Elder Lamb Donation Turns Pious Gift to Shabby Loot
Will Carleton recounts Elder Lamb whose devoted ministry and family were the target of a generous yet misapplied donation. The tale quotes a night of bounty featuring hay corn and produce, gifts of clothing, and even a five dollar cash bid, ending with the pastor contemplating auction of his gifts and seeking mercy from the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb
Sal'ry
Boston
Samson
Museum of Relies
Elder Lamb
Old Elder Lamb
Will Carleton
Ladies Home Journal
Local notes from Yellow Creek and surrounding area
Community brief listing visits and everyday activities. Mrs Emma Sturtevant hosts surprise, M Puterbaughs visit Uncle Jacob Zack, Melvin Cook travels to Yellow Creek, Ed Boyd Sabbath at Shannon, M Shrader installs shutters, J R Young haying to Shannon, J R Hepfer and wife visiting Tama City natives, Katie Finifrock and Lizzie Brenaman at Jo Ringer’s, Samuel Betz and Lula Savanna at Mrs Cook’s, Mrs Joseph Dulbel in poverty, Porter and Wm with Anna and Mary Whitmer at Ad Wingerd’s, Supt J H Grossman at Grilley’s. Tersy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hepfer
Tama City
Iowa
Yellow Creek
John Hepfer
Katie Finifrock
Lizzie Brenaman
Jo Ringer
Shannon
Samuel Betz
Lula
Savanna
Cook
Messrs
Porter
Anna
Mary Whitmer
Ad. Wingerds
J. H. Grossman
A. F. Grilley
Tersy
Shannon Siftings From A Rural Illinois Town
Hay making and rye cutting occupy farmers as Davidson and Laure's Troupe staged Uncle Tom's Cabin to fair crowds last Saturday. Local twine buyers from Porresten and Brookville influence prices. Frank and Nellie Cowley of Chicago visit relatives while Shannon starts a Republican club. Public notices advertise boarding house bids for camp meeting week starting August 23 in the park. Lanark baseball club suffers a surprise loss. roads and cycling amusements headline local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson and
Laure
Shannon
R.C. Miller
J. Mastin
the Express
Jefferson Barnes
Lanark
Cherry Grove Capers and Local Visits
Mr Daniel Hopfer has repaired his house and may occupy it soon. Miss Sadie Peterbrugh of Lanark visited neighbors. Wm Carl suffered a light sun stroke last week. Emma Sword of Lanark Emma Kee fer of Sterling and J Miller of Chambersburg Pa were guests at Wm Wingerts last Tuesday. Rev H Mastin and wife attended church at Shannon Sunday. Mrs Grace Buckwalter of Lanark has visited Joseph Buckwalter. Miss Katie Rowland stayed at I L Yacketts in Lanark. J G Garner visited from Chicago to see his brother James and his farm. Misses Adair and Jennie Shiley of Shannon drove through Saturday. Mr and Mrs David Zuck and Jacob Roger Sr attended church at Arnolds grove Sunday. One evening last week Master Orville Sturtevant had friends give him a party.
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Daniel Hopfer
Sadie Peterbrugh
Lanark
Carl
Emma Sword
Emma Keefer
Sterling
J. Miller
Chambersburg
Wm. Wingert
Rev. H. Mastin
Shannon
Grace Buckwalter
Joseph Buckwalter
Katie Rowland
I.L. Yacketts
David Zuck
Jacob Roger Sr
Arnolds Grove
Orville Sturtevant
Real Estate Transfers and Local Ads
Week ending July 16 details transfers in Mt Carroll and surrounding townships listing buyer seller and parcel values. Also Beatty Pianos ads and Downing’s Calisaya Compound promotion highlight local commerce and health remedies with agent Puterbaugh in Mt. Carroll.
Washington Letter Describes City Sights and Parks
A correspondent recalls Washington D C as a clean tree lined city with broad paved streets and fourfold division centered on the Capitol. The Pension Office park, War and Navy buildings, the White House and Lincoln Park statue are noted, along with the city’s famed abundance of trees, fountains and green spaces. The writerlamentsthe saloons and promises future letters covering ivy churches monuments and other attractions.
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Capitol
Liberty
Washington
G. A. R. Badgr
War and Navy
White House
Lincoln Park
Lincoln
Monument
Smithsonian Institute
Kansas
Topeka
Pianos and Organs Offers and Health Remedies
A jumble of advertisements for pianos and organs with Beatty agents in New Jersey and Massachusetts, plus various patent medicines. The notices tout De Witt’s Little Early Risers for liver and bile issues, St Patrick’s Pills for cleansing and blood purification, Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion for animal cure, and Sarsaparilla. Also mentions Monona Lake Assembly excursions from Madison Wisconsin with travel fares and dates.
Beattys Pianos and Bright Health Remedies Ad
An old advertisement page touts Beatty's Pianos at $33 and various patent medicines. It extols Castoria for children, De Witt's Sarsaparilla for blood health, Dr Bixler's Blood and Liver Regulator, and English Spavin Liniment for horses, with testimonials from doctors and druggists praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy.
