Eastbound and Westbound Rail Schedules and Services
Rail timetable notes list Eastbound routes from Rock Island to Chicago and Milwaukee with arrival and departure times, connections at Belvidere, Beloit, Janesville, Madison, and Rockford, and freight and passenger services. Westbound trains depart Rock Island, with links to Dubuque, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City, and other points, plus interurban connections and baggage handling details. John F. Daly and J. B. Sweatt are cited as agents for OC M and at P BR KR and Maple Leaf Route respectively.
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Ee.seil
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Bucamoree
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Jackton
Dubuque
Paul Ommaha
Seereees
St Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Omaha
Kansas City
Pearl City
Chicago
Sycamore Sengers
Mirage
Fox Interurban
Wmh
Neese
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T Paul Minn
Strangest case I ever had a whisky theft tale
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts a northern state whisky theft trial where a guide-turned-defendant crafted a clever appeal. The old man asked the jury if sobriety would persist after confessing, swaying them to acquit. His wife then locked the whisky away, avoiding further incriminating evidence.
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Sam
Kim
Jes
Detroit Free Press
Honest Washington and the cherry tree tale
An American brags that George Washington was the most honest man for admitting to chopping a tree. The Englishman questions the claim and asks whether Washington paid the driver, highlighting the idea of honesty beyond a famed anecdote.
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George Washington
George
Wes
St. Louis
Dinner Guests Prompt Humorous Exchange at Figtree Home
Mrs Figtree complains Verice should brighten, humor sought at dinner. The company arrives and the exchange turns to wit as Judge orders a blush of amusement while prompting quirky questions.
Fragmentary Exchange Centers on Houseguest Interaction
A garbled OCR excerpt captures a noisy social moment with misread names and phrases. The dialogue hints at removing cobwebs and a guest named William while a speaker asks for help and mentions a liberty tadid.
Hardest Weather on Automobiles Says Man in Fur
In Chicago sleet, a slotby beggar shivers at the cold as he and a man in a fur lined overcoat discuss weather’s impact, claiming it is the harshest weather for automobiles he has seen. The brief exchange captures a street scene and weather mood in the city.
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Chicago News
Suffragette Chorus Sparks Style Quarrel in Baltimore
A Baltimore American exchange mocks English fighting suffragettes for ugliness and poor dress. Nell questions why so many are ugly, Belle quips that if they were pretty and stylish they would not need to be suffragettes.
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Nell
Belle
Baltimore
Parachute Failure Question Sparks Aerosnaut Reply
In a terse exchange a Spectator wonders about a parachute failing during descent while the Aerosnaut replies that failure would not deter him and vows to descend as a Teen and Plain Dealer report frames the dialogue.
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Plain Dealer
Daily Journal Citywide Delivery Service
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery to any part of the city for local week.
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Daily Journal
the Daily Journal
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Mome Hints
Stains and discolorations on cookware can be removed by rubbing with a damp cloth dipped in common soda, then washing and drying thoroughly. A wooden chopping bowl left upside down avoids splitting. Hard lemons can be revived by boiling water. Gasoline stains on fabric vanish when steamed over a kettle. Stale bread for puddings should be soaked in cold liquid. cold liquid soak yields light crumb, hot liquid yields heavy crumb.
Bacon and Milk Stuffed Bread Fritters
Cut stale bread into thin pieces and soak in fresh milk. Place each bacon slice between two bread pieces, press, dip in fritter batter, and fry in hot fat until brown. Drain on brown paper, dust with pepper, keep warm, and serve immediately.
Carpet stretcher with locking teeth for temporary hold
A simple device to stretch carpet and hold it in place while edges are tacked. It features a rectangular block, short dull teeth to grip without penetrating the floor, and a lever with a floor-anchoring stud. The front teeth grip as pressure is applied, then the rear teeth secure the carpet during tacking.
Cleaning a Soap Bar Solution for Carpets and Drying
Instructions suggest cutting soap into pieces and soaking in two quarts of water overnight, then using warm water with tartar salt dissolved, adding vinegar if green appears. Wash a yard at a time with soapy water and a scrub brush, rinse with clear water, open a window to dry quickly.
Cough Sirup for Sparseness and Children
A historical text advises a crude sirup recipe described as a demon placed in the eye to soften and dissolve bones into pulp, kept warm and tasted every half hour. It claims to relieve sparseness and be useful where there are small children but presents dangerous, graphic practices.
Fruit compote from pears and grapes
To make this dish from a scribal recipe, simmer grapes in water until soft. Press through a colander to remove seeds. Core and slice pears, cook until thick. Sweeten to taste, then scald, strain, and can.
White frosting recipe with cocoa and coffee note
A simple frosting method uses one cupful of sugar one end a bell cupfuls of couse than erycea and one-fourth cupful of butter crowded together. Add one heaping teaspoonful of cocoa one teaspoonful of vanillin and two tablespoons of cold coffee. Beat until smooth. If too soft add more sugar. This yields a nice white frosting and works without cocoa.
