Porter Stites Post elects officers and community tales
From Our Own Correspondent Winslow Jan 22 The Porter Stites Post installed officers on Saturday evening. Members shared war reminiscences with songs and music while the ladies served fried cakes coffee and popcorn. Local travelers and visitors visited friends and relatives as town news and house calls filled the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winstow
Porter Stites
Wolfe
C. A. Gage
Luera
Durand
Thomas Devlin
Martintown
Winslow
Winslow Cemetery
Guy E. Wickwire
Belvidere
Alma Quackenbush
Beloit
Nelson Sweeley
Mary Gage
Zoe Hea
Freeport
T. Pomeroy
Brodhead
Mee
John Goodman
Webster City
Iowa
C. W. Killan
F. W. Burley
Soule
Teachers Institute
Lena
Local News and Social Notes from Rock City
Rock City updates report teaches, visits, and moves. Chas Daily from German Valley called in town. Mr and Mrs Ikey of Freeport visited John Montague family. David B La Shell visited Freeport. George Andres of Freeport visiting friends. Rev Wetherer to hold M E church services next Sunday. Fred Hellwig reports high horse shoeing demand and hires a top smith. Mrs A J Webb seriously ill with uncertain recovery. D F Graham of Freeport visited. Miss Jennie Foster improving under Dr Haughey care. Wm Raymer returning to Montana with son Jesse. W J Keller to relocate stock goods to Thoren Bros building site. Robt La Shell moving from Graball to Epylanna. G W Raymer returned home. friends glad to see him.
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Rock City
A. J. Webb
D. F. Graham
Freeport
Jennie Foster
Haughey
Wm. Raymer
Local notes from Riport January scene
From Our Own Correspondent Riport January 23 Chas Weiler buys new barber shop furniture Jamesler buys Henry Snively property Snively to move onto George Melton farm north of river Peter Strunk Belvidere attends Mr Askey funeral James E Taggart active in business Carrie Waters buys a camera to offer penny pictures at her home Fridays and Saturdays Tra Allens son Merrill ill Joseph McKibben Freeport visitor soft weather worsens roads George Heilman Freeport visitor yesterday
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Riport
Chas
Weiler
James
Tra Allen
Merrill
Joseph McKibben
Freeport
George Heilman
Local visitors and institute notes from Lena and Damascus
From Our Own Correspondent Damascus Jan 22 Grace Kauffman Miss Carr and Alice Erb of Lena visited friends here Thursday Farmers institute attendees praised the program W C Swanzey of Freeport did business here Some Sunday school workers will attend the Orangeville Sunday school institute Poor weather hampers ice harvesting and crop storage David Madden has been chosen as
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Damascus
Grace Kauffman
Miss Carr
Alice Erb
Lena
Farmers’ Institute
W. C. Swanzey
Freeport
Orangeville
David Madden
Winneshiek News Briefs From January Visitations and Meetings
Geo Workinger of Freeport visited Winneshiek on Sunday Rev Wm Kreider from Shannon preached Sunday morning Miss Jane Yarger visits Austin Yarger’s this week The sick are improving except Baby Kortemeier Dr Elfeld plans a public sale February 7 Johanna Wieman recovers to attend college Valley Camp M W A to adopt five new members Woodmen of the World continue to meet and gather timbers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek
Geo. Workinger
Freeport
Wm. Kreider
Shannon
Jane Yarger
Austin Yarger
Kortemeier
Henry Kortemeier
Wm. Mitchell
Mitchell
Rev. J
Shoemaker
Cullem, IN
Sadie Lapp
Dr. Elfeld
Chicago
H.C. Borchers
Johanna Wieman
Valley Camp M. W. A
Weather Cleans Snow Leaving Roads in Poor Condition
From Crparvitur to McConnell reports show warm spell cleared snow but roads remain treacherous. Local notes record illnesses, weddings, relocations, and social updates with several families mentioned.
