Good Templars Lodge News Encourages Active Local Work
The Good Templars column reports lodge earnings from Scales Mound and Dakota, notes Davis Lodge revival and planned Mineral Point journal, and urges members to bolster temperance efforts. It advocates committee outreach to shops and mills, protecting youth, and caring for the fallen while promoting the Grand Lodge drive.
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Scales Mound
Dakota Lodge
Davis Lodge
Good Templars
Mineral Point
Illinois
Bros. Allen & Teasdale
G. T
Allen & Teasdale
Wis
Grand Lodge
Holland
Fern care for shaded garden corners and moisture needs
The passage explains how ferns thrive in shady, moist spots and under walls or trees. It notes that ferns prefer native soil or made soil with loam, peat, and leaf mold, require proper drainage, and need space for rhizomes to develop. avoid wedging them in crevices and provide a suitable growing environment with logs and stones. Ivy is mentioned as a prolific grower that competes with ferns.
Littre baptized on deathbed as Catholic faith questioned
The late M Littre, long a leading advocate of passive philosophy, was baptized shortly before death. A year earlier he published a faith confession saying he could not accept Catholic world view but felt no desire to join their church. The piece ends with a xenophobic quip about hanging.
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M. Littre
F. Exner
Carter
Emmert & Burrell
Boston
Elijah Carter
Court of Appeals
George I. Lenry
Metropolitan Bank of New York
People’s Church of Boston
Colored Friends
England
Ama Abbott
The Farmer's Hired Man Parable From the Market Stand
An elderly farmer laments the decline of hired help, contrasting past sturdy workers with modern hired men. He recalls long hours, simple meals, and tough discipline, then worries changes in manners and expectations threaten agriculture’s future. The piece is drawn from the Detroit Free Press.
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Peck
Detroit Free Press
Price Confusion Over A Bottle At The Drugstore
An elderly Louisville woman argues with a druggist over the price and sale terms of a bottle. The clerk insists a single bottle costs 1.30 dollars while a dozen costs more, and the customer contemplates leaving without purchase after a long back and forth.
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Louisville
O. L
French to establish Cape Horn observatory on magnetism
The French government plans an observatory at Cape Horn to collect terrestrial magnetic data. The team will sail on the same vessel that will carry the astronomers who aim to utilize the upcoming transit of Venus.
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Cape Horn
Comedy and satire mix in a late 19th century column
A collage of quips on manners and morals includes jokes about gender and gossip, observations on crime and punishment, medical quackery, and outdated social norms. It references roller skating, lavish funerals, housing, and a range of small anecdotes with local color and public notices.
Noisy Rivalry Marital Feature Described In Lavish Garb
A San Francisco correspondent savors a rivals wedding with vivid fashion notes. The bride wears lavender silk and orange wreaths while gloves burst at the thumbs. The groom appears stiff in a tight black suit and a too snug collar, his shirt button popping during the ceremony.
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San Francisco
Tehama Street
City Directory of Churches and Officials Listed
Directory lists multiple churches with locations and service times including German Evangelical Emanuel Emanuel and St John, plus Methodist and Presbyterian congregations. It also notes city officials such as Mayor James McNamara, City Clerk Warren C. Clark, City Treasurer D B Breed, City Attorney J C Kean, City Marshal E and Chamberlin, and street commissioner W Knpshild along with ward aldermen.
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James McNamara
McNamara
Stephenson St
Warren C. Clark
Fry’s Block
D. B. Breed
Journal
J C Kean
E & Chamberlin
W Knpsehild
F E Jose
T L Waddell
J Hartman
J Brown Taylor
Louis Stoskopf
H J Porter
Win H Wagner
County Officials and Court House Office Locations
Clerk I F Kieckner and Treasurer W W Hutchison among listed county officers. Recorder Dan Brewster Sheriff Captain Stewart Surveyor Hiram Shons. All county offices are in the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I F Kieckner
W W Hutchison
Dan’ Brewster
Captain Stewart
Hiram Shons
School Board and Superintendent Office Hours Noted
The Board of Education under President William C. Wright with W. G. Barnes and H. J. Porter lists Superintendent Chas. Snyder. Office in High School building with hours from 7:30 to 9:00 o'clock a.m.
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Buffalo
John Ball
New York
Heaven
Niagara
Joseph Durrinburger
Broadway
Thomas
Emmert & Bur- Tell
City Directory
Evangelical
St. John’s—Union
Cor State Road
C Hoffmeister
Unday
Williams St
Corner Union
Wernley
Methodist Episcopal
Embury
Williams
H Ll Martin
Northwest Cor Cherry
Louis Meredeth
Bunaay School
Chicago St.cor Spring
Rey Hiller
Presbyterian—First
Stephenson St. Cor Walnut
Rey HD Jenkins
Presbyterian—Second
Cor
Galena Ave
Pleasant
M. Crissman
Presbyterian—Third—German—Exchange
St.s. Cor Pleasant
A Elfeld
Bergleen
St'Joseph
German - Williams St
Reehange
C L Kalvelage
St Mary’s
S of Mary
Mangan
Free Methodist
Pleasant St
Walnut
Kev Ferris
Hodder
Journal Printing CO
Freeport, Ill
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Minnesota
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y CO
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St. Louis
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Linco
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Hales
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United States
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A.V
H. Carpenter
J. H. Page
Freeport
Ill
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Backus Water Motor Co
Newark
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Ric Hanns
Jenny Vausat
Ien
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Frei
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Kearney
Algona
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Estern
Chicaco & North-Western Railway
Council Bluffs
Denver
California
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Central Dakota
Sioux City
Nebraska
Yankton
Chicago, St. Paul
Minois
Freeport & Dubuque
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Lake Superior
Anadas
Marvin Hughitt
W. H. Stennett
R. I. Older
Bardock
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Bardock Blood
Foster, Milburn & CO
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Stinson & CO
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Maine
Freeport Post Office
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Algo Way
C & N Way
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ICR Reese
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Monroe
Cedarville
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Atkins
D. Kuehner
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