Coming Events and Local Notices Amid November Arts and Rummages
June 2 to 0 St Margaret's guild rummage sale is listed along with a fall ceremonial freeports consistory in November. A list of events includes a Protestant First Presbyterian church concert and dance by Saengerbund on November 3, a Molders' union ball at the Masonic temple, and a Joliet-related event. The item notes moving pictures by Lyman Howe and other entertainment acts in November, plus a remark about a West Africa educated native and a police carbines misfire report from London.
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St. Margaret's Guild
Rose Lutiger-Gannon
Contratta
Chas
W. fLawyer
First Presbyterian Church
Saengerbund
Molders' Union
Masonic Tesnale
West Africa
Tadurn
London Saturday Review
Monona Lake Assembly Drops 1900 Chautauqua Plan
Due to four years of poor patronage the Monona Lake assembly board will not hold a chautauqua in 1900. A three person guaranty committee was appointed to raise at least 1000 dollars to cover a possible deficit, with a stockholders’ meeting set for December 2 to receive a report. The association carries a debt of 6,270 dollars.
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Monona Lake Assembly
Moseley
TM. C. Richmond
Jd. McKay
Sheldon
Madison
Mgr. Richmond
Community notices and church events in Freeport area
An Eastern Star communication is set for Monday evening. The Freeport Shakespeare Society meets Monday evening with Miss Read. Presbyterian envelopes for October and prior months should be delivered to Morrow. An Epworth League meeting at First M.E. Church is led by president Charles Long with Miss Zoe Hea singing two solos and WHI assisting in the song service. W Gardner Thrall returns tonight from the Dixon Lutheran Synod. He will address Trinity church pastor Schidt and speak at the town- ship Sunday School convention in Damascus this evening.
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Epworth League
M. KE
Charles Long
Zoe Hea
W. Gardner Thrall
Dixon Lutheran Synod
Schidt
Trinity Church
Damascus
Miss Freidag Guests Entertain VTI Club at Union Street
Miss Lottie Wreidag hosted the V T I club at her Union Street home for Mrs Fred Meiers and Miss Jane McKillop. Mrs Meiers plans to move to Canyon City Colorado and Miss McKillop to Chicago. Guests enjoyed a pleasant evening and a light lunch was served.
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Miss Freidag
Lottie Wreidag
V.T. V. I. Club
Union Street
Fred Meiers
Jane McKillop
Meiers
Canyon City
Colo
Market Report From Chicago Board of Trade and Union Stock Yards
Closing quotations show Dec wheat at 99 and Dec corn at 63 4, with oats at 475-55 and pork lard and rib prices listed. Cattle and hogs at the Union Stock Yards are weak to lower, with beef and veal steady. sheep and other livestock steady amid detailed price ranges.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Riba
dInion
Chicago Board of Trade
C. D. Anderson
Rice Building
Wheat outlook and grain markets urged to sell on rallies
Chicago market note reports northwest wheat stocks piling up while drought eases in the southwest. Rains cover the Mississippi and Ohio valleys with more expected Sunday. Northwest receipts stay heavy. Argentine frost damage reduced. Advisory: sell wheat on upturns. corn and oats unsettled but cash houses buying. Hog and grain outlook cited by J. Dickinson & Co.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Ohio
Neorth- West
J. Dickinson & Co
Licensed to Wed George Styers in Madison
A terse wedding notice records George Styers of Madison becoming licensed to wed with Dolly Reede listed as the intended spouse. The brief item notes the couple’s forthcoming matrimonial plans and confirms the license status in local civil records.
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George Styers
Madison
Dolly Reede
Samu
Oreo
Healthy family praises Dr King s New Life Pills
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says the family has enjoyed good health for three years since using Dr King s New Life Pills They cleanse and tone the system gently and do you good Available for 25 cents at Jos Emimert s drug store.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlet
Guilford
Maine
Jos
Emimert
Raincoats Priced For Those In Need By Brokhausen and Hill
Raincoats advertised as rainproof and affordable, offered by Brokhausen and Hill with emphasis on accessibility for budget buyers. The notice highlights practical pricing aimed at cost consciousness and reliability in wet weather.
