Train Schedule Fragments Eastbound and Westbound Details
Fragmented timetable outlines eastbound and westbound trains with coach and parlor car services, plus connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Harvard Sycamore DeKalb and other points. Includes agent names, station stops Freeport Rock Island Milwaukee Chicago Great Western services and miscellaneous baggage notes.
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Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Tents
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Pasron
Dassonmel
Cccesevscerneeeeees
Rock Island
Freeport
EIKO
Mt. Carroll
Rock Inland
Davenport
Paseenmel
Veeeseryene
Dievves Stereevevns Asccsnere
Chicago
Kansas
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J.B. Sweat
Baldness Germs Linked to Dandruff Warned Old Ad
An old advertisement claims dandruff and baldness share a germ. It touts Newbro's Herpicide as a universal cure, asserting full prevention by destroying the germ. The text urges substitutes be rejected and offers samples from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Joseph Hmmert
RENT House on Stephenson Street Inquire at Harlem Avenue
A seven room house for rent at corner Saxby Avenue and Elizabeth Inquiries at 445 Walnut Street or by phone White 688. Also a lost rug between Globe Park and Freeport on the Fourth of July described as a good steamer rug blue on one side and plaid on the other. Contact O J Price.
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C. B. Holland
Miami Street
Galena Avenue
Oak Street
Wm. Walton
Powell St
Stephenson Street
Frank Miller
W. J. Reitzell
Harlem Avenue
Saxby Ave
Elizabeth
Elk Street
G. W. Isaac
Globe Park
Freeport
O. J. Price
18Th
Illinois
Carroll
Congression Central Committee
Roosevelt
A. B
Thirteenth
Jelex County
Gates
A. B. Woodruff
Jo Daviess
W. Parkinson
Warren Badger
Tephenson
NEW HOMES IN THE WEST Shoshone Reservation Opening
Chicago and Northwestern announces round trip excess fares from all points July 12 to 29 to Shoshone Wyoming reservation border the sole rail route. Registration July 16 to 31 at Shoshoni and Lander. Pamphlets maps and information free on request to W. B. Kniskern P T M Chicago.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Shoshone
Wyoming
Shonshoni and
Lander
W. B
Kniskern
Chicago
Oakland Cemetery Automobile Change of Schedule
Oakland Cemetery announces a new schedule for the Oakland Automobile service. The route runs Tuesday Thursday and Saturday leaving the courthouse at 4:00 PM with return from the cemetery at 4:45 PM. Tickets are 20 cents round trip, available from Owen T. Smith, secretary, at the Freeport Water company office behind the First National Bank.
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Oakland Cemetery
Oakland
Court House
Owen T. Smith
Freeport Water Company
First National Bank
Low Rates to Minneapolis for G A R Encampment
Great Western Railway offers reduced fares to Minneapolis via Chicago for G A R encampment from August 18 to 18. Tickets go on sale after August 11. For information contact Great Western agents Paul Mign or others.
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Minneapolis
Chicago
Great Western Ry
Great Western
Paul
Czarinas Cartoons Spark War Era Satire
The czarina of Russia is noted for drawing caricatures of Japanese leaders plus members of the Russian court, a pastime seen as light entertainment during the war with Japan. Her sketches lampoon Oyama Togo Kuroki Nodzu Oku and others, reflecting sympathetic yet mischievous wit within the imperial family.
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Russia
Japan
Oyama
Togo
Kuroki
Nodgu
Oku
Nogi
Nicholas II
Marshal Oyama
Empress Caricature and Talents of the Czarina of Russia
The Czarina, skilled in painting carving and woodwork, drew a caricature of Emperor Nicholas II as a baby in a carriage. She crafted a whitewood toy chalet for the infant czar and directs poor law reform efforts in Russia. Her influence favors reform despite court opposition. She is famed as a handsome granddaughter of Queen Victoria through Princess Alice.
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Czar
Ezarina
Czarowitz
Summer Palace
Imperial Pleasure Grounds
Tsarskoe-Selo Palace
Russia
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Alice
Duke’ Louis of Hesse
Oil Special at Borrell Bros The Cash Grocers
Gasoline price offer from Borrell Bros at The Cash Grocers located at 119 Stephenson Street. Eight cents per gallon advertised as a best oil deal, reflecting a promotional rate for customers in the area.