Roads blamed for muddy conditions and local notices
Community notices report road conditions blamed on street and wagon tracks following recent rain. Attendees at a funeral include Agnes Barker from Avon and Rev. Blosser from Orangeville. Local events cover K of G hall activities with sir knights and candidates, plus various visits and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Barker
Avon
Wis
H. C. Blosser
Orangeville
Lizzie Addams Tilton
Maggie J. Addams
Cyrus J. Donmoyer
Rockford
James Utt
Harrison Street
L. E. Becker
F. H. Mixsell
McCormick Seminary
Presbyterian Church
W. H. Fouke
Chicago
J. H. Keagle
Freeport
United Evangelical Church
Geo. W. Krape
Chas. Beine
Chas. Bender
Frank Eilert
Ezra Law
George Meigs
George Houser
John Bollman
Adam W.frank
Lewis Moses
Frank Coble
Jas, Addams
John Fry
Roy Clingman
K. G
K. of
G. Hall
A. Lincoln Pifer
George W. Kryder
Cedar Cliff Camp
Col
J. L. Schaefer
German Valley Weather and Local Movements
German Valley report notes springlike weather with several carloads of hogs shipped by Cories and Boomgarden. Prof. John Zimmerman of the P. P. A. visited Monroe Wisconsin with his family over the weekend as Mr. Muller of Ackley Iowa stays with his brother Ben Muller in town. T. Voss from Minnesota is visiting.
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German Valley
Cories & Boomgarden
John Zimmerman
Monroe
Wis
Mr. Muller
Ackley
Ben Muller
T. Voss
Minnesota
Revival meetings to start next Sabbath in town
Danielson was very sick last Friday night but is better now Ev Underwood will begin a series of revival meetings here next Sabbath evening Rev Boggess will assist in the meeting Several children in town are suffering with the mumps Little Flossie Wait was very sick last Thursday night but is better now Brad Kyler and his mother plan to make Nebraska their future home A little daughter of Elmer Stamm is very sick
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McConnell
Wm. Wait
Bo. Roach
Warren
Peter Shippy
Jacob Rayhorn
Kansas
Albert May
Wm. Henen
Wm. Price
Forreston
Rev. Bollinger
Peter
Danielson
Ev. Underwood
Rev. Boggess
Flossie Wait
Brad Kyler
Nebraska
Elmer Stamm
Local Happenings in Waddams Grove Illinois
Ed Smith of Williams Iowa visits old friends as scarlet fever cases strain Dr Sadler during a busy period. B F Turner visits Michigan. Elder P J Eisenbise and wife from Sabetha Kansas stay in town. Chas Armagast and Tom Craig from Freeport were here Friday. C Yoors heads to Chicago on the night train. John Hunt ferries cattle to Chicago tonight. Frank Shoemaker of Pennsylvania visits Dr Sadler and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wappams Grove
Ill
Ed Smith
Williams
Iowa
Sadler
B. F. Turner
Michigan
P. J. Eisenbise
Sabetha
Kansas
Chas. Armagast
Tom Craig
Freeport
C. Yoors
Chicago
John Hunt
Frank Shoemaker
Pennsylvania
Dr. Sadler
Centennial Notes on Local Deliveries and Visitors
The column lists rural mail route discussions for Freeport to Pearl City via Boston and hopes for auto travel. It mentions residents Landmire and Koehler with sorrel hogs, infant Ora Hogins recovering, Lincoln Moore, Gust Luettig house work, John Gates passing through, C C Stout shipping cattle to Chicago, Tom Voss visiting, Tom Hart with Mrs Best, Rose Allen visiting Charles Beck, and wild canaries sighting. It notes open discussions on the Philippine and Boer wars and a downturn in roads causing business suspension.
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Centennial
Mutchler
Macek
Freeport
Pearl City
Boston
Fred Landmire
Charles Koehler
Ora
Boyd Hogins
Lincoln Moore
Frank Brown
Gust Luettig
John Gates
Mt. Carroll
C. C. Stout
Chicago
Tom Voss
Minnesota
Tom Hart
Bristow
Iowa
H. C. Best
Rose Allen
Nebraska
Charles Beck
Thomas Gunn
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Ad
The advert extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound claiming Mrs Pinkham’s 20 years of experience aid women with female fits and other issues. It asserts over a hundred thousand annual cases handled by letter or in person and urges readers to obtain a bottle by writing to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Mall
Lydia E. Pinkham
Moline Rotary Engine Surpasses Piston Power Claims
Thomas Shurtliff unveils a rotary engine tested at the Moline Pattern and Machine Works proving faster revolution and economy. The ten horsepower unit ran two shaft lines with minimal steam change and promises broader use, cheaper manufacture, and scalable power from one to hundreds. D A Gamble endorses continued production and local investment interest follows.
