Chicago to Freeport and connections train schedule
Daily except Sunday service details list Westbound and Eastbound trains with numbers, parlor car availability, buffet service, and specific connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Madison Sycamore DeKalb Harvard and other destinations. JOHN F DALY, Agent.
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Chicago
Freeport
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F, Daly
Duchuditue
Hockford
Rockfore
Jamesville
Brigin
Aurocathileau
WM. Neese
Rail Schedule for Passenger Transport to Milwaukee and Midwest
The notice outlines a 72 passenger train service from Rock Island to Milwaukee and connections to Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and North and South Dakota. Freight units carry passengers on Freeport Rock Island route and timings include 7 am departure from Rock Island with 8:20 pm Milwaukee arrival and later connections to regional destinations. J B Swratt is listed as agent.
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PhD
Tg Fu
Rock Island
Passenkets Freeport
Racine
Carrolito Freeport
Duyen- QR
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J.B Swratt
Auctioneer Describes Themed Lot From Deceased’s Private Theatre
The auctioneer reads the next lot as a collection of props used in the deceased’s private theatricals. Items listed include twelve waves with a larger twelfth, a window scene, two dozen clouds edged in black, three latules of lightning, chains five yards long, a setting sun, a new moon, a complete repast, and a manual snowstorm. The audience gasps as the lot is revealed.
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New York
Ambassador Reid's Daughter to Wed
Miss Jean Reid daughter of Whitelaw Reid the United States ambassador to England will marry Hon John Imubert Ward. Ward is brother of the Earl of Tradley and a king's equerry with Boer War service. Jean Reid has long been noted in London society and previously linked to English nobles.
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Ambassador Reid
Jean Reid
John Imubert Ward
Whitelaw Reid
United States
England
Court of St. James
London
Lord Brooke
Earl of Warwick
Achese
John Hubert Ward
Earl of Tradley
Tie
Ile
War Office
Earl of Dudley
Twain riffs on Christian Science at Vilgrims dinner in New York
Mark Twain mocked Christian Science noting its apple cure for drunkenness. He recalled a Cannibal town tale of a drunkard who bragged the remedy cured him eight times, illustrating his skeptical view of the belief.
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Mark Twain
New York
Hank
Pettigrew Named As Bryan Choice For Democratic Chair
Richard Franklin Pettigrew, touted as William Jennings Bryan’s pick for national Democratic committee chair, formerly served South Dakota in the U.S. Senate as a Republican. He was among the first two senators from South Dakota when the state entered the Union in 1889.
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Richard Franklin Pettigrew
Mr. Bryan
National Democratic Committee
South Dakota
United States Senate
Mr. Pettigrew
Senator Pettigrew's Readiness Noted in 1895 Campaign
The text recalls Senator Pettigrew, a Vermont native who left the Republican party in 1895 campaigns and supported Bryan. It notes his prior service as a territorial delegate to Congress, his Wisconsin and Dakota connections, and that he would be sixty years old this July.
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Horace Walpole
British Isles
Sen
Ile
Pettigrew
Republicana
Paris
Man Bryan
Petticrew
Vermont
University of Wisconsin
Dakota
Cntited States Survey Corps
Signs Falls
Writing the Obvious by Upton Sinclair as satire
The Washington Star cites Upton Sinclair critiquing popular novelists who state self evident truths with pomp. He mocks cadence that sounds like announcing a new truth while revealing clichés about a count and his family.
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Upton Sinclair
Washington Star
Daily Journal Delivers Across City For One Week
The Daily Journal announces home delivery across the city for a week, offering residents access to its news and features during the extended service period.
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Daily Journal
Packing Away Clothes for The Housewife
The article recommends using an ounce bottle of chloroform with a split cork at the bottom of a trunk to fumigate clothes. The fumes kill moths and germs, but care is needed when opening the trunk. Wash all garments, turn pockets inside out, brush thoroughly, and add charcoal bits to absorb odors from airless storage.
Home Remedy for Eye Irritation and Swelling
A folk remedy suggests washing irritated eyes with a mixture of rosewater alum and egg white, applied and left to dry to relieve swelling and redness. Another method baths the eyes in lukewarm salted water with a touch of horic acid, repeated nightly and morning until symptoms vanish.
Potatoes Leek Celery Stew for Six People
Five potatoes diced with one leek and a celery stalk simmer in three pints of water. Add a quarter pound Daeen cut small and onion, fry until brown, then mix with bacon. Combine all in the pot with the vegetables, season with salt and pepper, cook until tender for six servings.
