Academy Hotel Junior Class Plans and School Events
At a Monday junior meeting the class accepted Miss Mayme McCreedy's invitation to entertain at her home five miles from the city next Wednesday. The Aurora Literary society plans a future play, the Magnets report success and set to perform again at Wyman. An Academy benefit for the Athletic Society is planned for next Tuesday. The literary program Tuesday night featured recitations, debates, a progress report on Botany, an original story, a piano duet, and a book review. News of Professor Brownlee's illness and Miss Smith's mother's worsening health were also noted.
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Mayme McCreedy
Aurora Literary Society
Wyman
Auroras
Academy
Ella Porter
Favre
Henry Crawford
Ina McDowell
Lois Dodds
Lou Loughead
Elliot Lynn
Winfred Durst
Ola Simpson
Mayme
Reedy
Irwin Benn
Howard Mc
Cleery
Paul Allen
Chas
Eyestone
Wm. Kuhn
Brownlee
Wll
Miss Smith
Nine Washington boys stories on sale at local stands
Nine stories of Washington boys and the late Cisney are available at T. B. Vogt's news stand J. H. Stewart's drug store Dell H. Duncan's bookstore and McElhbinney's drug store. The 18 month cloth bound volume retails locally for 35 cents and 50 cents in other markets. Chiney is gone but Frank and Tad are still busy.
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Washington
Home Guards Pay First Death Claim
Davenport Times notes payment of the first death claim against the Home Guards of the World. Nettie Marrington's husband T. H. Harrington confirms the claim is paid in full, following the group's organization on Oct 25.
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Davenport
Home Guards
Nettie Marrington
T. H. Harrington
Notice to shippers delays for Chicago due to strike
W D D Shearer of the United States Express office issues a notice to shippers that matter to Chicago will be accepted but subject to delay because of strike conditions in Chicago. Dated Des Moines Iowa April 28 signed W H H Quick General Superintendent. Also a brief social note lists visits by Mr and Mrs A J Peterson and Mrs Chas Larson of Ainsworth in the city.
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W. DD. Shearer
United States Express Office
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
W. HH. Quick
A. J. Peterson
Chas. Larson
Ainsworth
City
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An old medical ad warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges buyers to seek genuine product. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and price 75 cents.
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de Destoy
Hall
F. J. Cheney & C.o
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Labor disputes scarce and trade broadening in landmark review
The Weekly Review of Trade notes fewer labor disputes this spring with overall business expanding. Building trades see activity rise, jobbers report strong spring trade, and manufacturers secure large contracts. Rail traffic remains heavy with April earnings up 10.7 percent versus last year. Iron and steel sectors show optimistic prospects. American failures total 204 this week, up from 202 last year in the United States and 15 in Canada, down from 16 last year. In other items, Mary Trent clashes with Judge N D Denson during a Baptist convention in Lafayette Alabama. In Fairmont, Miss Gertie Lowther agrees to marry W Harden under a county court arrangement, set to receive $1,000 on his death.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Cos
Treasury
Iron An
United States
Canada
Lafayette
Ala
Baptist Sunday School Convention
Mary Trent
N. D. Denson
Judge Denson
Supreme Court
Fairmont
W. Va
Gertie Lowther
Ritchie County
W. Harden
Catawba
Harden
Contractor L H Sutton Killed in Runaway Crash
L H Sutton a retired contractor and longtime building business figure in Keneas City died after being thrown from his buggy during a runaway on West Port Avenue. Sutton had spent nineteen years in local building work and was wealthy.
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Keneas City
L. H. Sutton
Westport Avenue
Sutton
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana and Lower Michigan with partly cloudy skies and showers or thunderstorms cooler with brisk winds. Wisconsin expects fair and cooler conditions with brisk southerly winds shifting to the west. Minnesota is listed as fair with a fresh south wind turning to the west.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Markets report livestock receipts and prices at East Buffalo sale
Estimated daily receipts include 19 000 hogs 1500 cattle and 4000 sheep with varied quotations. Hogs sold mainly 5 15 to 5 25 with some 5 30 to 5 35. cattle ranged 6 25 to 6 75 for extra steers and 2 75 to 4 00 for calves. sheep quotes from 4 90 to 6 65 for wethers and lambs. East Buffalo firm notes dull demand and lower hogs with mixed calf prices noted by Dunning Stevens.
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Llogs
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
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Oxford
Gibson
Oxfords
Work & Meek
W. N. Bragg
Schneider Building
America
Mohawk Valley
Union
New York City
Windsor
Isc
Arkansas Valley
Colorado
Rocky Ford
W. J. Black, G. P. A
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co
Santa Fe
Aicademy Hotel
Frank Stories
Johnson's
City Feed Yard
Racine
Studebaker
Chicago Grain
Chicago Board of Trade
Cbleago
STECK
Washington National Bank
H. F. Steck
East Side Jeweler
of Washington National Bank
Louisville & Nashville
Cincinnati
Louisville
Knoxville
L. Stone
Gen’l Pass, Agt
Louisville, Ky
Florida
Frisco System
Frisco
Southern Railway
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Fla
Southeastern Limited
Repr
Tisco System
Conn
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