Bertie Vane defies Captain Miller and confronts love
Mrs. Vane pressures Bertie to answer Captain Miller’s letter revealing a past love with Nellie White. Bertie recalls a three year double life driven by pride and conscience while Miller explains his engagement to Nellie and his fear of breaking her heart. In the park Bertie forgives and accepts Miller, later to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie
Mrs. Vane
Mamma
Captain Miller
Chertie
Nol
Pearl
Park Villa
Miss Vane
Nellie White
Italy
England
Nellie
Willie
St. George’s Church
Ore Vane
Captain Iller
Windy misfortune with a Virginia Street jug incident
In a Reno Gazette report J M Cutter set out with a half gallon of whiskey for his sick mother on Virginia street. A sudden wind sucked the liquor from the jug and down his throat turning the jug inside out. He recovered enough to describe the bizarre accident, while no jug traces were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
J. M. Cutter
Virginia Street
Cutter
No Title Yet Yet a Quote on Luck and Pluck
A compact aphorism notes that ten men wait for luck while one creates chances and succeeds. It asserts there is no luck like pluck and that fortune favors those who stay indifferent to fortune.
Geographical Problems Solved This Decade
The London Times notes in bold terms that most major geographic obstacles have been cleared in the present generation. The Northwest Passage and Australian interior routes are established, African and Asian explorations completed, Nile sources traced, Congo charted, North American and South landscapes mapped, ocean floors chartered, and the Northeast Passage near realization. The only remaining Arctic feat is a dash to the Pole with the North Pole likely to be reached eventually.
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Northwest Passage
Nile
Congo
Central Asia
Cathay
North Pole
London Times
The Mother Rules the World
A reflection on the influence of a good mother over her children noting that a refined, intelligent mother shapes her family's manners and speech. It argues that a mother’s calm, kind example moderates rough youths and sets a future tone for society, concluding that today’s mother rules tomorrow’s world.
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Sav
Conductor and Passenger Debate Wake Call Gone Wrong
A conductor recalls attempting to wake a passenger who insisted on waking for a break and delivering a garbled message about getting the children their break. The passenger, miles beyond his station, questions why he was not woken as requested.
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Maria
Romance Versus Reality in Rural Life
A city boarder praises country life to farmer Robinson who notes long days and tired evenings. He explains he rises before daylight and works after dark, sleep deep from exhaustion since planting began, illustrating the gap between romance and reality.
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Robinson
Faith Services by Many Denominations in City
A listing of churches and pastors with service times across denominations including Evangelical Pleasant Street German Evangelical Emanuel Oak Street and St John’s Union Street Methodist Episcopal Embury Exchange First Stephenson German Chicago Street Presbyterian First Stephenson Walnut Second Exchange Pleasant Third German Exchange Street St Joseph German Williams St Mary Irish Zion Episcopal Stephenson Cherry and Baptist Stephenson West of Cherry with respective pastors and Sunday School times.
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Pleasant Street
W. H. Bucks
Emanuel
Oak Street
Pleasant
Huclater
St. John's Union Street
Corner State Road
Hoffmetater
Williams Street
Corner Union
Wernley
Methodist Episcopal
Embury
Exchange Street
Williams
Young
Stephensonst
Northeast Corner Cherry
A. W. Jewett
Presbyterian—First
Stephenson
Cor Walnut
H. D. Jenkins
Presbyterian—Third—German— Exchange
St Joseph
W of Exchange
St Mary’s Irish Union St., of Mary
Mangan
Stephenson St
Cherry
Cooley
Local Official Listings and Ward Aldermen Names
Official city listings show mayor E L Gronkrite at Cronkite's grocery on Stephenson Street and city officers including WM Trembor city clerk in council room Fry's Block. Ratlz city treasurer opposite Barnes warehouse J C Kenn city attorney in Fry's block. J Rogers city marshal street commissioner. F E Josel surveyor in court house. Aldermen by ward: 1st Ward A T Irvin J H Grane. 2nd Ward D Kuehner I B Zartman. 3rd Ward H J Porter J R Wagner.
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E. L. Gronkrite
Cronkrite
Stephenson Street
WM. Trembor
Fry’s
Ratz
Barne
J. C. Kenn
Chamberlin
Rogers
F. E. Josel
F. E. Josel, Surveyor, Office Court House, Aldersmen
A. T. Irvin
J. H. Grane
D. Kuehner
I. 8. Zartman
H.J. Porter
J. R. Wagner
County Officers And School Board Listings
County officers listed include County Clerk WF Kleckner Deputy W Huchison Treasurer Danl Brewster Recorder J R Leigh Sheriff all offices in the Court House Board of Education president F Bartlett with Wm O Wright and W G Barnes superintendent Chas C Snyder offices in High School building office hours 7:30 to 9:60 a m.
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McNamara
Stephenson St
WF. Kleckner
Wee W. Hutchison
Treasuer
Dan’l. Brewster
J. R. Leigh
Night Trains Schedule for Freeport and Milwaukee
Trains going east and west list departure and arrival times for Freeport Milwau kee Racine Chicago and Illinois Central and Northwestern timetables. Night and day passes shown with freight and regular service notes. Saturdays excepted and ampm times provided.
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Freeport
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Oeam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lamily
Bertie Vane
Liverpool
Dresden
City Directory
Dé Presbyterian—Second—Exchange
Cor Pleasant
J. Giffen
Williams & Babcock
Steffen & Bangasser
Hettinger Hall
Illinois
BANKS
First National Bank
United States
Pan
Bidwell
Pro
F. DeForest
Tik Second National Bank
Thomasson Wilcoxon
Jacob Kroun
Wa. Young
David Neidigh
Jonn H. Adams
Michael Sawyer
Alfred H. Wise
Joan Kenegy
Pells Mann
John H. Addams
LW. GurraRu
Cashier
W. H. Taggart
Munn’s
Court House
Til
Kingsley & Mills
Dentists
Milnois
Elson’s
Popposite
Second National Bank
W. S. Caldwell
Wilcoxon Opera House
Esther W. Taylor
James I. Neff
J.H. Stearns
Neff & Stearns
Bailey & Neff
Attorneys AT Law
E. L. Colby
D. B. Schulte
R. Pelck
Public Schools
Insurance
OFI
Fry’s Block
Prembancen Street
Capita
London & Globe
Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co
Insurance Company of North America
Philadelphia
Phoenix Ins. Co
New York
Springfield
Ins. Co
Springfield Mass
Continental Ins.Co
N. Y
Girard Ins. Co
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Learve
Mil
Racine
Milwaukee
West
TRAD
Passenge Freight
Jeremiah Dean
Western Star
1.C.C.F
Odd Fellow’s
W.krape
Geo. Lowis
J. R. Perkins
Bridge St
van Buren
Thomson
J. D. Bethel
Thomson & Sons
Broadway
P. O. Box
Swarts & Stocking’s
Popular Drug Store
Journal Office
Freeport Post Office
Eastern
OC & Nwr
WURR
Monroe
Wis
Cedarville
Orangeville
Queco
Shuey’s Mills
Smith D
Atkins
Rhe
the Journal
Bill Heads
Co?sional
Newsy
Relia We
Cent
Journal Printina Col
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