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Erycea
How to clean a rake with turpentine and cloth
Rake cleaning method described involves rubbing with a cloth dipped in turpentine followed by polishing with a clean dry cloth. The steps emphasize removing grime then restoring finish through gentle polishing. This concise guidance focuses on using solvent and subsequent dry buffing for surface care.
Elizabethan Hair Fashion Costs and Queen's Wigs
The sixteenth century priced women’s hairdressing high with Queen Elizabeth I reportedly owning eighty sets of false hair. This detail reflects the era’s lavish grooming trends and royal influence on fashion.
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Elizabeth
Selections Moscow Has an Organ For Thieves and Vagabonds
A Moscow weekly, the Gositska Gazeta, mocks thieves and vagabonds with racy humor and sketches. It claims to aid criminals while inviting exploits, printed secretly from a private flat on Nikitin Street opposite a theater. Police have hunted it since its first issue, it costs 5 kopecks.
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Moscow
Gositska Gazeta
Treans
Edoomatte
Ito
Pid Veesbends
Selvagrhonds
Initets
Sce
Nikitinaka
Chicago News
Unkissed Baby Rules Spark Caution in England
A nine month old in England is said to have never been kissed. Parents posted conspicuous rules near their home entrance forbidding kissing or touching the baby's face or hair. The list warns readers to keep hands clean and refrain from breathing on the infant.
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England
London Mail
Expensive Men’s Buttons Highlight Dress Exuberance
A New York Press item notes a tailor offering a vest button set at $100 each for a white evening waistcoat, with a pearl centerpiece surrounded by diamonds. The complete set, including two pearl studs and pearl diamond sleeve links, totals $850, illustrating rising gentlemanly fashion costs and potential theft value.
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Flere
New York Press
Prohibition Era Cow Watering Tale From Governor Burke
A Minneapolis Journal item recalls Governor Burke recounting watering cows on his father's farm in Town. He claims twenty cows drank ten pails each during dry Prohibition days, while a listener notes cows rarely drink more than four pails at a time.
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Burke
Cews
Minneapolis
Not a Joke Note to a Paris Judge About a Burglary
In a Paris courtroom a judge received a note claiming to interest him with a familiar case. The misspelled and odd message states a burglary of the judge’s flat occurred the same day. The judge later found the claim was not a joke but true.
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Paris
Beech lumber valued for economy in building and mines
Beech lumber has the lowest market value among new American woods. It costs about $4 per thousand feet, compared with $55 for oak. Useful for posts, stringers, rails in mines and for studding, rafters, joists in buildings. Recommends reserving more valuable wood for important uses and sale. Arbor culture.
Lightning Turns Milk Sour in A Curious Reaction
A peculiar claim states lightning in the air causes gases to form nitric acid which then mixes with milk, souring it. The claim presents an unusual chemical idea linking atmospheric electricity to dairy spoilage.
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Freeport
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Maple Leaf
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Weeey
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Taylor & Frick
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Business Directory
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H.H. Antrim
Henry Rater
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State Bank
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H. H. Antrim
J. H. Steal Dorman
Henry Baier
Homer F. Aspinwall
W. D. Mack
Vingsartment
Profrasig
German Bank
O. Collmann
J. 8. Collman
L. R. Jungkans
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Ass’t. Cashier
B. Schulte
Wm. Trembor
Rawleigh
Kerite
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Second National Bank
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V. B. Elwon
J. F. Fair
Reuben Siegfried
J. Ll. Moyers
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Hettinger
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Chas. H. Rosenstiel
Jackson and Mechanic Lts
Rideout, M. D
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Aurial
Stephenson Street
Freeport, Ill
Douglas Pattison
Freeport, Illinois
Robert B. Mitchell
N. Galena Ave
Court House
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Douglas Ave
J. M
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W. N. Cronkrite
Btephensen &J
van Bure
R. P. Eckert
Attorney Ai' Law
Wagner
Magasine Binding
Ansteiger
Spring Streets
Ofce
Lilino
People’s Column
Lincoln Ave
West St
Carroll S1
W. G.care Journal
Union St
Galena Ave
Wm. Walton
Bath
Winnebago St. Inquired
R. P. Kekert
Stephenson
Park Ave
Clark Ave
R Sale
State St
Robert Casey
Clifton Cottage
Madison St
Matt B. Marvin
Qclark Ave
Fairview St
John R. Daniels
Winslow's
J. W. Karcher
W. EH
D. Straitton
Exchange St
OH Sale
G. E. Swan
Pew Phony
Inquire Cieo
Nash
Chas
Keeler
Liberty St
Washington St
George Ruston
Eleroy
Harlem Township
Stephenson County
Henry H. Becker
Freeport Il
N. Car Journal
Alfred Clark
Journal
North Galena Avenue
Opera House
Wm. Stewart
North Galena Ave
Beagle
Interjaban RY
Unday
Seloit
Elgin
Aurora
Deliv
Mr. van Neere
William
Aviating
Mome
Raisine
Beech Lumber
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New Tiel
Stratos
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Savings Department
the State Bank
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Galena St
Malta
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