Atkinson Area News Full of Local Notices and Visits
Atkinson and nearby residents share a busy week with lumber yard sales, garden goods, town visits, and church events. Notable entries include Miz week visitors from Rock Island and Geneseo, a lecture by Rev Henry Brews, and plans for a Rock River Congregational meeting in Moline.
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de Lavel
Booth
Lion
Weebler's
Guet de Bick
Faslinch Cypress Boards
Atkinson Lumber Yard
Kernwein’s
Will Nowers
Daven
Jona _after
Ofc Hoople -Was-E-Tuiginese
Cullerbera Rhie
Clara Foster
Geneseo
Ches
Macafee
Wm Neal
Rock Island
Rena Brooker
Fannyr
St Lou
Weekler
Harms & Glawe
Atkinson
Robert Harms
Finch
Moline Mon- Gay
Richard Haney
W .P. Hunt
Rock River
John A Caskey
Congregational Church
Gowrie
Iowa
Atkinson and Cornwall
Atkinson Village Approves 1912 Tax Levy of 2000
The president and Board of Trustees authorize a 1912 tax levy totaling 2000 dollars to fund official salaries public buildings police lighting streets printing contingent and interest on bonded debt as outlined in the annual appropriation ordinance. The levy was passed and approved on August 1912 by the village board and clerk.
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Atkinson
Do. Henry
State of Minors
Police Department
Stein R
Presider
Local notes from Alba and surrounding towns
A stream of small town items reports visiting family members from Keewanee and Propectstown, farm improvements by Mr Murphy at Alba and Ceil Causemaker’s barn expansion, Quaife managing Harrison estate, and a 3000 bushel oats threshing effort by De Schepper for Mell Vennemen.
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Nate Warner
Prophetstown
Alba
Sundar
John Lauder
Kewanee
Sundar Ther
Haynes
Missouri
Andris Dallas Knowlton
John Devenney
Princeton
John Devenner
Edward Berge
Tampico
John Mapes
A. E. Quaife
Harrison
Quaife
Murphy
Rock Island
Ceil Causemaker
Meril
Roosevelt in Illinois Nomination Debate Sparks Primary Claims
The Rockford Register-Gazette cites Col Roosevelt in a telegram to Medill McCormick condemning theft of nominations. It questions Roosevelt leaders in Illinois for backing a third party ticket to undermine directly won Republican primaries and nominate a separate slate.
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Rockford Register-Gazette
Col. Roosevelt
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Sinai
Roosevelt
Illinois
Govenor Deneen
Aluminum cars join Swiss electric railway fleet
The Electric Wire notes Swiss railways start using aluminum cars while the Chinese government awards a contract to build electric lines in Hankow. In Billings Montana more than three hundred electric stoves heat the city of 16600 residents. Nickel plates from a German invention replace lithographic stones in printing. Japanese becomes the first foreign language used on the telephone.
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Hankow
Billings
Montana
Germany
Local notices from Hooppole and Geneseo area residents
Hooppole community notices report births at Guy Miller and Gust Ackerman households in 1912 and visits by Luther and Berge relatives. Geneseo residents Atkinson and Berge visit, while a Lanv B. C. meeting occurs for a discovery event. A surprise party for young people happens on Will Urban street. Ida Strinkbaugh arrives for a three week visit. Redman and J J Miller families host relatives. Luther and daughters Jessie and Jean visit. Spratt family from New Bedford and others visit C Johnson's. Miss Mabel Wiederholt and Miss Marjorie Wiederholt return from Peoria trip. Ruth Faber and Juanita Deal travel with E Robnett, physician, to Hooppole offices on select days for chiropractic care. Dr El Bopnett advertises chronic disease cures via chiropractic.
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George Steiner
Davenport
A. W
Victor Tollenair
Moline
Iva van Scoyoc
Fonawen
Chas. Bercroft
Davenport RunFon
Annawan
A. W. Kernwein
Geneseo
Father Kelley
Conrad
Bowers
Atkinson
Kernwein’s
Lion & M .B
Martin
Moline-Thureday
Fr. Humphrey & Cows
Oxfords
Lyon & Weekley
Weaver & Foy
Exchange
Irs
Paul D. Ransom
Winslow
Wis
Ira Franklin
Arcola
Feats
Methodist Par‘sonage
Hugh Cooper
Bon Elmer
Sycamore
E. B. Neal
V. Dep’t
W. A. Massey
Harty Hinckley
Stanford Berge
Sterling
Catherine Berge
B. C
Will Urban
Ida Srinkbaugy
Emil-Ot
Redman
Peoria
J.J. Miller
Hooppole
Martin Luther
Jessie
Jean Luther
Wm. Spratt
New Bedford
M P Seibel
Mabel Wiederholt
Marjorie Wiederholt
Ruth Faber
Juanita Deal E. Robnett
Yorktown
J Rapp
EL Bopnett
Dawn of Plenty dramatized at Geneseo Chautauqua
The Dawn of Plenty is to be presented at Geneseo Chautauqua on Monday August 12 at 8 pm with Roy Houghton and motion pictures to illustrate the struggle for bread from Adam and Eve to this year of plenty and prosperity Speakers urge voters to think independently and vote to support ideas not of any single party or faction.
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Geneseo Chautauqua
trueRoy Houghton
Precious Attributes Why Diamonds Are So Valued
A Washington Star quote explains diamonds are valued because they are carbon like coal yet resemble ice in appearance. Mr Grow questions the reasoning as the piece contrasts carbon composition with the gem’s perceived allure.
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Mr. Growché
Washington Star
An Old Maid and an Old Bachelor Fault
A humorous remark notes that an old maid cannot help her state but an old bachelor bears the fault, reflecting social ideas about marriage and responsibility. The line underscores personal accountability in relationships within traditional norms.
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Alfonse Schipper
Earl Greeser
East Molone
uaMre Alford Benev and Childrens
Rase III
Ches Bentier
Hev
Henry G Brews
Ile
Reading
Thomas Nowers
Merderson Frew and
Genesee
Phil Nowers
Christian Science
Rieke
Meil Horneard
Frances
Nat Alwaye
Spenger H & F .Shee
R P Macauley
St. Anthony Sisters
Atkinson Cement
E. C. Chapler
Ches. B Hurst & Co
Chillicothe
Ohio
Korn Kribs
The
P. D., Ransom & Son
Atkinson Lumbermen
Kernwein's
Uy Jay Laee
Atkinson, Illinois
Guy Miller
Gus Ackerman
Cif
Luther
W.cr Fritts
Eckhart & Buffum Room
State Bank
Moline ‘Trust and Savings Bank
Offa B.A. Ainsworth
Geo. W. Wood Edward Corro OF
Anderson
CERS
A. Ainsworth
Geo. W. Wood
Geo. McMaster
A. S. Wright
Louis Sonneville
Eaward Coryn
A. E. Frord
W. H. Christison
Calvin Ainsworth
Edward A. Schmidt
O. F. Anderson
Cc. H. Hill
Birdsell Farm
Treck
Oeaea Rana
F.R. Bessant
Birdsell
Henry Lilevens
Atkinson ‘Nursery
B. P.S. Paints
Atkinson, Linois
Hoogerwerf & Fleming Atkinson
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