Pearl City County Notes Reflect Busy Week
Pearl City reports include visits by George Frey from Freeport and Rev. Engleman from South Kaukauna, a 4 to 2 ball win over Freeport High, and local diphtheria cases. Mrs. Liebenstine mourns Ellis after a private funeral, while many residents attend hospital and church events, outings, and school exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl City
George Frey
Freeport
J. Folgate
Lettie
Fred Saulsbury
John Heime
H. C. Kortner
South Dakota
Otto Engleman
South Kaukauna
Wis
Loran
Lutz
Mount Pulaski
Freeport High School
Verne Aurand
Henry Aurand
le Roy
Minn
Mae Hawke
George Stichter
Arnold
Hooker
Gill Aurand
John Schoff
Thomas Crichton
Algonquin
John Saxby
Sam Deimer
Ackley
Iowa
Ellis Liebenstine
William Liebenstine
M. B. Church
Liebenstine
Fred Offenheiser
L. W. Krell
Orpha Chapter
Samuel Pifer
Prophetstown
Bolton Correspondent Reports Local Incidents And Work
Rev C B Allen injures ankle while visiting the parsonage and slows to steady recovery. H C Burgin brings eight teams to grade the C G W railway east of town with a steam shovel planned afterward. J B Scudder suffers heart trouble but remains ill. W P M S meeting postponed. Mrs Ella Peck hosts a visit. Mrs Myrtle Volkers and Mrs Mary Metz visit local families. Mrs Su B Frey returns from Pecatonica to a ill mother. B Frey buys and remodels a second hand survey. Ada Sheetz visits parents Cyrus and Ada Sheetz. William Shaurs and wife visit relatives while Roscoe Sheetz at ITC Freeport spends Sunday at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton
C. B. Allen
H. C. Burgin
Lamont
Town
J. B. Scudder
Pecatonica
B. Frey
Ada Sheetz
Cyrus Sheetz
William Shaurs
Freeport
Roscoe Sheetz
ITC
Quiet May nuptials and local marriage notices
From Our Own Correspondent Baileyville May 6 report notes Ontja Ontjes and Miss Gepka Brie wed at Rev Thurman’s home last Saturday. Also Anna Myers married in Proster Washington to Mr Heller last week. Mrs Hayer Smith welcomes a baby girl. Minnie Broeckmeier and daughter Martha attended Dubuque seminary dedication. Dr Stealy of Freeport was called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileyville
Ontja Ontjes
Gepka Brie
Thurman
Anna Myers
Mr. Heller
Proster
Washington
Miss Myers
Baptist Church
Hayer Smith
Minnie Broeckmeier
Martha
Dubuque
New Theological Seminary
Stealy
Freeport
Pleasant Hill
Blaisdell
Henry Wessel
Rockford
E. L. Snyder
Loran
Canada
Michael Kahl
Thomas Kahl
Merritt Fowler
Bert Clark
Fairview
Edwin Richard
George Phillipps
Damascus
Mary Koppien
McConnell
Perrin
Velvia Richard
Ethel Harbaud
Lena
Orin Snyder
Chicago
Hiram Snyder
Damascus merchant launches bread prize contest
Pleasant Hill notes a series of social visits and local happenings. Damascus merchant George Phillipps announces a May 25 bread contest inviting ladies to bring their loaves for a prize drawing, signaling a community focus on culinary skill.
Red Oak News Roundup Reports Visits and Local Doings
From Our Own Correspondent in Red Oak May 6 notes visits by Miss Mabel Stoll Miss Grace Zipse and others to Freeport Dodgeville and Orangeville. Mentions Rev Barngey preaching next Sunday evening and a successful missionary program. Local residents entertain guests on various farms and a quartet of Red Oak students passed their final exams at Orangeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Mabel Stoll
Grace Zipse
Freeport
Barngey
John Frank
Samuel Kniss
Sterling, IL
A. Baumgardner
Trotter
Nebraska
William Wait
G. Gastman
Forreston
D. Miller
Orangeville
C. O. Folgate
Aetna Yeagle
Mr. Hogan and Son
Dodgeville Wis
John Miller
Oscar Matter
Miss Grissinger
Melvin Wohlford
Benjamin Red
John Martin
Joseph Miller
Miller
Red Oak School
Lillie Jones
Charles Zipse
Praise for Pupils and Teacher Lydia Wohlford
The remarks commend the pupils and the teacher Miss Lydia Wohlford for their efforts and character, highlighting the high regard in which both are held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Wohlford
Snowstorm Alters Spring Plans in Warren Area
A heavy May snowstorm surprised Warren residents as gardeners report frost damage and several deaths occur. An obituary notes Christine Zipsie Coleman, born 1840 in Stein Germany, who immigrated to America in 1854 and died May 2 after long illness, with funeral in Warren’s MBE church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Christine (Zipsle
Baden
Stein
Germany
America
William Zipsie
Sister Zipsle
German Evangelical Church
Buena Vista
Evangelical Church
German Methodist Church
Warren
Church Militant
Church Triumphant
Ridott and Davis Local Notes From May and June
