Special Meetings Close at Embury Church
Embury Methodist Episcopal church held four services in a day as Rev. Ray C. Harker and Dr. G. D. Cleworth conducted revival efforts. Forty two converts joined Sunday marking a peak in three weeks of meetings, praised for gospel preaching without sensationalism. Cleworth from Chicago led morning and evening sermons and addressed men in the afternoon.
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Em‘bury Methodist Episcopal Church
Ray C. Harker
G. D. Cleworth
Chicago
Cleworth
Harker
Embury
Freeport
Diversey Boulevard
M. BA
F. R. Briggs
Rockford
Rock River Conference
Conscience of the Masses Sermon at Independent Church
Rev W H Beynon spoke on The Conscience of the Masses at the Independent church Sunday evening using Matthew 11 28 29 as text. He argued the masses shift between right and wrong, citing Lincoln and American history, noting past exclusions from voting and the long path to equal rights and liberty.
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Mr. Beynon
Independent Church
W. H. Beynon
Lincoln
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Conscience of the masses drives reform movement
A reflection on how public conscience evolves from isolated reformers to mass action. The piece argues that laws change when the people demand justice and morality, contrasting past branding of criminals with opportunities for reform, and foreseeing a unified public pressure shaping courts, legislation, and social norms.
Quiet village election in Winslow with 53 votes cast
Winslow village primary on March 9 produced 27 license and 26 anti license votes. Slated officers include J. M. Gordon for president and trustees Edward Kuntz, Wm. C. Moyer, John Fritz. anti license slate led by J. R. Barr. Postmaster L. W. Smith resigns due to ill health. Arch Stewart and Samuel Sinclair seek the office. Orangeville ticket nominates S. D. Confer for president and G. S. Wagner as clerk with two trustees and a police magistrate.
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Winslow Register
J. M. Gordon
Edward Kuntz
Wm. C. Moyer
John Fritz
J. R. Barr
L. H. Fuller
Adam Beck
Adam Wales
L. W. Smith
Arch Stewart
Samuel Sinclair
Mr. Smith
Orangeville
S. D. Confer
G. S. Wagner
D. A. Schoch
E. Bolender
R. W. Moore
Henry Ritzman
Charles Goodrich
Henry Fisher
Rock Grove
Goodrich
Freeport
Wiebaux
Mont
Lee Goodrich
Social at Parsonage for Van Brocklin W C T U
The Van Brocklin W C T U hosts a Friday social at the parsonage on March 19 with free cake pie and coffee. A playful sizing-pledge asks attendees to pay two pence per foot of height and one cent per odd inch, all for a good cause, with a twent feet tall joke.
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van Brocklin W. C. T. U
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Advertisement Promises Quick Relief
An ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a universal cure for constipation indigestion liver trouble and related ailments with a guaranteed claim backed by a wealthy company. It offers a free sample by mailing an address to Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello and notes price 50c to $1 at druggists.
Rain-coats and Jackets Cleaned by French Dry System
Advertisement notes rain coats cravenettes spring jackets cleaned by the French Dry Cleaning System at B. B. Dye Works with playful quip about reading the Journal’s want column.
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B. B. Dye Works
Lodwin
Browne Speaks on Nature and Civic Beauty at Freeport Woman's Club
Hon. J Stanley Browne editor of the Rockford Morning Star addresses the Freeport High School Domestic Science and Art departments event. He argues sparrows crows and woodchucks aid agriculture and urges beautifying vacant lots to uplift city life. Mrs Browne accompanies him. Miss Richeson leads a domestic science display and lunch. Mrs Oyler sings two solos to conclude.
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Woman's Club
Freeport High School
Alice Sanborn Brown
J. Stanley Browne
Rockford Morning Star
Brown
Browne
State Civil Service Commission
Taylor
Watertown Asylum
Manual Training
Miss Dana
Miss Richeson
Oyler
Gregory Opens Letter on Franchise Time Extension in Freeport
Open letter from Chas E Gregory of Chicago explains why he seeks extra time to complete gas and electric plant obligations in Freeport. He defends backing sources, cites bank endorsements, and rejects personal attacks while urging fair treatment from city council amid competition with the Freeport Gas Light and Coke Co.
