County Cullings from Bolton March Notes and Local Happenings
Miss Grace Aspinwall sprained her arm after a sled fall. Clarence Yeager from Pearl City helped initiate a Mason ritual. William R. Foud returns from South Wayne due to eye issues and winter stay. Elevator firms grapple with grain rush. Mrs. Sarah Miller of Freeport visits relatives. Harvey Pierce sale draws buyers. many from Freeport and Shannon attend. Epworth League lunch stand prospers. A Miller gathering includes a late party with guests from Freeport and Shannon. gifts include a table lamp for the couple. Harris Sheetz reports a wolf sighting south of town. Ed Reddington from Shannon visits on business. Royal Neighbors honor Mrs. Ella Peck with a surprise. Jacob Beck presents a lamp. Joseph Barron from Freeport on business. Elbert Kingsley seeks to wire Bolton with Freeport-Pearl City line. a loop may connect near Senator Aspinwall. Freeport promoter H. D. Bentley touted as reliable with piano stools and scarfs fame.
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Grace Aspinwall
Clarence Yeager
Pearl City
Masons
William R. Foud
South Wayne
Sarah Miller
Freeport
Harvey Pierce
Shannon
Epworth League
Elbert Kingsley
Visitors and local notes from Wappams Grove
From Our Own Correspondent Wappams Grove March 12 Mrs W M Armagost visits friends in Freeport C Yost loaded a carload of potatoes at Warren for Chicago Dan Paul of Marsville visiting friends Oscar Coleman arrived home from the coast visiting friends in Kansas Nebraska and Iowa Mrs Geo Stine visiting at Sioux City Frank Shoemaker at the county seat Dr Cryder of Lena called on Dr Sadler Elder J G Royer of Mt Morris here Friday and Saturday Chas Hahlen and family of Blanchardville with Albert Hahlen visiting J G Shudt Saturday then to Apple River to visit a sister Mrs C Voss ill Chas Corning loading personal effects for move to Iowa W W Bonebright to Freeport to act as juror Dr Sadler may leave town roads bad now but springlike weather should improve them
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Wappams Grove
W. M. Armagost
Freeport
C. Yost
Warren
Chicago
Dan Paul
Marsville
Oscar Coleman
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Geo. Stine
Sioux City
Frank Shoemaker
Cryder
Lena
Sadler
J. G. Royer
Mt. Morris
Chas. Hahlen
Albert Hahlen
Blanchardville
Wis
J. G. Shudt
Apple River
C. Voss
Chas. Corning
W. W. Bonebright
Winneshiek School entertains visitors and praise praised
From Our Own Correspondent Winneshiek March 12 The Winneshiek school held a pleasant entertainment Friday afternoon with many visitors and compliments for the students Rev J S Shoemaker and daughter Fannie returned from Indiana last Saturday Mary Lentz attended the Freeport teachers institute last Saturday Revival meetings at Winneshiek have been indefinitely postponed.
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Winneshiek
J. S. Shoemaker
Fannie
Indiana
Mary Lentz
Teachers’ Institute
Freeport
Buyers Guide highlights Freeport piano organ brands Burdett and Bentley
The Presto Company of Chicago releases a Buyers Guide to American pianos organs and other instruments with notes on Freeport makers Burdett Organ Co names Burdett as a registered trademark for pianos organs and string instruments. It cites history of Burdett Piano Co assets acquired by Edna Piano Co in 1897 and praises Burdett organs as superior. Bentley name noted as prominent in the music trade with Mr H D Bentley referenced.
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Presto Company
Chicago
Freeport
Burdett
Washington
Burdett Organ Co
Ill
Burdett Piano Co
Edna Piano Co
Burdett Organs
Bentley
H. D. Bentley
Universal Burdock Blood Bitters Endorsement Claim
An 19th century advertisement extols Burdock Blood Bitters by Joseph Emmert, asserting it builds up the system, enriches the blood, and makes men and women strong and healthy, encouraging readers to use the tonic for vigor and vitality.
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Burdock
Joseph Emmert
Markets Report From Cuicaco And Chicago Stocks
Closing Board of Trade quotations show July wheat at 67% and July corn at 37%. Pork and lard prices listed, cattle and hogs steady to firm at Union Stock Yards with cattle $4.00 to $5.80, hogs $4.75 to $5.05, sheep $4.00 to $5.85. Chicago receipts include 27,000 hogs and 8,000 cattle. Northwestern and New York stock data follow with mixed cattle, hogs, and grain figures and broker C W Killen supplying the quotes.
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Union Stock Yard
C. W. Killen
Fry’s Block
Chicago
Caroago
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
NEW York Stock Market
Freeport
Mirror Writing in a Roumanian Patient At French Academy
A Paris Letter reports a rare nervous disorder case studied by Dr. Marinescu in Bucharest. The patient, a young Roumanian Jew, writes backward in Latin script when dictation is given and mirrors his handwriting. He also traces words backward with his foot, while Hebrew writing reverses to left to right.
