Deaths and funerals noted in Freeport area
Obituary notices from Freeport recount the death of Mrs Elizabeth Wagner at 78 after heart trouble with two weeks illness. She lived on Carroll Street and leaves three sons and two daughters, with services planned at Carroll Street home and burial near Adeline. Additional notices report the deaths of three-year old Fannie Sanders of Exchange Street, nine-month old Emile Rash of Summit Street, and James Meyers, veteran Illinois Central engineer with a Scales Mound crash past. Funeral arrangements and locations listed for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wagner
Carroll Street
Wagner
Illinois
John Kauffman
Ogle County
Washington County
Maryland
Adeline
Jonathan Wagner
Marion
May Stover
John Wagner
Baileyville
Frank Wagner
Samuel Wagner
Freeport
Addison Kauffman
Celia Bieler
Leaf ‘River
Nathanial Kauffman
Morrison
August Smith
Forreston
Kauffman Cemetery
Fannie
J. W. Sanders
Exchange Street
Orangeville
Staver Church
J.H. Keagle
Emile
Wm. Rash
Summit Street
Rev. Holke
James Meyers
Illinois Central Railroad
Amboy
Scales Mound
Mr. Meyers
Immanuel Lutheran Church Plans New Building
The building committee met to decide on a spring church erection. They will open bids at 7 o’clock this evening at the parsonage. Committee members include KE Seitz E Landgraf S Winters R Labudde C Demeter and Rev A C Landeck, chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
KE. Seitz
E. Landgraf
S. Winters
R. Labudde
C. Demeter
A. C. Landeck
Obscure 19th Century Figures and Awards Highlighted
Tard Armstrong and Lord Qwyayyr are noted as elder goth figures in the loase of fords. Alice Portier, professor at Triane University New Orleans, earns a medal from the Alliance branch for History of Serance. Phillip Laszlo, Langarian artist, commissioned to paint Pope Leo seated on the papal Unone. William Gregory, Rhode Ishind GOP nominee, began as a bobbin boy in a Waverly cotton mill. Rev. Samuel Hahnemann to have monument near Daniel Webster statue in Washington. Louie Chandler Moulton argues editors are poorer critics than writers. General Sir William Butler sues London papers over war-time criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tard Armstrong
Lord Qwyayyr
Odest
Loase Offords
Alice Portier
Triane University
New Orleans
Alliance Branchise
Serance
Waverly
Samuel Hahnemann
Homœ Oopathic School of Medicine
Washington
Daniel Webster
Louie Chandler Moulton Beleves
William Butler
Cape Colony
London
Market quotes from Curoaco and Chicago receipts
Closing Board of Trade quotations show July wheat at 66, July corn 84 4, July oats 223 3, July pork 11.62, July lard 6.35, July ribs 6.374. At Union stock yards cattle 2,000 steady, Reeves 4,000 at 5.80, stockers 3.40 4.50, hogs 19,000 strong 10 to 1b higher, heavy 5.06 5.25, light 4.95 5.124, sheep 8,000 steady to strong 4.75 6.00. Chicago receipts listed with May and July prices. also ed Zeibach moved to hospital with inflammatory rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curoaco
Board of Trade
Union Stock Yard
Reeves
C. W.killen
Fry’s Block
Mayo
Freeport Ladies Invited To Inspect Stevens Ready to Wear
Mrs G S Mansfield at Grove and Stephenson invites Freeport ladies to call and inspect a fine line of plates and samples of ready to wear suits skirts waists and jackets from Chas A Stevens Bros Chicago.
Annual Town Meeting and Election in Freeport Illinois
Notice to Freeport voters of the annual town meeting and township election on April 8. polling hours 7 am to 5 pm at nine precinct locations including Chas Becks grocery and C J Dittmars livery barn. Officers to be elected include supervisor assistant supervisors town clerk assessor collector and highway commissioner. Meeting begins 2 pm at precinct 1 to hear reports and approve expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Stephenson
Illinois
Chas. Beck’s
Cherry Street
C. J. Dittmar
Exchange Street
Wilbur Lumber Company
New York House
Galena Street
Emrich’s
Secker’s
Foy’s
South
Galena Avenue
Pennsylvania House
W. J. Christler
A. D
O. D. Emerics
Dr W J Rideout Surgery Ad at Stephenson Street
Dr W J Rideout offers ear nose and throat services at 110 Stephenson Street with glasses fitting and a telephone contact listed as number two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Rideout
Stephenson Street
Minister’s Crisis Shockingly Reveals Strain at Morgan Street
In a Sunday service at Morgan Street church, Rev. Mark Spencer confesses a personal interview with the Devil and questions church loyalty, citing Endavorers and weekday prayers. Miss Gertrude Brooks, the soprano, responds with visible distress as the sermon unfolds, and the service ends with an unresolved crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Spencer
Morgan Street
the Devil
Morgan Street Church
Gertrude Brooks
Moryga Street
Mark Speer
Soprana
Shay
Hero Yooul
Pure Fig Syrup Promoted as Gentle System Cleaner
An ad claims the true and perfect remedy for cleansing the system. It promotes syrup of figs manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by all druggists in a 50 cent bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
C.L. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mags
California Fig Syrup Co
Fragmented Classified Notice on Furniture and Mattress Sales
A damaged line says furniture sales and mattresses offered with delivery or pickup. It references location two doors east of Henney and mentions leaving orders. The readable fragment provides only scattered details without clear dates or full names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henney
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Sanders
Beecham
Chicago
New York
Co. W. Killen
Ed Zeibach
Colvin House
Atchinson
Brooklyn Rk. Ft. Wedeve
Jl Wah
Aerree A
Federal Steel
Lye
Ove
Lou, & Nasaaegaeee
Leather Aanees Ees
Mo Manhatta Acry
Nor. Pacific
Nor. Pacific Ptd
Toy
Norf. and Weat
Arn Pacific Mail
People's Gasthavenee
AQ Sugar
Oecesarmucce
Tly
Southern R’y
C.& Art
Christ and
the Church
Chas. M. Sheldon
Fleming H. Revell Co
Miss Brooks
Jerusalem
Mr. Spencer
Endeavor Society
Tam
Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Vdege
Ladies’ Watch Chain
Ingersoll
Lion
Ara Ther
Lion Coffee
Ve Ness Woolson Spice
Toledo
Ohio
Century
Cook-Book
American Beauty
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