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Borrell Bros
Stephenson St
Bids Sought for Old Settlers Meet Privileges at Cedarville
Sealed bids will be received by M. B. Humphrey chairman of the executive committee for privileges at the Old Settlers meetings to be held at Cedarville August 29. Bids will be received up to August 1 for stand and ice cream soda privileges. For more information inquire of M. B. Humphrey Cedarville Tl Rural Route 1 Phone 7108 Independent line.
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M. B. Humphrey
Old Settlers
Cedarville
Tlower
Old-fashioned Paint That Lasts A Generation
The good paint lasted generations ago was made from pure white lead and linseed oil. It remains just as effective today if bought from a brand you can rely on.
Shipman Pure White Lead Guaranteed Pure
Shipman Pure White Lead made by the Old Dutch Process is guaranteed perfectly pure with years of reputation behind it. If your dealer will not supply you, write to National Lead Company at State Street, Chicago, IL for sale by first class dealers and by all dealers.
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Float Street
Boe
National Lead Company
State Street
Chicago, IL
S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
G&e
The Wrong Man in Lancashire Cotton Prints
Sam Horrocks, builder of Lancashire cotton prints, hires a London junior who is superior yet arrogant. A shabby street encounter ends with the young man escorting a bag for a shilling, revealing Horrocks’s later realization that the capable worker may be more valuable than appearances.
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Sam Horrocks
Lancashire Cotton Prints Indus Ey
London
Mr. Horrocks
Homeseeker's Excursion to Northwest West and Southwest
Ex cursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the indicated territory via the North Western Line. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars and The Best of Everything. For dates and full particulars apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
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Homeseeker
North-Western
Chicago & North- Western R'y
Summer Tourist Excursions to Western Regions and Mexico City
Summer tourist excursions offered to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Idaho Montana Oregon Washington and Mexico City with stopovers allowed. Tickets on sale daily to September lith final return limit October 31st. For full information apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
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Chicago
Great Western Ry
Alberta
Arizona
British Columbian
California
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Mexico City
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
Low Rates to Lake Geneva via Northwestern Line
Friday to Sunday rail special offering discounted weekend travel to Williams Bay and Fontana in Wisconsin. Tickets valid for return until the Monday following sale date, with limited availability on the return trip. Western Railway advertises favorable rates for weekend visitors to the lake region.
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Lake Geneva
Williams Bay
Fontana
Wis
North-Western
Chicago & North- Western R’y
County Official Candidacy Announcements Amid Primaries
An array of candidates announces runs for county treasurer and sheriff positions in Stephenson and Stephenver counties. Names include B G Cooper Thomas Shaffer M G Wirling Ever Olson B F Brubaker W S McCann William Dunlap. Voter decision framed as Republican and Democratic primaries approach.
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Thomas O. Shaffer
Stephenver County
Ever Olson
Stephenson County
Lad& Wet
B. F. Brubaker
William Dunlap
Candidate announces for Illinois General Assembly nomination
J J Shaffer announces candidacy for the Illinois General Assembly in the Twelfth district under the Republican primaries. William W Krape appears in text as a referenced name. The notice solicits party support ahead of the primaries.
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General Assembly
Illinois
Republican Party
Cantorist
William W. Krape
J.J. Shaffer
County Superintendent of Schools Decision Sparks Political Fight
County Superintendent of Schools subject to decision of Republican leaders. Henry Ritazman and allies press for a ruling amid party pressure. The dispute centers on leadership direction and governance.
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Qourty
Princessodwitt Aenry Ritazman
County Clerk Candidate Announcement in Stephenson County
County applicant MALNIX announces candidacy for county clerk pending Republican primaries. Also notes another unnamed candidate in Stephenson County race.
Music and culture framing children’s tastes in ragtime
A critique of home musical taste argues that children lack exposure to classical forms while ragtime thrives. The piece asserts that books and art shape culture, and music should play a central, elevating role in upbringing alongside literature. Beethoven and Shakespeare are cited as benchmarks for informed homes.
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Dlsa
Shakespeare
GIVING LUNCHEONS Etiquette for formal and informal meals
Etiquette notes outline how to host formal and informal luncheons. Formal settings allow bare wood tables with small clothes, centerpieces, and sparse courses, while the hostess may serve salad and dessert. Informal luncheons feature a tea service on a tray or under a cloth and multiple courses with sweets on side tables.
