Winslow county items of interest and social notes
Winslow March 17 regular correspondent reports W G Tipwrig went to Chicago to buy new goods. Slothower of Warren called in Winslow. Miss Frost returned from Freeport where she spent winter. Blunt called in McConnell. Flossie Fritz returned from Chicago after studying music. Kennedy and wife arrived home from California. Chas Divan of Cadiz did business in Winslow. Frank Tyler of Browntown consulted Dr Melis for sick stock. J Diffenbaugh interviewed merchants. Mrs Blunt sending lumber. one car this morning. Imrick the grain man supplying farmers with corn. Edith Rockow back from Chicago. Mrs Woof to McConnell for granddaughter’s illness. Mr and Mrs Chas Heitz of Freeport visited John Heitz. Mrs I J Karlen’s sister from Monroe visiting Winslow. J B Fuller was a Freeport caller between trains.
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J Winslow
W. G. Tipwr
Chicago
Loo
Slothower
Warren
Winslow
George
Miss Frost
Freeport
Wim. Blunt
McConnell
Flossie Fritz
Woo
Kennedy
California
Chas Divan
Cadiz
Frank Tyler
Browntown
Melis
Woof
Chas. Heitz
John Heitz
I. J. Karlen
Monroe
J. B. Fuller
Rock Grove Notes On Careful Happenings
News from Rock Grove reports Mrs. E J Fisher on the mend and Rev H C Stephan set to attend U B conference in Peotone. Paul Stephan ill but improving. J J Shaffer ends school term at Hickory Grove and will start carpentry on nails. Masons to begin barn foundation for H W Kloep Pine. roads muddy. springtime farm life plus local business trips.
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Rock Grove
E. J. Fisher
H. C. Stephan
Peotone
U. B
Paul
Stephan
John Wells
Monroe
J. J. Shaffer
Hickory Grove
William Neuschwander
George Nesemeier
C. Weinschwander
Orangeville
H. W. Kloeppine
Winneshick News In Brief For March 16
Mr and Mrs Guy Mitchell welcome a baby boy born last week. Miss Bertha Shoemaker travels to Orville Ohio to stay with her sister. Mr and Mrs A Moss and daughters of Dakota visited Sam Hake home Sunday. UWB church meetings end with ten conversions. Miss Fearl Hake improves after severe burns. Mrs J Maver in poor health sent to poor farm last week.
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Fearl Hake
J. Maver
Delegates Elected At Jo Daviess Republican Meeting
Delegates were chosen at a Jo Daviess County Republican Central Committee meeting in Galena for state and congressional conventions. A committee submitted names for both conventions and several delegates were appointed. Henry Wolfeot of Hanover substituted for absent members and attendees may cast the full vote if the full delegation is not present.
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Galena
Marehbo
Jo Daviess County
Republican Rentral Committee
United States
Lamont
J. Stewart Lamont
Tas
Bo Berryhan
M. Vilfans
Phis
Abe Committee
Toom
WT. Dfodson
John ¢. Broevers
Giaheng
Anthonys McAlister
Hanover
AL Johnson
Wards Grove
James RR. Berryman
Seales Mound
William Townsend
Rust
Abe Cox Murzabech
Geeddim Freeport
Hames
Wo. Puckett
Warren
Solo Stanton Rush
J. 8
Laathout
Apple Rivers
M.viffitty
Derreman
Blewett
Mo J. Platt
Piast Dabuqie
Charlies
AL Walters
Dizabeth
J. Matson
Seales
Mounmes Both
Jo Daviess seeks delegate at National Republican convention
J Stewart Lamont of Apple River has entered the race for Jo Daviess County delegate to the National Republican convention in Chicago next June. The Thirteenth district, allotted two delegates, includes several northwestern counties, and Lamont argues Jo Daviess deserves at least one seat since it has not had a delegate at a National convention since Harrison's nomination.
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Jo Daviess County
Chicago
J. Stewart Lamont
Apple River
Republican County Central Committee
Vthirteenth
Make the Stomach Work Mi-o-na Advertisement Prompt
An advertisement urges readers to use Mi-o-na stomach tablets to strengthen stomach muscles and improve digestion. It claims regular use prevents indigestion and related symptoms, recommending a 50 cent box with Jungkunz’s money back guarantee if it fails to deliver.
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Win
Jungkunz
Fate and a Name in Royal Lines Across History
A quirky analysis notes how the name John appears cursed for royals, listing rulers from England France Scotland Bohemia and more who suffered dire fates. A Chicago Record-Herald item adds a light tale of a railroad brakeman who ships a mountain goat with a humorous pass.
