Town News Notes From Austin Area Residents
Mr and Mrs C O Burras return from Ohio where their son Hugh recovering from pneumonia. Roy Hartless to return from Aurora on the home trip. Miss Ethel Kellogg preparing to teach after Austin high school graduation. Mrs L S Pinney to return from Michigan. Rev Geo W Manier back from Nebraska visit with sons. T A Hostettler promoted from mail clerk on Colorado special to fast mail. First Baptist church to hold Sunday school rally next Sunday at noon. Rev G A Campbell away at Harvey, Abel M White invited to return to Austin charge. Fourth quarterly conference commends Pastor White. Miss Grace Roberts hosts a card party for Miss Welsing and Miss Lynne with friends present. Mrs Laura Danson convalescent after typhoid illness. neighbors glad for recovery.
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Ethel Kellogg
N. Park Avenue
Austin
Cook County Normal School
L. S. Pinney
Ontario Street
Michigan
Geo. W. Manier
Superior Street
Nebraska
T. A. Hostettler
Grace Roberts
Poplar Avenue
Welsing
Fort Madison
Lynne
Lake Niew
Stallwood
Price
Richardson
Gifford
Spier
Allen
Mayes
Brady
Laura Danson
Danzon
Styles for Ladies Rugby Box Kid and Box Calf Shoes
Austin Shoe Store advertises latest styles for ladies rugby box kid and box calf shoes in all widths priced at 2.50 and 3 dollars.
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Austin Shoe Store
Fashionable Millinery Show At Mrs C Ella Taylor
An artistic display of autumn hats with fruits flowers and plumage will be shown at Mrs. C Ella Taylor’s shop 121 North Park Avenue Austin. See the latest designs and call to view.
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C. Ella Taylor
North Park Avenue
Austin
Watagua trip noted for Mrs Hibyden and Edna McClevey
Mrs George J W Hibyden of 145 South East Avenue heads Thursday for Watagua Illinois to spend several weeks with her parents. Miss Edna McClevey who has been abroad in vocal music with Mr M Ge of London tours Europe with her father and is expected home for the holidays. She will appear in concert January 10 with Mr Mockridge at the Y M C A Auditorium in Chicago. The Kenilworth Club reception last Thursday drew about forty Nakama Club members by a warm fire and dainty crepe hats and theater bonnets.
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George J. W. Hibyden
South East Avenue
Watuga
Ill
Edna McClevey
M Ge
London
Europe
Mockridge
Kenilworth Club
Nakama Club
Enterprising Merchants Offer Hand Painted Novelty at Sale
Austin shoppers urged to spend $2 on goods at J. A. & B. McCann sale to receive a hand painted novelty. Anita Dremes reports stock on men women and children's shoes in multiple styles. Harper & Burtendorf complete Forest Home chapel and build a vault at Oak Ridge cemetery while working on a Maywood schoolhouse and an Austin church. J. W. Johnston returns from Denver and shares upbeat news about business.
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J. A. & B. McCann
Anita Dremes
Harper & Burtendorf
Mason
Forest Home Chapel
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Maywood
Austin
J. W. Johnston
Lake Street
Denver
Austin Candy Kitchen to Open Next Saturday
The Austin Candy Kitchen will open at 117 N Park Avenue next Saturday. Proprietor Mr Shields promises candy suited for everyone and invites inspection of the shop and patronage from the public.
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Austin
Park Avenue
Shields
Garfield Kin Enlists for Army Service
Lester T Garfield grandson of Thomas Garfield the president's brother joins the regular army as a private in the Seventh artillery stationed at Fort Grobel. His parents reside in Georgetown Michigan and consented to his act.
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Garfield
Emlata
Lester T. Garfield
Thomas Garfield
President Garfield
Seventh Artillery
Fort Grobel
Georgetown
Mich
China Firing Slashes Prices at Oak Park Kiln Outlet
Ghina firing operation lowers prices at the revitation kiln in Oak Park on Sixty Fourth Avenue. For two months the shop offered half price deals attracting local buyers and expanding sales.
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China
Sixty Fourth Avenue
Oak Park
Chamberlain's Pain Balm advertised for injuries and rheumatism
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as instant pain relief for cuts bruises burns and similar injuries and claims faster healing with little risk of scarring unless the injury is severe. It also cites cures for rheumatism sprains swellings and lameness with sales through J P Garner Co Austin and Geo Kach Co Moreland.
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Chamberlain
J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
Geo. Kach & Co
Moreland
Grand Recovery via Electric Bitters in Butler Woman
Mrs John Dowling of Butler Pennsylvania endured a three year fight with a malignant stomach trouble causing frequent nausea and indigestion. After trying many remedies she used Electric Bitters for two months and reports being wholly cured with restored appetite strength and weight gain. A grand tonic for the system sold for 50 cents at local drug stores.
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John Dowling
Butler
Traill & Cooling’s
Chas
P. Miller's
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy A Great Favorite
The soothing remedy has sought after taste and prompt cures making it a favorite with mothers and families. It relieves colds croup and whooping cough and contains no opium or harmful drug. Sold by J P Garner & Co Austin and Geo Koch & Co Moreland.
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J. P. Garner & Co
Austin
Geo. Koch & Co
Moreland
Wit and Sense Says Proverbial Parable Parade
A collection of humorous maxims on life love and society from a Chicago News wit and sense column. Jests skip between divorce law rural editors liquor Prohibition and marriage with quips about income noses and living. A burglar breaks into song and a policeman stops the tune with a stare.
Readers prefer romance over news in France papers
Correspondence notes that the Sunday Petit Journal is the most read in France with about 4 million readers. It is charged with Anglophobism but is not primarily read for news. readers flock to the romantic stories woven through its pages.
