Calendar items from Oct to Dec events at Freeport area
A list of local social and cultural events includes Oct 9 St Margaret's guild dance at Lexington hall Oct 2 human hearts Oct 19 Janey Junkina and more. Highlights cover dances socials dentist convention rummage sale fall ceremonial freeport consistory and musical performances by Rose Lutiger Gannon Swengerbund concert moving pictures and other entertainments through December.
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St. Margaret’s Guild
Lexington Hall
Freeport College of Commerce
Joe Fifer
City Hall
St. Margaret's Guild
Rose Lutiger-Gannon
First Presbyterian Church
Swengerbund
Janey Junkina
Human Hearts
Joliet
Mummy
Humming Bird
North Bros
Devil
Lymian Howe
Moving Pictures
Black Beauty
Pike
Landis Holds Court in Freeport Federal Term Opens
The October term of federal court opened in Freeport with Judge Landis presiding. Eleven voluntary bankruptcy petitions are ready for discharge and four cases to come before the grand jury, mostly postal-law violations. Attending are Deputy U S Marshal George Q. Allen, Charles G. Buell of the district clerk's office, Henry S. Dixon of Dixon, Referee in bankruptcy, and attorneys Haley and Ferguson of Rockford. The grand jury was dismissed due to missing key witnesses.
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Freeport
Landis
United States
George Q. Allen
Charles G. Buell
Chicago
Henry 8. Dixon
Dixon
Indians Kill Game Warden in Montana Clash
Helena Montana October 19 reports say Deputy Game Warden Peyton and four Indians were killed in a battle with Indians during an attempt to arrest them for game law infractions.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Peyton
Bank President in Carroll Ends Life by Shooting
W L Culberson aged 64 president of the First National Bank Carroll Iowa committed suicide today by shooting The bank closed pending an investigation Associated Press report Carroll Oct 19
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Carroll
Iowa
Associated Press
W. L. Culberson
First National Bank
Social Circles Surprise for Mr and Mrs Riley
Mr and Mrs William Riley were surprised Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph L Smith on Williams street. The guests enjoyed cards and refreshments. Dr H F Morrison presented a silver service as a gift. Mr Riley, an Illinois Central conductor, moved from Freeport to Clinton after a transfer.
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William Riley
Joseph L. Smith
Williams Street
H. FE. Morrison
Riley
Illinois Central
Freeport
Amboy
Clinton, Ill
Taft and Deneen Safe in Illinois
Taft and Deneen appear secure in Illinois as coverage notes Mr Deneen asserts his right to fees, correcting clerical errors. He argues none of the charges previously listed were upheld and that current charges mirror those once disputed.
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Taft
Deneen
Illinois
Home Course of Study Offered by Freeport College of Commerce
The Freeport College of Commerce advertises a Home Course of Study for those unable to attend in person. Courses cover bookkeeping, business practice, shorthand, and typewriting, designed to mirror on campus work and exceed prior correspondence offerings.
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Freeport College of Commerce
Registration law urged for university trustees vote
County Clerk Held calls attention to the election law requiring registration for the fall election. The provision applies to both men and women, and all women who wish to vote for University of Illinois trustees should ensure their names appear on the registration books to avoid being unable to vote or being forced to swear in their ballots on election day.
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University of Tlinois
Dancing party at Lexington hall by St Margaret's guild
A dancing party will be held tonight at Lexington hall under St Margaret's guild. Many friends of the members are expected to attend, having enjoyed previous guild events. Brubaker's orchestra will provide the music.
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Lexington Hall
St. Margaret's Guild
Brubaker
Prize contest for postal cards draws top word totals
C C Shunk led with 700 words on postal cards in a prize contest, winning a fountain pen. Jacob Yost placed second with 603 words and Miss Daisy Higley third with 685 words. The winning cards are displayed in the George Swarts drug store window.
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C. C. Shunk
Jacob Yost
Daisy Higley
George Swarts
Bee Keepers Meeting in Rockford Oct 20-21 1908
The annual meeting of the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin Bee Keepers Association will convene in the superintendent's room of the Rockford courthouse on October 20 and 21, 1908. All interested in bees are invited to attend.
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Northern Illinois and
Southern Wisconsin
Bee Keepers’ Association
Rockford
Modern Glass Front Adorns Hettinger Building
The Hettinger building has been fully remodeled this summer and now features a new glass front. A glass hood over the entrance enhances the facade, giving the structure a modern and refined appearance.
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Hettinger
Injured Illinois Central Worker Suffers Cut Hand
John W. Smith a section hand on the Illinois Central was badly hurt at Dodgeville Sunday when a falling tie struck his left hand during unloading. He was brought to town and his wound was dressed. Doctors say the injury is not serious.
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John W. Smith
Illinois Central
Dodgeville
Mr. Smith
Market close quotes and grain oil briefed report
Closing board of trade quotations show Dec wheat 1835 5, Dec corn 6375 64, Dec oats 4ik, Jan pork 15.04 07, Jan lard 9.10, Jan ribs 8.0 Chicago market: cattle 33,000 steady to 10 lower, beef 3.30 to 7.50, stockers 2,600 4.50, hogs 35,000 generally 10 lower, light 5.05 5.65, mixed 5.15 5.95, rough 1. in 5.08, bulk 5.85 3.05. Daily Grain Letter notes breuth fears, dry spell, acreage down, wet weather may help but not much. Corn support from short covering. May oats advised to buy. October provisons seen bullish with possible mid-October turning point. Sent by J. Dickinson & Co.
