Local notes and social whirl carry through Rockford city
Lively last Friday and a week of social events mingle with market notes and weather. Queens circus absence of side shows earns praise. weddings planned for fall. Mrs. Hance dies in the city. Rev. Condit of Chicago preaches. oyster supper anticipated in October. Rockford Bank security tight. Fr i day winds dim circus day. minutes of Rock River Conference soon printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Chicago
Queens Circus
Dr. Hance
Cleveland
Billy Humphrey
Titusville
Freeport
Billy
Second Presbyterian Church
R. A. Condit
Minutes of
Rock River Conference
M. E. Church
F. P. Cleveland
General Atkins
Buena Vista
Sheldon Scoville
Florence
Peoria
Scoville
Mr. Tibball
M. FE
S Jenking
Steffen
Railroad Officials Arrive to Examine Local Rates
The Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners, led by H. D. Cook, arrived in the city to investigate local relations with railroads. They back the May 1878 act and aim to enforce reasonable rates and anti extortion. Also noted is a serenade by Forreston band members and the disappearance of dealer Jonathan Hay after controversy over forged notes.
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Board’ of
Brewster House
Stephenson County
H. D. Cook
D. A. Brown
J M. Pearson
J. H. Raymond
Strange Head Gear at the Freeport Church Service
A reader reviews the fashionable bonnets seen at last Sabbath worship noting a labyrinth of flowers lace muslin and perfume. The piece mocks bonnet styles from fruit-dish to soup-tureen and even a bread-tray bloomer while joking about the Freeport girl of today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Worship
Freeport
Forgeries and Swindle Case Dominate Toledo News
The report details a swindle by Hay believed to involve thousands of dollars with varied estimates from twenty-five thousand dollars to higher figures. Debts include fifteen thousand dollars to Toledo instrument dealers. Aaron Wolf is said to hold about £9,000 of Hay’s paper, while D A Knowlton & Son claim 7,000 to 8,000 with collateral. First National Bank holds 1,000 with collateral. Also notes of the bank and other securities are discussed. Turner Hall ladies fair donations are to be left at John Effert’s grocery. A grand hearse arrives, damaged by shipping and awaiting repairs at S F Taylor’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Hay
Aaron Wolf
D. A. Knowlton & Sona
First National Bank
Ifay
Opening Lecture by Prof Youmans at Commercial Hall
Singing classes by Prof Youmans attract praise from Racine papers and press sites where he has taught. He is said to have no equal as a teacher of children. Attend the opening lecture, free, on Friday evening.
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Youmans
Commercial Hall
Racine
Amputation After Threshing Accident at Baileyville
Dr I A Munsie of Freeport explains the Forreston and Baileyville notices miscredit the amputation of Mr Elmore Derby’s right arm. He states Dr Sibert of Baileyville was first called, a delay occurred, and describes the surgical steps from anesthesia to completion on September 18 1873 with recovery noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forreston Boys
Buchanan
Monroe Band
Freeport
Jack Hiller
Rhoderick
Forreston Journal
Krohn
Mr. Zartman
Jack
Journan
Forreston Weekly Journal
Balsbaugh and Cavell
Forreston
Elmore Derby
Orrin Berry
Baileyville
Ogle County
Sibert
Balsbaugh
Covell
Berry
High Terve
The Fifth Year of Ulysses and the Hay Investment Saga
In a parable like chronicle set in a prosperous port, young Jonathan prospers by investing heavily in hay and organs while elders urge safe bets with banks. Envy grows among solid men who seek to share his gains, leading to schemes of security and widespread investment amid bustling market talk.
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Ulysses
Jonathan
Hay
Advertisements Crowded Out In Last Week's Issue
Several columns of ads are crowded out in the last issue. Read all advertisements to see the bargains offered and note what is highlighted this week.
Jonathan and the hay boom in an ancient tale end
A compact fable describes ascent and caution in a booming hay market with Jonathan praised for wisdom. Wise men, scribes, and lawyers watch the wealth grow then, on the one and twentieth day of Tishri, Jonathan visits friends and departs as the era closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan
Hay
Tishri
Ulysses
Western Union Railroad
Milwaukee
Wis
Western Union Railroad Company
W.ulrlr
Self Regulating Wind-Mill Exhibit at Goddard’s Mill
A description touts a self regulating wind mill that uses an incline and no balls or weights. It claims perpetual running, steel journals, and superior strength and durability. It notes a first premium at the Sept. 11, 1873 Fair and another at the Stephenson County Pains in 1813, manufactured by W. P. Emmer in Freeport Illinois.
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Reap Goddard
Stephenson County
W. P. Emmer
Freeport
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Queen of Shows
Fanny Price
Yartman
Charles L. Currier
California
L. L. Munn
Wim, Corbett
Cherokee County
Iowa
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Jonathan Hay
Pana
St. Louis
Turner Hall
John Effert
Stephenson Street
8. F. Taylor
Condo Et Compono Qux
Max Depromere Possim
Leanit
W.W. Monte
Scott & Wise
Celebra, Bradbury and
Emerson P
Estey, Burdett and
New
Alty
Madeg Free
Benet
W. W. Montes
Fes
Turner
Peloubet & Pelton
Orf ' Wilson
Emmert
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