Briar Bluff News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
Special correspondence notes Abe PoretH and Nellie Robinson returning home from visits. Briar Bluff reports C. B. Q. whitewashing crew repairing fences and telegraph poles along the right of way. I B Kincaid builds a barn near the store. Farmers drive cattle to the river due to a prolonged dry spell and scarce water with no rain in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briar
Blur
S O'Brien
Nellie Robinson
D.mabkell
Alexis
Slater
Mr. Todd
I. B. Kincaid
Rapids City Fourth of July Celebration and Rail Line Talk
Rapids City report July 3 notes a safe Fourth of July celebration with a short hay crop and active hay harvest interest from Dowe of Erie. Whiteside county hay prospects surpass Rock Island. Telegraph operator Hofstetter travels to Rock Island. Ongoing excitement over a trolley line to Port Byron and poor railroad service from Rapids City, with plans to extend to Cordova. Ab Adams recovers from a severe illness and can walk again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Rapids City
Thy Place
Dowe
Erie
Whiteside
Rock Island
George Hofstetter
Port Byron
Cordova
Ab Adams
Cordova Report Shows Little Sickness in Vicinity
Cordova dated July 8 reports Dr Freek noting very little sickness in the area. Mrs Lina Bennett is mentioned traveling with company and other details are incomplete in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Freek
Lina Bennett
GONOVA Bebe nee irritations and treatment claim
Unclear fragments describe irritations and a referenced remedy with six cures. Mentions a person or name Louie and two unspecified dates or events. Overall narrative is fragmented and lacks verifiable details for a firm summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary Louie
Local notes on visits, photos, and town events
Monday to visit with her daughter in Clinton. L C Stockwell returns from northern Iowa after five weeks, with bass and salmon pictures. Len Stockwell has measles and is recovering. A. B. Marahan and family in Rock Island. Stockwell opens photo gallery, baby photos offered. July 4 quiet observance. Dr. Wm Humphrey busy. coroner Eckhart in town. New shingles add to E Humphrey Stockwell residence. W G Lawrence returns on steamer from Fulton. Millard Spoor recovering from fireworks accident.
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Witsor
Clinton
A. 3. Marshall
Chicago
Leonard
L. C. Stockwell
W. R. Freek
Maroe
C. B. Marahan
Rock Island
Len Stockwell
Iowa
Big Cedar River
Spirit
Okoboji
Harry Tuller
J. E. Jackson
Stockwell
Wm Humphrey
Eckhart
Attorney McCashrin
E. Humphrey Stockwell
Cordova, Ill
Wm. L. Marshall
M. W of A
Purdy
Lor Ege
Geo. E. Ferguson
Chas. Reynolds
W. G. Lawrence
Fulton Millard Spoor
Freek
School and College Text Books and Fancy Goods Store
In sets and single volumes plain and fancy bindings Libraries supplied on favorable terms. Textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. Fancy leather goods pocket books purses music holders portfolios. Juvenile and toy books old favorites many new ones. Monograms initials engraved invitations and visiting cards. Weddings births presents. Art department with engravings water colors pastels platinums. Wide price range. Inspector invited.
Wound Closure Nears After Eye Injury Treatment
An injured patient undergoes repair using 2 PT to close a Mose wound with seven stitches. The left eye remains uninjured while the right eye is expected to be fully restored soon. Medical staff report progress and describe the procedure conducted at the facility.
Barstow Social Notes Include Visitors and Moves
Barstow notes a busy spell with Miss Sadie Scott visiting Hillsdale and Mrs. Jensen from Rock Island visiting Mrs. P. Gordon. Anna Letsch arrives from Evanston for a home stay. Mrs. Fred Neal moved to Moline and rented her house to Thomas Stafford. Chas. Starman promoted to switch engine duty on Rock Island and plans move. Bessie Golden was in the fri cities. Mr. and Mrs. Grantz of Cleveland visiting Chalmer. Mrs. BE. B. Green ill with tonsillitis. Mrs. Chas Starman and Peart visited Abingdon. Carl Johnson of Moline visiting relatives. Mrs. John Jacobs went to Wanlock for a week.
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Barstow
Sadie Scott
Hillsdale
Fred Lewis
Jensen
Rock Island
P. Gordon
Anna Letsch
Evanston
Fred Neal
Moline
Thos. Stafford
Chas
Starman
Bessie Golden
Ringling Brothers Circus Promises World Class Riders Amelia Feeley
The Ringling Brothers show arrives in Avemport on July 19 promising the largest company of top equestrians yet seen, led by Miss Amelia Feeley hailed as Queen of the Arena. Star riders include John Rooney, Senorita Julia Lowande, Augusta Fredericks, Lizzie Rooney, William De Van Dan Leon, and Albert Brandall, with new acts like an army of acrobats and a 20-animal elephant feature.
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Ringling Brother’s Circus
Avenport
Amelia Feeley
Ringing Brothers
England
France
Germany
Miss Feeley
John Rooney
Europe
Eric
William de van Dan Leon
Albert Brandall
Charley Carlaw
Kox 77
Taugion
Uncle Sam as Farmer In Harvest of Public Hay Fields
A lengthy note on the government’s annual hay crop in Washington DC, describing 150 acres of fertile meadow, the practice of harvesting one crop every 22 months, and the gift of the finest hay stack to the president for his horses. The article also touches on farming methods, equipment, and the routine distribution of inferior hay to departments. The piece weaves in unrelated anecdotes about art sales and a Philippine War reference, reflecting broad newspaper miscellany.
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Sam
Mall
Government Meadow
Washington
District of Columbia
Samas
Ouf
Department of Public
Exeense Maneton
Vacation of the Traveling Inspector on Atlantic Liners
The text profiles Alexander Filippini described as the traveling inspector on American ocean liners. It notes he takes a unique vacation by never staying ashore long, crossing the Atlantic more than any other man and reaching ports in time to begin duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Walis
Hobson & Fisher
Lows Manners
Countess of
Maria Marchioness
Ivlesbury
Painens Messra Doveen Brothers
Char
Duveen
Earn
Seaman
Philippines
New York
Cito
United States Volunteers
Phiippines
San Francisco
Manila
Atlantic
Alexander Filippini
Noisy Audience Cites Purifying Politics Critique
A puzzled professor chairs a discussion as Mr Googoo Wise is urged to step forward. The exchange touches on political reform versus mercantile influence and credit. Distant quips reference a treaty and pecuniary trouble, with ill at ease banter about who can uncover the truth.
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Drozen
Philosophy
Googoo Wise
Chicago Tribune
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Cleveland
Maypatterson
Milton Sasoree
Abe Poreth
Briar Bluff
R. Crampton & CO
Second Avenue
Illinois
Standard Books
Society Stationery
Ringling Bron
Uncle Sam
la Pelee
York
Walt Emert
SaAbiamo
Delleve
Feminine Charity
Criste Nell
Ae Journal
Browe
Stree McCullough
Miss Street Peal
Washington Star
Gardenhose
Nad Avenue
Baies
Gustaf Swensson
Moline, Ill
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