Social gathers honor camp life with Y M C A boys
A lively social at George Ennenga’s Stephenson street home featured YMCA boys recently back from Camp Runner in Galena. A large crowd enjoyed campfire scenes, lanterns, camp songs, and games while cream and cake were served. proceeds support the boys room fund. Mrs Plowman hosts birthday visit for Mrs Gochenaar of Chicago with pleasant refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ennenga
Stephenson Street
Y. M. CG
Galena
Y. M
Mrs. Plowman
Willing Workers’ Club
C. Plowman
German Insurance Picnic at Forest Park
The German Insurance Company held its annual outing with local and Chicago employees totaling several hundred. The Henney band provided music at Germania ball while the Saengerbund performed. Speeches were delivered by Wim He Wagner and John Keifer amid ideal weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Forest Park
Henney
Local notes and society items from Seward area
George Cox becomes night operator at Seward. Freeport residents attended Ridott dance. W R C hosts card party at G A R hall tonight at 8:30. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Baumgarten Jr. return from honeymoon. Loretta Trunck helps at F A Read's clearance sale today. Mrs. W Jencks receives fish from husband at Red Cedar Lake. Ruth Reed takes vacation next week. Henry Gilbert to preach at Baptist church tomorrow. Florence Howard to sing. Mr. Davis to sing in evening. Lambert Day and Edith Ralph wed at First Methodist parsonage this afternoon. Bartholomew leaves Cedarville creamery for Davenport course. Harry Rutter replaces him. Solt's chocolate shop adds telephone connections at every table by Independent Telephone Co improving service and patron enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cox
Seward
Ridott
G. A. R. Hall
Albert Baumgarten, Jr
Loretta Trunck
F. A. Read
Ruth Reed
Williams & Beckmeier's Dry Goods
Henry Gilbert
Baptist Church
Florence Howard
Mr. Davis
Solt
Independent Telephone Co
Koenig Resigns After 24 Years With Furniture Firm
Frank Koenig, long associated with William Koenig Furniture Co., resigned this morning after twenty four years of service. He is linked with several secret orders in the city and is regarded as a man of strong business ability. He has no announced plans, but his future prospects are described as bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Koenig
William Koenig
Group to inspect auto plants aids local factory start
Dr. Stover Porter Stover and W A Hance A Hanke and Paul Sehryer will leave Monday for an inspection tour of leading U S automobile factories. The aim is to aid the establishment of a factory here. They will visit St Louis Detroit Cleveland Lansing and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stover
Porter Stover
W. A. Hance
A. HE. Hanke
Paul Sehryer
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Lansing
Henney Buggy Workers Hold Annual Picnic at Farwell Bridge
The Henney Buggy company employees gathered at Farwell Bridge for their yearly picnic. More than a hundred workers joined in games and leisure activities, enjoying a day outdoors together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henney
Henney Buggy Company
Farwell’s Bridge
Rocky Mountain Tea Sold for Health Claims
An advertisement touts Hol ligter's Rocky Mountain Tea as a universal tonic for illness and fatigue. It promises relief for those unable to eat, sleep, or work and claims no remedy matches its effects, priced at 85 vents for pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holligter
Joseph Emmert
Personal notices from Sterling readers and visitors
A flurry of short travel and visit notices from Sterling and area shows residents and guests traveling to Chicago Galena Madison Belvidere Waterloo Warren and Rutland. Names include J Daly Helena Miss Vera Wheeler Roy Barshinger Bernadette Considine and many others visiting relatives friends or attending events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Daly
Sterling
Helena
Roger
Chicago
A.C. Weary
Galena
Roy Barshinger
Vera Wheeler
Letta Kunz
H. Robkar
Bernadette Considine
G. Sk. Eby and Son
Warren
J. CG. Muchow
Madison
Meg
Robert Wilson
Mrs Leemhuis Injured In Yard Incident
Mrs. Margaret Leemhuis of Pleasant Street tripped on a vine in the yard at noon today, breaking a small bone in her left wrist and sustaining a slight head bruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leemhuis
Margaret Leemhuis
Pleasant Street
Scientist Shares Indian Fossils From Arizona Expedition
Prof H O Roberts, biologist at the state Normal, returned from the Southwest where he studied Indian specimens. He presented curious artifacts to the summer session, tracing artifacts from prehistoric to recent times. The state secretary issued incorporation licenses for Milled geville Telephones Co with $10,000 capital and incorporators I H Fleim ae A J Puterbaugh and A Mike. Vermilion county farmers expect forty to fifty bushels an acre for floats this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Roberts
State Normal
Roberts
Arizona
New Mexico
Secretary of State
Milledgeville Telephones Company
Milledgeville
I. H. Fleimae A
J. Puterbaugh
A. Mike
Vermilion County
Giggle Department antics and verses playful notes
A humorous column mix of verses and quips about fashion trends shirtwaists and net waists and changing clothes. It includes light verse about Katie and a goofy taunt about a dynamite cap and old summer songs with playful foibles reflecting cheerful old fray.
