A Fine Train Opens Freeport to Waterloo Run
On a cold Sunday evening 200 plus locals witnessed the Omaha limited first trip from Freeport to Waterloo Iowa. Engine No 392 tested by Master Mechanic Dana and Victor Powell pulled ten cars at speed with a full diner and vestibuled cars. Alderman Burns and Division Superintendent Dill rode new service amid expectations of boosted passenger traffic. Northwestern milk shipments surge with Huntley and LaFox stations among top decembers can counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Steet
Omaha Limited
Freeport
Waterloo
Iowa
Victor Powell
Dana
Wiley
Chicago
Ald. Jas. F. Burns
Dill
Dubuque
Marriage Notice and Social Dance Event at Germania Hall
Will, husband of Carrie Read of El Paso, residing in Pontiac, is employed in a Pontiac shoe factory and described as a well regarded man. The Brsepory Social Club announces a dance at Germania Hall tomorrow night.
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Pontiac
Carrie Read
el Paso
Will
Germania Hall
Brsepory Social Club
Local residents sighted in the city
Personal mentions list residents and visitors including B W Slack of Pecatonica Lou Luecke at Rockford Prof A Vernon Hart at home Claude Bookman en route Mrs Hattie Schroeder visiting Rockford Jerry Riordan back in Lincoln Rev C H Holden to Joliet Geo G Gheen now in Kansas City on business Philip Beebe headed to Mississippi Miss Pitkin Beloit College guest of the Knowltons Terry Gund back to Madison Nellie Rame and Kittie Sullivan from Monroe visit Wilner from Dubuque manager of Golden Eagle Howard Wilcoxon Chicago lawyer guest of his parents in town
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Claude Bookman
Rockford
Hattie Schroeder
Jerry Riordan
Lincoln
Neb
C. H. Holden
Joliet
Geo. G. Gheen
Orangeville
Kansas City
Pitkin
Beloit College
Knowlton
Terry Gund
Madison
Nellie Rame
Monroe
Kittie Sullivan
M. F. Wilner
Dubuque
Golden Eagle
Harries Saenger
Frick
Janesville
Saenger
First Presbyterian Calendar Society Meetings Announced
Members who have money collected should hand it to treasurer Mrs. Tuckett Tuesday evening at Mrs. Boyd Hill's residence. A social with a good program will be at Mrs. H. R. Dill's home Friday evening. All are invited. The H. R. C. will meet tonight with Miss Minnie Schofield at 205 Carroll Street.
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First Presbyterian Church Calender Society
Tuckett
Boyd Hill
H. R. Dill
Minnie Schofield
Carroll Street
A Masked Ball at Germania Hall Feb 1
An advertising carnival and masked ball will be held at Germania hall on Feb 1 with merchant representations. A Birthday Surprise hosted at Will Borgmeier’s home honored his birth anniversary with gifts and a luncheon. George Voigt reports Will Voigt’s marriage news from his brother Will.
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Germania Hall
Will Borgmeier
Will Voigt
George Voigt
Will
A Baby's Death Tossed Aside in Press Room
In a late night scene at a newspaper composing room reporters hurry as copy cutters juggle stories. A brief line headline A Baby's Death is tossed to the floor amid urgency, raising questions about what news deserves space in the paper.
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Josiah Carter
Atlanta Journal
Secret of miniature oak trees from orange mold
The New York Times describes a method used by Japanese gardeners to grow tiny oak trees. An acorn is placed in the center of a hollowed orange filled with rich mold and placed in sun with daily watering. Roots emerge through the orange skin, are shaved, and the tree grows to about five inches before stopping.
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Occidental
Ile
New York Times
Markets Close Mixed with Grains and Live Stock Up
Chicago closing quotes show May wheat at 6 9 2, May corn 3 3 3, May oats 2 3 now. Union Stock Yards reports cattle 15 500 steady to strong, hogs 30 000 active, nickel higher, sheep 17 000 dime higher. Cattle and hog figures, plus scattered reeves and open close prices, appear across the day. Northwestern receipts and New York stock market activity are noted along with Chicago freight data for today and estimated tomorrow.
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Board of Trade
Wicago
Union Stock Yard
Reeves
C. W. Killen
Fry’s Block
Park
Chicago
Cuicano
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Weather forecast for Catonao: fair tonight
Special weather note from Catonao reports fair skies tonight and on Tuesday. Temperatures rise tonight then drop on Tuesday making it colder.
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Catonao
Tinois
Cold snap grips region with 14 below readings
A severe cold wave hit the area over the weekend with thermometers around 14 below zero. The weather eased slightly today but remains very cold. Ice men work on the river, resuming after a January thaw and finishing their crop of ice.
