The Parson's Allegory and Single Tax Lecture
A parson shares an allegory about a devil and a newspaper ending in a saved soul. The New York Advertiser notes rising single tax sentiment across classes, citing rich and poor and names a list of millionaires backing the cause. Louis F. Post will lecture at Sherwood Hall on Friday evening, February 1.
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San Francisco
Wasp
The
New York
Thos. G. Shearman
Gen. T. C. Christianson
E. H. Sargent
New Haven
St. Louis
Louis F. Post
Single Tax League of the United
Waxahachie Weather Notes and Tax Collection Report
Local letter from Waxahachie Texas dated January 14 1895 reports fair weather and light rain, with farmers plowing and some cotton still being picked. Mentions 56000 bales of cotton bought by wagons and forecast of 60000 as market evolves. Notes plan to grow more corn and hops. Tax collection duties announced for Salem township at Hess hardware store every Friday by W A J Perce collector.
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GazetTte
Waxahachie
E. C
W. H
Byron visitors linger as diphtheria rages and banquets loom
Mrs E L Chitty and family from Byron stay awhile amid diphtheria in their town. Chicagoan Wm Gemmill Jr visits. Gertie Loos and Rosa Lamm return to Freeport after a week here. A new hotel nears completion with an upcoming banquet. A surprise party for Geo Lashell ends with a gold watch chain gift for his birthday. Rev Anangst and Rev Allemong lead meetings in Bethel and Spring Valley. An on street prize seller is described as a "beat a dead beat" and leaves with some winnings. The infant son of C S Helder is very ill with doubtful recovery.
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E. L. Chitty
Robert
Irene Ray
Byron
Wm. Gemmill Jr
Chicago
Gertie Loos
Rosa Lamm
Freeport
Dave Heisler
A. E. Mochamer
Geo. Lashell
Mr. Lashell
George Whitmore
Forreston
Anangst
Bethel Church
Rev Allemong
Spring Valley
Real Estate Transfers Week Ending Jan 12
The list records transfers of land and lots in Salem Chadwick Shannon Mt Carroll and Fair Haven with buyers and prices including David Rowland to Loretta Harri son 20150 Karl Geldmacher to Barbara Geldmacher 1.00 Harriet Atkins to John Atkins 300 David Moll to John Moll 36400 Sarah Metcalf to Helen Pettit 560 Pettit to Kline 8600 A H Hawk to Frank Zinnel 400 Moll to Oscar Moll 24400 Mastin to Sanford Rowell Lumber 2500 Kneale to Mt Carroll Electric 150 John Walker to Deer Creek Creamery 2200 Zugschwerdt to Frank 2500 plus a note about a two year old red heifer and a civil notice from Henry Miller and an ad for Dr Miles heart care.
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David Rowland
Loretta R. Harrison
Salem
Karl Geldmacher
Barbara Geldmacher
Chadwick
Harriet 8S
Atkins
John P. Atkins
Shannon
David Moll
John G. Moll
Cherry Grove
Sarah K. Metcalf
Helen M. Pettit
Mt. Carroll
Eustina A. Kline
A. H. Hawk
Frank Zinnel
Oscar Moll
Jethro Mastin
Sanford & Rowell Lumber Co
Wm. L. Kneale
High School Notes Reflect Busy Week at Local School
Board of Education members J Hl Carbaugh and J E Laird visited. Debates were omitted due to absence of debaters. Officers elected: Pres W J Jacobs Vice Pres Milton Fry Lee Mae Eick Treas Mae Weary critic Sadie B Hood sergeant at arms G W Annis pianist Myrtle Strickler. Various classes reported tests experiments and activities. seniors and Latin classes had geometry Latin astronomy tests. new song books arrived. Bartlett Hardware installed a steam coil. light humor notes plus early civil government interest and bee essay obligations.
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Peterbaugh
Lycenm
Mae Werntz
Minnie Strickler
Pres
W. J. Jacobs
Milton Fry
Lee
Mae Eick
Treas
Mae Weary
Sadie B. Hood
G. W. Annis
Myrtle Strickler
Carbaugh and
Forkes
County Court Guardianship and Estate Decrees Recorded
Report approved in guardianship of Mary J Wright and others. Final settlements approved for several estates including Joseph Flautt Fred B Myers Horace A Deuel and Rudolph Leucke with executors discharged. Alfred Cheeseman will admitted to probate with Rufus M Cook as executor bonds set. Conservatorship of Harriett Nichols and Adam Harman insanity cases noted with bonds required and examinations ordered. Estate actions include E O Eymer reinstated and Eurastus Eymer bonds set.
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Mary J. Wright
Joseph Flautt
Fred B. Myers
Jessie Mackay
Horace A. Deuel
John Woessner
Alfred Cheeseman
Rufus M. Cook
Harriett Nichols
Adam Harman
Margaret Harman
Elgin
John Mart
Rudolph Leucke
Eymer
Eurastus Eymer
Curious Anecdotes and Historical Mentions Across Notables
A collage of brief notes and anecdotes mentions William Sloan Green recovering from measles in Indiana, Jules Zostot in France with perfect memory of Bible verses, Napoleon’s son Napoleon II and related lineage, Patrick Cunningham the Irish American torpedo inventor, Nathan Greeley of the Tribune family, Baron Hirsch’s routine, and assorted quips from various 19th century papers. It also notes women’s early political roles in ancient times and parliamentary mentions.