Tarantula Not Deadly Says University Doctor
Dr. Philip Samuel Stout of the University of Pennsylvania reports tarantula bites are not poisonous and may even help certain nervous conditions. He conducted dog bite experiments, noting dogs showed no ill effects, and plans larger tests with Panama tarantulas. He argues many tarantula death stories are exaggerated and cites Central American “tarantula dances” as hoaxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelpha
Philip Samuel Stout
University of Pennsylvania
Stout
Central America
Panama
Stent
Eastern Star Monday Evening Meetings Communicated
Brief line notes a regular schedule for Eastern Star gatherings on Monday evenings indicating planned communications or notices about the events.
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Beckmire
Stephenson St
Hermsmeter & Son
Galena St
Hermsmeier
W. ©. Jencks
Red Cedar Lake
Lambert W. Day
Edith Ralph
Shields
Charles Bartholomew
Cedarville
Jones School
Davenport
Harry Rutter
Susie Street
Freeport, Td
Win, Tillis
Matt Sehmich, Jr
Henry Beck
G. 2
D. Blanchard
Pred Piper
Mrs
Mabel Boedeker
Adeline
Frinds
D. A. Keifer
Lena
Bessie Stewart
Monmouth
T. F
Minnie Mensenkamp
Belvidere
al. Wagner
Emma Gothe
Laral Erwin
Bertha Engle
Springfield
Howard Winslow
Jane Galloway Zapf
J. N. Galloway
J. T. Council
Hazel
Sarah Barnes
Anton Deguenther
John Schmid
Butte
Nebr
Herman Straub
Lalon
Dodgeville
Ruth Lapp
Georgiana Witte
Bloomington
The
State Normal School
F. F. Thompson and
Sacramento
Cal
H. Woodmanse
Waterloo
Helena McCauley
Fay Smith
Rutland, Ill
Eleanor Haller
Luella Boedeker
Austin White
Mary Hershberger
Wmn. Walton Nephews
Chas. McCullough
Michael M. Shirk
Wisconsin
Freeport
R. H. Gibboney
Independent Telephone Company of
Rockford
Dixon
Rock River
M. Kauffman
la Crosse
Pearl
Kauffman
Green Bay
Klock
Franeport
Mr. Kauffman
Wm. Byran
Giggle Department
Matty Knee
Giggle
Viat
Katie
Nii
Tarentum
NTE
East Lynne
Pennsylvania
Eastern Star
John Hea
New— Story & Clark
Estey
Newman Brothers
Crown
Mann Building
Evanings
Golden House
Chas
Dudley Warner
Elijah
Zungwell
Hornung
PRIDE
Jenigo
Castle
Cecelta
Crawford
Heart OF Rome
UNDER
Tsham
HE Crisis
Churchil
David Harum
Westcott
Puppet Crown
M’crath
Brown & Dollmeyer
Freeport Hardware Company
Galena Street
Illinois
New York
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson Ki
Freeport Gaslight & Coke
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