Mt Carroll Musings on 1802 Farm Institute Program
Mt Carroll Musings notes the December 21 and 22 county institute for farmers and families. readers urged to bring best samples and share knowledge, with a Wednesday literary program promised and praise for community effort amid local events, obituaries, church notices, and court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's County Institute
John W. Miller
James Buchanan
Lanark
Buchanan
Cora Dodge
Florida
C. C. Staker
Springfield
Illinois
Mr. Fawcett
Spectators Note Political Crowd Amid Corn Harvest Visit
In Middlehaw and Lanark districts, observers such as Dick of Lanark Wingert of Savannah and Don Alleman of Mt Carroll watched the event. Democratic bailiffs were present except Jim Miller who had other duties. Cleveland’s election is cited as solidifying a democratic tone. The arrival of Boreas unsettled some corn pickers yet they cling to hope of an Indian summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Circuit Court
Shaw
F. M. Jenks
Groves
Eaton
D. S. Berry
Hunter
Middlehaw
Lanark
Wingert
Savanna
Don
Alleman
Mt. Carroll
Jim Miller
Cleveland
Old Boreas
Community Notes and Local Tidbits From Thanksgiving Week
The item notes political sentiment after a recent vote with Grover Cleveland favored by some, mentions a distant 1896 jog, and reflects on a snow storm that barely laid a heavy load. Mrs Lohman and son visit Yellow Creek relatives. Dist No 1 school resumes after two weeks. proposals for a lyceum or reading circle arise amid winter evenings. Mr and Mrs David Puterbaugh of Kansas visit daughter Mrs Albert Hamilton for Thanksgiving. farmers husk corn. turkeys roost high as Thanksgiving nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Grover
Dist
David Puterbaugh
Kansas
Albert Hamilton
Joan Sanpy
Old Missions of California Chronicle
From California the article surveys the San Gabriel and Los Angeles missions, noting 1771 and 1781 establishments, the valley’s primeval state, and mission-era life. It contrasts Spanish colonization with modern Los Angeles growth, describes mission architecture, grape vine over 2100 feet, tropical flora, and nearby sights including San Gabriel and San Juan Capistrano missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
California
San Gabriel
Pasadena
Los Angeles
The
Angeles
el Pueblo de Los Angeles
Jacob
Egypt
Pharoahs
San Gabriel Mission
San Juan Capistrano
Pepperly
Diffusion of gases studied at high school
A corrected high school report clarifies prior gas results as diffusion rather than mixing. Tuesday’s experiment used true carbonic acid gas with a lighted candle to show gas heavier than air. Wednesday the gas killed a live mouse. Misses Tallman and Beans visited. committee formed plans for a holiday entertainment program amid ongoing meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallman
Beans
Lyceum meeting program and advertisements
The brief notes outline a Lyceum program with calls to order, minutes, debates on whether liquor caused more suffering than slavery, and various speakers and performances. The page also contains abundant medical ads for Begg’s Blood Purifier, Berg’s German Salve, Electric Bitters, Dr. King’s New Discovery, Downing’s Specific, and Dow ning's Calasaya Compound, all promoted by local druggists.
Sweet breath and health remedies advertised in local drug store
A collage of drug advertisements touts De Witt's Little Early Risers for bowel and stomach harmony, Bega's Hair Renewer for gray hair, Downing's Stramonium Liniment for pain, Sexatrop tooth wash for whitening teeth, One Minute cough cure for relief, Bixler's Tonic food for poultry, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by sellers. Sold by City Drug Store and Puterbaugh the Druggist. testimonials from local residents are cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Begg
City
de Witt
Puterbaugh
Downing
Puterbangh
Bega
A. W. Baldridge
Millersville
Ill
Chamberlain
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Daniel Knodler
Wales
Hensel
J. G. Blake
Judge Shaw
John Mader
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Lyceum
Miss Hood
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Mr Smythe
Miss Strickler
Alice Moyer
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Ella Craig
Lichty & Ashby
Josie Smythe
Clara Metzger
Strickler
Cowen
Beckie Howe
Miss Wiley
Berg
J. B. Wilson
Clay St
Shapsburg
Dr. King
Rogert Barker
Cooksport
Electric Bitters
Castoria
Draggist
Harry Strickler
Greencastle
Pennsylvania
Bixler
W.S. Whitmore
Joan E. Laip
L. T. Bray
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Lanarf Woole Hill CO
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Sterling
Business and Phonographic College
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Alphonse Kempiling
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St. Vitus
Miles
J.B. Miller
Valparaiso
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J.D. Taylor
Logat
H. A. Gardner
Vistula
Daniel Myers
Brooklyn
Mich
Miles’ Medical Co
Elkhart
Trial House Free
H.S. Puterbaugh
Liveka M’r c. Co
Drak
F. B. Archer
Pitcher
West
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Dayton
Ohio
Prica
M’r’g, Co
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N. Fagan
Draggista
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O. Rowland
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Wonrand
RowLann
Amos Wolf
Notary Public
J. M. Glotfelty
Justice of the Peace
J. T. Borman
Lanark, Illinois
D. Miller's Elevator
C.W. Middlekauff
J. T. Jacobs
Old Stand
Ilinois
Peter Horner
J. A. Walker
West Side Broad Street
John H. Shaffer
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Postoffice
Olmstead
H. Reid Staley
Uiss T
Canada
J.D. Renner
Singer Manufacturing Company
H. W. Hartzell
R. Gust
West Side City
Pric
Em. Strickler
N. R Rose
City Dray
Ivanhoe Camp
M. WL
I. O. O. F. Hall
C. Gault
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Rock Creek
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Rhodes
F. A. Ehmei
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Frank Yeager
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R. Ohtsholm
J. Stott Sulgely
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NRA
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Wroughton
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Norma Whet
W. A. Deecher
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Chicago
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