The Wreck Special and the Minute Men of Rail Rescue
The wrecking crew, called the wreck special, rushes to open tracks after a disaster. Sailors join the corps, bringing knot tying skill and strength, while two or three quick workers function in tight spots. The team loads props, a heavy crane car, and spare wheels on a mobile repair shop to pry, lift, and clear wreckage. They prioritize life, then open the right of way, often working through night until the line is safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minutemen
Haman
Willey
Denver Times
Music at cost at Devore Piano Co Freeport Illinois
Public notice offers one year of purchase at actual cost for sheet music and publications. Mail name and address or call at Piano Parlors to register in the music Directory. Smith & Barnes Song Book free to all callers from Devore Piano Co located at 76 78 Stephenson St Freeport Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Barnes
Devore Piano Co
Stephenson St
Freeport
Pleasures of Canoeing and the Free Wanderer Spirit
The canoeist embodies independence, able to thread water routes three feet wide and five inches deep. Canoeing frees travelers from hotels and roads, offering a portable home and food supply, unlike bicyclists bound to services and fixed routes. A quote from Yuchting highlights canoeing as a means to explore inaccessible streams and survive off the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Weary Walker No Actor Gaffe Sparks Railroad Walkout
A Chicago News column cites Weary Walker condemning public perception over a rumored acting role. He refuses to disgrace himself by walking the railroad track, fearing outside judgment and ridicule.
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Chicago News
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised for backache weak kidneys and urinary troubles. Sold by Wm F Jung kung druggist at 85 Stephenson St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitts
Wm. F. Jungkung
Stephenson St
Notable Readouts From 1906: Lions and Lords in News Coterie
Sires and Sons features H H Rogers and Mark Twain works. Ex Senator Stewart mulls over new fortune after losses. Brigadier General Bubb retires at sixty-four from Dakota command. Colgate Host joins New York Police auto club efforts to catch speeders. London elects Lord Michelham as alderman, Jews gain council representation. Major Powell Cotton credits a Punch magazine copy for life saved in Africa. Cortelyou preserves political scrap books with sections like Truth and Just Lies. Arthur Mecrthur, eighteen, earns medal of honor as youngest army recipient. Sir William Crookes, inventor, pursues interests in invention, photography, and scientific literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Rogers
Mark Twain
William M. Stewart
Nevada
John W. Bubb
Department of the Dakota
St. Paul
Lst
Army
New York
Colgate
Automobile Club of America
Lord Michelham
City of London
London Council
Powell Cotton
Punch
Cortelyou
United States
Arthur Mecrthur
United States Army
William Crookes
Church Activity in Lancaster County and National Clergy Moves
Lancaster county Pennsylvania has twenty one Presbyterian churches with at least three congregations approaching two centuries in age. Dr Emanuel Schreiber is unanimously re elected for three years as rabbi of Emanuel congregation in Chicago. Dr Francis E Clark of the Christian Endeavor society tours the West Indies Panama and South American republics for the organization. The Rev A I Baird D D has become pastor at large for Helena presbytery after service as synodical missionary in Montana and earlier in Minnesota and the Linhe tas. Dr George E Stokes who once belonged to the northwest Indiana conference will assist Dr Edward M Taylor, field secretary for New England of the board of foreign missions, until Taylor resumes duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Pon
Emanuel Schreiber
Emanuel Congregation of
Chicago
Francis E. Clark
Christian Endeavor Society
West Indies
Panama
South Americ
A. I. Baird
Montana
Lown
Minnesota
Linhetas
Helena
George E. Stokes
Northwest Indiana
Edward M.taylor
New England
Board of Foreign Missions
Taylor
Education and leadership in higher learning in 1900s era
The text notes Swiss boys begin military training at eight, Indiana University’s John Nollen becomes Lake Forest College president, Johns Hopkins opens its medical department to women via Mary E Garrett gift, and U S education expansion with Idaho listing common schools and denominational colleges totaling 1 65 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
John & Nollen
Indiana University
Lake Forest College
Mlinois
Johns Hopkins
Mary E. Garrett
Idaho
Law Points on Statutes and Forfeiture Provisions
The constitutionality of prohibiting railroad ticket sales via brokers is sustained in State versus Thompson. A telegram to a public bid bidder does not form a contract in Cedar Rapids Lumber Company versus Fisher. McConathy versus Deck holds that carrying concealed weapons conviction does not mandate forfeiture under the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Thompson
Ore
N. 8
Cedar Rapids Lumber Company
Fisher
McConathy
Deck
Colo
Ancient Maxims On Fear Death And Health
A compact reflection cites Publius Syrus advising that fear of death is scarier than death and urges balance between speech and silence. It extols health and sense as life’s two blessings and notes moments when forgetting what we know may aid judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publius Syrus
Daily Journal delivery expanded citywide
The Daily Journal announces delivery to every part of the city for a weekly edition. Local readers gain full citywide access with home delivery options and new distribution points announced by the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Journal
the Daily Journal
Transposed Wedding Costumes in Civil War Tale
Chauncey Wardwell recounts Captain Bullwinkle’s independent command during Sherman’s Atlanta campaign. A sergeant and two subordinates are humiliated with women’s clothes after a failed assault on a guarding house. A recruit dons the same uniform as the lieutenant’s disguise triggers laughter until a Confederate assault tests leadership and ends with a comical twist.