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France
Petit. Journal
Dancing class announcement by Mr and Mrs Harris
Peak opens ballroom lessons at Library Hall Oaks Club House corner Waller avenue and Lake street starting Thursday Oct 11. Children learn Thursdays 4 pm ladies and gentlemen 7 30 pm assemblies 9 pm. Prices ladies 12 lessons 6 gentlemen 12 lessons 6 former pupils 12 lessons 5 children full season 10. Tickets accepted at Illinois Hall Tuesdays without extra charge.
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Frank Harris
Peak
Library Hall
Oaks Club House
Waller Avenue
Lake Street
North Side Kindergarten Opens in New Austin Location
The North Side Kindergarten of Austin will open next Monday at 207 N Park Avenue in the Christian church rooms instead of the Episcopal church as announced. Miss Hollenbeck, the instructor, has thorough training and promises a profitable program for children.
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North Side
Austin
N. Park Avenue
Christian Church Rooms
Episcopal Church
Ladies of the G. A. R. Host Dime Social in Austin
Austin Circle No. 46 Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic will hold a dime social at Oddfellows Hall on Thursday October 4 at 2 pm for the relief fund. Miss Kate Will will discuss pure food. Refreshments served. All Austin ladies invited.
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Austin Circle
the Grand Army of the Republic
Oddfellows’ Hall
Kate Will
City
Austin
Boy's extra heavy box calf shoes rugby last
Advertises boys shoes in extra heavy box calf with rugby last. Every pair warranted. Priced at 1.75 and 2 dollars.
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Austin Shoe Store
Embroidery Goods Offered with Free Lessons in Austin
Misa Jessie Burdick of Austin offers embroidery goods including stamped sofa pillows and other designs. Free lessons are given to customers who buy the goods.Otherwise lessons cost 15 cents each.
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Misa Jessie Burdick
Austin ~Wr
Cured After Thirty Years of Diarrhoea
John S Halloway of French Camp Mississippi claims curing chronic diarrhoea after thirty years using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He notes restored ability to work and travel and urges access to the remedy. For sale by J P Garner Co Austin Geo Koch Co Moreland.
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John S. Halloway
Chamberlain
J. P. Garner Co
Austin
Geo. Koch & Co
Moreland
Curious Almanac Snippets From a Past Era
A collage of observations and stats touching on phosphorus in matches, mole burrows draining land, Irish language instruction, Norway’s death rate, Addison quotes, Denmark literacy claims, Korean Japanese and Chinese populations, Irish emigration in 1899, cigarette use in Europe, Frankfort tram fines, and a Baptist church baptismal font incident in Emporia Kansas.
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England
Norway
Addison
Denmark
Korea
Ireland
Germany
Austria
Russia
Greece
Europe
Frankfort
Emporia
Kas
Furniture Repair and Finish Services Offer Prompt Delivery
All kinds of furniture finished and repaired with work called for and delivered. Postal or telephone orders welcome for quick service.
There’s no telling how many engagements the summer girl may endure
A humorous Philadelphia Inquirer item riffs on social mores as hats become layered, trousers long, and the fate of a happy old maid versus an unhappy Mrs. Somebody is debated. A man’s religion via his church offering is questioned.
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Billy Patterson
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sage sayings on love and forgiveness from New York Press
A collection of aphorisms about marriage, generosity, and gender roles. Witty lines claim a woman forgives a drunken husband, love fuels selfishness, and babies’ smiles blend contentment and silliness. The tone mocks male heroism and praises wry domestic humor.
World coal output from 1840 to 1897 shows rapid growth
The record lists yearly coal production: 1840 44.8 million tons, 1850 81.4 million, 1860 142.3 million, 1870 213 million, 1880 340 million, 1890 520 million, and 1897 611,000,090 tons, indicating steady expansion in global supply.
Seedless orange sparks citrus revolution in US
A seedless orange discovered around 1872 in a swamp on the Amazon north shore transformed US citrus. Its cultivation has boosted California orange yields to about 17,000 carloads annually and invested capital exceeds 100 million dollars.
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Amazon
United States
California
Surgeon A R Thomas Studies Plague Decrease in Glasgow
Dr. A R Thomas of the United States Marine Hospital Service departed for Glasgow to study bubonic plague as reports indicate a decline in cases in the city.
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Studie. Pague
A. R. Thomas
United States Marine Hospital Service
Glasgow
Small horses found superior in South Africa warfare
The British in South Africa are said to prove small horses beat larger draft animals for field work. They endure longer without food, perform as much work, and present a smaller target to the enemy.
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South Africa
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Desker Ja
Tinana Hardware
Oak Park, If
EB. Moore
Randolph Street
Chicago
Arthur J. Kendall
Justice of the Peace
Wesley Avenue
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Servita
Faron Cal CO
Trength
Annewalt
Austin and Vicinity
Cieropiehy Heat & Power Co
Central Ave
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Postlewait
N. Park Ayre
John Price
Lake $1
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Loak Park
Vindicator
Ty Paper
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L. J. Steege
N. Park Ave
News OF the Town
Roy Hartless
Aurora
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Chicago News
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Milburn Stock Farm
Emerson Ingalls
Masonic Brock
M. B. Catlin, EB. L. Catlin
B. H. Catlin
Rebberg’s Hall
Tel West
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Chicago Federation of Musicians
W. Lake Street
Comer Oakley Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Ist
Harlem Savings Bank
Madison St
Harlem, Ill
Emil Blossey
Madison Street
Harlem
P. C
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A. Tennyson
Savings OF the Sage
New York Press
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J. W.bennett
Central Avenue
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CCEF
Schmitz Bakery and Restaurant
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Geo. R. Baker
Clark and van Buren Bte
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