Editors Meet in Chicago Weekend of Press Socials and Tours
Illinois Press Association members held a three day meeting at the New Sherman Hotel Chicago with over one hundred editors. Highlights included Riverview Park visits Hull House tours and a Cubs Philadelphias game plus theater outings and a possible Mississippi boat trip next year.
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Illinois Press Association
New Sherman
Chicago
J. 5 S. Burt
Henry Fimes
George A. Burt
Republican
Riverview Park
C. R. Maclean
Riverview
Garden of Eden
King Joy Lo
Randolph Street
Rose Stahl
Magogle
Illinois Theater
Hull House
Polk and
Halsted Streets
England
Jane Addams
Chum
London
America
Halleted
Polk and Halsted
Lic Science
Forest
Inter 3
Forest L
Jmations
United
Miss. Addams
Miss Addams
Roosevelt
Africa
West Side
Cubs
Philadelphias
Mississippi
St. Paul
Father of Waters
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Wound Healing
A notice endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the prompt treatment for wounds from knives guns tin cans nails fireworks and similar injuries to prevent infection. It also lists burns boils sores eruptions eczema eczema chapped hands corns and piles and cites T. J. Segraves and A. J Ironmonger drug stores at 25 cents.
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Bucklen
T. J. Segraves
A. J Ironmonger
Apple Tree Story and Appomattox Surrender Legend
A long standing legend claims General Lee surrendered under an apple tree at Appomattox. The article notes the surrender occurred at McLean house on April 9 1865 after a parlor meeting, with prominent officers present. It states no apple tree existed then and the village has largely disappeared while the tale persists.
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Appomattox
Lee
Grant
Wilbur Mee- Lean
Court House
Charles Marshall
McLean House
Stanton
Northern Virginia
Appomattox Court House
Farmville
United States
Whittler
Humphrey
McLean
Appomattox Ataon
Norfolk & Western
Washington
June Wedding Links Patterson Whitney in Hennepin Nuptials
A June 14 1911 ceremony at the Patterson home in Hennepin NL joined Miss Pauline Patterson and Mr J A Whitney of Lostant Ill. The couple were married by Rev A C Jones with a pink and white decor bower. The bride, eldest Patterson daughter, wore white silk net and satin with pearl trim and carried Bride’s roses and Lilies of the Valley. The groom is cashier and junior partner in A Whitney & Son bankers at Lostant. After a two course luncheon and a bridal tour they will reside in Lostant with many gifts and well wishers.
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WW. D. Patterson
Hegnepin
Pauline ‘Patterson
J. A. Whitney
Lostant
Ill
A. C. Jones
M. E Church
J. A Simpson
W. C. Patterson
Hennepin
Blanche Patterson
Hennepin High School
Granville
McNabb, Depue and
A. Whitney & Son
Fairmers’ Bank
Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Lost
Wedding Surprises Dwight Friends in Lockport
Miss Ela Pelz of Lockport married Elmer Davis of Seattle in a quiet ceremony June 7 at the bride’s mother's home in Winkler flats Lockport. The couple left for Seattle that afternoon where Davis works as a contractor. The groom is a nephew of local families and a noted businessman, while the bride previously worked in the Duckers drug department.
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Elmer Davis
Lockport
Ela Pelz
Seattle
Wash
Winkler Flats
Miss Pelz
Ducker’s Corner
Davis
Duckers
Joliet Daily
Dwight
Beu
Robert ™ Davis
Dwight Star-Herald
W. T. Law
William Davis
Henry
Dr Leffingwell Memorial Bust Unveiled at St Marys
Mrs J W H Hodge and daughter Iva attended class day at St Marys College Knoxville for the Leffingwell memorial bust presentation. Miss Ollen Law of Fleury presented the memorial on behalf of the alumni and Lara Hodge unveiled it. The bust by Lorado Taft cost about 1500 dollars, funded by St Marys Alumni.
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Leffingwell
J. W. H. Hodge
Iva
Knoxville
St. Mary's’ College
Laffingwell
St. Mary’s
Ollen Law
Walt Mason Prose Poetry Praised Across Dailies
The letter-writer lauds Walt Mason as a rising literary figure whose prose poetry blends backwoods jargon and slang with sharp social satire. He notes Mason’s influence beyond the Chicago Daily News and mentions Mason’s Kansas paternity, with prior uses of prose-poetry in various papers. Also referenced are remarks on the form, comparisons to past humorists, and a nod to broader journalistic acceptance of Mason’s style. Minor notices include the Swedish Evangelical mission conference at Illinois Supreme Court, Augusta Erickson elected president in Rockford, and Peoria ministers planning summer evangelistic work.
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Walt Mason
Chicago Daily News
Albert
Mason
Temus Ward
Petroleum
V. Nasby
Indiana
Thompson
Eggleston
Wallace
Nesbit
Kiser
Kansas
Bleeding Kansas
Prohibition
Trose
Ithin
Edwal
Lothe
Hivangelical Mission Conference
Illinois
Supreme Court
Augusta Erickson
Rockford
Peoria
Magic table for age guessing
A compact set of instructions explains a party trick using a table of numbers. By placing a person’s age across columns and summing the top numbers of the columns containing the age, you reveal a hidden total. The example uses age 17 located in the first and fifth columns.
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Lan
Rexford Credits Foley Kidney Pills For Recovery
F S Rexford of Kansas City Missouri reports severe back and kidney pain from a cold that settled in his system. After trying Foley Kidney Pills as recommended by a friend he used two bottles and claims they have done him a world of good.
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F. S. Rexford
New York Life Bldge
Kansas City
Foley
Bible auction stalls as crowd hesitates in village
An auctioneer in a small town stalls at selling a Bible as a crowd watches. The old man questions a Christian man about bidding while noting other village events from the week. He urges patience until a new lot arrives and promotes a patent remedy.
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Owas
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Redwood
Renville
Ohio
Central States
Minnesota
Straus Bros. Company
Ligonier, Indiana
Redwood Falls, Minnesota
G. E. Kimmel
la Salle
Ilinois
S. L. Case
Hyndshaw
Uncle Joe
DE Bellar
Weeld
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