Farewell Party For Gingrichs In Social Circles
About fifty young people gathered at the Brubaker home one mile north of the Kraft house for a farewell surprise honoring Mr and Mrs Jacob Gingrich. A sumptuous lunch was served and the couple, who are moving to Calgary Alberta Canada, received a handsome mantle clock as a gift. Mrs Gingrich is the Brubaker couple’s daughter.
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Freeport
B.S. Brubaker
Kraft House
Jacob Gingrich
Gingrich
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Brubaker
Lobster Club Hosts by Miss Margery Ward Guest
Miss Margery Ward of Rochester New York entertained Lobster club members at the Zipfs home in Freeport. The evening featured cards and dancing followed by Welch rarebit. Miss Ward departed for New York this morning. Z. F. Runner visited Rockford for a business call earlier in the day.
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Lobster Club
Oscar R. Zipf
Margery Ward
Rochester
N. Y
Freeport
Illinois Central to install telephone train orders system
Illinois Central plans to replace telegraph order handling with telephone dispatch on divisions from Waterloo to Omaha Fort Dodge to Sioux City with Freeport as hub. The move aims to cut operator jobs and payroll, extend to other divisions, and follows success on Chicago Kankakee, Burlington precedent, and a novel one wire device from Sandwich Illinois.
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Illinois Central
Waterloo
Omaha
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Chicago
Kankakee
Burlington
RE. Parsons
Dubuque
Dailey
the Journal
Freeport
Ilinois Central Lines
Clinton
Madison
Dodgeville
Freeport Shakespeare Society Meeting Monday Evening
The Freeport Shakespeare society will meet Monday evening with Miss Bengston.
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The
Freeport Shakespeare Society
Miss Bengston
Personal Record Notes From Freeport Social Roundup
Waseer and McGreth of Polo, Fuller of Winslow, Robinson of Pearl City, and McBride of Henry Ill visit Freeport. Attley of Durand and Showalter of Racine conduct business here. Eells of Winslow host. Wagner and Steenrod home from Wisconsin. Pettepiece visiting Mt. Vernon sister. Shaffer of Addison returns home. Bronkow family visit Freeport. Metzger returns to Clinton after visiting Freeport.
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W. Waseer
Polo
Freeport
J.T. McGreth
Poclath
Fuller
Winslow
C. G. Robinson
Pearl City
L. A. McBride
Henry, Il
A. N. Patterson
Clinton
Iowan
W. H. Attley
Durand
Edward J. Showalter
Racine
Local Fraternal Meeting and Community Notices
Husn Temple No 108 will meet tomorrow at 2 30 for rehearsal at K G hall. Mt Carrolls High School building condemned by Dr C E Crawford state building inspector for the board of health. Epworth league to meet at First M E church tomorrow evening with an orchestra of six and Dr J S Clark as soloist. About 30 schoolmates surprised Miss Cora Boos at Liberty street last evening. L A T B of R T met Friday afternoon with good attendance. Mrs Gussie Anderson resigns as mistress and sails to Panama. a social with refreshments followed.
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Husn Temple
K. G. Hall
Mt. Carroll
C. E. Crawford
Board of Health
Epworth League
M. E
Clark
Cora Boos
Liberty Street
Miss Boos
R. T
Gussie Anderson
Panama
Majestic Sunday Matinee and Night Triple Bill
Sunday afternoon and evening the Majestic presents a triple bill with vivid portrayals of life and spectacular tricks by magicians. Featured acts include Livings Silhouettes, Wonderful Mirrors, Italian Cavalry, Redbam Boys in Aquatic Sports, The Maniac Juggler, Farmer Giles and his Goose, Magic Drawing Room, and Dr. S inum. Italian Cavalry showcases trained army horses. Dr Skimum offers cosmetic miracles, and new illustrated songs debut next week.
