Social Circles and Local Celebrations Highlight City Life
Reception to the bride and groom at the Bast home on Fifth avenue welcomed about thirty guests after a six o'clock dinner. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bregman, will return to Chicago Monday. Birthday surprise marked Mrs. J. Wagner Goetting’s sixty third, with family gifts and a supper. Capernaum Shrine invites a dance and card party at Masonic temple on April 2. Go-Home Early club held the second dancing party at the Masonic temple with Gibler's orchestra. Mrs. A. B. Wight hosted her Sunday school class for an evening at her South Galena avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotlin
S. Breyman
Chicago
Ds Bast
Fifth Avenue
J. Wagner Goetting
State Street
Capernaum Shrine
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Gibler
A. B. Wight
South
Galena Avenue
Requests for soldier company rationing and assembly answers
A letter from Frank E Hastman major commissary U S A at Chicago asks eight questions to guide company readiness for U S service. Items cover assembly location, trained cooks, meal procurement if rations fail, bidders and feeding facilities, meal costs per man, and how to certify vouchers and travel rations with coffee money. The inquiring agent seeks file-ready responses per recent commissary general instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chtef Commissary
Chicago
United States
Frank E. Hastman
Richard Aykens Feels Better After Short Illness
Local notes report Richard Aykens back downtown after a brief serious indisposition. The column also mentions J E Beckmire at the funeral of A F Fall in Lena and other town happenings. A social event at Ridott is announced with Huenkemeier's four-piece orchestra to play for a dance tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Aykens
J. E. Beckmire
A. F. Fall
Lena
Huenkemeier
Ridott
Weaver
A. F
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Bodene
Personal Record Highlights Day in the Midwest
The Personal Record notes numerous residents and visitors in Freeport, Rockford, Monroe, Chicago, and surrounding cities. Names include J E Moore Rev John Divan F R Rice S A Clark and many others traveling for business or visiting relatives. Several guests from Orangeville Argyle Lena Warren and Dubuque are mentioned with local hosts and short trips to Aurora Amboy Forreston Baileyville and Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Divan
Monroe
F. R. Rice
Chicago
S. A. Clark
Dr. Leitzell
Dakota
Katherine Doyle
Rockford
Mary Kroop
Clinton
Fred S. Smith
Mt. Carroll
Freeport
E. H. Hoyman
Thomas Rigney
Scioto Mills
Henry Ritzman
Orangeville
D. J. Klopp
Miss Taylor
Mrs. Cheney
Leno
Charles
Clara Johnson
Argyle
Wis
Stoskopf
G. A. Weaver
O. D. Weaver
Alice Wasson
Lena
Angy Drake
Warren
H. W. Melchair
J. W. Vincent
EK. West
Henefeild
Baileyville
J. Gordon
Amboy
Ann Burns
Gordon
Henricka de Boer
Forreston
Mrs. Littleson
Dubuque
N. Dax
Ready to wear garments offer excellent value values
A shop promotes ready to wear clothing, claiming goods are well made from good cloth and attract customers by low marked prices. The ad stresses savings and friendly service with every sale.
For Ladies Wear Promotes New Cloaks and Suits in Town
The store advertises ladies, misses, and children's clothing with new arrivals. It highlights cloaks, suits, skirts, and waists as the talk of the town and invites customers to compare with other merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our
Canaries Arrive As Novel Advertising Scheme
The Canaries arrive ending the question who are the Canaries and marking the culmination of a unique local advertising stunt. EB and W shoe store is decorated with canaries green sprigs vines and wild roses to evoke spring. About forty song birds compete for a $5 prize for best singer with other prizes also offered. Charles Kinnell of Rockford decorated and originated the concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaries
EB & W
Charles Kinnell
Rockford
Rosemeier Warner Nuptials Set This Evening
Miss Laura Rosemeier and Claude Warner plan a marriage this evening. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Rosemeier, residents of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Rosemeier
Claude Warner
Meg
Fred Rosemeier
Thre Street
Ladies rubbers go at 43 at the pening sale
Allington's Music Store offers popular sheet music at 43 cents per copy during a closing sale running through April 1. Location details listed as 146 Stephenson Street and 6 North Galena Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sohming, Wachtin & Prerrier
Allington's
Stephenson Street
North
Galena Avenue
April 2 anniversary noted in local business
A fragmented notice mentions an April 2 anniversary tied to The Neod mna j ha Business O. 5. discussed by SSubitian with references to panty and Manhood topics. The readable text hints at a formal or ceremonial event with unclear details about participants or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neod
Mna
al Pyimnesitn
Ssubitian
Jou
Manhood
Wayward Daughter and Other Operas at Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House program lists a string of titles including The Wayward Daughter dated April 1 and His Father's Sin along with The Little Homestead and April 8 performances. Names appear jumbled in this OCR fragment, but indicate a series of plays or operas scheduled for early April with AbH Friel and Sullivan noted among performers or authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opwra House
Sulliva
Sunday Train to Madison Branch Announces Outing Service
The Union Central railroad plans a Sunday excursion train between this city and Madison Wisconsin. The service will run each Sunday, departing in the morning and returning the same evening. It offers a day of lakeside pleasure for outing enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Ulnola: Central Railroad
Woman in Columbus Credits Electric Bitters Cure
Mrs. Mary H. Walters of St. Clair street Columbus Ohio suffers stomach weakness and insomnia from drugging. She reports immediate improvement and a complete cure after using Electric Bitters, sold by Joseph Emmert and guaranteed. Also an ad notes a 10 percent discount on men’s shoes at Golden Rule Shoe Store on March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Walters
St. Clair Street
Columbus
Joseph Emmert
Golden Rule
Bokembier & Lapp
Galena St
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Ildren
Ids Gaisadig
Capernaum Shrine Party
Brownlee & Whisler
Vollmer
Adams and
Williams Streets
C. Katzemeier
Frank Munsen
Munsen
West
Soshul
Incoln
Frank Ross
Ito
Ross
Schaub Block
C. F. Green
Yyas
James Moorhead
Brooklyn
J.E. Moore
A. C. Wilson
Davis
J. E. McNulty
Aurora
Chicago Street
Huss
Sweeney
Mararden
J. R. Mooor
Union Street
Marchal
Walnut Street
Douglas Avenas
Galena Road
Trungk
M.stoskopf
Lower Stephenson Street
Freeport Building and Loan Association
Co. F. Hildreth
Gilde Anni Versary
Heth
Anit Nally
A. Penticoff
Geo. A. Rogers
Battenburg
Union Loan & Building Association
Galena Ave
Cable
Albertson
Temer
Galetia
Pattison Kryder
Stephen
L4dewly
Herp
W.j.young&co
Java
Columbia River
Burrell Wholesale and Retail Grocers
Jaeag
ALL Steel
Bessemer
Gothee
Danene
The
Freeport Hardware Company
Galena Street
Ann Roo
Too Savings Department of the State Bank
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