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Bullwinkle
Sherman
Atlanta
Moore
Leutenant
Secon
Chauncey Wardwell
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted
A prompt pleasant remedy for coughs and colds is Kennedy's Laxative Cough syrup. Children like it. Sold by Win. FY Jungkung, druglist, SS Stephenson street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Win
FY Jungkung
Stephenson Street
Gleanings from across the globe and railway fare notes
A collection notes varying social facts and trivia. It mentions women barred from mosque entrances in Mohammedan countries, literacy in Northern Europe, Formosa's 18500 square miles and 3 million people, a Goldie painting ordered for Tokyo library, and railway porter fees in England sixpence for a seat and two pence per valise plus four pence per valise for handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
England
Japan
Formosa
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Goldie
St. Francis Xavier
China
London
Tokyo
Theatrical Thereof: Stars and Prohibitions in Stage News
Edmund Bresee to star next season with Henry B. Harris in The Lion and the Mouse Ryder role. Hattie Williams of the Little Cherub company may appear next season in a Clyde Fitch play. John Martin, sole survivor of Custers Last Stand, guests of the American Theater New York after a performance of Custers Last Night. The Mikado in London is forbidden. Parliament discusses the ban, Japan denying any request and citing cordial relations with Britain.
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Edmund Bresee
Ryder
Henry B. Harris
Hattie Willams
London
Japan
Great Britain
Tales of Cities and Urban Oddities
Bloemfontein population reaches about 34000 while London adopts the term taxicabs with a sixteen cent per mile tariff. Tulse Hill at Ventnor reputedly the steepest British street with a gradient of one in four and a half. Constantino ple hosts many roaming dogs treated as city property and valued as scavengers. Madison Square in New York sees more beggars using it as headquarters than any other park, giving access to major shopping and residence districts.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
London
Tulse Hill
Ventnor
Constantinople
Madison Square
New York City
Football in England Through the Ages
A compact history notes football in England since 1175 with Chester’s Norse head tale, rising professional salaries totaling about £1,800,000 annually, King James I’s aversion, and details on ball leather. It cites a football leather weight of about eight and a half ounces and a yearly leather usage of roughly fifty tons, with one cowhide yielding about ten balls.
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England
Chester
James I
Pen Pencil And Brush In Art World Then And Now
A fragmentary note surveys writing and art figures. It cites Hall’s late start to literature, Philip Slale’s remark on unseen quality in good writing, Alphons Mucha’s move to America and teaching in New York, and mentions a self portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller found in a Wigan curiosity shop, dusty and unframed after two years with a magistrate noting it.
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Hall
Philip Slale
Boston
Alphons Mucha
America
New York
Moravia
Paris
Godfrey Kneller
Wigan
Isuglind
We and Others in Public Discourse
The Birmingham Age Herald notes a candid debate about social behavior where groups claim virtue while others accuse them of pretentiousness. It contrasts self restraint with vanity and questions who truly knows best in public conversation.
The Cookbook Tips for Tender Meats and Sauces
Salt toughens meat if added before it starts to cook. Roll sausage in flour before frying to prevent breaking and improve flavor. Baste fish with French dressing before serving. Use olive oil and vinegar with red pepper to finish a salad.
Airline fares dip with favorable stopovers on sale
Travel deal notes low round trip rates returning with long layovers and favorable stop overs. Limited details imply promotional fare adjustments aimed at attracting more passengers through extended connections.