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Brokhausen & Hill
Women Who Wear Well and the Favorite Prescription
A 19th century health advertorial arguing marriage and motherhood exhaust women. It cites ignorance and neglect of pelvic health as causes, promoting Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a universal tonic for weak or ill women, including expectant mothers, with free consultation offered from the Buffalo institute.
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Dr. P
Robert Fulton the boy who preferred pencils to books
A Century Magazine portrait recalls Robert Fulton as a stubborn child who shunned routine study. He favored hands on work and invention over printed lessons, telling his Quaker teacher that books could not contain his original ideas, yet he did gain the basics of reading and writing.
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Thorporra Feng
Robert BidGan
Lbs
Taterssil
Bay Min
Chio Johnean
Robert Fulton
Robert
Nicholas Miller
Century Magazine
The Trapped Thief By an Isnelish Traveler
A grisly South American tale recounts outlaws cutting a door hole to seize a farmer. A hunter uses a rawhide loop to trap a robber by the wrist, tying him to the door hook as accomplices flee. The prisoner is killed to prevent betrayal, per the New York Mail account.
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Tie
Taftent
Towins
Staal
Ita
Hitaisel
Wren
New York Mail
Hat purchase saves life in Baltimore incident
Riggs recounts Mrs Titewadd threatened self harm over a hat. Her husband sought funeral estimates but learned he could save $2 by buying the hat, which reportedly saved her life in Baltimore.
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Riggs
Seventy Percent of Gold Held as Coin Worldwide
Economist notes that about seventy percent of gold owned by individuals and institutions exists in coin form while the remainder is held as bars or certificates. The statistic reflects longstanding demand for gold coins amid market fluctuations and inflation concerns.
If you will not take pains pains will iske you
The quote attributed to Whately cautions that neglecting effort invites trouble. It presents a compact moral about diligence and consequences, framed as a maxim for personal conduct and work ethic.
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Sentiment
Miss Harriet Brennen visits Chicago to see friends. Mrs Wm Bennetham returns from a week in Rockford. J J Allen from Sioux Falls is guest of Fred Gund. Mr H A Hillmer and wife return from an eight day trip to southwestern Missouri where trill mer notes Taft strong in the region.
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Harriet Brennen
Chicago
Wm. Bennetham
Rockford
J.J. Allen
Sioux Falls
9. D
Fred Gund
H. A. Hillmer
Missouri
Trillmer
Taft
Majestic Sunday offers triple bill and Cubs Tigers films
At the Majestic a banner Sunday program features scenes from the Cubs versus Tigers world championship games. The package includes Redeemed From Sin and Leah the Forsaken, dramatic pictures, plus Salome or the Devil to Pay comedy and new illustrated songs.
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the Majestic
Cubs
Tigers
Sin
Leah
Will Probated in Lena Court name Barrett estate
The last will and testament of Charles F. Barrett of Lena was probated in county court. The estate is left to the widow Mary Barrett and children with weekly payments to the deceased’s mother. Mary Barrett is named executrix without bonds. The will bears the date July 24 1908.
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Charles F. Barrett
Lena
Mary Barrett
A Maharajah’s Revolt Ending in Blasphemous Fire
A Maharajah of Nepari killed himself after savagely attacking doctors who treated a smallpox victim. He then ordered idols fired upon from a temple, hanged several attendants when they refused, and had guns fire, blowing the idols to pieces as terrified onlookers watched.
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R Omaharanes
Nepari
Leipsic Missionsblatt
The Coveted Hand Wedding Proposal
A young man asks for the daughter's hand in marriage. The father jokes about which hand to use, noting she signs checks with one hand. The light exchange ends with a humorous, nonchalant acceptance.
Ledger Icily Rejects Move Over Belongings Note
An exchange in the Kansas City Independent portrays a ledger speaking with landlords about taking belongings. The reply claims the other collar remains at the laundry and cannot be taken yet.