Double Cooking Pan Combines Two Pans in One
An Indiana man invents a double pan that nests an inner pan inside an outer pan. The device lets two vegetables cook simultaneously on a single gas jet, saving gas. The outer pan holds one vegetable while the inner pan cooks another, as shown in the illustration.
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Indiana
Prevent Discoloration of Skin After Contusions
Advice on treating extensive skin discoloration from bruises by applying olive oil without rubbing, using absorbent cotton soaked in oil to the bruise, and applying boric acid if the skin is broken. Warm oil may hasten removal of the bruise within a few hours.
Inexpensive cheesecloth cleaner for clothes
A small three inch bag sewn from cheesecloth is filled with five cents’ worth of soup bark. When needed, place the bag in warm water and use as a sponge on the garment, then wipe with a dry cloth. Dry the bag after use for reuse.
Carpet moth killer from old recipe boil wash mix
A historical cleaning recipe dissolves two ounces of salsada and borax in boiling water, then cools and adds sulphuric or Serub dust to flush the carpet. The dusting and wiping with a clean cloth aims to destroy moths and brighten the carpet.
At home lemon water cleans nails and loosens grime
A simple home remedy uses a teaspoonful of lemon juice in warm water to remove stains from fingers. The solution softens the cuticle and loosens grime more satisfactorily than a sharp instrument, offering a gentler approach.
Window Shine Recipe from A Dirty Window Note
A half pint bottle is used with two tablespoons of whiting and ammonia to make a window cleaning solution. Shake well. Apply with a soft cloth, rub on the window, let stand five minutes, then blot with a flannel cloth. The window shines afterward.
To Polish Mirrors With Paper and Alcohol Rub
Directions describe polishing a mirror by rubbing with a damp soft paper ball dipped in wood alcohol. Sprinkle with Hitle whiting and finish with tissue paper for a bright surface.
New Zealand forests see global tree introductions
Trees for the United States, Europe and Australia are being systematically introduced into New Zealand native forests, expanding species diversity and potential ecological impact across the region. The program aims to bolster timber options while monitoring environmental effects.
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United States
Europe
Australia
New Zealand
McQuillen Emerges as Promising Phillies Pitcher
The Sporting World lauds McQuillen as a crack pitcher for the Philadelphia National League club. Manager Murray views him as a top twirler after he has shown he can hold his own with elite pitchers. Plucked from Jersey City of the Eastern League last fall, McQuillen impressed with curves, control, and versatility.
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McQuillen
Murray
Philadelphia
Phillies
Jersey City
MecQuillen
Ruling kills squeeze play in Chicago White Sox game
Umpire Silk O Loughlin ruled against stopping a runner before the wind up, stating a fair ball is delivered to the plate while the pitcher is on the rubber. The decision effectively ends the squeeze play as a runner may start before the wind up and still be stopped by a playable ball.
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Silk O'Loughlin
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Dougherty
Siever
Pat
Payne
Davis
George
Jones
O'Loughlin
English Tennisers to Visit America for Davis Cup
English lawn tennis could tour America in summer to enter the U S championship and contest the Davis cup against the American team. If the English win, they would travel to Australia to attempt to reclaim the cup. Likely players include A W Gore Frank Risley and S H Smith with the Doherty brothers not expected to play.
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America
Australia
Doherty Brothers
A. W. Gore
Frank Risley
S. H. Smith
Miller a Classy High Jumper at Indiana U
Indiana university star John Miller shines in the high jump surpassing his state record with a 6 feet 2 inches mark. His strong showing follows Leroy Samse the world pole vault champion and raises hopes for Olympic team consideration this summer.
Duncan wins British Marathon to Olympic trials
The preliminary Marathon to the Olympic Games was run over a course between Windsor Park and Wembley, London. Sixty eight started and Duncan of the Stratford Harriers won in 2 hours 16 minutes 45 seconds. The final will be run July 24 over a course three miles longer.
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Duncan
Windsor Park
Wembly
London
Satford Harriers
Lou Dillon Foal Born From Champion Mare
Lou Dillon's foal is a filly by John A. Meerron, 2 0485. The youngster is described as a perfect trotting type and raises high expectations. Lou Dillon will not be trotted this season and probably never again.
