Illinois crop report notes varying rainfall and harvest progress in July 1893
The Weather Bureau bulletin for Illinois ends July 17 1893 states temperatures near normal with excess sunshine. Rainfall was below average except in some northern counties. Corn remains in good to excellent condition though some tasselling ears occur. Wheat harvest near completion. yields expected light quality fair. Oats short in the south. timothy hay nearing completion. peaches and apples dropping. potatoes needing rain.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Illinois Weather Service
Chicago
Springfield
Cairo
Sozodont Promises Whiter Teeth and Fresh Breath
Form and feature, unness associated with good teeth, are shorn of half the attractions they may otherwise possess. Bearing this fact to mina, use Sozodont, which will prevent your teeth from losing their whiteness, and will render them spotless if specked and discolored. The tint and hardness of coral are imparted to the gums by this incomparable preservative and beautifying agent, and the breath is rendered fragrant as honeysuckle by its use. Stil safe, besides being effective Sold by druggists.
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Mina
Cambridge Daily Notes Shows Wide Social News Abroad
Local items list visitors and travels across Cambridge Andover Rock Island and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Bryan John Isaacson Eugene Murphy and more with mentions of trips World’s Fair and family incidents. A colt sold for 150 and a wagon accident harmed the Strombeck child nearby.
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Rawpaul
Republic
Cambridge
Dr. Bryan
Rock Island
John Isaacson
Maine
Andover
Cambridge News Recap of Diverse Visitors and Local Weather
Mr and Mrs Ayers and relatives travel from Cambridge to Michigan Chicago and Galys after returning from the World's Fair. Miss Gustafson arrives from Sweden with John and August Erickson meeting her in Cambridge. Local rainfall minimal for nineteen days with heat above normal, crops show stress and worms, pastures fade, hay and potatoes likely small. Rev C W Davis returns from Williamsport after his son in law Dr Hollenbaugh dies. Anna Davis wed in 1892. Conductor Harry Lee aids Swedish immigrant girl stranded at the depot, finds shelter with Dahlbergs.
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M. Ayers
Cambridge
C. W Davis
Williamsport
Penn
Hollenbaugh
Bushnell University
Lewinberg
Wooster University
Ohio
Clark’s University
Worcester
Mass
Anna Davis
Harry Lee
F. C. Dahlberg
Souvenir Portfolio offer and local ads from Chicago
Postage paid offer for a Souvenir Portfolio of the World’s Columbian Exposition at nominal price, address H. Be Bucklen & Co Chicago. Chicago banks fortified for emergencies at cost to business interests. Small doctor bill promises rheumatism cure with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, 20 cent bottles via J. E. Wright. Burlington Route advertises direct reach from Chicago or St Louis with vestibuled trains. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted for skin ailments with money-back guarantee, 25 cents by J. E. Wright and F. D. Morwin & Co.
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H. BE. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
J. BE. Wright
Bucklen
Arnicasalve
J. E. Wright
F. D. Morwin & Co
Local Notes From Clegeland and Nearby Visits
Clegeland reports crops hurt by rust and heat while rain remains scarce. Geo Ellingsworth and wife of Moline visited his uncle here on Sunday. William Stone and wife of Coaltown visited the mother of Mrs J A Johnson last Sunday. E E Dawes and wife from Lincoln Nebraska arrived last week to visit parents Mr and Mrs Paddleford. Dawes attended the Columbian Fair at White City. Vic Norton left for Colona with his steam thresher to thresh rye for John Fisher and added a new straw stacker to his outfit ready to do good work.
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Geo. Ellingsworth
Moline
William Stone
Coaltown
J. A. Johnson
E. E. Dawes
Lincoln
Neb
Mra. Paddleford
Mr. Dawes
White City
Vic Norton
Colona
John Fisher
Vic
New Rocky Mountain Limited and Twin City trains debut
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway adds the Rocky Mountain Limited and the Twin City service to its roster. The Rocky Mountain Limited runs Chicago to Denver via Omaha and Lincoln with multiple westbound stops, while the Twin City departs Chicago at 3:50 p.m. for Minneapolis and St Paul. Both trains feature vestibuled cars, dining service, and Pullman sleepers, with the Twin City Express offering through sleepers to Kansas City. The Mercer county board approves a $60,000 courthouse.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Sioux Falls
Omaha
Lincoln
Chicago
Twin City
Pullman
Rock Island
Great Rock Island
Kansas City
Sebastian
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Ohio County
Orence
Erry Davis
Gramps
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Prigh
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Observer Weather Bureau
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John Tucker
Wyaner
Sheffield
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Goodland, Kansas
W. H. Rishel
Philadelphia
George Rishel
E. E. Emerson
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Red Cloud
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Theodore Boltenstern
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R. W. Meloy
Cambridge Co-Operative Stare
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Asbury Harrison
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Minn
James Wilkey
Charles Boostrum
John Bandholtz
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Wataga High School
A. B. Cooper
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St. Louis
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Europe
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Mercer County Board of Supervisors
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