Local Organizations Plan Meetings and Event Night
Eastern Star members meet this evening. St. Agnes Guild gathers tomorrow at 2 30 with Mrs Burwell on Walnut street. Culture club lecture starts at 7 45 for members and friends. G A R ladies hold a Wednesday afternoon business meeting at G A R hall. Edgar M Smith, Dixon Star reporter, to join Springfield Recorder. Stephenson court 412 Tribe of Ben Hur hosts a dance and shadow social Friday Jan 29 at their hall corner Stephenson and Chicago streets. Password promise of good time. William J Seitz resigns from Arcade Manufacturing pattern room to join Wehrle y Manufacturing plant in Newark Ohio Wednesday.
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St. Agnes Guild
Stephenson Court
Box Cars Derail in Wallace Yards Collision
An extra mouth bound freight derailed five coal cars in the Wallace yards late Sunday afternoon after a switching mishap. Conductor Kelley and Engineer Milla led the trains. damage was slight as both trains were moving slowly.
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Kelley
Milla
Wallace Yards
Knights of Pythias Lodge Meeting in Freeport
Knights of Pythias Freeport lodge No 452 will meet Monday evening for business and work. All knights are urged to attend.
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Freeport
Kn Pythias
Eterall
Divorce denied amid tense remarks on life pills
A court proceeding noted severe temper and conflict as a judge granted a divorce, while references to a patent remedy called King's New Life Pills appeared in the discussion. The exchange highlighted domestic strain and the lasting impact on the couple’s status.
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King
New Sewer Causes Wretched Streets at Shawnee and Chippewa
A horse dragging a delivery wagon belonging to Lewis Hill sank into a subsurface hole at Shawnee and Chippewa streets Sunday around 2:30 am. Bystanders freed the animal after two hours. officials debate whether a washed-away sewer or water main caused the cave-in amid reports of a possible live spring and quicksand nearby. The Third ward streets remain impassable as thaw resumes, with several wagons and wagons stuck on soft dirt streets and roads.
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Lewis Hill
Albert Hill
Shawnee
Chippewa
Hill
O. T. Smith
Water Company
Dittmar
Third Ward
J. W. Miller
Galena Ave
Miller
Y M C A Receives 25 Dollar Donation From Lowden
Secretary Smedley acknowledges a $25 contribution to the local Y M C A from Congressman Frank O Lowden. The record notes Lowden often makes such gifts and that Freeport is remembered in his benevolences by supporters of the association.
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Smedley
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Y. M
Review of Woman's Club year events program
The Woman's Club held a Saturday program in three divisions with papers on General Current Events by R. C. Smedley, the Death Roll of Noted Men and Women by Florence Serfass, and Books of the Year by Miss Musser. Two piano solos by Miss Barnist and two vocal solos by Mrs. Bentley, accompanied by Mrs. Breed, followed. The ensuing discussion enhanced the pleasant afternoon.
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Myre
R. C. Smedley
Florence Serfass
Misa Mus
Barnist
Dr J M Hawkins Returns to Health With Pepsin Syrup
Kansas druggist J M Hawkins of Mound City, laid up with stomach trouble, selects Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and endorses it as best. The product is guaranteed to help, offer of a free sample bottle by mail, and sold by all druggists for 50 cents per bottle.
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Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello
Til
Mortuary notes lead with Jacob Ills death in Whitesanitorium
Jacob Ills aged sixteen, born in Russia, died Saturday at 4:30 PM in Whitesanitorium from liver trouble and Brights disease after six weeks of confinement. Survived by parents, two brothers, one sister. Funeral tomorrow afternoon. Hart cemetery interment. Leonard Diddens, infant son of Mr and Mrs George Diddens of 20 John Street, died after weeks with erysipelas. Funeral from home tomorrow at 2 PM. Rev Earnest Trager officiating. city cemetery interment. Mrs C E Jones funeral held today at family home then First Baptist Church. vault interment in city cemetery. Miss Cora Marotte, sister of Mrs J L Gleason, to wed Joseph Barrette at French Catholic Church Crookston Minnesota in February. Newlyweds to visit Freeport on way to Twin City Idaho, where groom owns a large ranch.