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Kansas City
The Way He Lost
The fragmentary Punch snippet shows a toss of shillin to Holborn with double or quits. A speaker declares going that way and remarks on the outcome, noting someone has won and the speaker must walk. The dialogue conveys a humorous, game like exchange with regional dialect.
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Gan
Holborn
Sleep of the body in sections as studied by Cabanis
A French scientist named Cabanis reports that the body loses function in stages during sleep. The legs and arms weaken first, followed by the muscles supporting the head, then those sustaining the back. Sensory nerves fail in a specific order with sight first and touch last after extensive investigation.
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Mi. Cabanis
Pam the town physician affronts poet critics
In Cricane News the town physician Pam defends his identity after a boastful bard claims his poems sicken locals. The stranger questions the bard’s authority while the physician denies objection to the verses.
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Pam
Cricane News
Virtue of Hospitality in Sacred Rite Quote
Cassell's Sabumlay Journal extols hospitality as a unifying practice that solves racial tensions and declares all men brothers through a elomous and beau tiful rite, framing it as sacred and universal. The passage blends praise with a call for universal fraternity across races.
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Cassell
Sabumlay Journal
Eve in the Garden Dress Demand Sparks Fiery Exchange
Adaim pledges another dress as Adaige Nre praises Eve's resolve in a terse garden conversation from the Loudon Tatler. The exchange hints at social obligations and personal vanity in a confiding salon scene.
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Eve
Adaim
Adaige
Loudon Tatler
Suit Case or Bag Call at New Store
If you want a suit case or bag call at the new store Brokhausen and Will. 1o-28d 1wW.
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Brokhausen & Will
Wanted Sales Manager for Freeport Wholesale House
Classified fragment shows multiple small notices including job ad for a manager in Freeport with references at Morris Wholesale House Cincinnati Ohio, rental listings for rooms and houses, and a reward notice for a gold bar pin. Names include Mrs. D. A. Knowlton and Paul Bickenbeugh. Also address references 252 and 2S South Crateria Avento and 19 Chicago street.
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Branehomee Wu
Freeport
Morris Wholesale House
Clavinnati
D. A. Knowlton
Stephenson St
World News Roundup of Plants People and Places
A compilation notes fowls plucked alive in Malta, skewed gender ratios, dwindling hummingbirds in Trinidad from eighteen to five species, and a dip in illustrated postcards in Italy due to higher postal tariffs. It covers Australia cattle numbers, eels killed by electricity near Snow Mountain, Danish unemployment work in timber, and global trade and education snippets.
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Malta
Trinidad
Italy
Australia
Victoria River
Northern Territory
Port Darwin
Snow Mountain Power Company
California
Copenhagen
Denmark
Austria-Limmieary
Finland
Norway
Canada
United States
State of
New York
Dominion
Francis Joseph
Elizabeth
Fstelle Reel
Carlisle
Wampton
Mount Pleasant
Melbourne
King’s
Liverpool
Movieend
Kniaz Potemkin
Roumania
Oxford
Iadla
Consur
Patagonia
W. Vatletin
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Thomas Olver
Oliver Typewriter
Chicago Tltnois
J. C. Nague
Edw. Allington, Jr
Til
Grand Opera House
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Joliet
W—Muaniayy
Miumming Bird
N—Narth Bros
GO Uhre Bedi Dew
T- Lyman Ffowe
Moving Picturess
T—Black Penuty
Dee
Poor Pike
Jersey
Monona Assembly
Ray
Pie
Eastern Star
Freeport Shakespeare Society
Miss Read
Jose Wheat
Daily
Orsale
Crateria Avento
Burgaba
I. A. Steen
Saile
Pigauire
Grrove Street
Adams St
Chicago Street
Ladden
Homer St
Green St
Paul Bickenbeugh
Pei Urein
Parson
Bryan
Ageune
Shaman Co
Wilson Bros
Barker
Win Walton Neph
Clothing Department
W.J. Young & Co
Opp
Wm. A. Rogers
Ea Serfree
C. W. Harden
Stephenson
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