Freeport Church Services and Sunday Sects roundup
The Freeport Philosophical Society meets at 7:80 p.m. Tuesdays. First Church of Christ Scientist holds services at 929 Stephenson St Sundays 11:00 a.m. and Wednesdays 7:80 p.m. Sunday school 10:00 a.m. Reading room open Wed and Sat 8–6. Many churches list sermons, junior meetings, and special programs for Sunday and midweek services.
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Freeport
Freeport Theosophical Society
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Stephenson Street
CO. W. McCaskill
Epworth League
Trinity United Evangelical Church
Corner Union and
Pleasant Streets
Alma Yungblut
First Baptist
Stephenson St
William H. Beynon
Ben Hur Society
Second Presbyterian
H. M. Markley
Galena Ave
Pleasant St
M. Rohrbaugh
Rev. Kerstetter
Dakota
First
U. B. Church
F. M. Davis
Chas. Bernwood
Grace Church
Barnby
P. A. Schnecker
Christian Church
F. W. Emerson
Masonic Temple
Bible
Young Peoples
First Presbyterian Church
H. JL. Moore
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
An advertisement promises at home cure for piles with a new absorption treatment. It offers immediate relief and permanent care, seeks addresses for free samples, and directs readers to write to Mrs. M. Summers in Notre Dame Indiana for references and trial material.
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M. Summers
Hox P
Notre Dame
Ind
Public bid call for road grading and macadamizing
A town committee will meet September 28 1908 at Silver Creek school house to let contracts for 14 rods of grading and macadamizing on State road near Yellow Creek brewery. Specifications available at the letting. Committee may reject all bids. Fred Riesenberg, Taos Unen. Com. town of Silver Creek.
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Silver Creek
Yellow Creek
Fred Riesenberg
Ahreypy
Taos Unen. Com
Tie Cltz History From 1900s Oweey Era
Turbulent period in early 1900s athletics featured Trotsky named ties and city leagues. Local clubs debated funding, schedules, and revised rules amid crowd support and rising regional rivalries.
Scores on the Ball Fields Confusing Baseball Standings
Chicago Sept 19 standings and scores for big league clubs across New York Pittsburg Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia St Louis Cincinnati Washington Chicago Detroit Cleveland St Louis notes. Game results include hits errors and pitcher batteries for each matchup with several games ending in nine innings and others called due to darkness.
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburg
Pittshure
Vittsburg
Maddox
Brandon
Gibson
Mathewson
Bresnahan
Needham
Camnitz
Leever
Vail
Wiltse
McGinnity
Brooklyn
Bt. Louis
St. Louts
Mirors
St. Louis
Tatteries
Lush
Bliss
Brook
Inn
Rucker
Dunn
Recand Gane
Rt. Louis
Wits
Trooklyn
Tirrors
Sallee
Moran
Bell, Farmer
Boston
Cinetnnath
Cincinnati
Errors
Rowan and Pubee
McLean
Dorner
Dorner and Lindaman
Smith
Philadelphia
McQuillen
Jacklitsch
Washington
Ferrors
Jolson
Street
Waith
Eerers
Detroit
Chesbro
Blair
Winters
Payne
Cleveland
Battersea
Arrelianes
Donohue
Rhodes
Bemis
St. Louisa
Slater
Powers
St. Lows
Powell
Cnet
National
Ww . T
Cinciinati
Zia Ants
Asceeesee
Cuticura Among His Household Gods
George B. Farley of Concord New Hampshire writes that after suffering weeks of severe skin eruptions and itching he found relief only when applying Cuticura. He reports swelling diminished, footwear returned, and comfort restored within days, praising Cuticura as a lasting remedy. May 14 1907.
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George B. Farley
South State St
Concord
N.H
Cuticura Remedies for Baby Skin Aches and Rashes
Ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for infant skin conditions including eczema, cradle cap, and itching. Claims quick, permanent relief for babies and adults with a complete external and internal regimen, pricing for ointment, soap, and blood-purifying tablet forms, and free book on skin diseases.
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Dive & Chew
Cuticurs
Amputation by law ends arm of 14 year old Joe Bulanda
In Chicago on September 19 a court order over the boy’s father objections led doctors to amputate the right arm of fourteen year old Joe Bulanda after a broken arm failed to heal and gangrene developed. The youth pleaded to keep the limb, but surgery proceeded. He is reported recovering.
