Young Men Travel Across the Continent by Pack Horse
Four navigators set out May 1 1912 from Kapia Washington aiming to cover 70000 miles in three years. They photograph governors and collect letters as they tour capitals across states then plan a return via New York and coast cities. They expect to attend the Panama Exposition in 1915 with a dog and a spotted horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kapia
Wash
Oregon
Idaho
Monsa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Suesota
Wisconsin
Steirway
Springfield
Arlington
Sts
J Bism
R G Rayne
G W. Beck
Beck
New York
Atlantic
San Francisco
Kepo
Ransom
R. G Rayne
B. F& Ransom
Paskellery
Illinois
Tennessee
Tales From School Life and Community News
A school week covers domestic science lessons on glazed sweet potatoes and scalloped oysters, notes on cleanliness and kitchen care, and new freshmen and eighth grade girls forming a 14 member class. Thanksgiving activities, report cards, church services, and staff updates are also listed with multiple local names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Hunter
Leona Lowden
Leona
Helen McKenzie
Florence Merdlan
Miss Pfaff
Carpenter
Mrs Locke
Ruth Stocks
Maud Mckensom
Biggsville
Laura Griscel
Inez Broline
King
Ida Brown
May Young
Margaret McManus
Lily Pople
Althea Allison
Violet Balloweg
Mabel
Myrle Huffman
Portieres
Childrens Goodnight Message Trumps Evening Chatter
A family scene at the Kidderly home features a hush as children deliver a goodnight message to their parents. Mrs Kidderly notes the reverence in the moment and the close bond with faith guiding the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidderly
Willie
Hampton
Adam
Interurban Railway Plans Linked to Henry Hub Growth
Survey reveals plans by Illinois Traction Co to extend lines toward Ke wanee from Henry and connect with Ottawa Chicago routes. The project promises eastern and western termini via Galva Rock Island and could accelerate Cherry line into Peoria and a Streator link via Magnolia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Traction Co
McKinley
Kewanee
Henry
Bureau
Chicago
Ottawa
Galva
Rock Island
Peoria
Streator
Magnolia
Panama Canal
Illinois
Great Lakes
Traction Company
Dewey to wed Orrel Howard in Sheffield wedding
Homer H. Dewey of W W Dewey & Son Peoria plans marriage to Orrel Howard of Sheffield next Saturday. The couple will honeymoon in the sunny south for several weeks and reside after Feb 15 at 179 North Greenwood Avenue Madrid. Dewey is a prominent trader with broad local ties and will be feted at a Creve Coeur club banquet next Wednesday as a farewell to bachelor life.
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Orrel Howard
Sheffield
Board of Trade
Homer H. Dewey
W W
Greenwood Avenue
Dewey
Creve Coeur Club
Charles Dewey
Henry
Advertising as a Tool for Local Business Growth
The piece defines advertising as publicly sharing business news to create or satisfy wants. It argues advertising has long driven demand, from ancient papyrus hand bills to modern newspapers, and urges local merchants to use papers as a cheap route to publicity and revenue growth.
Railroads Take Trade From Canal Says Commissioners
Canal commissioners cite the interstate commerce act to justify ending unfair railroad competition that harmed canal boats. They note railroads favor bulk waterway freight, pushing high value goods to rail and freeing cars for bulk commodities. Prominent railroad leaders Yoakum and Hill express support for revived waterway use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ilinois
Railroad and Warehouse Commissions
Illinois
Mr. B . Yoakum
Frisco Ines
J. J. Hill
Personal Testimony and Duty in Christian Spread
A Methodist discourse links Bible witness with spreading Christianity through personal testimony. It cites Moses and a Chicago land show as analogies, outlines personal and general Christian benefits, and urges all Christians to bear witness, noting a Brooklyn hospital boy who spoke after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Earth
Heaven
Moses
Chicago
Broklyn
Christ
Epitaph Fragments Reveal Last Words of Struggling Woman
An unclear verse fragment recalls a woman describing daily chores and longing for rest. Her lament hints at hardship and fatigue as she asks for quiet after life’s toll, dreaming of a place where chores end and peace begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasino
Local items mix of notices and village news
Town notices include budget details and address changes for The Republican by N J Webber of Lake Bluff and Ashville NC. A worker injures hands in a gasoline burner explosion at a Meister Blanken firm saloon on Edward street. fire damage was contained with insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mercian
Charles Seidler
Marshall County
Indianapolis
Ind
N. J. Webber
Lake Bluff
Ashville
N. C
Webber
A. P Webber
Will
Henry
Aubrey Stibgen
Andrew Stibgen
Aubrey
Marshall Field
Lawrence Gregory
K. G. Cromwell
Mollie Doherty
Joseph Siever
Swift
Eleanor Colburn
Swift & Co
Calendar Department
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Antone Deitrich
Doettrich
Meister & Blankenship Conduct
Edward Street
HJ. Meister
Peoria
Par
Blankenship
Woman's Club Recites Condolences and Delinquent Work
The Woman's Club met December 2 at Mrs. Albert Stickel's home with President Mrs. Charlotte Sparling in charge. Members mourned the passing of Mrs. G. M. Locke and announced a wreath for her funeral service on December 3. Arlene Hunter and May Young presented reports on delinquency work including the Geneva girls school and Glenwood boys home, contrasting with Pontiac reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Albert Stickel
Department Philanthropy
Ida W.ketchum
Charlotte Sparling
The
Library Association
W. W. Mercer
Mercer
G. M. Clark
Illinois
Arlene Hunter
May Young
Miss Young
Glenwood Institution
Glenwood
Pontiac
Miss Hunter
Pontiac Reformatory
Ida Ketchum
Order of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Lincoln
Coe Bella
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Eos
Olympia
Union
Francisco Exposition
H. C. Swift
Dame
West
L. M Bik
Steph's
Fr. Brennan
Reismeyer
Peomargaret Curry
J. H. Curry
Chim
Catherine Curry
Ming
Héie
Monroe Locke
Lothar L .Nesbit
Y Vas
Miriam LU
Corbin
M. E. Church
M. L. Coan
Epworth League
J. @. Mercer
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
George T., Griscel
Kewanee Bradford-Henry Interuban Railway
Beatrice
the Woman's Club
Wien
Fant Wee
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