Warm weather drinks and rail excursion offers advertised
An old ad lists C Blum ginger ale and other soft drinks for summer quenching. It promotes North Western Line excursion tickets to Portland Tacoma Seattle and California with dates and favorable return limits for meetings. Mentions two fast trains the Overland Limited and the California Express, with drawing room and tourist sleeping cars, plus Prairie Queen flour sold by grocers and agents.
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Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
California
Limis
Paciow
Celectr
Ays
California Express
Chenge & North
Western 2 Y
Galena Falls to Maquoketa at Bellevue in Close Contest
Galena Independents lose the first Bellevue game to Maquoketa 6 to 2 after a hard fought nine innings. Clinton third baseman and Par ish pitcher O'Day era highlight a windy afternoon as Gwynn and Kul spark Maquoketa offense with timely hits and a seventh inning rally. Miller belts a home run in the eighth after a lost ball in the cornfield, while Galena misplays a late steal bid. The Bellevue correspondent notes a fine exhibition and anticipates a rematch tomorrow with Hank O'Day's club seeking revenge.
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Galena
Maquoketa
Bellevue
Hawkeyes
Clinton
Yun
Miller
Dubuque
Hank O'Day
Parish
Athletics
Gwynn
Tropf
Buland Berkley
Gibbs
Long
Bnl
Maggnokota
O'Day
Cooyer
Jerry Weygandt
Repainting and visits mark busy Galena day
Local notices list Barry Bros. repainting, visits by Miss Maury Hines to Apple River friends, James Halloran ill at his Claude Street home, and many other residents in Galena and nearby towns visiting relatives or shopping. Several visiting families from Scales Mound, Bellevue, Saint Louis area, and Sioux Falls are noted, alongside civic items. An Illinois Central engineer exam group and West-bound travelers pass through, with street paving progress and a humorous streetcar question emerge.
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Barry Bros
Maury Hines
Apple Liver
James Halloran
Claude Street
Josie Weinschenk
Bellevue
Joseph Behensky
Chicago
Edward Bray
Seales Mound
H. Rouse
Raymond
Bellvue
George Gill
Stansburg
Galena
P. W. Maxevier
Mamie Slattery
Florence
John Walton
Scales Mound
Rockford
Siniger and
Siniger
Vincent ‘Crmmbacher
Mary Wheelock
Stockon
Williams
Gladys
Elyn Atkin
Murphy
Apple River
Asa Simonds
Simond
Erry
High McGuire
Dittmar
Apple Rivers
Galen Puesday
J. W. Polchow
Myrtle
Elizabeth
Rilla Liddle
Inwood
Louis Caille
Sioux Falls
C.A. Asmus
William Rippin
Dubuque
Gertrude Barns
Edna Larson
Warren
N. Hubacher Jr
Constance Anglin
Hanover
Woodmen of the World
Eagles Hall
Les Bond
Illinois Central
West
GIVES GALENA A BOOST
Mayor Berg returns from Galena reunion with Dayiss County Soldiers and Sailors. He reports a booming, modernizing city with improved streets and new walks. He praises Mayor Scheerer’s leadership and recalls meeting old comrades. Also reports death of Mrs. Mark Brown in Kansas City with remains to be buried in the local cemetery.
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Berg
Galena
Dayiss County Soldie and Sailors’ Association
Dubuque
Iowa
Mark Brown
Kansas City
Burlington
Knights of Columbus Belle Vue Picnic and Procession
About forty members of the Knights of Columbus journeyed to Bellevue this morning leaving the building at nine o'clock in Kittee's launch and a street car. Cascade council hosts a large Bellevue picnic to which local members were invited. The remains of Henry Kemler were laid rest this afternoon with services at 2 pm from the family residence Rev John Vande Erve officiating under the auspices of the T O O F of which the deceased was a member. Interment was in Greenwood. Charles Ritter of Los Angeles visiting old friend G L Robinson and family recounts 25 years in railroad life with reminiscences.
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Ix J of C's
Bellevue
Thewlmlding
Kittee
Cascade Council of
K of C's
Henry Kemler
John Vande Erve
Greenwood
The
Hanover Journal
Charles Ritter
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Galena
G. L. Robinson
Royal Neighbors Picnic At Fair Grounds
Royal Neighbors Rose Leaf camp RN of A held their annual picnic at the fairgrounds under large trees with picnic dinner and supper. M W A members and families joined, with ice cream and refreshments. Weather was delightful and all enjoyed the day.
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Rose Leaf Camp RN
of A
Fairy Grounds
Hanover Merchant Reverses Shirt On Street Incident
A Hanover merchant appeared Thursday morning with his shirt on backwards causing local note. The tale notes the front facing his back and the twist invites wonder at his misaligned display. The item is reported with a humorous tone in the Limoyer Journal.
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Hanover
Limoyer Journal
Bray Nuptials Unites Galena Educators in Prairie Ceremony
Francis Moore Bray and Miss Nellie May Barris exchanged vows at high noon at the home of the bride's parents in Galena, with Rev. J M Phelps officiating. The couple, a respected educator and a former ball team member, plan to teach in Cassville High School and reside in Chicago briefly before settling.
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Fennimore Times
Francis M. Bray
Galena
the Times
William Barris
Nellie May
Francis Moore Bray
J. M. Phelps
Joliet
Til
Chicago
Cassville
Fennimore High School
Platteville Normal
Brodhead
Bray
Ile
State University
Cobb
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Brightens Morning
A vintage ad proclaims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens the heart and brightens the face like a sunny morning. The product is offered as a cure all for 35 cents at Sinigers Drug Store.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Sinigers Drug Store
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New York City
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Warren Sentinel
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