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Chicago
Joseph Bulanda
Joe
Tuthill
Cy de Vry
Lincoln Park Zoo
Switt
de Vre Anys
Park
Frank Mead
Anna Burnett
Farmer Kills Housekeeper in Decatur Tragedy
In Philo near Decatur WL farmer aged 78 shot and killed Mrs Edna McCleland in front of her four year old child John Cook then shot himself. He died later, mother of three, divorced, had good reputation. Cause of tragedy remains a mystery.
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Decatur
Burial of a Weighty Citizen in Philo
In Danville on September 1, the funeral of St. Porterfield of Philo drew notice as his coffin weighed 409 pounds. He died after a long illness, and his remains were carried to the church on a haylage wagon due to door size. Porterfield, one of Philo’s wealthiest men, had served as mayor for six years.
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Danville
St. Porterfield
Philo
Cain
Dorterfield
Diness
Eal
Mattoon Lawyer Arrested Over Local Option Bribe Attempt
Mattoon resident John S. Diatt, a noted criminal lawyer, was arrested by the city court grand jury for alleged bribery of Frank Berry, the Mattoon township town clerk, to gain access to ballot boxes for the local option election that would end Mattoon’s dry status. The case details emerged as authorities pursued the motive and intent behind the attempted influence.
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Mattoon, JL
Ehuttsine Johu S. Diatt
Berry
Mattoon Township
Hin
Rescue Effort After Slate Fall Claims Fisher Life
In Warrishburge a slate fall at Noo 4 mine crushed a worker named Steven Fisher. Fisher, who saw a dancer and worker nearby, was rushed to the entry but died, his body later taken to Des Moines. The incident occurred as slate overhead cracked and a wave collapsed.
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Twarrishburge
Steven Fisher
Bess
Fisher
Warnhin
Titian
Des Moines
They Need Rain Badly in Carmarthenshire Area
The Farrers report the county cannot plow due to lack of rain. Farmers in Carmarthenshire, UK, urge for rainfall to resume cultivation and prevent crop damage.
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Carms
Farrers
Foley's Kidney Cure Claim Of Wide Efficacy
Of Interest to Many. Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is beyond the reach of medicine. 4G medicine can do more, H. OJ, Moogk, Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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Foley
H. OJ
Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Notice to settled debts after sale to Genant & Luedeking
Having sold our stack of hardware to Genant and Luedeking all persons knowing themselves to be indebted to us are urged to call at the old stand and settle before October 1st Graalman and Wieman, lidl w
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Genant & Luedeking
Graalman & Wieman,lidlw
Judge Taft to Speak at National Republican League Meet
Washington report outlines a busy political week with Judge Taft set to address the National Republican League in Easternatt and President Roosevelt returning to Washington to speak at a tuberculosis congress. Bryan plans multiple addresses across the central west including Ohio Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin. Democratic and Republican state meetings are scheduled in Ohio New Hampshire New Jersey Wisconsin and Madison Wisconsin.
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Taft
National Republican League
Washington, D. C
Bryan
Central West
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Terre Haute
Dayton
Mansfield
Judson Harmon
James _ &. Campbell
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Assembly
Senate
Madison
la Follette
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
America
Europe
Supreme Court of
Queens County
New York
Hains Brothers
William F. Annis
San Francisco
I. Wan Chang
Durham White Stevens
Farmers’ National Congress
Wis
International Fishery Congress
National Wholesale Druggists’' Association
Atlantic City
Sovereign Lodge of Odd Fellows
Denver
United Irish League
Boston
Trades and ‘Labor Congress of Canada
Halifax
Clinton
Iowa
Hickman Bessey Company Opens at the Grand
Amusement column previews a week at the Grand starting Monday September 21 featuring Hickman Bessey company led by Guy Hickman and Bes sey with Grace McClean and Grace Baird in A Senator from Kentucky. Vaudeville between acts. Ladies free Monday with 40 cent ticket. Suits pressed 60c at Malle's Galena and Van Buren streets.