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William Sloan Green
Swazey
Marion
Ind
Willie
la Rochelle
France
Jules Zostot
Napoleon
Marie Louise
Archduchess
Austria
Napoleon Francois Charles Joseph
Rome
Napoleon II
Duke of
Reichstadt
Patrick Cunningham
New Bedford
Mass
Ireland
Newark
N. J
Navy
Nathan Barnes Greeley
Clymer
N. Y
New York Tribune
Baron Hirsch
M. Furth
Executrix Notice in David Moore Estate
State of Illinois Carroll County estate of David Moore deceased notice to heirs legatees and creditors executrix Jane Moore to present final report to Carroll County Court Mt Carroll Illinois on Monday March 4 1595 and ask to be discharged from duties at which time parties may appear and resist if they choose
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State OF Illinois
Carroll County
David Moore
Mt. Carroll
Ilinois
Jane Moore
Making Him Peel At Home
A Philadelphia Press piece satirizes well intentioned hospitality. Buggins forces Muggins to drink coffee during a dinner, and multiple cups overwhelm him revealing his true dislike. The comic tale ends with Muggins declaring he loathes coffee and never drinks it at home.
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Buggins
Muggins
Miss Buggins
Mr. Muggins
Philadelphia Press
DROWNED TO SAVE LIFE but savage customs told by Capt Luffhard
In an anecdotal tale from the Whiladel shia Times, Captain Ebenezer Luffhard recounts a coastal practice among some South Pacific communities where drowning is used as a form of ritual population control and social behavior. The narrator notes occasional spouses failing to retrieve drowning partners and remarks on the people’s complexion and customs.
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Luffhard
Ebenezer Luffhard
South Pacific
The Paris Cohen and a Pathetic Gilded Age Relic
A satirical Independent piece imagines Paris cabs as relics of Louis XV era. It portrays cab drivers as arrogant, currencies valued for spectacle, and pedestrians as targets, urging reverent treatment of cabmen amid modern democracy.
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Louis XV
Theophilus
Paris
France
Beaver Meat Tastes Compared In Curious Report
A brief note on beaver flesh claims that forequarters resemble land animal meat while hindquarters yield a fishy taste. Also includes a recipe for steamy fruit batter cups and a playful dialogue about train travel discomfort.
Specifics Manual Revised Edition Promised by Humphreys
A copy of the enlarged and revised Specific Manual by F. Humphreys M D is offered as a guide to users. Free copies will be sent upon addressing the Humphreys Company in New York.
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F. Humphreys
M. D
Humphreys
New York
Marriages and land prospects advertise in Lanark
Kerr and Soule tie the knot at the M E Parsonage Lanark with Mt Carroll roots. Baldwin and Holmes wed at the same event. A promotional notice touts moving south for farming with rich land at low prices near railways along the Move & Ohio route in Alabama and Mississippi. Free pamphlet and monthly excursion offers from railroad agents in St Louis and Mobile.
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Kerz—Soule
M. E. Parsonage
Lanark
Wm. Forkes
Philip Kerr
Annie Soule
Mt. Carroll
America
Movne & Ohio
Mississippi
Alabama
F. W. Greene
N. Broadway
St. Louis
E. E. Posey
Mobile
Ala
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the Lanark Gazette
W.G Wu
Ftantars II
Gazette Building
Broad St
Gazette
J. H. Schriner
Thurs
Geo. Bussey
J. C. Lehriner
D. R. Keeffer
Illinois
Stamboul
Keeffer
Cunningham
D. R. Keefren
Mr. Carroll
Texas
Epsrom Gazette
Milledgeville
Price
Nebraska
Hiram Paynter
F. L. Baldwin
South Elkhorn Church
W. R. CG
Hendershot and
Deestrick School
M. R. Kelley
Morrison
Miss Pearl McPherson
Polo
C. P. Smith
Whitney Inman
Marie Clemmer
Faiker
Helder
TrrTo
Ltta J. Smith
Carroll Lil
Henry Miller
Miles
Messrs
J. Hl. Carbaugh
J. E. Laird
Board of Education
Monkey
Bartlett Hardware Co
S Pointer
North Pole
Paul
Alya Wincert
A. B. Adams
Wm. P. Rowse
Pall Mall
Inter Ocean
Buffalo Courier
Washington Star
Kate
Charley
Boston Transcript
Mr. Whoopla
Dollie
Popinjay
Smithsonian Institution
Cincinnati Tribune
Fliegende Blatter
Puck
Budlong
Timid Smithkins
Miss Budlong
Beconceld
Henry III
Edward I
Chicago Herald
N. Y. Ledger
Migg
Twigg
C. P. Miller
J.S. Cole & CO
Stephenson St
Freeport, Ill
PUGET + SOUND
Northern Pacific Railroad
Chas. &. Fee
St. Paul
Milan
New Publication
Lanark Markets
C. Rowland
Sresenree
C. A. Snow & Co
U.S. Patent Office
Washington, D. C
A. G. Bates
Ava
W. S. Brown
Belvidere
L. L. Freeman
Broadlands
W. J F. Green
Evanston
E. M. D. Landenberger
Joliet
C. S. Locke
E. C. Lott
DeKalb
J. Neu
Peru
D. L. Noble
Millersburg
C. D. Shellaberger
A. A. Shobe
W. Embley
Jerseyville
Electric Railway
J. F. Still
Kemper
S. T. Stites
Rockford
Treasury
Anenee
Sapace
Drespaca
Sec
J. G. Sheller
Lower Broad Street
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