Ridott reports visiting relatives and locals such as Mrs. Templeton and Vera in Dakota, Miss Askey at Freeport, and several Sunday visits. Typhoid patient Silas Daughenbaugh improves while exams and initiations loom. A May 21 M W A initiation targets at least twenty five members. Davis notes the village board’s first meeting with appointments for lamp lighter, street commissioner, janitor, and cemetery keeper. Ham Sheckler’s saloon license request is denied with licenses due later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridott
Oscar Templeton
Vera
Dakota
H. Gibler
Vivian Askey
Freeport
Silas Daughenbaugh
Jesse Hoag
Ivy Camp No
Albert Jones
Martha
Anderson
Clinnon
Rockford
Jake Sheffner
Berlin
Shufeldt
Nashua
Iowa
Charles McGilligan
Allman and Son
Kent
Fred Franzmeier
George Rover
Oregon
R. Gitchel
Cable
Elvida Wiler
Carrie Boyer
Manda Boyer
Vivian Brown
Gladys Askey
Ella Brandhurst
Roscoe Brown
Charlie Wiler
Bennie McKibben
Arnold Schmitt
Jimmie Geiger
Charlie Munch
Charlie Boyer
O. R. Stabeck
Chicago
Glen Allington
Frank Orth
Raymond, Minn
Alfred Orth
Minnesota
Wenzel
William Arnsmeier
Davis
P., Orth
A. J. Afflerbaugh
P. J. Degunther
Sexton
J. W. Vore
Council Hall
Adolph Turkelson
Ham Sheckler
Barn work and market notes from Centennial area
Centennial May 6 reports Simon Winters barn reshingled and Theodore Koerner selling hogs at Eleroy. Mrs. Fred Winters returns to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. William Koertner visit relatives. Charles Winters sells a horse to Henry Berg of Stockton. Bell Telephone repairs line through here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Winters
Theodore Koerner
Eleroy
Fred Winters
Chicago
William Koertner
Charles Winters
Henry Berg
Stockton
Bell Telephone Company
Davis Community Notes and Local Updates
Davis dated May 6 reports residents urged to pay telephone rent promptly and on the first of each month. Visitors include Juke Becker from Durand and Harper Meyer from Iowa. Davis sees barbershop closure by Charles Meier with plans to work in Rockford. Mrs Campbell buried after seventy years here, sister of Oliver Hoyt. Mrs Brown of Missouri visiting Wenzel family. Schools directors reportedly engaged three of four teachers Lydia Vantsmeier AL Meyers Agnes Meyers with no principal yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Juke Becker
Durand
Wesley Sheckler
Charles Meier
Rockford
Harper Meyer
Lowa
Mrs. Hind
Lydia Vantsmeier
AL. Meyers
Agnes Meyers
Amimar
John Sehmitt
Breeport
Questioning the contents of Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
A persuasive promotion argues readers deserve to know ingredients and effects of the Favorite Prescription. It claims cures for feminine ailments and nerves, notes endorsements from authorities, and offers a free booklet by mail from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dand
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Local notes from Everts May 6
Our agent G. J. Brookman received a carload of Cooper buggies and wagons from Dubuque Iowa last week. Several residents are noted for home projects visits and travel including Miss Lillian Scheffner Mrs Dickes Mr and Mrs Kaiser and local Golden Circle activity May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everts
G. J. Brookman
Cooper
Dubuque
Iowa
Henry Bardell
Herman Wessels
John Voss
Lillian Scheffner
Dickes
Forreston
George Guth
Marvin
Ella Dilly
Freeport
Charles Dilly
C. F. Kaiser
The
Golden Circle
Margaret Auer
Schleich
George Brookman
Will
Albert Scheffner
Will Borchers
German Valley
Rock City News Highlights Local Visits and Barn Construction
Harry Moyer and daughter from Oklahoma City visited Rock City last week. Graham Bros. unloaded five cars of lumber. J. H. Kline from Clarno, Wis. came for business. H C Montague and crew build a barn for Peter Kinney south of town. Town board met Monday evening. Tom Wolf hauled lumber with eighteen teams for his new barn last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock City
Harry Moyer
Oklahoma City
Okla
Graham Bros
D. CG. Schleiter
Herman Otto
Sarah Benning
Freeport
J. H. Kline
Clarno
Wis
H. CG. Montague
Peter Kinney
Dress ideas sparkled in a witticism exchange
In a humorous quarrel, Grum bell claims the average woman has one idea which is dress. Marryat retorts his wife has many ideas and they are dresses, reflecting a playful stereotype from the Catholic Standard and Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grumbell
Tfoh
Marryat
Younr Fashionable Sparks Witty Strain Among Set
A Baltimore American quip notes Younr Fashionable draws sharp wit from his circle. The piece teases his adviser, calling a “dadish fellow” his alter ego and hints at playful exaggeration within the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younr
Baltimore American
Themes of speed and debts headline in Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader quotes a brisk remark about someone not slowing down and questions if he ever owed money, reflecting a brisk, curiosity driven tone about a local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mean Male Subterfuge in Paris Figaro Query