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Hickman Bessey
Sterling
Guy Hickman
Mr. Bessey
Grace McClean
Grace Baird
the Grand
Kentucky
Malle
Galena
van Buren
Advice from Mrs Pinkham Encourages Young Women to Write
Young women suffer from lack of timely guidance. Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts invites them to write about their sickness. She, a mother, understands. In nine of ten cases, their ailments resemble those in letters that follow.
Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound Promises Health
Letters from Miss Abby F Barrows of Nelsonville Ohio and Miss Elsie I Wook of Chelsea Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing nervousness headaches backache irregularities and menstrual pains. The ad claims thirty years of use and cures for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors indigestion and other female ills urging readers to try it.
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Abby F. Barrows
Nelsonville
Ohio
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elsie I. Wook
Chelsea, Vt
Sensenbrenner urges prohibitive pulp tariff to pressure Canada
Frank J. J. Sensenbrenner of Kimberley & Starke cam ming argues before a congressional committee that wood pulp tariffs should be raised to force Canada to curb pulp exports. He notes US paper prices have fallen since 1879 while raw material costs rose, credits newer machinery for continued low prices, and cites pulp-wood costs moving from 3.75 to 11.25 per card.
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Appleton
Wis
Frank J. J. Sensenbrenner
Kimberley & Starke Camming
Congressional Investigation Committee
Canada
Sensenbrenner
United States
Congressional Committee
ISM
Eastern mills cheaper print paper study prompts supply worry
Chairman Mann questions Sensenbrenner about why eastern mills make print paper cheaper than western ones. Ballou of Menasha Paper cites transportation as the main pulpwood issue, with plenty of supply but costly delivery. The committee notes possible future pulpwood transport challenges and hints at Washington attention to western forest conservation claims raised by John Strange.
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Mann
Sensenbrenner
Dean
Shibley
Ballou
Menasha Paper Company
Guditiou
United States
Middle West
Grand Rapids
Wise River
Fox River
John Strange
Washington
Strange
West
US Fleet Leaves Australia Bound for Mattila Route
United States battleship fleet led by Admiral Sperry departs Albany Western Australia for Mattila about 3 400 miles away and expected to reach around October 2 or 3 amid Allied naval moves in the region.
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Australia
Albany
Western Australia
United States
Lear Admiral Sperry
Mattila
Knocker for Ulcers Promises From Arnica Salve
J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina touts Bucklen s Arnica Salve as a sure en ough knocker for ulcers recounting a bad leg sore last summer that healed with no scar. The ad claims guaranteed relief for piles sores and burns offered at 25 cents at Jos Em mert s drug store.
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J. C. Goodwin
Reidsville
N. C
Joe Fifer Opens Dancing School With Tuesday Social
Joe Fifer will start his dancing school and host a social on Tuesday September 22. Gibbre’s orchestra will provide music with Clédiw as a featured act.
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Joe Fifer
Gibbre’ Orchestra
Clédiw
Not Color the Hair Stops Fatting Hair YER'S HAIR VIGOR
The source reflects a period voice asserting that England will not dwell on past conflicts, choosing trade over vengeance. It presents a provocative view on national character and forgiveness, linked to business practices and postwar relations.
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England
Alexander the Great’s world conquest discussed in modern view
Washington Star quotes Mr. Dustin Stax noting Alexander conquered It but moderns could have shown him about making it pay dividends. The remark frames ancient conquest alongside contemporary investment ideas using a playful comparison.
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Alexander the Great
Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Father and Daughter Clash Over Suitor in Manchester Union
A dialogue snippet from the Manchester Union shows a father declaring a suitor off limits while a daughter protests that he can deny her nothing. The exchange hints at affection and conflict, with the father deeming the man "nothing" and the daughter asserting autonomy.
Repaired Whisky Pots in Highland Tale
An old man traveling the highlands repaired whisky pots while a gauger questioned him. The man, using broad dialect, claims the last pot “took a croon.” He accepts payment and then cryptically says he “mended the last whisky pot where the hose was.”
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Highlands
T Shust
London
Chin in Conversation Reveals Spenlow’s Bond with Wife
In a witty exchange from the period, Dawson teases that a wife’s chin might reveal character. Spenlow replies that his wife governs him not by beauty alone but through their years together since marriage.
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Dawson
Spenlow
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