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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
4
City Clerk Mayer and City TreasurerPrigh, SR, along with Aldermen A Ward L G Young and others, were listed in a fragmentary record of a city council meeting. Names such as Edward Wagner Loy Be Hanke and G B Winter appear, suggesting personnel at a late session or agenda draft with multiple wards and roles.
The Freeport Daily Journal items note available tobacco and cigars at Brown & Dollmeyer's on Stephenson Street W J Young Co's and J Grafton's cigar store on Stephenson Street Carey's tobacco store also on Stephenson Street and at the Brewster House, indicating multiple sales venues in town.
Leo Richardson lectures on The Life of Christ at the Freeport Y M C A tomorrow night with over one hundred Tissot masterpieces. Richardson, a magnetic and eloquent speaker, will present a vivid panorama of biblical scenes combining art and narrative. Admission fifty cents.
Mr and Mrs Roy Woods visited Des Moines Iowa. Mrs William Schrenkler of Walker Kansas visits friends in Rockford. Dr B A Arnold went to Polo for a serious illness case. Mrs Jacob Weiss and Mrs Ida Blunt attended A Servant in the House at Rockford. B J Carnahan returned from business trip through Texas and south states with Rawleigh Medical. Stewart B McCall arrived for funeral of Mrs Henricetta Rohrer. Mrs J N Killer returned to Toronto after a week with the Moorks and was accompanied by Mrs AOCAT to visit in Rockford.
The public is invited to the Court of Honor card party tonight. Oscar Rahn will host a red-light waltz skating party at the roller rink Friday night. Freeport camp of Woodmen meets tonight in I. O. O. F. hall above Huenkemeier grocery store.
A special interurban car late this afternoon will transport a delegation from Capernaum Sherine No. 4 White Shrine of Jerusalem to Rockford where they will be guests of the shrine there.
The Stover Engine Works will stop night shifts tonight after six weeks of overnight operation. Management states the plant is catching up on orders and there is no need for extra night work.
A distorted notice explains deafness cannot be cured by local applications because they cannot reach the inner ear. It argues only constitutional remedies work, stating deafness results from an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and that catarrh is the underlying cause. The advertisement promotes a remedy by Dr. Cheney & Co of Toledo, sold by druggists for 760.
Freeport Consistory capped its 42nd annual meeting with 28 candidates achieving the 32d degree, boosting membership to 608. The social finale featured a reception, banquet, card party and ball attended by many locals, with officers led by Robert Darius Kuchner and Walter B. lfert praised for growth and hospitality.
The funeral for the late William Winters Jr will be Friday at 1 30 PM from 68 Garden street and 2 PM at German Reformed Church with Rev. Ernest Traeger officiating Pallbearers include Edward Hill George Welfelt Art Harkins Walter Jacobs Rudy Winters and Art Smith The funeral for the late Mrs Henrietta Rohrer was held today at 2 PM from her home Rev H J Moore officiated and interment followed at Oakland Cemetery Floral contributions were abundant and beautifully arranged.
Superintendent Grove is in Savannah today to attend the Carroll County Teachers Institute, meeting educators and overseeing sessions at the regional event.
M L Bingham of Pringeville Illinois faced possible amputation after his toes were eaten by gangrene. Doctors warned he would die unless treated. He used Bucklen's Arnica Salve and fully recovered. The salve also cures eczema fever sores boils and burns sold for 35 cents at Jon Emmert.
Peter Johnson, a farmer near St Charles, saves his three year old son from a 12 foot winged eagle after the bird snatched the child from the field. Neighbors aided with pitchforks and stones, the bird was subdued and captured alive, Johnson scratched but the boy unharmed. The eagle, measured at twelve feet wingspan, was to be given to a zoo. The incident ended with Johnson gravely injured but the child in good spirits.
The Freeport-Dubuque debate is set for Friday April 16 in the Freeport High School assembly room. The topic: Resolved That the Commission Form Government Should be Adopted by American Cities. Freeport will uphold the affirmative. Debating team members include Dubuyne Longueville Rheinfrank Rose Reinhold Yordy Burrell. Judges: Professor Sparling University of Wisconsin Professor Lewis Lake Forest and Professor Chapin Beloit.
A Cook's Falls resident sworn March 23, 1908, attests Hem-Roid tablet cured piles after eight months of use, claiming ability to endure labor and eat freely for $1 per bottle with full guarantee. The notice cites Wm. F. Jungkunz of Freeport Illinois and Dr. Leonhardt Co. Buffalo New York as sellers.
W T Rawleigh addressed the Swan Organ factory employer at noon and is slated for two additional rallies tonight in the Third ward, signaling a busy day of campaign activity.
J A Marvin offers free magnetic treatment demonstrations at Clifton Hotel Roon 18 and par lor. Demonstrations claim to aid chronic diseases with a pyedo magnetic heater, promising success across all chronic ailments.
Dubuque police pursue the missing $1650 taken by “Nanny” Sullivan last week. He was arrested after only 24 hours with $2.16. Evidence suggests much of the cash was wagered in a Freeport prize fight against Boxers “Bitz” Meyers and “Shine” Reed, with bets reportedly lost on a last minute referee decision. Some insiders allege the money was burned after a disputed bout.
An advertisement explains indigestion harming nerves and sleep, linking nutrient absorption to nervous symptoms. It touts Mi o na tablets as a quick relief and cure for dyspepsia and nervousness, claiming improvement within hours to weeks, with a money back guarantee from Wm. F. Jungkans at 50 cents a box.
A man named J Hen Assosoed was fined $100 and ordered jailed for five days in the county jail. The fine and costs were paid, and he returned to Monroe last evening. Details from Apple River area appear to be partly garbled in the report.
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