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S F. L. Davia
New York City
J. S. Clarke
Emma Preston
Mendota
Floyd
Dixon
Alfred Roderick
Springfield
Tll
Buelah Bracken
Polo
Trotter
J. H. Hartman
Rock‘ford
Freeport
Geo. Schmidt
Hartman
Millie Schmidt
Kennedy
C. R. ‘Leake
George E. Knepper
Highland
Kan
Lena
J. A. Knepper
Joseph Blackburn
Seward
Web
R. E. Keeling
Rockford
Blackburn
Co. D. Lith
Keeling
Jacob Ills
Bright
Russia
Florence Township
Hart Cemetery
Leonard
George Diddens
John Street
Earnest Trager
C. E. Jones
First Baptist Church
W. H. Beynon
Cora Marotte
J. L. Gleason
Joseph Barrette
Crookston
Minn
Twin City
Idaho
Pioneer Thomas Scott Dies in Galena Pneumonia
Thomas Scott, a pioneer of Jo Daviess county, died Saturday afternoon at St. Marys hospital in Galena from pneumonia. He was born in Ireland 68 years ago and came to Galena in the early years of the settlement.
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Thomas Scott
Jo Daviess County
St. Mary's Hospital, Galena
Mr. Scott
Ireland
Galena
New Congregational Church Planned in East Freeport
A Rockford area church council meets at 4 30 this afternoon to consider organizing a Congregational church in East Freeport with a 7 30 evening service if approved Forty supporters have already joined The church stems from a May Sunday school started by Rev E M Southgate with Miss L E Pratt in charge and pastor Rev J G Brooks leading evangelistic meetings The organization would be at 210 Taylor avenue with Taylor avenue as the site
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Congregational Churches of
Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Taylor’s Park
L. E. Pratt
Chicago
J. G. Brooks
Taylor Avenue
Lemon shipment brings giant fruit to Brubaker home
B F Brubaker received two pound six ounce lemons and samples of other fruit and vegetables from his daughter Mrs Howard E Figg and her husband Dr Figg spending winter in Houston Texas. Lemons are praised for pies but not as strong for lemonade. Also included were large luscious strawberries and sizable potatoes, the third crop of the year planted in October and ready for January market.
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B. F. Brubaker
Howard E. Figg
Dr. Figg
Houston
Texas
Mary Elizabeth Cheney Recital Under Woman's Club Auspices
Richmond Times Dispatch praises Mary Elizabeth Cheney for a three centuries program of English ballads and folk songs in costume by era. The soprano delivers clear enunciation and rich tone in a recital under the Woman's Club at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday Feb 2, admission fifty cents.
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Woman's Club
Times Dispatch
Richmond
Cheney
Masonic Tempus
Flour ad touts White Lily and Plymouth brands
Local grocery promotion highlights White Lily and Plymouth flour as housewife favorites. Dealers are urged to stock these trusted brands for consistent baking results.
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White Lily
Plymouth
Brigham to Collect Harlem Taxes at Local Lumber Office
A. Brigham, collector for the town of Harlem, will be at the Sanford and Zarman lumber office on Saturdays for the collection of taxes.
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TI. A. Brigham
Harlem
Sanford & Zarman Lumber
Purity First in Freeport Medicines Firm Innovates Sampling
The Furst-McNess company on Liberty and Spring in Freeport markets a line of family medicines and related goods under the Made in Freeport label. Headed by Furst and McNess, a physician of pharmacy leads a sanitary, modern operation serving the middle west. The firm offers sealed bottles with free samples to ensure sanitary return if not sold, aligning with pure food and drug laws and the Freeport Doctrine of home trade.
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Liberty and
Spring Streets
Freeport
Furst-McNess Company
Frank E. Furst
F. W. McNess
United States
Middle West
Western States
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois Board
Illinois Board
McNess
Furst-McNess
John Botdorf
Stephenson County School Officials Meeting Declared Success
State Superintendent Blair attended the Stephenson County school officials meeting at the courthouse last Saturday. He called it the best meeting of its kind he had ever attended with about 120 people present. Speakers finished, discussions focused on advancing county school conditions, and Superintendent Grove anticipated significant benefits from this and future gatherings.
