Rip Van Winkle Reawakens to Banking Roguery
Walter Van Winkle returns from decades lost to a modern New York banking world where honesty is insured by policies, photos, and roguery. He confronts a salesman like Trimble who reveals a hostile economy where trust is managed and profits outrun integrity. Walter considers mule driving in the army as a respite from the new order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter van Winkle
Great Rip
Catskills
van Winkle
Walter
New York
Catskill
Aples
Richard Trimble
Trimble
President Trimble
America
Oscar Ck
Retirement of Gites Gates, Wall Street Magnate
John W. Gates, a leading Wall Street figure and steel magnate, retires from active investing after a decade of prominence. He is rumored to quit a large deal, yet friends say about 8 million dollars sit in gilt edged securities and his net worth may exceed 25 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gates
Wall Street
Gates
Barbed Wire Trust
American Steel and Wire Company
Grenat Steel Corporation
Mr. Gates
Illinois
Music at Cost For One Year at PIANO PARLORS
Readers may join a year long offer to buy all sheet music at actual cost by mailing name and address or calling at Devore Piano Co. 76 78 Stephenson St Freeport Mi. Special gift of Smith Barnes Piano Song Book free to all callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Barnes
Devore Piano Co
Stephenson St
Freeport
Noted Illustrator Reports Bouguereau Sale at 75000
Jobhn Sloan recalls a Bouguereau selling for $75,000 in a newspaper account. He quotes a humorous exchange about whether the painting was purchased, mentioning Gothsa Golde and his daughter Lotta in a winter gallery setting.
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Jobhn Sloan
Gothsa Golde
Lotta
Pop
oTwan
Epigram on Detroit visit by Mrs J G Phelps Stokes
A charming epigram on her last Detroit visit praises slum women for keeping speech pure despite hardship. She quips that an oath from a woman is unnatural and incredible and compares it to expecting a bullet from a rosebud.
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J. G. Phelps Stokes
Detroit
Mich
Accuser Harry Orchard Claims Noted Miners Scheme Murder
Detective McParland cites Harry Orchard confession as a hired assassin for the Western Federation of Miners. Orchard accuses Haywood Moyer and Pettibone of planning Governor Steunenberg’s murder and claims twenty six other killings. Born 1862 in New York, he used multiple aliases before settling in Coeur d'Alene and Cripple Creek. He once held part ownership in a mine once worth millions, a wealth lost through stock deals.
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Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
Idaho
James McParland
Orchard
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood, Moyer and
Pet
Tibone
Federation
Flo
New York State
Annie Hogin
Trogan
Tie
Iuines
Butte
Dover Walene
Cripple Creek
Denver
Couer d'Alene
Lercules
DeWitt Kidney and Bladder Pills Sold at Stephenson Street
DeWitt s Kidney and Bladder Pills offer prompt relief for weak kidneys backache and urinary troubles. Sold by Win F Jungkunz druggist at 85 Stephenson Street.
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DeWitt
Win. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Improving a Pasture with Basic Slag and Lime
A pastur e improvement guide notes that moisture exists to support healthier clover growth by altering soil chemistry. It favors basic slag as the best source of phosphate and lime, warns lime alone is unprofitable, and highlights potash and kainit for leguminous crops to sustain long term soil nutrition.
Hay Barrack Described as Movable Roof Hay Shelter
Rural New Yorker explains the hay barrack as a small outdoor shelter for hay in the eastern states. Four posts support a square roof that can be raised or lowered to shed rain. The hay is stacked beneath, forming a roofed square stack for protection.
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E. E. Horton
Morris County
N. J
Michigan Mint Fields Yield Oil From Western Reclaimed Land
Western Michigan mint crops cover 2000 to 3000 acres on reclaimed swamp, with rich yet wet soils. Fields are weeded and mowed, then dried and distilled on farms. Typical yield is about 50 pounds of oil per acre, valued at $2.50 per pound, with most mint grown in southern Michigan and Wayne County, New York.
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Michigan
Wayne Countr
N.Y
Western Kansas trees and hedges boost farming outlook
In Western Kansas, continued tree planting and hedge culture to the western border of Kamas suggest agriculture will grow more successful. In Rice county the winds have diminished since thirty-four years ago. Sledges, timber belts and fruit orchards have driven this change, bringing farming success G. B. in Kansas Parmer notes.