Dress Guidance For Youthful Style And Care Tips
Practical fashion and care notes advise dressing younger than age, restoring crushed velvet with hot water and linen, making bloomers to match dresses for schoolgirls, and sewing full garments with elastic at knees and waist. For damp feathers, salt and shake to restore fluff, while avoiding flames. A light cold starch can refresh a mildly mussed wash dress and help iron neat.
Garnishing Dishes For Appealing Presentation
A short guidance on garnishing stresses that a dish should look as if it had been fingered. It warns that careless handling ruins appeal more than extra prettiness can compensate and contrasts casual seeming touches with deliberate heavy handling.
Bath bags from thrift materials and simple mix
Frugal household tip discusses making bath bags from cheesecloth at low cost. Instructions suggest 3 to 4 inch squares filled with oatmeal almond meal orms root and powdered castile soap, each bag light on filler.
Dough for buns begins with five simple ingredients
Rub with the hand one pound of fine flour and half two pounds of butter, then beat six eggs and add them to the flour, with a tablespoonful of yeast. Mix with milk and warm, then stir in sugar and mold into buns. Bake ten minutes for about eighteen buns.
Velvet and Velveteen Imitations Compared
A comparison notes velvet and velveteen as nearly indistinguishable in appearance. Real velvets show a glossy silk like surface while velveteens appear dull and light absorbing. Velvet backs vary with silk. velveteen backs use cotton.
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted as Household First Aid
The advertisement urges keeping a box of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for sunburns cuts bruises piles and boils. It claims the standard product for years despite imitators and cautions buyers to ensure they purchase the genuine salve from druggists.
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de Witt
DeWitt
Pacific Coast Excursion Rates From Chicago and Omaha
$75.00 to the Pacific Coast with return from Chicago as part of daily June 1 to Sept 30 via the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line. Low round trip fares to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Tacoma and other coast points. Daily tours in Pullman sleeping cars to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Double berth from Chicago $7.00 and Omaha $5.75. Contact Chicago and North Western agents for rates and tickets.
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Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
North-Western Line
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead and Custer
S. D
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western Line
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Helena
Butte
Spokane
Ogden
Pullman
Omaha
Chicago & North- Western R’y
Daily Journal Delivery Offer
The Daily Journal announces city wide delivery for ten cents per week.
Excursion Tickets to Glen Ellyn Camp Meet
Reduced rate excursion tickets via the North-Western line available July 18 to August 8 for Glen Ellyn camp meet. Return allowed until August 1. Eastbound trains 30 402 406 73 and westbound 409 411 61 will stop at Glen Ellyn rounds July 18 to August 2. Chicago Northwestern.
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Camp Meeting
Glen Ellyn
Glen Ellyn Camp Rounds
Agust 2
Ierh Bi Fo
Chicago & Northwestern
R Vs Sdw-T
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the Czarina
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W.S. M'Oann
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Stephapaon County
Etiauette
Business Directory
BANKS
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H.H. Antrim
F, Dorman
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baier
V. Pres
3State Bank of Freeport
Ill
Capital Stock
Otrestorrerea
Shumway
A. B. Field
Fred W. Hoefer
J. . Brealy
D. C. Stover
Fred Dorman
W. H. Wagner Henry Baler
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Savings Department
Hettinger
Collmann & Co Capital
Collmann
Bren
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V. Eres
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First National Bank OF
Second National Bank OF Freeport
M. V. B. Elson
H. 8. Webster
L. Z. Farwell
A. Hance
Reuben Siegfried
J. F. Fair
Burchard
L. H. Burret
Burchard & Burrell, Attorneys AT Law
Sourt House
Linoti
W. N. Oronerite
Stephenson
Ldwly Freeport
A. L. Babcock
GC. A. Ruthe
Douglas
Stephenson New Plane
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Frisbie & Haney
General Contracting
Bath Buns
the Daily Journal
Galena Ave
Sluiter & Brauer
Land of the Sky
North Carolina
Switzerland
Springs
Asheville
Lake Toxaway
Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
Geo. B. Allen
St. Louis
Mo. J
McCullough
Dearborn St
H. Hardwick
Washington, D
W. H. Tayloe
Washington, D. C
Homeseekers
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Virginia
G. B. Allen
S. H. Hardwick
Washington, D.C
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