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John
England
France
John Balliol
Scotland
Robert Til
John I
Bohemia
John X
Rome
Tuscany
John XI
John XIV
John XV
John XVI
Antipoge
Constantinople
John J
John 111
John 1
Castile
Harmless Lemon Hair Dye Promises Bright Hues
A Boston Globe note describes a hair treatment using salts of tartar juice of lemons and water to produce lightening effects. The method calls for tepid water, thorough dissolution, scalp application, and a final rinse to remove all traces of shampoo.
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Boston Globe
Brighten Gilt Frames With Simple Home Solutions
A home remedy guide describes boiling bruised garlic eloves in water then adding sulphur to achieve a golden color for gilt frames. After cooling apply with a soft brush and allow to dry. For specks mix ammonia and water to clean, then seal with a warm mix of resin oil and turpentine to increase durability.
Cleaning Sponges Soften With Ammonia Soak
A long used sponge becomes slimy. soak in a large basin of bailing water with a little ammonia for one to two hours. Rinse in clean water, squeeze, rinse again, then sun dry. Increase ammonia amount for larger or more soiled sponges.
Washing Black Woolens Instructions
A dated guide advises washing black woolens with bland white soap and warm water. Do not rub, rinse in warm water, then shake out the wet and avoid wringing. Dry by gently pulling straight, breadth by breadth, covered with a thin cloth while damp. An alternative suggests washing in gasoline.
Make Your Own Wall Shoe Rack From Closet Sketch
Popular Mechanics presents a simple project for boys to build a wall mounted shoe rack. The illustrated Fig. 1 shows the bottom construction details to enable a sturdy hanger rack inside a clothes closet.
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Popular Mechanics
Completed Race Describes Construction of Pockets
A description explains how to cut boards into six partitions to form pockets about six inches long. The pockets narrow from two inches at the bottom to five inches at the top, using two boards nine inches wide and about three feet long.
Skin softening frosty weather remedy from old Welsh text
An old Welsh home remedy suggests a facial mixture using one ounce glycerin mixed with half a pint orange flower water, then a tablespoon of powdered borax applied to the face with a soft rag and left on until dry to keep skin soft in cold weather.
Untitled cleaning method for tins described
The text describes a method to clean tins using hot water and soda, followed by polishing with whiting and a cleo cloth. It emphasizes careful handling and suggests whiting as the polishing agent.
Recipe fragment for coffee mix with faulty OCR
A fragmented OCR recipe describes mixing two cupfuls of something with coffee grounds and sugar, then stirring, cooling, and adding half a pound of something labeled Moelra. The text is garbled but indicates a coffee based mixture with repeated use of cupfuls and mixing steps.
Onions and Fish Prep Instructions Fragment
A fragmented, garbled instruction describes peeling onions and cleaning fish. It mentions sogine aes havistared tubs om bands wet with cold water and rubbing rough surfaces, followed by pasting. The text ends with a note about rinsing with cold water and gaining some result, though clarity is low.
Ison Gel Washing Aid and Potash Mixture Discovery
Fragmentary text suggests a home remedy involving Ison gel washing aid and potash with other ingredients. Mentions cities and a reaction with water. No clear event, person, or organization identified.
Dinner Controversy at Coombe Mix Dinner
Boston Transcript reports a heated dinner discussion at Coombe Mix with residents debating seating, timing, and etiquette. One guest, Minton, arrives late provoking comments on punctuality and social propriety while others insist on orderly conduct and timely bills.
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Minton
Boston ‘Transcript
Clearing sale of 500 pairs ladies shoes at 60c
500 pairs ladies shoes offered at 60 cents per pair. Look in their cast show window. WM. O. WRIGHT & ¢ QO, 4-bdts. The Daily Journal delivers to any part of the city for 10 cents a week.
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WM. O. Wright
The
Daily Journal Ia
Fermat Formula and a Prize for Proof in Mathematics
The article recounts Fermat’s margin notes in the Diophantus edition and the unsolved general Fermat formula. It notes Paul Wolfskel’s bequest of 100,000 marks for a complete proof, the Göttingen Society evaluating solutions, and remarks by Euler era mathematicians on special cases.
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Toulouse
Pierre de Fermat
Diaphantos
Alexandria
Permat
Paul Wolfskel
Darmstadt
Gottinger Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften
Os Muler
Dirichlet
Kummer
Scientific American
Son of the Czar Fears the Red Color in Russia
Report describes the czar’s aversion to red, ordering repainting of state buildings in St. Petersburg. A gypsy fortune tale from Livadia recounts the young Nicholas hearing the prophecy Son of the czar, fear the red. The color’s link to revolution worsens his fear.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas I
Livadia
Nicholas
Caur Nicholas
London
PLT
Dancing Through Time on San Francisco Floors
Edward M Greenways, leader of cotillons, recalls praise from a young woman. He jokes about never having a dancing lesson yet keeping a moving train and partners in era when long trains defined dance evenings. He describes improvised dancing setup with sheets and chairs on a crowded floor. San Francisco Chronicle.
