Local Notes on Subscriptions and State Fair Visit
Local readers are urged to pay back overdue subscriptions as harvest ends and grain moves. The note details small bills adding up to a sizable total and requests payments soon. Notices cover speaking events at Temperance Hall, visits by Rev. D H Cooley and Rev F P Cleveland, and praise for prairie chickens. It records deaths of James McKibben and Ann Trunt, plus Gen J Smith and family visiting the State Fair and optimistic election prospects.
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Paria
Paris
America
Celestial Empire
Washington
Democratic Committee
Democracy and Reform
Sherman
Gilfilan
United States
Thurman
Bayard
South
Spartansburg
Wade Hampton
Rifle Clubs
Anderson S. C. Intelligencer
South Carolina
Fox
First Methodist Church Preaches on Sabbath Evening
Rev Dr Jewett will preach on Sabbath evening the 22nd on Tie Pourri Cal Dutins of the American Christians.
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First Methodist Church
Jewett
Tians
Accidental poisoning ends in Kent death
Michael Kinney aged about 56 died from arsenic taken by mistake at the house of Michael Milan in Kent on Monday the 16th inst. An inquest was held by Coroner Dean.
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Michael Kinney
Michael Milan
Kent
Dean
Sunday School Picnic At Florence Church Grounds
The First M KE Church Sunday School of Florence will hold a picnic on the usual grounds one and a half miles northwest of the church on Friday September 27. All are invited to bring baskets and enjoy a jovial pleasant day. Joan Reprurn, Secy.
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Florence
Joan
McVicker Troupe Opens at Opera House in Mock Comedy
The McVicker troupe debuted Monday night in the comedy Simpson & Co. The company is lauded as par excellence with Mr McVicker as senior partner. Cast members are praised as stars and show commendable nerve despite an almost empty house. They deserve better houses and will attract crowds as readers recognize the troupe.
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McVicker
Opera Wougse
Simpson & Co
Simpson & C O
The Bascational Exhibit from Winnebago County Schools
The first of its kind in the state, this exhibit showcases penmanship, spelling, geography, arithmetic, grammar, natural history, drawing, higher mathematics, the classics, and general high school work. About one hundred centers from Springfield to Adams and many Winnebago county schools are represented in twelve volumes, with eighty county schools present but none from Stephenson. Superintendent of Public Instruction in Winnebago is a lady. Superintendent Krape should note her enterprise. Mr Emery Cobb of the State Board of Agriculture leads, aided by Prof C Snyder, and Miss E Darling assists as an examiner.
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Springfield
Amboy
Dixon
Pontiac
Delavan
Fairbury
Lake View
Polo
Evanston
Rochelle
Freeport
Adams
C. Snyder
Longtime Ridott Resident Ross Babcock Dies in 1809 Birth Year
Ross Babcock, an early Ridott farmer and prominent local benefactor, died suddenly on the 1dth lnst at an advanced age. Born March 1809 in Courtland County, New York, he moved west in 1888, married Lydia Wells in 1848, and left three sons and a sizable estate. Known for frugality and industriousness, he supported churches and temperance groups and helped Ridott’s prosperity. He likely died of apoplexy, leaving a legacy of public benevolence and a loss felt by the community.
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Ross Babcock
Mr. Babcock
Courtland County
N. Y
Ridott
Lydia Wells
Enterprise man L M DeVore to Iowa and Nebraska fairs
L M DeVore plans to exhibit the Stover Wind Engine and Wind Mills and the Stover oscillating feed grinder at the Iowa State Fair in Cedar Rapids and then at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln. The Journal praises his energetic efforts and wishes him success on the trip.
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L. M. DeVore
L M. DeVore
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Neb
DeVore
Freeport Demands Fair Music Shake Be Fair to Great Union Band
Citizens of Freeport condemn the State board for hiring a band from another town to perform at the State Fair. They praise the Great Union Band as superior in quality and claim the board’s treatment is shabby and unfair after Freeport’s efforts to support the fair.
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Freeport
State Board
Union
Mr Swett at Opera House Lecture on Lincoln Reminiscences
Hon Leonard Swett spoke at the Opera House last week on Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln to aid yellow fever sufferers. Attendance was small despite his Chicago trip and 25 cent tickets. The lecture was more conversational than polished, and Swett reportedly left his manuscript at home.
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Mr. Swett
Leonard Swett
Opera House
Abraham Lincoln
Swett
Chicago
Referfas
Hig
THE STATE FAIR Aims and cheers for a grand week
Immense state fair display with large entries in horse cattle hog and sheep pens. Gov. Cullom to arrive this afternoon with escort to deliver address. Grounds crowded with tents camps and machines while awards and exhibitions reflect Paris Expo and American industry. Political chatter mixes with fair prospects as finances and national issues loom large. Local vendors Burrell Bros offer coffee deals as season opens.
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State Board
Gov. Cullom
Co. “C
State Board of Agriculture
Freeport
Great Northwest
Washington Letter on Pestilence and Public Health Dangers
Washington correspondent reports southern cities ravaged by cholera and pestilence. Citizens raise funds through churches and groups. relief efforts aided by government and private bodies. Criticism of sewerage systems and urban health, with vivid observation from Long Bridge of Potomac. Calls for Congress action to address sanitation and disease prevention.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Potomac
Congress
Don’t be Deceived About Shilohs Remedies
An advertisement asserts Shilohs Consumption cure will treat coughs leading to consumption with a refund guarantee. It promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster and Shilohs System Vitalizer, priced at 10 cents to $1.00 and 25 cents for the plaster, offered by Emmert & Burrell along with TLACKMETACK perfume.
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Shiloh
Emmert & Burrell
Miss Jennie Wight stage week opens at Germania Hall
Miss Jennie Wight headlines a week of entertainment starting Monday at Germania Hall in The Grasshopper with a strong company led by W H Southard. Tonight she stars in Won at Last as Constance, drawing praise and a full house anticipated. Grasshopper repeats tomorrow by request. Also notices urge readers to pay church subscriptions and announce price cuts on magazines at C G Sanborn's news depot.
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Jennie Wight
Miss Hight
Germania Hall
the Grasshopper
Jennie
Grasshopper
W. H. Southard
New York
Constance
C. G. Sanborn
Gody
United States
Europe
News Depot
Rock River University opens fall term at Dixon Illinois
An 1878 public notice announces Rock River University Dixon beginning its fall term on September 6 1878 with a new faculty of university and normal graduates. It details preparatory, English, commercial, normal, scientific and classical courses plus a music department and a satisfaction guarantee with tuition refunds if not satisfied.
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Rock River University
Dixon
Cronkrite's
Dixon, Ill
A. M. Hansen
Western Union Railroad Secretary's Office Report
Official notes from the Western Union Railroad Secretary's Office referencing age related matters. No additional context available in readable text.
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Western Union Railroad
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