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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
2
Announcements show Louis H. Burreln announcing candidacy for Republican nomination for state's attorney of Stephenson County pending primary results on August 8 1908. Robroe J. Cárnahan also seeks the Republican nomination for the same office and asks for party support.
W A Stevens announces candidacy for Circuit Clerk of Stephenson county subject to Republican voters decision at the primaries August 8 18.
Republican nomination notice lists candidates William W Krape of Freeport Illinois Reuben R Tiffany also announcing candidacy for the Twelfth Senatorial District Republican nomination set for the primary election on August 8 1908 covering Stephenson Jo Daviess and Carroll counties with voters to decide the party choice.
A series of candidate announcements for the Illinois General Assembly from the Twelfth senatorial district. Names include Stephen Rigney, T H Hollister, J IsHaffer, William Eehrler, Geo R Morris, W W Gillespie, and C A Hammond, all seeking Republican support for the August 8 primaries in 1908 or 1909, listing districts Jo Daviess Carroll Stephenson.
The Journal will mail upon request to subscribers moving away in summer. Changes of address must include old and new addresses. Send notices to The Journal at 97 Chicago Street or call.
Attorney General explains Illinois first primary voting rules with hours from six in the morning to five in the afternoon. Voters may take two hours leave, must be a qualified voter, U S citizen, twenty one or older, and have one year in the state. Party affiliation, residency, and affidavit requirements are outlined.
The text explains how to vote in a primary, including affidavit eligibility, entering booths, marking for each office, and counting rules. It covers writing in a name, party alignment, limits on votes per office, precinct committeeman procedures, ballot spoilage, and assistance for non English readers with two opposite party officials marking the ballot. It notes penalties for officers and that intoxication is not a disability.
An old advertisement claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous catarrh. It asserts only constitutional remedies work, offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness cured by catarrh cure, and promotes Halls Catarrh Cure sold by P. J. Owens in Toledo, Ohio, at 75 cents.
John Jacobs aged 22 drowned when cramps struck him while bathing in Rock river at noon. Lifeguards and bystanders attempted rescue but could not revive him. Authorities noted drowning as the cause and reported the incident from Sterling, Illinois, dated August 4.
Advert reads Father Williams Indian Herb Tablets claim rapid relief of dyspepsia indigestion and related ailments including constipation sour stomach sick headache malaria biliousness and tor pid liver and jaundice They promise direct action on liver and digestive organs with improved digestion and stomach cleansing Offered at 20 cents per box with money back guarantee sold by C P Guenther Co druggists at Galena avenue and street.
A short maxim on honest promotion noting that ads fail without real goods and products lack impact without proper advertising. The quote emphasizes consistency between what is offered and what is marketed.
The Illinois educational commission issues a bulletin proposing a nine member State Board of Education led by the superintendent of public instruction. It would supervise public schools, regulate state funds, set courses, and standardize schools, with eight year terms and broad duties to improve efficiency and guidance across the system.
The piece surveys state and national political maneuvering across several states. It notes the New York Republican convention in Saratoga planned for September, the Prohibition party notification in Chicago on August 18, and potential Republican House nomination in Minnesota. It mentions Candidate Taft, Oregon and Kentucky voting issues, and the Oklahoma governorship by Charles N. Haskell. It also references Democratic leaders Urey Woodson and party finance, Illinois and Missouri race dynamics, and Debs fundraising struggles for a nationwide tour.
Pitcher Lesse faced a rough outing allowing six hits yet escaped with a decent showing as Freeport defeated the Senators 8 to 5. Three errors did not alter the outcome, while Rouse yielded the ball well despite minor miscues in the contest.
Partial box score notes show double plays Howell to Newell and Fisk unassisted. Wild pitches by Leise and Ronse with hits by pitch to Misk and Tves. Leise pitched six innings, Letcher three. hits against Leise six, against Letcher two. Time of game one hour thirty six minutes. Umpire listed as thiat.
Wausau won from Fond du Lac in a hard hitting game marked by loose fielding. Bartos retired in the fourth after a thumb spike. Also Oshkosh edged Green Bay 4 to 3 in a tight contest and Rockford outplayed in ten innings. Pitchers Parish Reilley and catcher Stang were fined for breaking training rules and placed on the black list.
Freeport defeated Madison 5 to 4 to clinch the series in a seventh inning rally. Rouse pitched well for Freeport, Leise started for Madison before Letcher relieved, and Corkhill debuted for Freeport delivering key hits in the outfield. Fans noted a rare non-steal game as both teams produced steady offense in a tight ball game.
Mr and Mrs Robert Farrar went to Dixon to attend the Rock River Assembly. Mr and Mrs Dan Rowe of Smithburg Md went to Dixon to visit friends. Mrs Frank Beebe went to Chicago to spend a week with friends and relatives. J B McCool Elmer Clawson and Ward Yount left for Calgary Alberta Canada. John Rodemeier went to Polo to visit his wife a guest of relatives there. Miss Agnes Belliman went to LaSalle and Bloomington to visit friends for several weeks. Miss Catherine Fitzpatrick of Seward engaged to teach the Rice school at Ridott. The Misses Ella Jaeger and Edith Hoyman left to attend the Rock River Assembly.
Belden Hill warns the Three-I league will lose money this season due to poor attendance and no salary limit. Only Springfield and Dubuque have larger home crowds and both clubs are losing money, indicating the league is fielding major league rather than minor league baseball.
Cap Anson has agreed to umpire a game between the Sterling Infants and De Kalb team on Thursday at Sterling. The match, set for a hundred dollars a side, includes gate receipts and has aroused great interest in both towns.
Mrs M M Davison of San Jose California endorses Electric Bitters as a top general family remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor. She says one bottle offers more digestive health than any other remedy. Sold under guarantee at Jos Emmert's drug store 50c. Read the Journal want column.
Instructions describe dissolving one package of JELL O in boiling water then beating with whipped cream and sugar to create a molded dessert. It notes congealing time and serving suggestions with topping, and mentions price per package and grocery availability.
Joseph Burne and family express gratitude to the Women’s Catholic Order of Forest and the Married Tadien Sodality of St. Mary’s church and friends who aided them during their recent bereavement.
Notice states due to sale of part of yard real estate, Thompson Huenkemeier Fry acquire joint stock in W B E Ry Lumber Co and will operate from the W K Fry Lumber Co yard. They plan a larger stock, seek public patronage, keep 78 Adams Street office under Mr Thompson, and urge those indebted to call.
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