Thieves at the depot and Knights Templar notices
A pocket pick at the depot cost Hirath Schol field 65 dollars and notes. The bulletin also notes the Grand Encampment Knights Templar Conclave to be held in St Louis starting September 1. Apollo Commandery of Chicago invites members to join excursion trains at reduced rates with arrangements details through Wm H Gale Chicago. Also wallpaper sale and reduced prices offered by A Broan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirath Schol
Field
Thesday
Baileyville
Knights Templar
United States
St. Louis
Chicago
Northwest
Appollo Commandery No
Wisconsin State Fair ads travel by rail to Madison
A Wisconsin State Fair notice announces the event starting September 28 in Madison. Secretary J. W. Hoyt reports Western Union R R Co will offer free freight within its line from Freeport to Beloit and half fare for passengers, encouraging attendance for an entertaining and instructional fair. The writer thanks Hoyt and plans to meet him in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
J. W. Hoyt
Western Union R. R. Co
Freeport
Beloit
Quincey
Janesville
Hoyt
Call on Broad for Wallpaper
A short classified item invites readers to call on Broad Street for wallpaper. The note references three digits 18 21 22, likely a price or code. No additional details or context provided.
Something New In Prospect Street Walk Lays Anew
Local note reports a concrete walk being laid at Mr. F Bartletts Prospect Street premises. Readers weigh durability and style, hoping durable sidewalks replace many broken ones, with Chicago patents supplying materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Bartlett
Prospect Street
Chicago
Freeport
Broad's
Drowned Boy and Local Notices Cleaned From Page
An eight year old boy, son of Mr. Hawke, drowned in the Potonotnica while playing in a boat as a past week. The notice also mentions legal blanks at Broad 13 21 22 and lists local merchants Rush and Grant Rush at the boot and shoe store of J. McNamara at 87 Stephenson Street with daily arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aufiat
Tt. Hawke
Grant Rush
D. If
McNamara
Stephenson St
Changed Hands at the Holland House
The Rockford Register notes that last Tuesday the Holland House changed hands. Former proprietor Mr Palmer retires and Dunton Starr become the new lessees. The house will be remodelled with a billiard room to feature two Kavanagh Deckers tables run by L G Gilson.
The Lutheran College bid and site chosen
The Lutheran Synod of Northern Mills held a session at Foreston starting August 20 to decide the college site. Mendota bids $41,000 plus pledges to erect buildings and supply 200 students with a clear deed, while Lena and others feel disappointed and a separate independent college is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran College
Lutheran Synod of
Lena
The
Star
Boots and Shoes at McNamara's Store Lena Items
The notice advertises footwear at J. OJ McNamara and partner store, Lena, urging customers to buy boots and shoes there. A column from the Stir issue includes local items and a string of brief notices: community meetings, a Sabbath concert, and several local mishaps and obituaries, with names and places like Lena, McEathron, Ozburn, and Lutheran church.
Boal Residence Ad Finds Stove Sale at Stephenson Street
A fragment notes a Boal residence at 7 Stephenson Street with a sign reading Pads Me Sold. It mentions one large coal stove advertised elsewhere is sold and asks who will take the other at a bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett's
Stephenson St
Roche Clothiers at Stephenson Street Housed in Hattinger Block
E and J Roche, enterprising clothiers, operate in Hattinger's new block on Stephenson Street. They report a large, well chosen stock of clothing and ready-made garments, with broad public patronage. Prices are low and inducements on wall paper offered as winter approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. & J. Roche
Hattinger’s New Block
Stephenson Street
Sechrist's Maynard Block Clothing House Showcases Fall Stock
The Cool Evenings signal September and fall apparel. Wm Sechrist's store, newly moved to Maynard's block opposite the Court House, offers a wide, neatly displayed stock and skilled workmanship. Visit to see the wonders and conveniences of the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sechrist
Maynard
Court House
Sechrist
Impending War Fires Southern Rebel Rhetoric
In Confederate friendly rhetoric outlets the impulse to violence grows as November nears. Editors urge patience and warn against rash action, while promising victory for the Lost Cause. The Atlanta Construction claims prophetic judgment on those who oppress them and calls for renewed devotion to democratic power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Blair
Chattanooga (Tenn.) Union
Forrest
Atlanta
Oast
Our Noble Old Warrior in a Macon County paper
A Decatur Democrat reprints an August story ridiculing Grant and praising Confederate leaders. It cites Grant failing to reach Petersburg Richmond or Heaven, claiming Beauregard Lee and Jackson are present, and notes a predicted alliance with Jackson. The piece mocks Union generals and extols Confederates.