Beatty’s Pianos and Organs and a World of Cures
An advertisement page touts De Witt’s Little Early Risers as the smallest cure pills and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for wounds with a money-back guarantee. It advertises Chamberlain’s Colic Remedy as safe for bowel illness and markets Beatty’s Pianos and Organs noting Daniel Beatty’s rise from plowboy to a major instrument dealer. Downing’s Cough Elixir is praised as a universal lung remedy with a refund guarantee if it fails.
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Downing
Hs, Puterbaugh
Puterbaugh
de Witt
Bucklen
Daniel FP. Beatty
Washington, N. J
Beatty
Downling
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the Lanark Gazette
Republican Ticket
Kenjamin Darrison
Whitelaw Reid
Joseph W. Fifel
Lyvan B. Ray
Isaac N. Pearson
Charles W. Pavey
Henry L. Hertz
George W. Prince
Suson Philbrick Emory Cobb
K. B.astinson
George S. Willits
Richard Yates
Nobert RK. Hitt
C. A. Wokes
Homer F. Aspinwall
Daniel 8. Berry
J.C. McKenzie
Emma Sturtevant
Boyd
M. Shrader
J.R. Young
Joseph Dulbel
Shannon Siftings
Porreston
Brookville
Frank
Nellie Cowley
Chicago
Geo
Rubendalls
Jake Baum
Cherry Grove Capers
J. G. Garner
James
Adair
Jennie Shiley
Etta J. Smith
Mt. Carroll, Ll
Henry J. Durst
Etal
Wysox Township
Milledgeville
Frank Hoffman
Jacob Deitz
Pair Haven
Mary C. Mamma
Wm. F. Snook
Mt. Carroll
Don R. Frazier
Daniel H. Snyder
David B. Puterbaugh
H. B. Puterbaugh
Cherry Grove
Henry B
Peter Raymer
Amanda A. Puterpaugh
Jacob S. Lashelle
Clarence K. Lashalle
St. Paul Land Co
Emanuel Spealman
Fair Haven
K. L. Barnes
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington, New Jersey
Frank R. Stockton
Mr. Cutting
Dana Gibson
Orange Blossoms
Yarmouthport
Mass
Woolford
J H. Allemony
Mra
Cat
Free
Dan’ F. Brat Ty
Washngton, N. J
Monona Lake
Madison Wis
Ong
s.—Puterbaugh
Faerie
Pere
W. W. Whitmore
Grocer
J. H. Allemony
Ill
H.M. Banges
Chateworth
Chamberlain
H. Shawen
Wellsville
Kan
Puterbaugh-Droggist
DR. Miles
Ance
J.G
Beatty’s Pianos and Organs
Miles’ Nervine
Mires
Doges
Druviste
Miles Hed. Co
Mkhart, Ind
C. Rowland
A. Wolf
the Exchange Bank
Lanark, Ill
Amos Wol
Davio Wolf
Joms RK
Wonrand C. Rowland
Amos Wolf
Notary Public
H. Reid Staley
N. R Rose
City Dray
J. M. Glotfelty
Justice of the Peace
P. O
J. T. Eckman
Lanark, Illinois
Commercial House
C.W. Middlekauff
A. F. Lohrman
Empire Steam Laundry
J. T. Jacobs
Bld Stand
Minois
Usay
Ivanhoe Camp
Hall
Gatti
V. C
C, Clemmer
Rock Creek Lodge
Rhodes
G.W. Bennett
W. H. Lake
N.G
Peter Horner
J. A. Walker
Weet Side Broad Street
Robt. Teachout
East Side
John H. Shaffer
Mi. CG. Dich
Postoffice
Illinois
J. C. Hanson
Lower Broad Street
C. E. Olmstead
Dubbel
Parm
FF. Brown
J. D. Renner
Singer Manufacturing Company
H. W. Hartzell
D. C. Busell
Pres
W. L. Frakok
First National Bank
Capital
Hegeman
C. Kinkade
R. Chisholm
J. Scott Suigely
D.C. Busell
R. Gust
THE
West Side City
WM. Strickler
Burlington
C.b.&n. RR
Sunda
C. C. Wroughton
Milledgeville Station
W. A. Beecher
Chie
Council Bluffs
Div
Racine
3. W
Freeport
Raelue
Rock Island
Scc
Volug West
Kirkland
Clinton
Wis
Olin
Carroll County
Iom
Sheller Merchant Tailor
Eldredge
Eldredge Manufacturing CO
Belvidere, Ill
Letis
Sveete
Joliet
Ottawa
Peoria
la Salle
Moline
Davenport
Muscatine
Oiturmwa
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Winterset
Audubon
Harlan
Minneapolis
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Minnesota
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Dakota
Cameron
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Kansas City
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Fairbury
Nelson
Nebraska
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Hutchinson
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Caldwell
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el Reno
Minco
Indian Territory
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Pueblo
Colorado
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San Francisco
Manitou
Pike's Peak
Albert
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Pacific Coast
United State
Canada
ST. John
John Sebastian
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