A fragment from Paris Figaro features a witty line about deception and a cabby and a man, noting what his wife might say. The playful remark hints at social satire and romantic misunderstandings in a Parisian setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabby
Paris Figaro
Cascasweet Tor Babies Remedy Promoted for Colic
A druggist Wim F Jung Kunz of Stephenson street advertises Cascasweet Tor Babies as the best remedy for colic summer complaint diarrhoea and sour stomach It claims relief during teething when irritation affects the stomach and intestines priced at $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim
F. Jung- Kunz
Stephenson Street
Veteran Editor to Quit Beloit Free Press
Beloit Free Press veteran editor and principal owner Cham Ingersoll may retire on June 1 after more than thirty years shaping the Beloit newspaper scene. An option on his stake was secured by D H Foster A F Aver and J S Hubbard, with M C Hanna set to run the paper if exercised. Health concerns are cited as the motive for possible ownership change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cham Ingersoll
Beloit Free Press
D. H. Foster
A. F. Aver
J. Ss. Hubbard
Mr. Ingersoll
MC. Hanna
Vrice
Mr. Aver
TD. H. Foster
Daily News
J. S. Hubbard
Hanna
Beloit
Beloit News
This Date in History 1825 Knowles Timeline Highlights
This Date in History lists notable events and dates from 1825 to 1906. It includes deaths such as Lady Anne Barnard and John Stuart Mill, battles and treaties, political resignations, and major disasters like Mont Pelee. It references the Alberta Saskatchewan districts, executions, and labor conflicts in coal mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Barnard
Robin Gray
Palo Alto
Mexico
Daniel Webster
Washington
Alabama
John Stuart Mill
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Carlyle W. Harris
Helen Potts
Sing Sing
Japan
China
Chefoo
Volo
Cardinal Martinelli
Baltimore
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Pennsylvania
Frank G. Carpenter 52nd Birthday Celebrated
Frank G. Carpenter a famed American traveler and journalist is noted for birthplace Mans field Ohio on May 8 1855 and for his long career starting as a legislative correspondent in Columbus in 1879. He toured Europe Egypt and worldwide missions and authored travel and geography works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Carpenter
Mansfield
Wooster University
Columbus
Europe
Egypt
America
Washington
Carpenter
South America
New Zealand
Cure by Electric Bitters for boy's eczema
A Mercersburg reader reports that after five years of eczema and failing doctors, Electric Bitters cured the child. The testimonial notes the doctors' pessimism and the turn to this tonic before full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Adams
Henrietta
Joseph Eimmerts
Dolomites Panorama At Grand Opera House
Educated readers may not know the Dolomites yet the vast 9 Lovinda Howe Lifeorama at the Grand Opera House next Sunday showcases a dramatic panorama. The images reveal lone, grotesque peaks and the perilous climbs of first ascents with climbers near abyssal depths and towering ledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovinda i. Howe
Grand Opera House
Switzerland
Treland
Nutshott
Mr T Howe
What Becomes of the Tooth Picks Graft
A New York press note recalls a restaurant keeper lamenting toothpick thefts. Patrons allegedly swipe entire toothpick holders, tucking pins away as if by magic, while the cost becomes a visible line item for business.
Rough on the Doctor and His Vacation Colleague
A physician away on vacation leaves a medical friend to tend patients who resents the term assistant. The relieving doctor favors colleague or substitute. An elderly patient even calls her physician’s care an accomplice. The piece hints at language and perception in medical roles.
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Donker
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas
Henry Dickker
Jennie
Paul van Ningers
Adeline
John Bechtold
Nellis
Jay
Walro
Mac Connell
van Ningers
Jacobs
Hiram Fosha
William Geiger
Ned Oak
Andy Dobler
William Zipsle
M.be
Stephenson County
Centennial
Bragfield Regulator
Ulasia
Beloit Paper
Kasai Catarrh
Ely
Southes
Bess
Draygis
ELY Brothers
Warren Siscot
Ayer
New York
Doctor
Goethe
Pains Sted Absol
Ast
Ron
Mlabag
Tan
Famatera
Arewys
Nerves Flanigan den
J.J. Flanigan
V.U.S. Wilcoxon
Warner
F. A. Schulz
New Orleans
N. Y
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
Cash Grocers
Barrington Hall
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Galena
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