Lost Two Fingers At Henney Shop Shaping Machine
Herman Summers of the Henney shop wood room suffered a severe accident this morning after 9 o clock when his hand was caught in a shaping machine. His first and second fingers were severed and he was taken first to Dr Poling and then to the hospital. Summers is married and resides at 349 Galena avenue.
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Herman Summers
Henney
Dr. Poling
Mr. Summers
Galena Avenue
Witticisms and anecdotes drift through a seaside vignette
A collage of wry lines and comic dialogue from seaside life features ministers, hosts, singers, and a variety of quirks. Jokes range from mistaken identities to firemen’s chatter, with a Georgia Afro American quip and a butcher’s tale about a dog guarding beef.
Boy protests as family applies poultice for splinter
A boy refuses a poultice for a splinter, but his mother and grandmother persevere. The child resists with exclamations and is calmed by a switch as the poultice is applied and bedtime ends. A final whisper reveals the remedy was placed on the wrong foot.
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Eddie
The Reason Why A Village Schoolmaster and the Pork Mistery
A village schoolmaster habitually bought pork from pupils’ parents during pig killings. A boy asked if one could have pork, the master agreed, but days passed without pork. The boy later explained the pig’s bite had healed.
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Schoo
Dolorecus and the Marry Charlie Freshleigh
A short Chicago Evening Post snippet presents Dolorecus asking her father for permission to marry Charlie Freshleigh. The line implies financial obstacles and parental concern about the match.
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Daddy
Charlie Freshleigh
Chicago Evening Post
Diverse Facts From 19th Century Almanac Highlights
The record lists topics from MCC Agri culture training to Venezuelan beet supplies and Brazilian senate advances on professional access for women. It notes Tennessee court limits on prison whippings, London's Sandringham club billiards, and post office mourning envelopes ban. It cites Bible society output, Britain's wars since 1837, and treaty language. It also notes North Carolina cotton mills and South Carolina spinning, sausage production, and U.S. dietary trends.
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Minneapolis College of Agriculture
Venezuela
Senate of Brazil
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Sandringham Club
London
French Post Office Department
Great Britain
United States
Spain
North Carolina
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm advertising offer
The notice promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with a 75 cent price including the spraying tube. It notes the liquid retains the medicinal properties of the solid form and is rapidly absorbed without drying secretions, claiming a natural healthy character. A postal order or druggist purchase from Quartly Brothers of New York.
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Ely
Warren St
N.Y
Sign over the door at Tompkins & Cous in
A stranger questions the firm name at a counter, learns the second partner is Cousin, and is dismissed. An accompanying ad markets Rocky Mountain Tea for various ailments with a 365c price.
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Tompkins & Cousin
Tompkins & Tompkins
Fiery steed past but still in evidence in era of progress
An excerpt notes the decline of the fiery steed as a symbol of progress yet finds it still alive in a modern sense. It contrasts poets and technological change with practical momentum and a moment of realization after a broken wire connects.
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Ghent
Aix
Paul Revere
Sheridan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois Central
Road News
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Huntley
LaFox
B. W. Slack
Pecatonica
City
Lou Luecke
Prof
A. Vernon Hart
Philip Beebe
Mississippi
Howard. Wilcoxon
Mrs. T. D. Wilcoxon
George Shafer
Apple Street
Will Koehler
Wood
I. Cohn
Schlott
J. J. Snyder
Florence Bender
Miss Bender
Miss Florence Rife
Sterling
Germania Society
The
Saengerbund
Jennie Kasten
Hood
N. B. Seeley
14Th Ave
Denver
Colorado
New York Stock Market
Atchinson
Brooklyn R. T
Anne Ae
Che
Ohio
Manhattan
Ieee
Hig Nor
Pacific
HOY Nor
Pacific Mail
Bulal Secers Serern Sarey
T. A
Etaee
Union Pacifice
Union Pacific
Norf
Pama
Ccsee
Philippines
Sealove
Jack
Georgia
Cuba
Georgi
England
Chicago News
Dolorecus
American Bible Society
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. WY
Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N.Y
Homeseeker’s Excursion
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Ba Y
F. H. Lord
Adams St
W. J. Rideout
Stephenson Street
Corner of Exchange
Chicago Sts
Boxaye & Parks
Gail Borden Eagle Brai
Borden
Foley
H. J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz & Co
Chase & Sanborn Importers
Boston
Welsbach
Foreman Shoe Co
State and
Madison Sts
Curiaco
Welsbach Commercial Co
Washington St
J. H. Foreman
Seo’y. Foreman Shoe CO
Freeport Light& FuelGo
Stephenson St
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