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Redbam Boys
Farmer Giles
Gaese
Magic Drawing Room
S«inum
Skimum
Market Report Shows Mixed Midwest Board Trading
Chicago closing board of trade quotations list May wheat at 94, May corn around 6ai, May oats at l. May pork 12.46, May lard 7.95, May ribs 6.65. cattle 710, steady, beeves 6.60 to 6.65, cows and heifers 2.10 to 5.40, stockers 3.15 to 35.20, hogs 14,000 up about 10 cents, light 4.70 to 5.07, mixed 4.60 to 5.10, heavy 4.80 to 5.10, bulk 4.95 to 5.05, sheep 3,000 strong at 4.25 to 6.85. additional quotations provided by F J Miner & Co with opening, high, low, close data for wheat, corn, oats, pork, lard, ribs.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
F.J. Miner & Co
C. D. Anderson
AiSg
Ile
Too Layvye to Classify and Misc Classified Fragments
Classified fragments advertise rental rooms and items for sale. Names appear garbled in this early 20th century notice with sporadic contact details such as phone-like numbers and street addresses. A cook and housework services are offered by Mrs A D Knowlton at 300 Stephenson St.
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A. D. Knowlton
Stephenson St
From Schoolhouse to Poorhouse by Former Henney Salesman
A former Stephenson County teacher and Henney Buggy salesman recounts his life from schoolhouse success to poverty after misfortune. He describes moving from the Henney firm to Whitman & Barnes, confession of tavern temptations, and a plea to readers to resist alcohol. He details time at the poor farm in Freeport, praising superintendent James A. Hells and urging civic action against saloons. The letter stresses personal responsibility and the costs of alcohol to individuals and society.
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Civic League
Freeport
Civic Leaague
Stephenson County
Henney Buggy Co
Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co
Grange
Louis Karcher
George Patterson
Patterson
Charles F. Donohue
L. M. DeVore
M. Stover
Lanark
Ur Club
Garfield
Edgar Allen Poe
Chicago
James A. Hells
M. M. Fenner
Self Made Governor Hanly to Speak at Grafid Opera House
Indiana's Frank Hanly, a self taught man who rose from district schooling to the bar, state senator, congressman candidate, and eventual 1904 Republican governor, will speak Sunday afternoon March 22 at Grafid Opera House. He credits perseverance and legal study for his climb from manual labor to public service.
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Indiana
Frank Hanly
Grafid Opera House
Williamsport
Ind
Harrison
Hanly
Congress
Edgar D. Crumpacker
United States
Beveridge
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Promises Reward
A 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts the credibility of F J Cheney and the firm Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo and promotes the cure as a blood and mucous system remedy. Price listed as 75 cents per bottle with testimonials and accompanying products.
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Hall
F.j.cheney
Halls
Daily Journal Delivery Offer Widely Announced
The Daily Journal states it delivers to any city area for one week at a fixed rate. The notice emphasizes broad service coverage and inexpensive access for readers seeking daily newspaper delivery.
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the Daily Journal
Masonic Calendar Notes Lodge and Chapter Meetings
Excelsior Lodge No 97 A F and A M holds stated communications on the first and ded Friday of each month with IE A degree on Friday March 20. Evergreen Lodge No 170A KF and A M meets on the first and standard Monday. Freeport Chapter and Council hold first and third Tuesday and R and 8 M. Freeport Commandery meets on the ist and 8rd Wednesday each month.
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Excelsior Lodge
A. F
A. M
Eyvergreen Lodge
Freeport
BR. A. M
Freeport Council
Freeport Commandery No
Dakota Democrats Caucus Notice for Town Nominations
Democrats of Dakota town meet in village hall on Monday March from 9 to 11 for nominating candidates for town offices. W Nelson, Committeeman.
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Dakota
Stoa
I W.neelson
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F. A. Read
Z. F
Rockford
Stephenson Street
Helen Baker
Emerick, Barrett & CO
Freeport, Illinois
Bengstons
W. H. Sperry
Aurora
D. W. Rosenburg
Rochelle
Friends
Edgar Eells
Karl Wagner
T. F. Steenrod
University of Wisconsin
Frances Pettepiece
Mt. Vernon
B. A. Arnold
C. H. Shaffer
Addison
Bessie Bronkow
Clarno, Wis
City
W. H. McCall
Douglas Avenue
John Metzger
Joe Metzger
Clinton, Ill
Today’s Market Report
Brunswick
Chicago St
Layvye
van Buren
West
Baneodta
Wi Linealn Ave
FOST
AL Postallice Cron Douglas
Boteluy
John Deuthart
BUSI
NESS
Henney
G. A. Rogers
Stephenson
Everwear
Straub & Nohe
Galena
Dl van Buren
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