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Stephenson County
Court House
Blair
Grove
Buildings for Consular Service Petition Filed
Congressman Lowden backs a National Business League of America petition urging an appropriation to erect consular service buildings in foreign countries.
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Lowden
National Business League of America
Trial date set for Strauch in criminal libel case
Arguments will be heard in the circuit court at Oregon on Feb 8 for a new trial in the case of Andrew Strauch Chadwick editor who was found guilty of criminal libel.
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Oregon
Andrew Strauch
Chadwick
President Helps Orphans in Macon Ga
The president of the Industrial and Orphans Home in Macon Georgia reports Electric Bitters aiding stow stomach, liver, and kidney ailments in nine years of use. He says it vitalizes organs, purifies blood, aids digestion, and strengthens weak children and run-down adults. Only 69 cents at Josaph Bumert.
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Industrial and Orphan's Home
Macon
Josaph Bumert
Mystery Money Vanishes In City Jail Scandal
A $100 disappearance sparks a jail investigation as two soberless detainees Stilson Courtney and James Miller remain jailed on theft suspicions. A farmer from Oneco claims his wallet with five $20 bills a CD for $120 and a CD for $200 vanished after a bar stop and a jail cell search failed to reveal the money. The farmer says a prisoner reached into his pocket through bars and took the cash. The two suspects face hearings Friday while officers expand searches of cells corridors and fixtures.
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Stilson Courtney
James Miller
Oneco Township
Miller
Courtney
Oneco
Ridott
Freeport
Printer Man Secretary Invites Press to Troy Cafe Meeting
Herbert Shearer of the Commercial Association invites newspaper representatives to an informal gathering at the Troy cafe Friday night. Officers and directors will host to discuss promoting Freeport advertising and using printer's ink through home papers.
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Herbert Shearer
The
Commercial Association
Troy Cafe
Basket Social Planned by First English Lutheran Aid
The Young People's aid of First English Lutheran church will host a basket social at the home of Mr and Mrs Edwin Leid 68 High street Tuesday evening Jan 26 All members of the aid and church and friends are invited Ladies should bring baskets with goodies and gentlemen to bring their pocketbooks with cash for the event
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First English Lutheran Church
Edwin Leid
High Street
Aid and Church
Germania Society Card and Dancing Party Dates
The Germania Society announces a stag party on Thursday evening January 28 and a masquerade ball on Thursday evening February 23. A further card and dancing party will be held Thursday evening February 11, all events invite members and guests to attend.
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The
Germania Society
Card party by W C O F at St Marys hall
The W C O F will host a card party at St Marys hall on Thursday January 28. Cards cost 156 cents with a 15 cent admission.
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St. Mary's Hall
Property Owners, Board Postpone South Galena Meeting
Property owners on South Galena Avenue and the board of local improvements met at city hall this afternoon. The owners asked to adjourn the meeting until Thursday at 8 p.m. so the appointed committee could interview all owners. The request was granted. Owners will meet separately on Wednesday.
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Galena Avenue
Board of Local Improvements
City Hall
Bales Week a Success for Freeport Merchants
Freeport merchants report the sales week starting January 18 as an unqualified success with business better than any January in years. Many continue reduced prices into the following week as crowds draw to town, confirming the move was wise.
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Freeport
Many New Members Join Second Presbyterian Church
Yesterday marked a great day as thirty-one members were received before the sacrament at the Second Presbyterian Church. Twenty-five joined by profession of faith and six by letter and reaffirmation with an exceptional baptism on profession of faith for an aged member during both morning and evening services.
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Second Presbyterian Church
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Porreston
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O. J. Yoder
Gales’burg
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Leon Rowley
Monroe
F. W. Busey
New York
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Henry Ball
W. L. Severance
L. BR
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Ind
Harry Holmes
Marshal Field
M. C. Greene
M. J. Smith
Elizabeth Haupts
Madigan
Washington, D.C
Knights of
Pythias
Chippewa Streets
Congregational Church
BR. F. Brubaker
Mary Elizabeth Cheney
Furst«M’ness Company
Samples
Strauch
Todine Printer Man
Citizens’ Commercial Association
Basket Social
Germania
Auintor
Orangeville
Auditor of Public Accounts
Organization of the People
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Taliner
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