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Edward M Greenways
Cotillons
Corin
Chen
San Francisco Chronicle
Multitalented World Figure Revered Across Time
A portrait from Latdsvite Courier Journal honors a legendary figure famed for versatility. A 250 pound athlete, masterful swimmer, bold bandit leader, and skilled storyteller, he reportedly spoke seven languages, trained in Shakespeare, and owned a pistol prized at six million dollars.
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Ife
Tle
Ile
Shakespeare Tito
Ground Hog Day origin in European Candlemas customs
The article traces Ground Hog Day to Candlemas on February 2, a medieval European festival marked by ceremonies. It notes the origin of the name from lit candles in processions and debunks the weather prophecy superstition linking February weather to the next two months. It states various animals used in similar customs across countries and that warm early February weather often signals a cooler spring.
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Europe
Sergius
Germany
France
Switzerland
England
Twickenham the Home of England's Great Writers
The article extols Twickenham as a cradle of English literature noting residency of Pope Swift Gay Walpole Johnson Tennyson Dickens and others. It highlights Montpelier Road’s blewed brick house where Alfred, Lord Tennyson lived early married life and wrote poems, and recalls the famous gatherings hosted there that formed the literary circle including Hallam and friends. It cites the area’s nickname the Bain or Tivoli of England and calls the Tennyson House sacred to lovers of literature.
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Twickenham
Pope
Horace Walpole
Swift
Gay
Lady Wortley Montagu
Gibson
Boswell
Johnson
Tennyson
Dickens
Walpole
England
London
Baine
Rome
Montpelier Road
Alfred Tenpys Pn
Lionel
Lord Tennyson
Tennyson, Hallam
Westminster Gazette
Maids as a Wife’s and Husband’s Assistants
An employment agent notes maids outnumber men’s attendants in luxury travel settings. She argues maids perform many duties for both spouses, from wardrobe care to laundry and pressing, and receive the largest tips while a valet’s hours are fewer.
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Afen
California
Florida
Riviera
Egypt
New York Press
Reynard the Fox and Satire in a Fourteenth Century Epic
The article explains Reynard the Fox as a satirical epic on medieval Germany. Animals symbolize institutions with Isengrim the Wolf for the barons and Nodel the Lion for the emperor, while Tibert the Cat and Brain the Bear feature in the allegory. The personal name Reynard has entered common speech.
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Renard
Reynard
Reynard the
Germany
Fox
Isengrim
Wolf
Nodel
Lion
Tibert
Cat
Brain
Bear
Umarmed
Youth remarks on asylum from railway ride
A youth on a Great Western railway journey to London disturbed fellow travelers with odd and foolish remarks. As the train passed Playwell, he noted the asylum's look from the rails, prompting an aging spectator to warn he might one day comment on the railway from the asylum.
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London
Doud
Twane Remiarks
Playwell Danmade Asylum
Quick quips from papers in a breakfast page mix
A collage of light notices and humorous exchanges from 19th century papers. A doctor jokes about diets, Mrs Grindly’s fancy work, a remark on composers not earning money, and a domestic chat about reading and dressing. The tone is breezy and anecdotal.
The Pygmy Earth And The Sun's Vast Bulk
A historical discourse compares the sun and Earth using simple scales. It explains the sun’s diameter about 866000 miles, needing 1300000 Earths for volume, and notes the sun’s density about a quarter that of Earth. It offers a two foot sun globe and a pea Earth for visual impact and discusses solar surface area and relative scale to stars.
Fragmentary Astronomical Quote in a Dark Sky
A fragment from a poetic line references fiodies that sparkle in heaven's ebon vault and notes a humble piece among the variable stars, hinting at celestial variety and a lone spot of light in the vast sky.
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Minous
Ant merchants in Europe and their curious trade
Leather clad ant merchants operate across Paris London and other cities dealing chiefly in ant eggs packed in wooden boxes and shipped to game preserves while ants themselves are pressed and sold as a bird feed equivalent. The work requires tough leather undershirts due to bites and the trade hinges on ant eggs rather than live ants.
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Paris
London
Anta
Ante
Europe
Aimilar
Etymology of Books Tied to Tree Origins
The article traces how the word book derives from boc and beech, linking book to wood and bark. It notes Germanbuchstaben and Latin liber as tree-derived roots, and explains biblon as a Greek root for bible and bibliophile. It also mentions codex as a block of wood and lent as obvious.
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Biblon
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