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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1906

Page

6

Illinois Central Rail Time Tables Arrive and Depart Details

Train timetable fragment shows arrival and departure times for the Illinois Central and connections. Entries include departures at 4:45 am and 4:50 am, 6:50 am, 9:06 am, and 9:15 am with trips to Fort Dodge and Dubuque Express. Other lines indicate routes to Sioux City Omaha and Freeport with various afternoon and Sunday times.

Deebk Limited Dabaque Express Fort Dodge Sioux City Omahalex Dubuque Express Reeves Fort Dodge Express Dubuque Omaha-Bt Paul Lim Omaha-St P Debuque Express Gotog Rock Island Freeport Ejkhorn Wee Mt. Carroll Pasa Davenport

Grand Excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis via Northwestern

Special low rate excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis on Monday Aug 18 via the Chicago and Northwestern line. Daylight trip through northern Illinois and Wisconsin in comfortable trains. Visit Minnehaha Falls Ft Snelling Old Soldiers Home White Bear Lake Lake Minnetonka and the new State Capitol. G A R 40th encampment in Minneapolis. Rates under one fare round trip. Tickets from agents. $6dwtd.

St. Paul Minneapolis Chicago & Northwestern Railway Sct. Paul Northwestern Tlllinois Wisconsin Twin Cities

Take Journal With You Summer Subscription Offer

The Daily Journal offers mail delivery anywhere in the United States for 10 cents a week. Subscribers can change the post office address as often as needed at no extra charge. The ad promotes the home paper as a better alternative to a letter for people leaving home for the summer or a short period.

Daily Journal United States

Half rates to Mexico City for Geological Congress

North Western Line offers round trip excursion tickets at one fare for August 15 to September 1 with favorable return limits. Tickets available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents amid the International Geological Congress.

Mexico City Mex International Geological Congress Chicago & North- Western R’y

The Kicking Cow and the Churchyard Justice

Aunt Hetty Strong faces a pastor over Samuel Johnson’s swearing and cow‑pounding. A plan to calm the situation uses milking justice as Aunt Hetty sits with a patient cow, followed by a mollified resolution and amends between minister, farmer, and sister.

Homer Sprague Hetty Strong Samuel Johnson Smithville Geo Brother Johnson Oman Delhi Brother Johnson Jolson John Johnson Aunt Hetty Palmer Johnson Strong Tretty Aunt Tretty Sister Strong Amity

Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Ad Claims No Opioids

An old advertisement promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a bowel mover with no opiates, contrasting it with other cough cures that cause constipation. It asserts availability at all drug stores.

Kennedy

Burrell Bros Oil Price Offer At The Cash Grocers

Burrell Bros offers best oil perfection at 8 cents per gallon at The Cash Grocers located at 119 Stephenson St. This price promotion appears on the storefront listing within the local trade notices.

Burrell Bros Stephenson St

Stacking Grain Techniques for Even Settling

The bottom of a grain stack should start like a round shock with a perfectly round base and the heart centered to induce even settling. Bundles are set on end at the bottom so grain heads do not con.

Stacking Techniques For Grain Bales And Farm Tips

Instructions on forming a grain stack with a forklift, centering the pile, and achieving a twenty degree outer slip for stability. Tips cover inserting sticks, avoiding water intrusion, and maintaining a high center. Also notes on farm crops and Ohio farm statistics from parallel excerpts.

Summer Tourist Excursions via Chicago Great Western Ry

Tickets on sale daily to Sept. 1st with final return by October 31st. Tour features visits to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Idaho Montana Oregon Washington and Mexico City with stopovers and side trips allowed. For full information apply to any Great Western agent J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minnesota.

Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Mexico City J. BP. Elmer GQ. P. A St. Paul

Daily Journal Delivery Ad

The Daily Journal announces city wide delivery for 10 cents a week.

Doctor Fights Wolves With Ammonia Syringe Hatlet Tale

A Kentucky country doctor in the early 1800s is stranded twenty miles from home by a hungry wolf pack. After bullets fail, he improvises with a syringe and ammonia from his saddlebags, loading the syringe with ammonia to spray the howling wolves. Two riders arrive and hear the tale, prompting laughter at his improvised weapon and survival under fierce odds.

Kentucky Ebenick Hin Auomina Fur Firin Kirk

Pike's Peak Centennial Excursion Rates Announced

Very low excursion rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the North Western Time will be in effect from all stations Sept 19 to 22 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of Pike's Peak Centennial Celebration For full information apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway.

Milwaukee Ise Grand Aerie Order of Eagles Chicago & North-Western Ry Chicago & North-Western Railway Db-W

City Rent Offer At 18c Weekly

A fragment notes a price of 18 cents a week for a section of the city. The readable text provides no further details on location, terms, or the governing authority.

Cherry St

A Maker of Talk in Social Snippets

A collection of wry quips about conversational prowess and social dynamics from old newspapers. Miss Guy distracts conversations, while a farmer jokes about unknown long distance calls. The pieces capture humor in everyday chatter and age perceptions.

Debate on Lake Sailing Versus Sea Travel Sparks Chat

The speaker asserts lake sailing is far more dangerous than sea travel and notes more engagements occur in a canoe than on a steamship, reflecting informal opinions on maritime risk.

Remark on Swanlike Praise During Singing Capture

A playful exchange recalls Miss Giggles complimenting someone as swanlike while they attempted to sing. Miss IXnox questions the remark noting the moment occurred during a singing attempt.

Giggles Miss Ixnox

Well I suppose a man must have his trials in this world

A brief Chicago Post quotation noting shared trials and mock self dramatization. The exchange highlights personal adversity and social cleverness in a concise, period voice.

aWell Sirred Chicago Post

What is your idea of a smart set

Miss Cayenne defines a smart set as various kinds of company in good clothes, noting that some are merely bad company. The dialogue contrasts appearances with virtue and hints at social judgments in the scene.

Miss Cayenne

That Mrs Beaks and the Busybody Quip

A light quip from Harper's Weekly contrasts Mrs Beaks with a busybody remarking she may not know her own mind but she knows everyone else. The exchange highlights social gossip tone from a historic periodical.

Special Excursion Rates to Colorado Utah and the Black Hills

Special excursion rates via the North-Western Line begin June 1 with daily tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead Custer S D and return allowed until Oct 31. Low round trip fares to these and other points on first and third Tuesdays through Sept 18. Apply to Chicago & North-Western agents.

North-Western Line Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Springs Deadwood Lead Custer S. D North-Westerrc Chicago & North-Western R’y

Half Rates to Peoria via the North-Western Line

excursion tickets sell at one fare for round trip August 19 20 and 21, return with limit August 28 inclusive, for Democratic State Convention. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.

Peoria Chicago & North-Western

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