30 from St Marys church Rev Fr Horan to officiate pallbearers named. Elizabeth Serf mother of Mrs Frank Knepley of Freeport died in Sterling Illinois at 6:30 p m Saturday night of bronchial pneumonia. Remains will be taken to Davis to rest beside husband. funeral at Calvary United Evangelical church of Davis at 11:30 a m Wednesday January 18 conducted by Rev Wm Caton.
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Bridget McGinn
P. Bi, Cox
High ‘Street
Odage
Mrs. McGinn
Monaghan
Ireland
Albany
N. Y
McGinn
Brown County
Wiss
Ipswich
Cox
James
George
Patrick
Nebraska
P. EB. Cox
High Street
St. Mary
Horan
Jere Riordan
Jas. Darrah
Reedy
Thomas Grant
James Moore
James Manion
Elizabeth Serf
Frank Knepley
Freeport
Sterling
John Divan
Davis
Calvery
Naperville
Notes From the Suburbs Centennia Jan 14
Many neighbors are on the sick list with grip and measles. Names include Mrs. Cyrus Winters James Kilgore Albert Klaas Mrs. William Hake Mabel Sieckman Pearlie Stout Gus Meiers and Otto Meiers daughters. Sparrows hunters from Eleroy visited Monday. Ed Brady Chester Winters and Hallie Fye were among them. Mrs. C Kincaid Lanark visits with sister Mrs B Hogins this week. George Voss stays with sister Mrs Howard Crabtree Shannon this week. CG Washburn bought stock here Monday. Winters brothers and Alvin Heitter haul wood to Freeport market averaging 30 cards per week. H C Best did business at Hleroy Monday. Henry Haselman shelling corn for J E Aspinwall. Joe has teams hauling it to market. Milford Jenks and daughter Darlington Wis guests of Alta Walbaum this week.
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Centenniia
Cyrus Winters
James Kilgore
Albert Klaas
William Hake
Mabel Sieckman
Pearlie Stout
Gus Meiers
Otto Meiers
Eleroy
Ed Brady
Chester Winters
Hallie Fye
C. Kincaid
Lanark
B. ¥. Hogins
George Voss
Howard Crabtree
Shannon
CG. Washburn
Winters Brothers
Alvin Heitter
Freeport
H. C. Best
Hleroy
Henry Haselman
J. E. Aspinwall
Joe
Milford Jenks
Darlington
Wis
Alta Walbaum
Martintown Firm Buys Grain Dealers New Venture
From Our Own Correspondent Martintown Wisconsin January 14 a new business firm Bucher Rush dealers in grains has shipped several carloads John Wiffenegger plans remodeling his house blacksmith G Schuetze injured by a kicked and thrown horse improving Mrs Grandma Browne and Mrs Anna Warner hosted quilting bees George Stites and wife visited Ward's home Mrs Charles Divan Cadiz visited Ella Van Horn postmaster talks Auction sales rise Thomas McMillan shipped chairs to Seward Henry Rush visited Monroe Syrup of Figs advertised as the laxative remedy by California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martintown
Bucher & Rush
John Wiffenegger
G. Schuetze
Grandma Browne
Anna Warner
George Stites
Ward
Charles Divan
Cadiz
Ella van Horn
Thomas McMillan
Seward
Neb
Henry Rush
Monroe
Tobacco and town notes mix with accidents and inventions
Reports from Rockford and Janesville describe farmers delivering vast tobacco loads to warehouses amid a damp spell, plus a hand severing mill accident in Sterling. A constable misjudges a toolset as burglary gear, while a Wisconsin inventor unveils a fire extinguisher triggered by flame. An egg remedy helps a choking incident in Bloomington. Market and shipping updates conclude with grain prices and receipts.
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Wisconsin
Bloomington
Markets show mixed grain and hogs at board and yard
Closing quotes at the Board of Trade place May wheat at 71, May corn 37, May oats 27, May pork 10.17, May lard 5.77, May ribs 5.05. Chicago hogs trade 40,000 head, light 8.45, mix 3.50 3.75, heavy 3.50 3.80. cattle 13,500 steady to ten higher. Reeves stockers 4.00 5.90, sheep 20,000 steady to ten lower. Freeport market letter notes firm grain on small Russian shipments and a predicted cold wave.
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Liverpool
Paris
Eg Co
Chicago
Northwestern
Regeipts
Minneapolis
Pease
Curoano
Board of Trade
Choaco
Reeves
Freeport Board OF Trade
Schwartz Dupee & Co
M. E. McHenry
Baby’s Photographs and the Caricatured Baby
A Glasgow Herald anecdote tells of a young photographer who photographed a 10 month old in six poses. The mother rejected all proofs as unsuitable, each relative preferring a different image. The grandfather insisted on a sensible redo, and the photographer wondered when he could try again to capture a true likeness.
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Hllen
Baby
Fanny
Donal
Glasgow Herald
Mra. G
Vagabond Dreamers and Lonely Roads in Ainslee's Magazine
A fragment from J Stringer in Ainslee's Magazine contemplates a wandering life and longing for cosmic freedom. The speaker pleads for boundless skies after life, seeking elbow room on the old time highways and a final resting place beyond earthly doors.
