Atkinson Fourth of July Events and Local Gossip
Atkinson hosts a Fourth of July celebration in Shabbona grove with horse shoe pitching and picnicking. Local residents, visitors from Geneseo and Chicago area, and businesses like Verbeckmoes Department Store and M. T. Booth’s hardware are mentioned in a flurry of community notes, visits, and upcoming town activities.
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Keve A - A -Pance
Annawan Opera
BJI_Rhodes
Tiskilwa
C. N. Booth
Jjohn Rumler
Gen
Eseo
John Catour
Jayme
Geneseo
W. P.johnson
Hammond
Wis
George Adams
John~Hoyt
A. Massey
Verbeckmoes
Geneseo Anti- Ars
Alfred Buchanan
Chicago
A. L. Gray
M. T. Booth
Frank Sears
Kansas City
Kans
W. W. Adams
Shabbona Grove
J. M. Goodman
Nancy
Peoria
Margaret
Cathrine Goodman
M. R. Wickins
Paris
Ill
Hoogerwerf & Fleming
Arch Fitzkee
Everett
Human Clothing Company
Atkinson and Cornwall
E. M. Neal
Tri-Cities
J. S. Newers
Davenport
Clara” Kendrick
Maude Steiner
Conegia Geneseo
McLaughlin
Alpha
Dickey
Cornwall Township
D. F. Humphreys
Rock Island
Samuel Cummings
F. E. Gresser
Elsa
Richard DeSchepper
Atkinson
Richard
Ichard
Obituary of James Welch Woodhull farmer dies after stroke
James Welch dies at his Woodhull home southeast of town after a brief illness from apoplexy. A wealthy farmer born in Kings county Ireland he came to America in 1857 and helped found St John s Catholic church. He leaves nine children twelve grandchildren two brothers and a sister with a large mourning family. Funeral held at St John s church Woodhull with clergy from nearby towns assisting.
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M. T. Booth's
Lillie Davidson
Davidson, Sask
Canada
John. Johnston
ata H_ L. Lyon
Minnesota
Wi'l Macafee
Annawan
Thomas Keag
Charles Macafee
Sheffield
Jonathan Lee
Dakotas
James Welch
McAvoy
Charles Lavery
J W. Welch
Woodhull
Mr Welch
Kings County
Ireland
John
Sarah Welch
Galesburg
St. John's Catholic Church of
Elizabeth Paul
St. Patrick's Church
William
Oneida
Mary Shea
Sadie Cole
Alpha
Margaret McAvoy
Kate Lavery
James W. Welch
Geneseo
Patrick McVey
Harriett O'Connell
Thomas
Bridget Locklin
Rio
Welch
St John's Church
Father McKeen
Galva
Father Welch
Keithsburg
Phelan
Phelan,of—Galesburg—The Interment Was In the Catholic Cementors Were John Welsh
Charles Welch
Henry Welch
Frank Welch
Joe Welch
Edward Locklin
Shamrock myth unpicked by botanical facts and love stories
The piece argues the Shamrock is not a unique Irish plant, noting white clover and other species are called shamrock in different regions. It emphasizes sentiment over Latin taxonomy and mentions a fragile story about a brave girl earning money through music and college.
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Old Ireland
Emerald Isle
Iesland Ander
Ireland
United States
Strength of the Spider’s Web and Its Material Power
Reports discuss the spider’s silk strength. A 54 milligram thread supported four grams endwise, about 74 times the spider’s weight. A single thread may lift multiple spiders, and interwoven threads bear up against dew and rain, able to hold bees and wasps despite their size.
Reading the 1794 US cent by a hot iron test
A numismatist uses a coal fire to heat a worn copper coin until the date 1794 and the inscription United States of America one cent appear clearly on the reverse. The method reportedly unveils legible lettering even when worn smooth.
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United States of America
Costumes of Fish Skins From Amur River Tribes
The Gold tribe women along the Amur in East Siberia wear layered fish skin dresses. The outer layer shows cut-out ornaments, with a middle layer as background. Ornaments are typically blue cut-outs sewn with fish skin thread. The women, though illiterate, produce intricate embroidery and designs.
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Amur River
Siberia
Christian Herald
Business Methods in the Home Debate
Engs Daily Mirror considers whether a man should manage the house arguing women lack business training. Proponents say training before marriage in subordinate roles leaves women unable to apply business methods, while men gain skills in supervising subordinates and systematizing work.
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Engs Daily Mirror
Syaten
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Illini
Moline Illini
R. E. Bailey
W. A. Newers
John G
Moline
Will Colby
W. A. Massey
Rumler & Nowers Atkinson
Illinois
Rbechmoes
Shamrock
Tam
Waltham Watch
Waltham
George E. Perkins
The
Urind S
Grandee
Father Crowe
Kewanee, Illinois
Edith Campbell
Frank Ferguson
Annnawan
HH. Holzinger
William Boyd
Chas. Mason
Lee Wilson
Harry Vandemore
Jas. McNeill
H. D. Fitzbee
W. H.howes
W.b.shawoe
Geneseo Republic
Inter Ocean
Farmer
West
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