Notable Obscure Village Notes From Cambridge Ill
A crowded Cambridge week adds visitors from Osco Kewanee and Rock Island. Local life includes church remodeling dedication, family travels, a beauty of a wedding anniversary gathering, and health events from appendicitis to nursing, with obituaries and farm updates shaping a busy midwestern page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Welton
Peoria
Jéan Shattuck
Clover
John W. Meloy
Rock Island
Gen. Streed
Onion
Cambridge
Archia Kireland
Irene
Tri-City
Adolph Nelson
Orion
Jess Tracy
Glenn
Osco
Gev. Eiliott
Child
Moline
Tudeus Churey
Mercer County
Muankins
Kewanee
Christmas chatter and town notes from Annawan
Annawan and nearby towns boast social visits and shopper chatter as residents travel to Geneseo Rock Island Tampico and Moline for holidays. Local families including Dewey Daly Ferguson and Van der Snikt are mentioned with church events school closings and a product pitch from Lager & Co. The issue also notes upcoming sermons and a feature on career prospects for young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Keener
W. HR. Bolzinger
Jake Stover
Clint
M. Daly
William Ogden
Mary &. Ogden
Geneseo
James Bishop
W. A. Atkinson
Elgin
Dan Stover
Prophetstown
I. G. Daly
Blue Island
Everett
Smith Ferguson
Champaign
L. A. Ferguson
James Rockefeller
Jaws
Henry DeWitte
E. E. Fitzkee
Anna Dewey
Knox
The Intrepid General and the Jaws of Defeat
A storyteller recounts a war scene where a heroic general rides forward through fire and smoke. The general inspires his troops, victory follows as the enemy yields, and the audience humorously corrects a misheard metaphor about defeat.
Dusty eggs spark a kitchen debate on freshness
A young housewife argues about eggs from a basket while her husband a food expert jokes that the usual morning omelette is dust. He notes lime dust test for pickled eggs and bemoans nickel dust as a sign of old stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Boyd
Boyd
Kirkland
Decker
Davenport
Earth
Laughable gambles and manners across borders in old New York
A venturing tale recounts a New York man testing town humor by turning tight spots into jokes. Coney Island pickpocket incident leads to a conductor’s smile. Observations compare English and French manners on doors and first calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleiwrier
York
Traino
Coney Island
Park Row
English
England
France
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Osmbridge
Mico
Paul Maseca'l
Miss Bauche
Peata
Masasie
Eastern Star
ciBeers
Ben Sherrard
Dental Cone
Chicago
Bhame
Perry Dickinson
Perry, Jows
John Stevens
Ben Grier
Utah
Mel Chilberg
Guy
Jay Taylor
Cedar Fall
Nebraska
L Cowden
Lush Wees
Bert Nance
Galesburg
Sue Lincoln
Edantter
Harry Kellog
David Busenbark
Family Theatre
Roy Metz
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Miss Gilliland
Claud Stiers
John Anderson
Middleton
Atwood
Geo. Anderson
W.ll Sherdane
Peter Peterson
Sedulias
Robert
South Dakota
N. A. Haag
Frank Stoughton
Alex Neville
Prof. Gelieff
Galva
Olof Evans
Bishop Hill
Cortess—Nelson
Gay Hamilton
O. E. Sanquist
Cambridge Chronicle
Jobo Long
North Dakota
Mrs. &. E. Roberts
Burns Township
Ed. Tamme
Tamme
Kb. Werbach
Joho S Smith
Henry Johnson
Mr Smith
Mr Johnson
Margaret Mann
Dr. Kirkland
DeHart
George Johnson
Andover
Farmers Institute
John Ringle
Dan McCurdy
R H. Hinman
J. A. Aorberg
C. F. Stoughton
Bertha Stoughton
Ralph Mason Hix
Marshalltown
Iowa
Arthur Griggs
Jans
Mies Eva Spencer
E. A. Valiant
Israel
Mesdames Clyde Taylor
Brittain Hadley
Zella Taylor
Lester Taylor
Loch Angevine
Pierce
Witter
Buckouts
Lutheran Church
Valiant
J. J. McHugh
John Saunderson
Jay Casteel
Max ‘Baugh
Mabel Samuelson
Victor L. Hedman
June
Marion
Victor Bolternstein
Peter Fragd
California
Elbert King
Dental College
Arthur Campbell
G. M. Baugh
Louise Thomas
Princeton
Robt. Boyd
Julia Mascall
Victor.Boltenstern
Westerland
Jackson
Anna Hards
DeDecker Hadz
Mneral
W. S. Knowlton
Starlettaver
Hattie R. Green
Mineral
Annawan
Jessie Swayze
A. Billiet
Atkinson
Howard Fitzkee
Lager &Co
Mike Vandersnickt
Mkewanee
Doubler
Herman Wolf
John Doubler
Lou Shater
J. GC. Dewey
John Serie
Kenneth
Minnesota
Ed. Powell
Will Maloney
Tampico
Miss Lamb
D.A. Jones
Mrs
John Dewey
Joseph Bathken
Motine
Charles 5 S. Kerno
Otley Vernon
Wilmington
Delaware
D. F Barker
Baptist Church
Thore
Patét
Esther
by-Lageré&Co
Frank “Witte
Charles Clementz
Joseph Gilbraith
John “Warnock
James
Coal Valley
South_Dakota
Lager & Co
Vanscolrer
Maroa
Lager & Co's
Hugh Warnock
Inavale
Jewry
W . Stevens
L.A. Ferguson
Ruth
W. P. Baker
Johnston Brothers
R. E
Rock Falls
W. J
Toulon
Thomas
Mark Hsy
San Francisco
Bay
C. L. Huber
Birchfield
Ferguson Place
Huber
Matilda Daly
Daly
D Ou, Stover
Isaac Daly
Dorris Daly
Sunday Strand
Bicom
W. G. Hammer
G. Hammer
Phornie
I Mutual
F. C. Zimmerman
Ticle
Exchange Street
Geneseo, Illinois
Jeesteress Gfosier Leno
Raaptress
Stearns & Foster
Furni
Ture
F.C. Zimmerman
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