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C.K. G. Billings
Lou Dillon
John A. Meerron
Justice Elarlin on Washington Social Scene Desperation
Justice Elarlin criticizes Washington society as desperate on Sundays, noting teas, club dinners and other social functions as evidence of empty social life.
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Elarlin
Washington
The Sporting World Highlights Canadian Pacing Prospects
The Sporting World notes Frank Bogash will represent Canada in pacing free for alls this season. Ruth Dillon, a crack half mile filly, is slated to race again. Next year’s national bowling tourney at Madison Square Garden may use twenty four alleys. Ogdensburg’s Charles Sears will race Texas Rocker on half mile tracks this season. Sailor Burke retires from boxing and plans a Long Island poultry farm. A humorous exchange on heredity features Mia Simpson and Bobby and his father.
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Ruth Dillon
Madison Square Garden
New York
Charles Sears
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Sailor Burke
Long Island
Tess-Miss Meanley Spites May on Wedding Day
The Philadelphia Press notes Tess Meanley mocked May at her wedding to old December. Tess wished them both long life, a pointed jab on the social moment. The remark reflects sharp local wit and ongoing social tensions in town.
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Tess
Go Fishing in Wisconsin Minnesota and Northern Michigan
Go fishing in a premier lake region accessed by North Western Line trains. The summer resort area offers frequent fast through services, numerous hotels boarding houses and camps with excellent accommodations. For full details contact your nearest ticket agent.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
North Western Line
Chancery Notice in Illinois Suit Against Vanner Snyder
In Stephenson County Illinois a chancery suit is pending in the Circuit Court. Fred H. Tielkemeier sues Susan Vanner if alive and the unknown heirs or devisees of said Susan Vanner and Michael Snyder and unknown owners of part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Nineteen Township Twenty Eight North Range Eight East. A summons has been issued returnable at Freeport on the first Monday of June. W A Stevens Circuit Clerk Charles H Green Solicitor.
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State OF Illinois
Stephenson County
Circuit Court
Peter Boomgarden
Frederick Kloos
Margaret Kloos
Eliza Warren
James Warren
Jemimah Scott
Joseph Scott
Sarah McClintic
John McClintic
Caroline McClintie
Caroline McClintic
Edward McClintic
Edward McClintie
Stephenson
Freeport
I!lnolts
W. A. Stevens
Henry Kortemeter
Warren W. Hall
James L
Ittuals
Beetlon
Kangeefeht
Stephen
Dinas
Chota
Suatch
Freeeport
Dinots
A.D. Lak
W.A. Stevens
Alrenit Qlerk
Chas, Hodbeen
Comp's
Soltelear
Sdates
State of
Illinois
Stepherson County
Fred H. Tielkemeier
Suse Vanner
Susan Vanner
Michael Snyder
Ffteenth Incres
Pawnsip
Range Bight
Pidneis
Diboois
A.D. Tos
Oireult
H. Green
Pemding
Willods
Mary Saxby
Jennie Johnston
Gertrude Johnston
Arthur Johnston
Mary EK. Everett
Hannuah Marks
Corwin A. Belknap
Forace
Belknap
Edwin CG
Belena Williams
S. Johnston
Mabel Johnston
Walter Johnston
Verna Johnston
Clarense Johnston
Walkie Johnston
Gladys Yena- Bunend
Het PR
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Business Directory
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L. R. Jungkunz
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Ass’t. Cashier
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W. N. Cronkrite
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J. F. Fair
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J. H. Graham
D. A. Ruthe
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Douglas Ave
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Spring Streets
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Opposite Monument Freeport
Linde
D&w
L. H. Burrell
Court House
Freeport, N
Stephenson St., Freeport
Douglas Pattison
Freeport, Illinois
Robert B. Mitchell
N. Galena Ave
People’s Column
Ryan
Galena St
Freeport Iron & Metal Co
Freeport Furniture Exchange
TL Cintenn Street
Oscar Taylor
Carroll St
Stearns & Zips
Clay Co
Iowa
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Spencer
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Toledo
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Lnquire
Clark Ave
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Bordner
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O.B. Kling
Catelina Avenue
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Tlat Gi
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Iuquire
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John Hea
West End
West St
Seehrist
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OSTA
Vinny
Cherry St
Cemetery
Lincoln Ave
Galena Ave
Float St
Olal
Pee Treee
Rouk Falls
Michald Ly
Sporting World
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Philadelphia Nationals
Feo
H. J. Mooge
T. WM
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Frank Bogash
Canada
Mia Simpson
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