Notable Visitors Arrive in Salt Lake City and Freeport Figures
The Salt Lake Daily Tribune notes arrivals including Iowa Governor Samuel Merrill and Col. Wm. F. Shaffer with Hon. H. C. Burchard, praising Burchard’s congressional role. Col. Geo. A. Q. Miller praises acting Governor Glack for stabilizing Salt Lake City amid Utah Territory visits. The piece also mentions C. K. Jupson visiting Freeport, Mrs. Almira Brown promoting religious commentaries and the sale of a "Cross and Crown" engraving.
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Salt Lake City
Samuel Merrill
Iowa
Wm. F. Shaffer
Territory
Army of the James
H.C. Burchard
Freeport
Til
United States Congress
E. B. Washburne
F Rance
Burchard
Paris
Salt Lake
Utah
Daily Tribune
Geo. A. Q. Miller
Chicago
Post Office Department
Col. Miller
Utah Territory
Glack
United States
C.K. Jupson
Freeport Journal
Almira Brown
Robert Jamison
St. Paul's
Glasgow
Scotland
A.R. Faussett
St. Cuthbert’s
York
Eingland
David Brown
Aberdeen
Brown
Clothes Wringer Offered at Low Prices by Lawyer & Burchards
Bargain shoppers can buy a clothes wringer for a small sum at Lawyer & Burchards who advertise a wide range of goods at very low prices. The notice highlights affordable household items as part of a general sale.
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Lawyer & Burchards
Freeport Book Bindery Bound Books and Repair Services
The Freeport Book Bindery offers blank books made to order and binding of magazines and pamphlets with fast turnaround and reasonable rates. Old books can be repaired and rebound. Located in the upper story of the Freeport Journal Office.
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Freeport
Freeport Journal
Job Printing Advantage by Local Steam Office
Job printing buyers are urged to use the county’s only steam printing office with multiple presses and a large stock. The note claims cheaper, better, faster service than competitors and promotes Brass and Enamelled Kettles for fruit packaging available at Lawyer & Burchard’s.
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Lawyer & Burchard’s
Book bindery ad for Harper's Weekly volumes and farm implements
Freeport Book Bindery offers Harper's Weekly bound in half morrocco for 3.50 per volume over JOURNAL office. Grain cradles hay forks hand rakes advertised. largest stock in the city and lowest figures at Lawyer Bur chard's.
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Freeport Books
Morrocco
Freeport
Lawyer & Burchard’s
Stoves Arrive in Three Car Loads for Local Firm
Lawver and Burchard announce the arrival of three carloads of cooking stoves, expanding stock for households and businesses. The announcement notes immediate availability and a ready supply for customers.
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Lawver & Burchard
Fire destroys Samuel Berry barn near Crane's Grove
A Sunday evening fire south of town burned Samuel Berry's barn at Crane's Grove, along with 3 horses, 1 mule, 2 separators and all farming implements. Loss estimated around $7,000, insured for $2,300 with American Insurance Company of Chicago. authorities suspect arson.
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Samuel Berry
Crane’s Grove
Chicago
Meeting Of Ogle County Teachers In Polo
The Ogle county Teachers Association schedules a meeting in Polo on October 3 4 5 6. Local residents promise outstanding hospitality and the group invites all interested in educational matters to attend.
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Ogle County Teachers’ Association
Polo
Ogle County
Ogle County Teachers’ Asscciation
Local theft and harvest notes fill Dakota callers
Report of a theft on Main Street where about a dozen oyster cans cigars and all drawer change were taken. Nearby, Willie Zimmerman fractured his arm and Dr. Marlin treated him. Louis Favour gave a science lecture on light and heat with demonstrations. Farmers busy harvesting as tobacco acreage expands. public mood playful about smoking norms.
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J. D. Bennehoff
Main Street
Dakota
Willie Zimmerman
Daniel Zimmerman
Marlin
Louis Favour
Grain cutting progressing rapidly in county fields
A local observer visits rural fields on Saturday and notes cutting of small grain nearly finished for the week. Grain kept dry since cutting. a farmer threshes in the field and a Marsh Harvester is at work with one driver and two binders, capable of about ten acres per day. T. H. Davis of Ridott binds five scores of wheat in five hours on Thursday last, prompting disbelief at the speed.
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Pace
T. H. Davis
Ridott
W. G. Woodruff
Mr. Davia
Riddles and notes on local marble quarry visit
A column of light jokes asks why a hen hatches, a clergyman resembles a locomotive, and a letter R is unlucky, followed by Judge Snyder of Springvale Iowa visiting and describing a Humboldt county shell marble quarry. He notes the marble’s drab yet rich tone and its value as lime and potential turf.
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Clara
Tom
Snyder
Springvale
Iowa
Humboldt County
Vermont
Mystery Flour Barrel Letters Hidden Message
A woman leaves notes inside a flour barrel addressed to her husband for him to read, a curious domestic clue found and reported by local observers. The brief reveals a hidden communication or riddle within household items.
Western villages celebrate bond gifts to railroad project
Enthusiastic reports from 8004 Western villages describe CONFag giving away bonds worth hundreds of thousands to a private company aiding a railroad. A successful vote triggers an old iron cannon salute, while payday and poker losses dampen the joy as taxi rounds threaten the mood.
Postmaster advertises Mice Department distinction
Ohio postmaster explains the Post’s Mice Department distinguishes samples from specimens. Cloth clipping not fit for sale is a sample while a ready-made circus tent is a specimen and would require letter postage.
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Ohio
Post
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