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Kamas
Rice County
G. B
Kansas
Parmer
The Cultivation of Corn
The early cultivation of corn is important. Use a weeder or a smoothing harrow with teeth at a slant to run crosswise. This breaks crust and destroys weeds, keeping rows level and easing later cultivation.
Clean cultivation in orchards yields best peach yields
The guidance urges careful cultivation between tree rows with alisk and other barrows, warning against drilling grain crops in young orchards as it harms them. It notes potatoes, peas, cabbage, and similar crops benefit from liberal manuring and hoeing between rows.
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Ton
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Patent Pills Ad
DeWitt's Little Early Risers famous liver pills advertised by druggist Wm F Jungkunz located at five dollar Stephenson street selling the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Leftover Roast Pie Idea for Quick Meals
After two meals, roast meat can make a future pie. Mince meat with onion, add gravy if needed, and layer sliced cold potatoes. Heat on stove briefly, bake biscuits on top of the meat dish, then bake until biscuits finish. Chicken pie follows the same method and serves without carving.
Kitchen Brush and Boiling Tips From Auld Cookery
A compact guide notes using a small soft varnish brush for brushing biscuits rolls and pastry shells with melted batter. It advises cooking vegetables un covered to preserve color and rapid boiling spinach in salted water then cooling in cold water before use.
To Improve Starch for Easy Ironing and Cleaning
A method for boiling starch: mix with cold water, add to boiling water and stir until thick paste forms, then melt in a small piece of lard about the size of an egg. Stir until dissolved. When used on clothes after washing it makes ironing easier and leaves a glossy stiff finish. Dirt loosens in the next wash with little effort.
Spool Holder Keeps Cotton From Spilling On Sewing Table
A simple wire spool holder is described to prevent lost cotton spools on sewing tables. The device clips to the garment, with a pin edge and hook to secure it. The lower rod holds the spool securely and allows quick replacement of thread without reaching for spools on the floor.
Don’t Show Favoritism to Children in Discipline
Practical guidance warns against favoritism and indulgence while maintaining calm, firm boundaries. Emphasize listening, avoiding temper, and encouraging truthful responses. Praise small efforts to please you and sustain consistent discipline.
Cleaning Paraffin From Used Lighting Jelly
Old paraffin formerly used to cover jelly and fruit can be cleaned by melting it in boiling water, then letting it cool so dust and juice settle. The paraffin rises to the top, is removed, and yields clean white paraffin with no waste.
Domestic Hints From The Old Kitchen
Practical household tips from a bygone era offering quick fixes. Buttered batten grease keeps milk from burning in a boiler. A knitting needle in the teeth shields eyes from onion irritation. Two tablespoons of vinegar in cooking water tenderize old fowls.
Cleaning a Clock With Kerosene Rags
A method describes using a rag soaked in kerosene oil to loosen dirt in a clock. The rag saturated with fumes is applied to drop out dirt, then reused after a few days with another saturated rag to lubricate the works.
How to securely sew a button on a dash board
Instructions describe fastening buttons by threading through fabric and leaving a knot on the right side. Then wrap the thread back and sew the button over the knot. The aim is to ensure the thread and knot are tucked so the stitching won’t rub off on the dash board.
Daily Journal Delivers Citywide Service at Nea Week
The Daily Journal announces delivery to every city area for Nea week. The plan expands distribution, ensuring readers in all neighborhoods receive the newspaper.
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the Daily Journal
City
The Cowboy Artist And The Farnhams In Texas
New Yorker Beverly Farnham and his daughter Emily travel the far west and meet Ellery Olmstead known as the cowboy artist. After a masked encounter at a barn a voluntary portrait session leads to a carried portrait scene and a complicated romance as the painting travels to New York and beyond. The tale blends western ranch life with artistic ambition and marriage choices set against a changing landscape.
