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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
2
Mrs. Frank Donahue of Kokomo Indiana reports her two year old son suffered a widespread itchy skin eruption that covered his body. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly for three to four days the child fully recovered and she urges others to try the remedies.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura products for infant and adult skin issues. It instructs applying Cuticura Ointment, washing with Cuticura Soap, and bathing routines, plus internal use with Cuticura Resolvent. The ad cites blemish care guidance and offers a free Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases from Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Boston.
New York society watches Howard Gould refuse to pay a $20 000 wardrobe bill resulting from a separation with his wife. The trial unfolds as judges weigh extravagance against necessity while other sensational notes touch on a stowaway pirate courtship of justice.
Queens residents clash with Mayor McClellan and the board over plans to name fifty new streets after mythological gods and goddesses. Clergy call the proposal absurd while supporters say the names will inspire classics study. The dispute stops the plan in favor of real live names on lamp posts.
The Supreme Court heard a dispute where a builder and hotel keeper clash over a twenty five foot boat built on the second floor. The builder says removal is impossible without breaking walls. the hotel keeper seeks removal by pieces. The case drew public interest as a Crusoe like boat tale.
An advertisement claims Parisian Sage restores hair, darkens gray, and stops dandruff within a week by killing germs at the roots. It promises soft, luxurious hair and claims women will favor it. money-back if unsatisfied. Price is 50 cents a bottle from Wm. F. Jungkunz or by mail from Buffalo, N.Y.
Elmer Thayer directs the four act drama A Woman's Honor by John A Kraser to be staged April 23 at the Grand Opera house under Smith D. Atkins camp Sons of Veterans. The announced cast includes Sally Glenn Miss Florence McCabe Ebenezer Glenn's Butler J. Raymond Holmes Olive Glenn Gilbert Hall M D in love with Olive Will A Bach Gregory Grimes Harry H Holmes Robert Glenn August A Roemer General Mark Lester Walter L Tappe Dr Garcia Leo D Luecke Pedro Mendez August A Roemer Maria wife of Pedro Miss Clara Maurer and Negroes of the Quarters Note Roemer doubles as Robert Glenn and Pedro Mendez.
A card stating druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure a cough or cold. It claims to stop the cough, heal the lungs, and prevent serious results from a cold, including la grippe coughs and pneumonia. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
A consolidated list of Sabbath and Holy Week services across Grace church Trinity United Evangelical First Baptist Christian Church First English Evangelical Lutheran St Marys Catholic First M E First English Reformed Embury Methodist Ep iscopeal Second Presbyterian First Church of Christ Scientist First Presbyterian First U B Church and Freeport Theological Society with times for Holy Communion, sermons, Sunday school, baptisms, and Easter preparations.
The Y M C A hosts the final Sunday afternoon gathering of the season at 3 30 with music by Mrs John G Oyler and the Schumann quartet and brief talks on the local option campaign by popular speakers. A 2 30 boys meeting features a chalk talk by Albert Evans.
Regular Sunday services will be held at the English Lutheran Church with Rev. P. H. R. Mullen present. Easter communion envelopes will be distributed and a strong Sunday school attendance is urged for final Easter service arrangements. All committees to meet before Sunday school.
Mrs. M. Summers offers a free home treatment for bed wetting claiming a constitutional cause and advising mothers to write for full instructions. She states the method also helps adults with daytime or nighttime urine difficulties and urges readers not to blame the child. Read the Journal's want column.
Herbert Hoob Peirce, United States minister to Norway, born in Cambridge Massachusetts on April 11 1849. He studied at Harvard, London geology, joined diplomacy in 1894, served in St Petersburg, returned as secretary, aided European consulate inspections and Portsmouth Peace Conference, now envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Norway.
Important meeting for Winneshiek Tribe No 345 Imp O R M at 8 pm Monday April 18 at the Knights of Pythias hall above Emmett drug store. All members and those who signed charter applications are urged to attend.
An early medical notice warns that kidney trouble is insidious and may lead to fatal disease. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at first signs to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes, credited to H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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