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French Academy of Medicine
Roumanian
Marinescu
Bucharest
Marineseco
Paris
A Mosque For London From Tit Bits
A mosque is being built in London to serve up to 400 worshipers with a gallery for women. The project costs £10,000 and aims to attract Mohammedans and students from around the world to the metropolis.
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London
War News Sparks Late Edition In Philadelphia
A newspaper man recounts his early morning entry to a house at 5 30 am where his wife challenges him to craft more war news for a late edition, signaling the start of a fresh city battle of headlines in Philadelphia.
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Tate
Philadelphia
California seeks to turn giant Sequoia groves into national parks
California Representative De Vries pushes through congress to have the interior secretary acquire the Mammoth Tree Grove in Calaveras and South Park Grove for national park status. The Calaveras groves include trees up to 40 feet in diameter and a 450 foot high monarch aged about 2500 years. Eight major groves on Sierra Nevada slopes are noted with Meriposa leading for accessibility.
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Representative de Vries
California
Dowd
Calaveras Groves
Sierra Nevadas
Mariposa
Calaveras
Tuolumne
Tulare
Coast Range
New York Sun
Physic in Gotham in 1800
New York Historical Society heard Dr. Sydney H. Carney Jr describe 1800 medical practices in Gotham. The talk recalls remedies from nutmeg and brandy to verdigris and calomel, and even a secret opium cure bought by the state. fees and travel costs are noted, with curios about Tadpoles and diet in the era.
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New York Historical Society
Sydney H. Carney, Jr
New York
George I
George II
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Vermont
When to Write 1900 in Roman Letters
A Kansas City Independent note argues the year 1900 should be written MDCD and outlines two rules for Roman numerals: placing the largest value first and avoiding four identical digits in a row. It proposes MD then CD to total 1900, citing medieval origins for the subtractive 100.
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Ife
Kansas City
Popular Bishop Ingram of Stepney The East End Apostle of Hope
A fashionable London preacher, Bishop Ingram of Stepney, is admired by the poor of the east end. The Wing hails him as intensely human, adored by the needy for boxing, smoking, and billiards, and for bringing hope to Londoners through earthly ties.
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Ingram
Stepney
London
East End
Wing
The Samaritan and the City Boy's Tale in One
In New York a boy Philip Martin braves the city seeking work after his father dies and his mother is gone. Alice Goldstein helps him with a card to an uncle who offers aid, restoring hope and leading to a future medical career and marriage. Twenty years later Dr. Martin recalls the kindness that sparked his rise from poverty to prosperity.
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Goldstein
Alice
Philip Martin
Uwe
Snecard
Alice Goldstein
Will
Philip
Goldstein Carridge
Fair Samaritan
Lie
New York
Dainty Alice
Dr. Martin
Fair Alice
Boston Post
Letter at the front door from the postman
Mr Meeker returns to the room where his wife sits as he retrieves a letter at the front door. He announces it is for him and asks if he should open it, a moment captured by the Chicago Tribune.
Let Me See the Letter Kerfuffle Reveals Typing Clue
In a courtroom exchange, Kikluft requests the document, claiming familiarity with the handwriting while Ten Spot notes the letter is typewritten and distinctive spelling. The judge weighs the significance of the textual discrepancy in the ongoing case.
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Kikluft
Tenspot
Irishman in a Haunted Hotel Balloon Escape
An Irish tale recounts a man who rode an elevator a misnamed hotel lift. He enters a closet, the ropes drop, walls descend to the cellar, and a terrified cry ends with a safety assurance. He discovers he is trapped in a haythenish balloon and survives, narrowly avoiding a higher ascent.
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Murther
Bridget
Begorra
Kevins
Irish Independent
Dahlia as an Edible Root in Europe History
The dahlia was once valued as a vegetable rather than a flower in Europe. Introduced from Madrid about a century ago by the Marchioness of Bute, it was linked to Mexico and France and briefly tried as an edible tuber before failing to gain popularity.
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Marchioness of
Bute
Madrid
Mexico
France
England
Covent Garden
Crystal Palace
London
What’s that young man’s business in town
A fragment from the Chicago Post quotes Mr Parvenu doubting a tutor’s craft and Mrs Parvenu guessing the man teaches some science. They joke about his teaching being in “escalation” and worry over possible high charges for lessons. Maybelle is mentioned as a student.
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Mr. Parvenu
Chitago Post
Steadfast Nature in Church Benefactor tale
The aged minister recalls Brother Braggetts rising from poverty to wealth while remaining humble. He notes Braggetts started giving a quarter in the plate on Sundays and continues tithing even after amassing a fortune, a sign of his steady character. The Indianapolis Journal reports the remark.
Why He Was Wakeful Insomniac Quotes a Song Tune
A Washington Star quip notes a dyspeptic who claims he did not sleep last night. He jokes the culprit was a song about slumber that played on repeat in his head, leaving him wakeful and unable to rest.
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Washington Star
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