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Macon County
Decatur
Grant
Lee
Richmond
Geveral
Petersburg
Heaven
Beauregard
Jackson
Grint
Treaven
Fellowship
Forevermore
Election tribute praises E. P. Washburne in Maine
The Galena Gazette lauds Representative E P Washburne after a lengthy stay in Maine praising his congressional labors and prudent government administration. The piece urges constituents to defend his public worth and personal reputation in future duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Burneis
Washburne
Lawyers and Clients and the Duty of Law
A reflective piece arguing for a trained legal profession to ensure justice and proper administration. It notes lawyers are paid for labor, their work is demanding, and self representation is foolish. The dialogue ends with a quip on demurrers and legal complexity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lega
Tov
Democrat in Trouble Says Left Politics behind
A Cherish County Herald reader dialogue captures a Democrat resigning from politics while expressing anti repudiation views and opposition to negro hatred. The speaker insists on paying the national debt in full, questions tax reductions, and argues against taxing bonds. The fragment hints at broader tax and debt debates within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Grant
Colfix
Anker
Chrant County Herald
Retired physician teased by sand joke and political swings
A noted elderly physician once targeted by a practical joke involving a barrel of sand is recalled amid quick political barbs. The piece contrasts anti rebellion actions by Governor Clayton of Arkansas with recent disorder and court reopenings, then attacks Democrats and Pendleton over debt and war policy, ending with a vow to politically defeat them next November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evening Post
Clayton
Arkansas
Lewisburg
Chicago
Copperhead names rally for Grant and Colfax in a heated list
A long roster of Democratic defectors supports Grant and Colfax, with Indiana and Wisconsin figures like Bundy and Cheney joining. The piece notes Southern conservatives and New York leaders shifting, while critics press Blair and Seymour remarks and discuss opposition to constitutional amendments and liquor control.
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Johnson
Grant and Colfax
Judes ‘Buckley
Indiana
Judgé Bundy
Gen. Cosgrave
D. Clay
Gardiner
Maj
Hobson
Kentucky
Col. Hudson
David Kilgore
United States
Grant
Colfax
Judge Findsey
Highth
Tammany
Isaac N. Norris
Illinois
J. J. Neall
Cincinnati
Reenback Cary
Congress
Pearson
North Carolina
Alexander Stives
Richmond
Virginia
P.H. Sibley
Democratic State Committee
California
Len
J. L. Swift
Thomas J. Stillwell
Venezuela
Swift
Stillwell
H. A. Tenney
Wisconsin
Ifion
Henry Tallman
Maine
W. WH
Swann
Smythe
New York
Thurlow Weed
Young Democracy
Seymour
Blair
Ng Ata Seymour
Atlanta
Howell Cobb
A. IT. Stephens
Robert Toombs
B. H
Hilly John CG
Breckenridge
Jefferson Davis
Cach
Jeff. Davis
Why the Democratic party should not be trusted
Fragmented fragments present a speech arguing against the Democratic party and for the Republican party. It claims Democratic conspirators sought to overturn republican institutions and burden taxpayers, while praising Republican leadership for fiscal restraint, debt reduction, and constitutional fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Ligon
Morris
Democratic Party
Spo Atiate
Congress
Eifth
Andrew Johnson
Thomas H. Seymour’s Long Career and Death Notice
The fragment outlines Thomas H. Seymour of Hartford Conn, detailing a long public life as a Democrat, military commander of the Harried Greys, multiple gubernatorial campaigns with varying majorities, and a diplomatic stint as Minister to Belgium. It notes his death from typhoid fever, his later political stance, and references a survey of his career as presented by Emmert & Stibgen inviting reader inspection of their stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Seynour
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Yeas
Greys
Clovernor
D’rumbull
Lafayette
Foster
United States
Govert
Bostor
Dale
Seymour
Samuel J. Ingham
Belgium
Preside Pierce
Buckingham
Promia
Democratic Party
NM 4
Delerade National Convention
York
Vo. Mhimour
Uhes Davis
Emmert & Stibgen
Bnd
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Protection Life Insurance Company
J.B. Lemon
A. Broan
An and Son& Clark
Howard House
John Burrell
EH. I. Chiggs
Leukford Register
Dockford
Stevens
W. J. Moulton
Orino & Moulton
Flods
Ottawa
Belug
Howard
Sir
J. W Shaiton
St. Paul
Uny
Auly Brubaker
Chivago
Younguin
Ohat
Manda
Knowhon, Jr
Joseph Hocha
Sileks
Mt Carrol
Stephenson
Col Micks
Venora Alk
BOW
Aletirs
Isley
Creda
Lly
Broad’s
Stephanson
J. OJ. Hy McNamara's
J. I
Stir
Pha Lena Tatiners
McEathron
Maton
Democracy
Ozburn's
Lutheran Church
George Sailor
Celtz
Wboat
Travolyer
Goltz
Myr
Jacob Antes
North Bullroadt Street
Idis
Patrick Fitzgerald
Wan
MeFatvieh
Uth Mesaay
Edward Seakey Epromiser
My Janes Blk
Fleming GN Mix
Nevis 5
Mickkox
Luu
I Loni
Se Tember
Ca Lie
Yiungast Daughren
Roy
Mary Schoch
Jistwen Mouth
Phe
Len U'Vloce
West ‘Point
Samia
Ita
Daniel Sthie
E. & J. Roche
Broan
George S. Pendleton
Buaiktany Niéro Surfraga
F. P. Blair
Cooper Institute
Union
Oglesby
Burnkey Till
Blain
Terre Haute
Frank Blair
Vallandingham
Ilnois
Rank
Valssettee
Lincoln
Frank
Thomas H. Seymour
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