The Second National Bank of Freeport Illinois Directors
The Second National Bank of Freeport Illinois lists M V Bison M V B Elson L Z Farwell H B Webster Reuben Siegfried J Fef Far as officers and directors. Capital is 100000 with a surplus of 320000 and time deposits noted.
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Freeport
Ill
O. Collmann
D. F. Graham
J. 8.Collmann
L R. Jungkunz
Ass’t
D. B. Schulte
Wm. Trembor
August Bergman
W. T. Rawleigh
W. N. Cronkrite
John Colimann
M. V. B. Bison
H. &. Webster
L. Z Farwell
THE
Second National Bank
Illinois
M. V. B. Elson
Warwell
H. B Webster
Reuben Siegfried
J. Fef
Para
Old Job read by minister's wife and newspaper pride
A minister's wife taught Job to read and he boasts he has shifted from Bible to newspaper. The note reflects on literacy and a quip about reading habits. It mentions India’s essential oil, palma rosa, and says distillation remains unchanged from eighty years ago.
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Job
India
Illinois Central R R Time Tables East and Westbound
Arrivals and departures for multiple Illinois Central R R lines list Eastbound Westbound and Southbound schedules with numbered trains, stops, and service notes. Daily trains include No 4d No 4020 No 82 No 6d No 4d and No 86 Dubuque Ex. Several Sundays only and sleepers notes reference St Paul Omaha and Dubuque.
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Omaha Lim
St Paul Lim
Dubuque Ex
Ft Paraie Ix
Siloux City
Omaha Express
Dubuque
Ne &d Ft. Dodge
Omaha
St Paul
Decatur
Madison
Dodgeville
1 West
401 West
St. Paul
Train schedule and connections at East and Westbound lines
Train numbers 200 to 209 with car amenities and service notes. Eastbound trains offer buffet parlor, coach, station amenities. Westbound trains provide coach and parlor options. Connections available at Rockford Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Madison and at Belvidere for Sycamore DeKalb and western points. JOHN F. DALY, Agent.
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East Bound
West Bound
C’cage
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
Train Schedules and Connections for Rock Island Line
Timetable fragment lists arrival and departure times for passenger and freight trains from Rock Island. Notes connections to Chicago Milwaukee Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and North South Dakota routes. Agent J B Swehatt signs off with schedule details and transfer points.
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Rock Island
Pesrangers Freep
Racine
Age
Mt. Carroll
Paas
Daven- Poft
Ccc
Chicago
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J.B. Swehatt
Chicago Great Western Timetable Notes and Routes
Chicago Great Western routes and schedules list departures from Maple Leaf Route trains to South export. West Chicago Limited and Chicago Express times noted with connections to Dubuque St. Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Des Moines Omaha and Kansas City Express services. Through checked to destination without extra charge. R HULETT agent J P ELMER G P A.
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Dubugque
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Omaha
Kansas City
Gally
St. Isseph
Fort Dodge
E Gas City
Dubuque
Chicago
Dhebuque
Brewster
R. Hulett
J. P. Elmer
G. P. A. St. Paul Migg
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Music At
Cost
Journal
Sires and Sons
College and School
G Dewitt & Company
Tales OF
Birmingham Age Herald
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Florida
Cuba
South
Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
J.C. Beam, Jr
St. Louis
S. H. Hardwick
Washington, D.C
J. S. McCullough
Dearborn St
W. H. Tayloe
Washington
D. C
Business Directory
D. C. Stover
H. H. Antrim
F. Dorman
Asa’t
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baker
ATH Bank
Shumway
A. S. Held
Ww. Holand
Eat W. Hoefer
H. H. Anteim
J. H. Stealy
Fred Dorman
W. H. Wagner
Henry Baier
Homer F. Aspinwall
Savings Department
First National Bank
O. B. Bidwe
Wm. Dright
A. Owe
J. M. Clark
Ass't
Burrell Ee
HL Little
C. B. Blaweil
Boyd P. Hill
Addison ‘Pia
J. N. Galloway
F. KB. Schaeffer
S. Webster
E. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
J. WN. Galloway
F. Shaeffer
C. J. Wells
John J. Trunck
Ww. Mayer
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
Attorney AT Law
W. N. Cronerite
Freeport, NL
Magasine Binding
Anserger Building
A. Ruthe
Carpenter & Contractor
Douglas Ave
Stephenson
Frisbie & Haney
General Contracting
God Callmaten
Illinois Central
R. BR
John F. Daly
Maple Leaf
Southexport
East Hound
WestChicago Limited
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