Noted 1913 Cadillac trip and local visits described in Peoria area
The report covers Rollin Travis in a 1913 Cadillac with five passengers on a hill near town, Mrs. John Monier visiting Bradford from Champaign, and Henry visits. It also recounts a Mexican man sending $85 to Mexico and the sheriff awaiting the next court session. Freeport Journal comments on new party promotion dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin Travis
Peoria
Roger Rowe Bill
John Monier
Champaign
Daniel Morrissey
Sarah Monier
Bradford
Minnie Jones
Lacon
A Flower in the Button Hole Questioned
A columnist wryly notes that few wear a flower in the coat yet many carry pipes or cigars a flower is prettier and a symbol of taste and beauty. The piece argues for bouquets in public spaces and suggests a geranium or carnation in the button hole.
Party politics and the 1912 campaign in early editorials
Editorials from multiple papers discuss President Taft’s record and voter engagement in 1912. They note Roosevelt and La Follette as potential leading figures, critique the Progressive movement, and debate the moral versus legal right to influence primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Taft
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Springfield News
Roosevelt
la Follette
Gibson Courier
Watseka Republican
Patriotic Funeral Sermon for Absolom H. Green
Rev. Vivian delivers a patriotic funeral sermon for Absolom H. Green, Civil War veteran of the 86th Illinois Vol. He is praised for his loyalty to the Union, sacrifices, and long military service from Perrysville to Nashville. The obituary notes his birth in 1844, death in 1912, marriage to Sarah Shorts, five children, and a life of public service in Henry, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Army of the Blue
Grant
Sheridan
Sherman
Thomas
Logan
Union
Absolom H. Green
Ross County
Henry
Sarah Jane Shorts
Whitefield
Jessie D
William
Chicago
Fred
la Salle
Frank J
Petaluna
Cal
Miles
Green
Army of the Victorious Blue
Peoria
Camp Lyons
Co. 1
86Th Regiment
Ill
A. L. Fahnestock
D. D. Lyon
Army of Cumberland
Perrysville
Chickamauga
Chattanooga Tenn
Lookout Mountain
Mission Ridge
Buzzard’s Roost
Resaca
Rome
Dallas
Kenesaw Mountain
Peach Tree Creek
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sherman’s Hospital
Nashville
Louisville
Camp
Nejthe
Whitefield Township
Third
Frank
California
R. L. Vivian
Hunter
Reinbeck
Louis Kraus
L R Phillips
Jonas Maust
G M Locke
Joseph Caley
Abram Shorts
Alex Daniels
P Weatherby
John Green
J Weller
John Dawson
J M Williams
Putnam
Wesley Doyle
Philip Steimle
G .M. Locke
Henry Cemetery
Times
Henry Water Works
Jessie Green
William Green
Fred L. Green
Frank Green
Auditors Meeting of Whitefield Town Board
Notice is given that the Board of Auditors of Whitefield Illinois will meet at the Town Clerk's office on Tuesday September third at 2 o'clock p m 1912. L R Hunt Town Clerk signs the notice dated August 27 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Auditors
Whitefield
Marshall
Illinois
A. D
L. R. Hunt
Iowa Farm Homes at Owner Prices Beat Bargains
Iowa farm homes offered at 75 to 150 dollars per acre with promises of genuine country conditions and best bargains in Iowa. The ad guarantees satisfaction and will pay travel expenses plus five dollars per day for the time spent if the offer fails. Contact M. L. Coan & Son by phone 102 or by writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State of
M. . L. Coan& Son
The Mice Used Up All The Cheese
A brief children’s vignette shows Dorothea caught eating cheese as her mother discovers the crumbs. Dorothea claims the cheese came from a mouse trap, sparking a playful exchange about mice and their cheese. The scene ends with the mother puzzled by the mice’s indifferent appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea
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Tam
A. J. Ironmonger’s Drug Store
He Republica
Freeport Journal
Rev
Vivian
Ife
Republc
North
Independence
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Thomas Jefferson
W. Hupp
W A. Schlome Henry
Congo
L. W. Glover
TVW
Hades
A. D. Stevens & Son
Nyal
T J Segraves
C. L. Claw
Hartley Real Estate
Greene
Hank Wright
Hancock
Kosw
Henry, Il
Marshall County Board of View
Frida
Court House
Marshall County Board of Review
Frank Kehlenbach
J. E. Houston
W.R. Markle
W. J. Markle
New York
Markie
Princeton
Peter Reynolds
H. B. Peterson
Theas
Chas. L. Trimble
Tary, Chas. L. Trimble
Leutant
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