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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
2
The Tiskilwa team won more games in 1903 than any other local squad in Bureau County. Attendance rose through the season, and the team cleared over $800 in season earnings.
On the hillside overlooking Tiskilwa residents celebrate the town as the greatest baseball town in central Illinois. Enthusiasm runs through all age groups as locals rally to fund a grandstand and improve grounds north of the depot with a stock company formed in 12 led by F Kienzle C W McKerren and sixth.
Mrs Effie Doncaty Christman recounts a near disaster in a Chicago theatre fire. The letter describes spectators fleeing as a curtain flare ignited a drapery and sent patrons toward the exits. The account, shared with Mr Doren in Tiskilwa and published by the Makata Chief, recalls a dramatic, almost miraculous escape.
Executor announces settlement of Nancy Divelbiss estate in Marshall county Illinois. Probate court to meet at Lacon courthouse on first Monday in April 1004 for filing and adjustment of claims. Creditors urged to present claims and debtors to pay promptly to the executor William Divelbiss and attorney Frep W Porin.
The 1902 1903 officer slate for Tiskilwa included Dr B Landis as president and R H Hare as vice president with H E Curtis as secretary and Charles Beyers treasurer. The club drew large crowds in 1908 with about 6000 spectators and plans for 1904 include changes as Scott and Beyers joined Davenport and Roy Coe Henry Boy is shown among the players.
A letter from Kankaker Illinois recalls a near disaster at the Croquois Theater where a Dec theater fire forced a crowded gallery escape. Effie Duncan Christman and a companion survived by climbing to the fire escape amid flames and chaos.
Fergus Falls Minnesota resident Mrs Johanna Soderholm dislocated her shoulder after a fall. A surgeon reset the joint but pain persisted until her son bought Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. The balm quickly relieved pain and helped her sleep. Dr Powell sells the product.
The letter recounts a dramatic escape from a theater blaze. W H Christman describes jumping a fire escape with Effie, avoiding injury, then securing mistaken fur coats and returning to their hotel. Effie falls ill after the ordeal while Christman recounts rescuing a fur collar and the chaotic evacuation.
From Pomona California Jain writes of a long trip beginning in Lawton Oklahoma and touring Fort Worth Texas then Paso and Old Mexico. He describes cattlemen mansions in Texas and adobe houses in Mexico, noting lacework, church history, and luxury shops encountered along the way before finishing in Horaona after a 26 day trek.
The writer describes desert deserts and green orange groves in Riverside Pomona Claremont Ontario and Glendora as they travel from Arizona to Los Angeles Long Beach Redondo Beach San Pedro and nearby harbors. They note the Iroquois Theatre disaster in Chicago and marvel at Los Angeles city life churches and revivals as well as the prospects for orange shipments and a booming orange belt. They mention meeting friends in LA and Pomona and returning to 7 East Second Street Pomona.
Dr Fruth, a 35 year veteran, will hold a one day visit at Camp House offering free consultation, examination, advice, and medicines. He claims to cure long-standing chronic diseases with a mix of medical knowledge and electricity, and asks patients to report outcomes to others. Bring a urine sample for chemical analysis if kidney trouble and arrive early for a crowded office.
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