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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
The Freeport Journal is honored by the International Typo graphical Union for employing union labor in its mechanical departments.
A garbled OCR list shows titles such as President and Vice President alongside various state and county offices. The legibility is poor, but references to Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Clerk, and Coroner are evident amid scattered state and local government designations.
J B Fenton went to Pecatonica this morning while Thomas Berry of Galena visited friends in the city yesterday. Numerous residents from Madison, Forreston, Stockton, Orangeville, Lena, Mt. Carroll and Rockford were seen in Freeport for meetings, visits, or business. Camp meetings and outings filled the day with Mrs. Stahl, Mrs. Laible, Miss Swingley, and many others attending events. Mogle's orchestra performed at a Woodford Wis. picnic. Travelers including C H Eastman and the Illinois Central office crew mingled with locals, with several families headed to Lena, Warren, and Rockford for visits.
The thirty-eighth Lena camp meeting convened at 2:30 PM as rain improved conditions. About 150 tents are set with expectations of more. Rev W K Loufbourron opened with The Sound of a Going in the Top of the Mulberry Trees. Rev Gilbert D Cleworth will present a stereoptical lecture on The Passion Play of 1900 this evening, preceded by the Ipworth orchestra concert. Tomorrow’s schedule includes prayers, chalk-talks, sermons by Rev Griffin and Rev Dennis, choir practice, Woman's Missionary meeting, and stereopticon lectures.
Opening services for Oakdale camp meeting begin at 7 30 pm with Rev Wm Caton in charge Rev W F Heil to preach Friday Miss Iva P Guiley leads lectures and noon missionary meetings Mrs J K Yeakel and Rev J G Finkbeiner organize children’s meetings Many states represented Iowa Ohio South Dakota Pennsylvania Wisconsin watch for tents and music by Rev E Y Knapp and L C Schmidt with Miss Nettie Senneff on piano
Manager A C Knorr reports heavy activity at the Grand Opera House as August and September plans come together. A slate of attractions includes Lena Rivers National Opera Co Ma's New Husband The Cow Puncher Tempest and Sunshine A Knight for a Day Meadowbrook Karn Empire Stock Co Patton in The Blockhead As Told in the Hills The Flaming Arrow The Yankee Doodle Boys When We Were Friends Jane Fyre Harvey Dramatic Co and more with engagements through mid September in Freeport.
A sweeping 1909 crop forecast reports strong yields across the nation. Kansas expects a record wheat and corn crop, while Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas enjoy above average hay, wheat, and corn. Texas Oklahoma and Michigan show solid cotton oats alfalfa and fruit prospects, with widespread optimism about overall farm income and prosperity.
Lena residents note a flurry of visitors and returns from across the Midwest and beyond. Milton Wetzel arrives from Chicago to visit his father Gearet Wetzel. Mrs Emma Hague returns from Pittsburg en route to California. Mrs Margaret Gleason of Dubuque visits Mrs P J Jerodat. Mrs James Gaffney visits daughter near Waddams. George Selbig Vada Corning and daughter come from Waterloo to visit Hayes and Hornig families. Miss Helen Chambers arrives from Chicago. former Lena residents Mr and Mrs George Sausman arrive to visit D W Sausman and wife. Geneva Reeser travels to Freeport for a short visit with sister Elsie Reeser. John Shoesmith handles county-seat business. Miss Margaret Backus visits friends in Elroy. Mrs M K Kleckner and Mrs Will Auman ride from Kent to Freeport.
Mrs. Mary Lee of rural route 8 Zanesville reports her husband James Lee narrowly escaped consumption after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The remedy, touted as king of throat and lung treatments, supposedly gives relief from coughs and colds with a guaranteed trial bottle available at Jos Emmert’s drug store for 50 cents to 1 dollar.
John Hogan a one footed man using crutches, known to police, was arrested after a pattern of begging and theft. Magistrate Bentley jailed him for sixty days to curb the habit of mooching. He had previously sold papers, lead pencils and shoe strings before turning to banks and businesses for alms.
Stockton News reports the town is engulfed in a carnival and street fair. Citizens filled days watching tents go up while awaiting the primary election returns, keeping daily news scarce and the mood buoyant despite waiting.
The Daily Journal announces a city delivery option priced at ten cents per week. The notice emphasizes affordable access for residents to receive daily issues at a fixed weekly rate.
Amusements note that Lena Rivers with its New York cast will play at the Grand opera house for matinee and night on Saturday August 15 with Durward Granny Joel and other characters, and that the National Opera company will perform The Grand Duchess on Monday August 17. The announcement highlights strong local anticipation and favorable reviews from press and public.
The farcical musical comedy Ma's New Husband arrives at the Grand Opera House for one performance next Tuesday evening. It promises a merriest kind of entertainment, with eighteen new musical numbers on the program and strong reception in other cities.
Washington announces a government led program by the Bureau of Chemistry under Dr. Harvey H. Wiley to test infant foods for suitability and purity. The effort seeks to inform mothers with approved foods, study causes of child illness, and guide nourishment to build healthier children. Physicians and manufacturers will report on products sold and potential proper foods, with broader inquiry into hospital and invalid foods as well.
Mrs. M. M. Davison of 379 Gifford Ave San Jose Calif Bays extols Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for headache biliousness and liver and bowel torpor. She asserts a bottle offers more digestive health than any other remedy. Sold under guarantee at Jos Hmmer t's drug store price 50c.
Freeport Business Men's association members plan a late September to October change with Robert D. Kuehner named for president and Thomas H. Hollister for secretary. The pair are described as longtime city businessmen who can unify discord and drive vigorous work toward desired results.
In Philo Ohio on August 11 a man weighing 309 pounds was too large for a standard hearse and the coffin had to be transported by a works train car, the oversized casket proving impractical for the burial setting. The report notes the unusual bulk of the deceased and the logistical challenge encountered during transport.
Discussion over a new secretary for the association reveals a strong tilt toward electing Mr. Kuehner as president and Mr. Hollister as secretary, with about ninety percent signaling support. The piece notes prior outsider secretary choices and recalls Wilbur Coons’s earlier appointment and its deemed misstep.
The article notes a quiet preference for Hollister to lead the local association, amid friction, with a renewed, hopeful campaign. It profiles Robert D. Kuehner, key Freeport furniture magnate and 33d degree Mason, as a leading candidate to become president in November, praising his enterprise and civic impact.
Ten men in a baggage truck assisted in moving a hearse toward the cemetery. The scene suggests a funeral procession or burial arrangement with the vehicle transporting the coffin along a designated route. Authorities clarified the plan for final ceremonies at the graveyard.
C P Guenther Co corner Galena Ave and St sell Hindipo the new nerve tonic and vitalizer. It cures nervous debility insomnia restores vitality with a full money back guarantee if it does not help. Try it now.
Geo L. Parks announces a clearing sale of his entire stock including wall paper room mouldings curtain goods and glass with great bargains across all lines. Sale highlights include substantial discounts and a wide selection for builders decorators and homeowners. Removed to clear warehouse space for new inventory.
Having consolidated Bayard with that of the W. E. Fry Lumber Co. we request all persons owing us to call. Thompson and Huaneeneine.
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