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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
6
A. B. Carlson of Norcross Minnesota reports five boys aged five to eleven suffered a winter skin disease with itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the children recovered. Advertisement-like testimonial dated November 26 and December 23, 1906.
Mrs Lizzie J Sledge of Selma Alabama credits Cuticura products with curing severe eczema after doctors failed. She used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills for six months and saw complete clearance for three years. The advertisement promotes Complete External and Internal Treatment for all ages with prices and a free Skin Diseases Book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
In a tense matchup Freeport secured a narrow victory as momentum shifted in the seventh inning. Canners held the upper hand early but a late combination of events swung the result in Freeport’s favor.
In a tense contest Freeport and Madison battled to a late tie before a dramatic twelfth inning. Disch and Leise starred for Freeport while Stark Ireland and Warhop delivered key hits for Madison. A thrilling double play by Miller and Ireland capped an intense finish.
In a late game turn, Ott drove in Graves with an eighth inning run after Graves doubled off Nagle. Stremmel limited Oshkosh to three hits while Green Bay split batteries with Nagle and Pierce. Fond du Lac and Oshkosh tied 4-4 as Fond du Lac committed errors in the opening frame.
Frank Dillon, manager and first baseman of the Los Angeles team, was involved in a riot after clashing with umpire Derrick in the ninth inning. The game against Portland was forfeited 9 to 0, with Dillon fined and potential suspension discussed by president J. Cal Ewing.
Waterloo reporters note railroad workers in north erd frequent Freeport visits and back the Freeport pennant bid. They compare Freeport and Waterson's teams, claiming Cubs play faster ball, though locals disagree. After season end, organizers plan to bring the two clubs together for a clash.
Chicago papers report Charles Comiskey has optioned pitcher Nolden of the Sheboygan Lake Shore league. Nolden under contract to Madison in the Wisconsin league pitched one game weekly and beat La Crosse. He may appear for the White Sox in the coming season, possibly against the Camera in Madison next week.
Woodyatt of Dixon pitched well for Polo but got little run support as the Crescents made multiple errors. Young of Freeport also pitched strongly. with better defense the Crescents could have won. The Crescents travel to Dixon to face the Browns today.
St Johns defeated the First M F s by a clear score. The pane was easy for the former through the game, as their standing line shows the lone position of the teams.
Charles Karnell, former Freeport catcher, will play for Beloit and participate in tomorrow's matchup against Janesville, per a Beloit paper. Wodol for indigestion and dyspepsia is a vegetable acid preparation containing stomach juices.
Promotional text touts Dr. Piatca and Dr. Pierce prescriptions for female ailments with promises of honesty and no alcohol. It urges perseverance, notes no miracles, offers free correspondence, and extols Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a laxative and regulator.
Paris earns major revenue from dolls dress sales. Three hundred fifty Hebrews serve as officers in French army. From Puy de Dome extinct volcano carbonic acid is mined commercially. Sixty people die yearly from snake bites in France. Sixty coins paid for a viper head and others live by killing snakes. In one department eight hundred thousand vipers were killed in twenty seven years. Captain Trumbert complains of many colonial troops officers and shows colonial artillery mobilization could form eight four gun batteries under various ranks.
The New York Post notes a shift toward semitailored costumes with lingerie waists in butter colored lace paired with white. Wash gowns remain popular alongside the evolving separate blouse. Morning wear favors perense, praised for linenlike wear and low cost as tunic styling hints grow for fall.
The Chone, a tree reaching forty feet in New Caledonia, bears white jasmine scented flowers. It yields milky juice forming a black gum that softens boiling water, dissolves in petroleum, and dries to a water resistant varnish. The gum makes leather waterproof and can seal boots when dissolved in turpentine.
A health note warns that sleeping with the face pressed into a pillow causes deep wrinkles around the eyes. It asserts even infants who sleep with their face in pillows may awaken with many wrinkles.
A claim that pine wood surpasses steel in strength per weight is presented, suggesting wood offers higher strength to weight ratio in construction contexts.
The article notes green ants using plant leaves and natural glue to form tree nests. Hundreds observed on a Jenaf drawing the structure to the ground as others wait to receive and fasten it. The Philadelphia city hall stairway is claimed to have 698 steps, the longest continuous stairway in the world.
A vintage ad advises calm care for restless babies and promotes Cascasweet as a harmless stomach remedy for children. It lists Wim F. Jungkunz as the seller at 5 Stephenson Street with a five dollar price.
Classified note indicates piano tuber order options at Brownd Dollieyer's with a phone contact 3i ledger for orders.
Obscure OCR notes report Harriet M Burbank a piano teacher in Scadie Minnesota with unclear address details and a partial date. The fragment mentions 86 Grove and a Wednesday entry, but lacks context to confirm event or full location.
An unconfirmed report from Mountain Troton Mesa Basin claims fourteen miners were killed in an explosion. Officials doubt the incident and attribute it to either a strike or accident as Governor Jolson enforces a proclamation limiting gatherings and trespass. Striking workers and guards prepare for further action as ore trains face disruption.
City unions represent all districts at a meeting to plan welcoming William D. Haywood of the Western Federation of Miners upon his Boise to Denver arrival. A large demonstration is planned with 25 000 to 40 000 people expected to attend and a motorcade to the union station. Haywood will address a crowd at an open air venue after a procession past city officials and guards. The event aims to portray innocence amid charges and defer to Holcomb’s defense in Boise while Mayer stays away from the celebration.
A damaged article notes telegraph and telephone wires destroyed near Marquette by a tornado or wind. The piece mentions DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, sold by Win. B. Jungkunz, and a contact address on Stephenson Street. It also advertises journal forwarding for summer subscribers and changing addresses.
A teacher quizzes pupils in geography with a cheerful student and a misread lesson. The Walking Delegate theme portrays a working man torn between his trade duties and the personal burden of buying Christmas gifts, illustrating the human side of labor and unions through H Robinson in Atlantic.
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