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Associated Press
Uniwago
Board of Trade
Chicago
Union Stock Yards
Gratin
J. Dickinson & CO
Chicago Board of Trade
C. D. Anderson
Mary
Doctors Bast and Wise Tour Delavan by Fast Car
Dr C L Bast and RR Wise visited Delavan as guests of friends on a Sunday trip. They traveled by automobile in four and a quarter hours, enjoying a rapid journey and hospitality during the outing.
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C. L. Bast
Wise
Delavan
Directors to Hold Meeting for Freeport Association
The Freeport Business Men's association directors meet tonight to elect a secretary and announce committees by President Rawleigh.
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Freeport Business Men's Association
Rawleigh
Death Notice of Mrs. John H. Middlekauff in Kansas City
Telegram reports the death of Mrs. John H. Middlekauff at Kansas City on Saturday. She died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Berry.
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Kansas City
I. G. Middlekauff
John H. Middlekauff
Earl Berry
Replevin suit continued in Janssen court
Henry Siefert versus Lincoln Maurer in a replevin action was heard in Justice Janssen’s court and, on motion by the lawyers, continued for one week.
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Henry Siefert
Lincoln Maurer
Justice Janssen
Licensed to Wed Perry 5 Sanders Chillicothe Mo 26
Perry 5 and Sanders wed in Chillicothe Missouri on the 26th with Clare V Sauer of Freeport listed in the record. The notice captures a license issuance for a marriage in a local register.
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Perry
Sanders
Chillicothe
Clare
The Trouble Anxious Mother Tow
An anxious mother asks about trouble with housekeeping and a wife who can cook but refuses to do so, raising questions about domestic duties and family dynamics in a terse dialogue.
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Mme
London
No Chance to Talk in Yonkers Statesman Dialogue
A clipped exchange between Mrs Crimsonbeak Julia and Mr Crhusonbeak in the Yonkers Statesman. The remark prompts a claim that Joan became a villain all at once, implying a dramatic moment or shift in perception within a serialized voice.
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Mrs. Crimsonbeak
Julia
Mr. Crhusonbeak
Yonkers
Joan
Juvenal
Diverse World Facts From Old Newsprint Fragments
A collage of measurements and notes spans telegraph poles in Java to New York pedestrian shoe wear, Brazil nut waste, Mexico zapupe profits, and European education reforms. It mentions vast spans of wire in India’s Kistah river, a colossal bronze statue in St. Petersburg, and the rise of steel framed skyscrapers in Broadway.
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Java
Caledonia
Sue
Kistah
St. Petersburg
Peter de Great
Eetrape
New York
Chiefire
Philadelphia
Calcutta
Pekin Mal
Aveettie Raillroad
Zugspitze
Braal
Counsul Gener Anderson Save
Eugene F. Safford
Canterbury
Cent
Safford
New York City
Brazil
Uncle Sam
Wahring
Bohemia
Treasury Department
United States
Japan
Nageyva
Broadway
Yezo
Tokkaido
Mokkaido
Paris
Order of the Legion of Honor
Mexico
Freeport Shakespeare Society Meeting Tonight
The Freeport Shakespeare society will meet this evening with Miss Helen Hill.
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The
Freeport Shakespeare Society
Helen Hill
Golden Medical Discovery Ad Claims Liver Relief
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Golden Medical Discovery as a liver and gastric aid. It lists ingredients such as Golden Seal and Bloodroot, claims no alcohol, and cites physicians who endorse the product. It urges readers to send a postal card to Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo, N Y for a free booklet. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also advertised as regulating stomach liver and bowels.
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R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Philo
N. G. Wood
Univ.of
Materia Medica
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierte
Ambiguous Prompt Fragments Highlight Shifting Public Figures
Fragmentary text mentions Mr Chart and Mr Brian, with shifting focus between tasks and personal appeal. It appears as a stray, garbled excerpt, lacking clear events, dates, places, or identifiable organizations to anchor a concise news item. The readable pieces point to a discussion of public perception of a figure who alternates task choices.
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Dia Ita
Sammer
Brian
Man
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F. A. Read
Oliver
Thomas Oliver
Oliver Typewriter
Olver Typewriter
Edw. Allington, Jr
Freeport, I
Grand Opera House
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
Guild
Bee Keepers’ Meeting
Today’s Market Report
Freeport Lig
Onmuna
jFreeport
F. A. Schulz
Sir der Bather
Aye
Lund
Gueriina Geographical Society
America
Paul Taupt
Galilee
Jesus
Nazareth
Bethelehen
Vena
Oak St
St. Francis Boapitel
M. W. Cowley
L-Lédiw
Journal
Silas Strong
Red Hussars
W.J. Young & Co
Opp
Wm Walton
Clothing Department
Daily Journal
C. G. Schoeffel’s
Galena St
C. G. Schoeffel
Stukenberg & Borchers
Alona Strree
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