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Moline
Moline Pattern and Machine Works
Thomas Shurtliff
Blackfoot Reservation
Montana
Plowman Building
D. A. Gamble
Pattern Works
Shurtliff
Great Blessing of Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents from Emmert & Burrell claiming it doubles joys and halves sorrows. A Wisconsin railroad commissioner report notes nearly 25,000 men employed in the state’s railways.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Emmert & Burrell
Wisconsin State Railroad Commissioner
Forcible Facts About Consumption Cure Claim
One sixth of disease deaths are from consumption and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery supposedly cures ninety eight percent of users with weak lungs. A Leechburg man, Cornelius McCawley, endured eighty one hemorrhages before doctors gave up. he credits the remedy with stopping bleeding and curing the disease. Free copies of The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser offered for mailing costs with stamp payments to Dr. R Y Pierce.
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Dr. Pierce
Cornelius McCawley
Leechburg
Armstrong County
Pierce
Common Sense
R. Y. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Humor of the Hour Turns Temper Into Giggles
A mild woman hosting friends becomes furious on a telephone call. She demands the number and accuses the operator of incompetence, only to realize she dialed the wrong line. The room erupts in laughter as a child notes she is speaking to the empty wires.
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Momma
Detroit Free Press
A Lucky Find at the Missionary Dress Shirt Source
A reader recalls finding a dress shirt just in time for the state ball, remarking that the lucky discovery came from a missionary source. Sceraps remarks on luck and timely clothing for the social event.
Sammy Wants Pie Says Grammar Lesson at Dinner
In Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph, a child asks if there is only one pie for dinner. Mrs. Snages corrects him saying is for one and are for more than one. The exchange showcases a simple grammar moment between Sammy Smaggs and his mother.
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DeKalb Normal
Gertrude Heaney
Samuel Houser
Lena
Sammy
Sammy Smaggs
War affects families says a child in Atlanta
An old quotation from the Atlanta Constitution reflects a boy’s view on war, noting that war harms women and orphans while some men die who may not deserve death. It mentions widows receiving pensions and a father who has served twice without being killed.
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Atlanta Constitution
Annoying Commendation Quoted in Historic Journal
A line from the Indianapolis Journal quotes a man praising coffee as good as that his mother made for church socials. The remark contrasts home brewed coffee with church social varieties, noting it is better than some homemade versions but not as good as the church social blend.
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William
Indianapolis Journal
Unsigned Quote Echoes Salt Comment in Washington Star
A Washington Star passage quotes a friend defending a discharge as justified by the subject's fiery temper. The speaker Miss Cayenne remarks the woman was worth her salt but not beer pepper, framing the critique as a temper issue rather than value.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Very Natural Reflection on Death by Own Action
The Chicago Post remarks on a death by suicide, wondering what motive led to such a choice. It questions whether the individual holds a mighty poor opinion of himself to regard that act as the best use of his life.
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2 Mag
Chicago Post
Donkey Remarks Sparked by Briggs Exchange
A brief note from Chicuzo News records a heated exchange where one speaker calls another a donkey and defends a claim about donkey ownership lasting three months. The remark references Briggs and captions the quarrel with playful proving of a point.
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Briggs
Chicuzo News
Detroit Journal fashion remark on stage dress and shoes
A Detroit Journal item notes women praising a performer’s stage dress while joking she wears shoes without sitting. The quip contrasts acting skill with fashion focus.
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Detroit Journal
A Foolish Youth by Jones and Brown Exchange
Dialogue snippet from Tit-Bits features Miss Brown and a persistent youth, noting she is always out when called and answers with luck. The item presents a brief humorous exchange typical of the periodical.
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Jones
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