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Beverly Parnham
Great Far West
Plissaine Endly
Miss Farnham
Cowboy
Emily
New York
Farn
Ham
Emily Farnham
Cascusweet for Babies Promoted for Teething Affects
A vintage drug advertisement promotes Cascusweet for babies as the best remedy for volk summer complaint diarrhoea and sour stomach. It is noted as especially effective during teething when irritation affects the stomach and intestines. Sold by Wm F Jung kunz druggist at 5 Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Bank Directory Notes Freeport Illinois Listings
Directory style item listing officers and officials for STATE BANK Freeport Ill and GERMAN BANK Freeport Ill including capital stock figures, officers, directors, and savings department details. Also notes interest on time deposits and time certificates with listed executives Boyd Hill Addison Bidwell etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.C. Stover
H. H. Antrim
I Dorman
G. Shumway
Henry Baier
T. State Bank
Freeport
Dr. J. Stealy
D. C. Stover
Fred Dorman
By. H. Wagner
Henry Baler
Homer F. Aspinwall
Savings Department
Ill
C. O. Collmann
D. F. Graham
J. 8.Collmann
R. Jungkunz
Asa't
D. B. Schulte
Wm. Trember
August Bergman
W. T. Rawleigh
W. N' Cronkrite
John
Collmann
B. Bidwell
Wm. O. Wright
A. Bidwell
J. M. Clark
Rust Cashier
John Burrell
Joseph Emmert
C. H. Ratte
O. B. _Binwell
Boyd P. Hill
Addison Bidwe
M. V. B. Elson
H.S. Webster
L. Z. Farwell
THE
Second National Bank
Illinois
H. S. Webster
Reuban Siegfried
J. F. Fahr
Illinois Central Time Tables East and West Bound Trains
Eastbound listings show arrivals and departures for trains to Omaha St Paul Dubuque Ft Dodge and Sioux City with schedule notes. Westbound presents fast mail Fort Dodge Dubuque Omaha St Paul and sleeper coach details. Southbound covers Decatur Madison Dodgeville and passenger/freight services with Sunday restrictions and sleeper guidance.
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Ft. Dodge
Dubuque
Omaha
St Paul
Decatur
Southern
Neiand
Madison
Lear
Dodgeville District
Dally
1 West
West
St. Paul
Eastbound train schedule and connections data
Timetabled eastbound and westbound departures from Freeport and Chicago with arrival times to 7:60 pm. Notes include car service details for Nos 200 202 204 206 210 211 and Sunday services. Connections listed at Rockford Belvidere and Beloit for Madison, Milwaukee, Sycamore, DeKalb and other points. JOHN F. DALY, Agent.
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N. W
West Bound
Lv. C’cago
Rockford
Benfoit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madisey
Belvid
Train Schedule Fragments for Rock Island Route
An OCR fragment lists several Rock Island lines with passenger and freight trains, noting arrivals at 11:00 am and 7:35 pm, connections to Milwaukee Chicago Janesville Madison and western points, and agent J B Sweratt. It mentions trains 36 64 53 8% 386 and routes to Racine Mt Carroll Freeport Davenport and Dakota destinations.
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Amy
Rock Island
Fraight
Assengers Freep
Racine
Mt. Carroll
Daven- Bort
Chicago
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kanaan City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Pointa
North
South Dakota
J. B. Sweratt
Chicago Great Western train schedules and routes
South Freeport departures eastbound No 8a Chicago Limited at 6 26 am plus No 14 Chicago Special at 11 40 am daily. Westbound No 8 Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis and express to Omaha and Kansas City. No 18 Dubuque Passenger daily stops for Chicago passengers only. Through check to destinations with extra charge. G. P. A. J. P. Elmer and agent R. Hulett.
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Chicago Limited
Chicago
Dubugque
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Omaha
Kansas City
Gally
St. Joseph
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Passengoera
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WM. F. Jungeunz
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Cowboy Artist
Toudee
Calcuti
Chauringhi
National Biscuit Company
Taylor & Frick
Business Directory
Freeport, Illinois
BANKS
First National Bank
Freeport, Ill
J. N. Galloway
F. KE. Schaeffer
BE. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
J. WN. Galloway
FF. KE. Shaeffer
C. J. Wells
John J. Trunck
Ge. Mayer
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
H. 8.Ebster
Anseiger
W. N. Cronkrith
Attorney AT Law
Fraeport
A. Ruthe
Carpenter & Contractor
Douglas Ave
Stephenson S&j
New
Frisbie & Haney
General Contracting
Pete Exchange St
R.R
Illinois Central
R. R
John F. Daly
Maple Leaf
Trainas
South Freeport
B&q
Forrestor Werresten
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