Mystery of a Lake Erie Grounding Solved
A sailing tale from the New York Sun recounts the grounding of the propeller Susan B Peck near Bar Point on Lake Erie. The pilot, recently fitted with an artificial leg after an amputation, steered on a straight 40 mile passage and caused the loss of a $20,000 cargo. Investigations revealed that strengthening steel in the leg’s joints disturbed the compass while close to the binnacle, misleading the wheelman. Upon testing without the leg, navigation returned to normal.
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Lake Erie
Suean I. Peck
Bar Point
Susan EB
Point Pelas
Barpoint
Jast
Susan H. Peck
Susan E. Peck
New York Sun
Death by own action wind in South America
In Brazil and parts of South America natives fear a wind they call death by own action wind. It is described as a moist warm air that drives people to madness and triggers self inflicted deaths. Criminologists note waves of personal crisis reports and crimes aligning with this atmospheric influence.
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South America
Brazil
Man Owning Crumpled Ledger Backs Down in Paper Dispute
A reader in Houta dale Pa angered at the editor forced the paper to halt, sold his coin then faced tax sales due to unread sheriff notices. He bought forged notes for ten dollars advertised two weeks prior, then rushed the printer to pay years of subscriptions and forced an editor’s agreement to avoid another stoppage.
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Rays the Houtadale
Scottish preacher halts service with colorful plea
A Scottish preacher interrupted a sleepy congregation on a Sunday, protestingly saying it’s nae fair. He urged listeners to wait for him to begin properly, then warned that if he is not worth listening to they should not sleep before he starts.
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Grewman
Odd Kitchen Banter and Historic Fencing Note
A quip about carving and sausages appears alongside a historic remark on daily toil by Hannah More. A sixteenth century blade users' stance is described with a sword in the right hand and a dagger in the left to parry blows.
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Hannah More
Exciting Civil Trial in Freehold NJ Ends in Odd Verdict
A veteran lawyer recalls a Civil Action in Freehold New Jersey where a judge slept, jurors glared, and juror No 6 misled the defense. The plaintiff sought only 500 dollars to establish a principle as the hired man sat as juror. The verdict surprised all, revealing juror No 6 had been sick and others acted without him.
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Meitber
Lawyers’ Club
Freehold
N. J
Bayfields
No. 8
Rosa
No. 6
Evasy
New Jersey
Cass
New York Sun
Haunted House Rumors Spark Midnight Alarm
A couple wakes at midnight to alleged rustling and chain sounds, debating whether the house is haunted. The wife fears Lido may harm her dress, while the husband questions the reports. A London Fun note adds color psychology and lighting effects on the eye, noting blue and neutral tints in bright light.
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Lido
London
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures La Grippe and Pneumonia
A testimonial from G Yachar of 157 Osgood Street Chicago touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for La Grippe and a preventer of pneumonia. The speaker credits rapid relief for a severe three year-old grippe and claims one bottle cured the cough, storing the medicine at home now.
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Foley
G.yachar
Osgood
Chicagos
The Smoky Chimney and Opium Tale Across Eras
The piece recalls Willis Polk the architect and a stubborn smoker chimney that mocked social gatherings in Tiburon. It shifts to a vivid description of opium production in India, its grading, and export to China, with grim notes on penalties and historical quantities shipped daily.
Bridget Granted Thursday Outing Privilege
A New Jersey housewife allows her new servant Bridget to go out every Thursday. The decision follows the servant’s installation and a Thursday assent. The pattern continues as Bridget emerges from her room stylishly dressed for another outing the following week.
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New Jersey
Bridget
Unclear fragment prompts a cautious newspaper-style tag
A fragmentary OCR text lacks coherent event details or named entities. No identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations are present to summarize into a factual card with headline and teaser.
Props as theater magic and the art of stage goods
A fragment from Chambers Journal extols props in pantomime and drama. It notes portable roles like bread fowl fruit and papier mache as essential props. The piece muses on the craft of conjuring the right items at the right moment and imagines a book by a master prop maker.
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Gunstola
Incltion
Chambers’ Journal
Bank Impertinence. Farmer cashes a check after nerves
An old Pennsylvania farmer recently got a check for $200 and delayed cashing it due to anxiety. On a town trip he finally walked into a bank, where the teller brusquely asked for the denomination. The farmer grew irate, but after explanations he retrieved his money and left, muttering derogatory remarks about banks.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Donerel
Tragedy on Sosone-A Line as Girl Victims Reported
London Tit-Bit recounts a shocking railway incident where a dealer reportedly bought three young girls after they were killed by a carriage. An old lady aboard pleads to be let off as the scene unfolds, while witnesses describe a grisly sequence and a dealer planning more.
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Sosone
Stodge
London
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Puin al ‘Fromottow
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California Fig Syrup Co
Association
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Green County
Jacob Johnson
Rock Falls
Peck
Otlock
Sterling Gazette
Petter Dave and
Chem Coxr
Boston
Sato
J. Stringer
Ainslee
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Farat No
Eceere
Seeeer
Koenig
Furniture Store
LA Grippe
N. Jackson
Danville, DL
Bind
Willis Polk
Tiburon
Polk
Willis
San Francisco News
India
China
Victoria
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Eny
York
Sun
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