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Chas. E. Gregory
Freeport, Ill
Freeport Journal
Freeport
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co
Shaw
G. B. Shaw
Charles E. Gregory
Eng
Chicago
Authority
Gas. Co
Chase, Gregory
Freeport Personal Notes Highlight Local Visitors
A long list of residents and visitors appears from Freeport and surrounding towns. Mies Rose Mensenkamp spent Sunday in Helviders while W. H. Diffenbaugh called on businesses in Dixon. Chicago visitors include Mrs. Alfred Hoefer visiting her sister, and Miss Meta Krueger in town for dressmakers openings.
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Mies Rose Mensenkamp
Helviders
W. H. Diffenbaugh
Dixon
Alfred Hoefer
Chicago
B. A. Anno
J.J. Shafter
Rock Grove
F. B. Carpenter
L. T. Brown
Newport
N. H
Freeport
Charles Queat
Milwaukee, Wis
G. W. Queat
Meta Krueger
F. B. Krueger
John Alberts
Martha
Lottie
Forreston
Eleanor Collins
Ruth Collins
Art Institute
Clark Munn
Milwaukee
L. W. Munn
West Street
Mr. Munn
Cannon and Sons
Walter and
Clarence
Shabbona, Ir
Harry Meyer
Pecatonica
Elizabeth Lakemacher
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wilbur Reitzel
Reitzel
It Saved His Leg From Eczema Cure
Water town Wisconsin reader J A Swenson recounts ten years of eczema thwarted by 15 doctors until Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed him. The ad touts the salve as infallible for skin eruptions boils burns and other injuries, priced 25 cents at Joseph Emmert.
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J. A. Swenson
Watertown
Wis
Bucklen
Joseph Emmert
Daily Journal Delivery Ad Sets Citywide Rate
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery available for 10 cents per week.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promises Quick Cure
An advertisement asserts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures indigestion constipation headache halitosis malaria and other stomach liver or bowel ailments in all ages. It guarantees results and offers a free sample by sending address to Pepsin Syrup Co 119 Caldwell Building Monticello Iowa. Bottles sell for 50 cents and 1 dollar at druggists.
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Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Monticello, I
Special Tax Notice From Tax Collector Office
Special notice warns that the Special Tax Collector's office closes March 20 and all taxpayers owing improvement tax must call to settle assessments to avoid delinquent listing. Griffin F E Dittmar, Special Tax Collector.
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F. E. Dittmar Griffin
Naperville Man Murdered on Hazy Colorado Trail
Pueblo March 13 From officers information in the Peter Dieter murder case it is believed the body was placed in a trunk and buried miles from the crime scene Ray Gordon who lived with Dieter left Rye with a trunk using a borrowed team and later was seen near a railroad station Gordon’s arrest is expected E M Dieter a Naperville cousin left the scene due to a snow storm but will return to continue the search for the body
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Tewak and
Gerted
Pueblo
Colo
Peter Dieter
Naperville
Ill
Dieter
Ray Gordon
Rye
Gordon
E.M. Dieter
State Horseshoers to Convene in Rockford
Plans for the annual convention of master horseshoers of the state set Rockford as the meeting site on April 8 and 9. The I O O F hall on South Main Street hosts sessions while Nelson hotel serves as headquarters. Expected attendance exceeds 500 horseshoers from across the state.
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Rockford
Argyle Hotel Sold to Lewis Reed at Argyle
M E McDonnell sells the City hotel at Argyle to Lewis Reed of Lamont. Reed takes possession March 23. McDonnell buys the residence once owned by his son John McDonnell at Argyle.
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Argyle
M. E. McDonnell
Lewis Reed
Lamont
Mr. Reed
Mr. McDonnell
John McDonnell
Clothing sale notice from B B Dye Works
Urgent appeal to call now for clothing held for customers. Do not delay. send all out of date garments to our shop. Try on older suits and benefit from our pressing services as the shop promotes its clothing services.
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B. B
DeVore Club
Mick
Calidren
Orion
Aose
Patent Medicine Claims Strength and Health Benefit
An advertisement promotes a tonic claiming to strengthen the body, feed the tissues, and drive impurities from the system. It asserts efficacy against colds, pneumonia, and consumption, boasting fifty years of use and personal endorsement by Father Johns.
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John
Relief for veterans encampment planned in Aurora
A March 15 notice from the War Lords committee outlines welfare coverage for several thousand visitors at the May 18 to 20 encampment of the Gide RR and related groups. It includes a resolution offering free medical services to visiting members of the Grand Army Post and auxiliary society during the forty third Army of the Republic of Minnesota event in this city.
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Aurora
Mitteea
State Department
Gide RR
Tilinois
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