Normal School of Voice Culture Opens Friday
Miss Edna Viola Powers conducts a singing school at the Presbyterian Church in Henry starting Friday January 31 1902. Lessons cost 25 cents per pupil 10 lessons two dollars with private lessons four dollars for ten lessons and visitors charged the same as pupils. The program includes delsarte elocution instrumental and vocal training with emphasis on sight singing and ear training using only a pitch pipe.
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Edna Viola Powers
Presbyterian,Church, Henry
Miss_Powers
Mills-Powers
Presbyterian Sunday School
Oberlin
Ohio
Horner
Sng
Yarmony
Oberl U Conservatory
Miss Harvey
Boston
Miss Powers
Camp Grove church plans and local business notes
In Camp Grove Catholic residents plan an $8000 brick church with railroad company incentives for new construction while residents debate moving the old church. Community updates include Webber shipments to Chicago, local farm sales, Chenthan's growing practice, and praise for the local Emerald Transcript’s progress and Clean publication.
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Camp Grove
BR. RR. Co
A. A. Webber
Camp—Grove
Chicago
Allie
Bert Townsend
T. Ryan
Bert Ia
Stella
Wyoming
John Williamson
Chillicothe
James Campion
A.terp
Northwestern
Florence Swiger
Jane
Ellen Afalone
P. D. Klein
Robe Doras
LaPrairie
Old South views and readings enthrall at opera house show
Arthur Johnson’s illustrated reading, sixth in the Star course by Mr Brewer, featured stereopticon pictures of Southern landscapes and scenes of the Passion Play. The readings included fine dialect pieces and culminated in the crucifixion sequence, praised as artful and masterful.
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Arthur Johnson
Opera House
Brewer
Southland
Wal
Jesus
Distressing Stomiach Cure Claims From South American Tonic
A dubious advertisement touts a South American tonic as a permanent cure for stomach disorders and indigestion. It promises rapid relief from the first dose and asserts universal efficacy with grandiose, unsafe health claims.
Mrs Mary Caroline Smith Dies at 63
Mrs Mary Caroline Smith widow of Judge James Manning Smith died at Lexington Kentucky on January 2 from consumption. She was a sister of Col Shoupe of this city.
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Lexington
Caroline Smith
James Manning Smith
Fragmented OCR Wheat and Provisions Notice
Fragmentary text shows references to wheat provisions and food items including lard and oats. Mentions numbers and old style listings, but most details are unreadable.
Merritt Butter Book Found at Post Office
Fragmentary note mentions Merritt as author or owner and a butter book possibly priced 1001 on the cover. Readers asked to leave at the post office for collection.
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LOS L. Asm
S. Merritt
Merritt
Pupils Recital Brightens Stormy Evening
Miss Kellogg’s Juvenile class held a home recital despite heavy weather. Students performed piano solos duets and readings with help from advanced members and Miss Kellogg. The program included the Sunflower Quintette and a magic lantern demonstration by Tommy Andrews. a local death notice and elegy follow.
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Puplis
Ralllla Humphrey
Allen Willame
Kelloge
Ormond Andrews
Mountaineer
Grace Turney
Paul Burkhart
Atunflower Quintette
Alta Hum- Preee Airchild
Gessie Faiirchild
Creole Bella
Ethel White
Ple-niledance
Ber Paerog
Suerert
Chautauqua Circle Plans Historic Italy and German Studies
The Chautauqua Circle hosted a Friday evening program on modern Italy and its leading figures and the long-standing church state separation. The group discussed Victor Emmanuel Cavour Mazzini and Garibaldi and studied Jerusalem Delivered. A course on Italian and German history and United States diplomacy was announced for the week.
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Chautauqua
Eimma-Panzer
Garibaldi
Italy
Savas Taaso
Jerusalem
United States
Martha Suttorn
Funeral of Mrs Wm Woolley
Funeral services for Mrs. Woolley were held in Milford after a journey from Pasadena California. The procession included her husband Rev William Woolley son Walter and daughter Katie. The service occurred in the M I church with Dr Robinson of Kankakee and Rev John May assisting. The church was crowded as mourners accompanied the remains to interment.
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Wm. Woolley
Fannie Woolley
Pasadena
Calif
William Woolley
Milford
Walter
Katie
Allen-M. Pierce
M. I. Church
Robinson
Kankakee
John May
W Young Post
Hernid
Prominent Lacon Figure Samuel H Thompson Dies
Samuel H Thompson, ages about 69, a longtime Lacon merchant and Democratic leader, died Saturday at Mercy Hospital Chicago after an operation. He retired from active business about fifteen years ago due to health issues, and his kidney illness is believed to be the cause. Born in Gacon, he was a brother of banker John Thompson and left a family.
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Jedward R Miles
Whitefield Township
Bolston
Kan
Clara’ Miles
Coleman
Rock-county
Wis
Henry
Ora Werritt
Knoxville
Anda Butt
Weill
Samuel_H Thompson
Lacon
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by a nurse at a New York Children's Home to quickly relieve fever, headaches, stomach trouble and teething, claiming worm destruction. It promotes free sample via Sammie email and lists Adarese Allen S. Olmated Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Sammie
Adarese
Allen S. Olmated
le Roy
N. Y
Notice of sale and medical ads with local references
Taken under notice, Havine sold property at Whitefield Corners to Dr FC Willett of I con with possession set for Wednesday January 28. After that date, I will not answer calls. The notice also touts Dr Willerad uate of McKillip Veterinary College and recommends Chamberlain's Pain Balm and stomach tablets from Dr Powell's drug store. Lumber sale lists 15,000 feet of oak elm and cottonwood at Forrest Broa river lumber yard.
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Lumbago
W.C. Williamson
Amherst, Va
Chamberlain
Dr Powell
City Drug Store
River Slimber
Forrest Broa
Out of town supply hauled by bob sleds
Mr Lef of LaRose Ill received an outsitorine-forniture-at Hutchins Lincoln today. Several large bob sleds were needed to haul the goods home.
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Lef
LaRose
Ill
Hutchins
Lincoln
Creak Life Pills Promoted As Harmless Cure
Advertisement touts Dr Powell's City Drug Store selling Creee en Life Pills for constipation headaches and liver cleansing with claims of harmlessness and quick cures. It promises gentle stimulation to expel poisons and change the system for 25 cents.
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Powell
City
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