Obituary for Frants Merants of Sideline Illinois
Frants Merants, born March 7, 1842, in Sideline, Ogden County, Illinois, died Sunday after a lingering illness. A Civil War veteran who served four months in Company GEL Town, he later ran a general store and worked for Frantz Brow & Lockwood. Survived by his wife and a brother, his funeral was held Sunday afternoon with services at the local Masonic lodge nearby.
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Drowned Man in Watling Bay Sparks Inquest
A young man aged about five years old and his mother, a widow dependent on him, died after a drowning incident at a farm land near Radelite. The event occurred while bathing with companions, with presumptions of seizure during mapsail, and the circumstances suggest the deceased was five years old.
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Torslacht
Rae
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Wilhout
Sighitaned
Aurlien
Torstahl
Chautauqua Closes After Ten Day Entertainment
Chautauqua ended Sunday night after ten days of varied entertainment and large crowds. The grounds were pleasant and attendance was high. Washington Day drew many visitors from distant towns to hear the renowned speaker. A tragic death marred the event when a man named Yale from Radelitt drowned Sunday afternoon at the base.
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Chautauqua
Washington Day
Y. Canning Parthes
Yale
Radelitt
Bean Day at Geneva with Diverse Events Planned
An event at Geneva gathers acts and demonstrations led by notable figures. The program features sports displays, performances, and community awards while guests enjoy attractions and family activities.
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Geneva
Ami
Tibe
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Mola
Babies Rescued From Top of Damaged Windmill Structure
Two young children clung to a broken windmill structure about sixty feet high before rescuers reached them. The perilous ascent and rapid extraction were supported by responding bystanders and emergency crews, highlighting a dramatic early morning rescue in a rural area.
Cha Retail Merchants Meet Potosi Proclaim Procrim Event
Fragmented OCR text mentions a retail merchants gathering with references to Potosi, Weber, Ackley, Mavis, and various names and groups. The readable material is disjoint, but indicates a convention or meeting context with multiple named individuals and locales.
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Potosi
Weber Nungast Ud
When Miss Blue Eyes Cast Her Spell on Me
A playful eighteenth century style verse describes a man struck by love at first sight. The speaker recalls a girl with blue eyes or green eyes who makes his heart race and leaves him tongue tied and breathless as she speaks. The poem blends flirtation with comic self awareness.
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Miss Blue Eyes
Cupid
Losses from Milwaukee Ave Bank Collapse Named
Aldinger, a Chicago tannery foreman and brother of Mrs. C Gressling, suffered a 900 dollar loss in the Milwaukee Avenue Bank failure. He drew 10 dollars before his visit here, leaving part of his twenty years earnings at risk and highlighting the bank's abrupt closure.
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Pred Aldinger
Aldinger
Chicago
Social visits and a Waterloo pickpocket scare
Miss Mae Nellia and Alice Nuy mayer visited Adam Kniffel while others stopped at August Hackrott. Several families called on Sunday and Tuesday visits occurred around Waterloo. A pickpocket wave at the Democratic state convention caused over 100 dollars in losses, with many not reporting theft. Twenty-five girls seek steady sewing work in Waterloo with wages promised by local mills.
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Mae
Nellia
Alice Nuymayer
Adam Kniifel
Frank
John
George
Mary Rosgner
August Hackrott’s
Henry Fetors
Joe Honan
Yona Burma
Abbottfest
Mrnday
Mary Towsley
August Hackrott
George Ryan
Della
Edna
John Roegner
Gertrude Kniffel
Lulu Martial
Waterloo
Cone
George Wells Dead in Grundy County
George Wells, a well known Grundy county figure, died last Saturday. He owned hundreds of acres and was driven by land investments after moving to town when prices were low. He leaves children. his wife died years earlier. Manorak services were held Monday with interment at Grundy Center cemetery.
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George Wells
Grundy County
Mr. Wells
Grundy Center
Flight of an airship at Iowa State Fair tease crowds
A paralo pparalist in the Kuabeoshos Airship will tour Des Moines on August 27, lifting over 11 feet and skimming from the State Mail grounds to the capitol dome. The show features prize winner airship stunts, large canvas backdrops, fireworks, and vaudeville amid Iowa State Fair attractions while inspectors step up to enforce new food laws amid concerns about preservatives and adulterants in hotel and restaurant supplies.
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State Mail
Capitol
Retorn
Portland
St. Louis
National Capitol
Washington
Java
Owa
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