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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
8
A rowdy village meeting in Axholme features Sir John Astley facing a hostile crowd. When pressed on Sir Wilfrid Lawson's liquor bill he stalls then quips that his own liquor bill last year was equally large, implying a playful dig at competing legislation.
Our Oldest Church in America is the First Unitarian church in Hingham Massachusetts. The edifice is 225 years old and has served the community since the 18th century. John B. Lewis has been sexton and bell ringer at the church for over fifty years.
Percy White travels with Cuban patriots posing as Stephen White and earns respect as a scout and fighter. He is eventually captured by Spaniards after being betrayed by a Cuban informant and subjected to brutal torture. In the final scene at Gonzales house a father and daughter contemplate gold’s value as a thunderstorm rolls in and White dies.
DeWitts Little Early Risers are described as non irritant and easy to swallow small pills. The advertisement lists Wm F Jungkunz at 83 Stephenson Street as the seller.
Danish American experimenter Alexander Larsen under Smithsonian sponsorship shows lightning as a sequence of flashes within a single streak. He records up to forty sub flashes per streak, notes invisible or black lightning, and proposes ultra short wavelength emissions render plates nonresponsive.
M Nikaleiff Petrovich Staradvorsky recounts a harsh 1884 sentence to the Peter and Paul jail in Saint Petersburg. Cells flooded during floods allowed rats to enter and ruin food, with inmates including a crying child left in danger. Staradvorsky notes high suicide, shooting, madness, illness among forty eight prisoners.
The Dundee Advertiser recalls King Edward’s feat of precise recall. One anecdote has an officer’s new uniform altered after the king’s quick notice. Another recounts the king correcting the royal standard flown at half mast after Queen Victoria’s death.
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery at one dollar per week. The offer targets all neighborhoods, promising convenient access to local news for residents and readers seeking affordable weekday papers.
A young law student narrator recounts practicing oration on dunes near a seaside home. He is mistaken for a lunatic by Jacqueline Rathven and her guardians who kidnap him. He is locked in the attic, then freed by Jacqueline, leading to an engagement during a week of comic misunderstandings.
The Oregon Experiment Station outlines vast idle fruit land especially in the Willamette valley and foothills, urging investment in apples pears peaches and grapes. It cites examples from southern Oregon and Hood River showing high yields and strong profits per acre and per box, urging growers to overcome difficulties and improve land use.
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised as remedies for backache and weak kidneys. Sold by William F. Jungkunz at 85.
A speaker outlines breeding three sheep varieties Dorset Cheviot and Oxford Down noting Dorsets as money makers with high early lamb prices Cheviots praised for their appearance and desirability and Oxford Downs described as show sheep and premium winners at fairs
A M Ten Eyck discusses sowing alfalfa in Illinois and recommends inoculating soil with bacteria from alfalfa or sweet clover roots. He notes successful cultivation across many places and suggests using soil infested from existing fields or from sweet clover patches to improve germination.
A Lews Homestead farmer reports the wild barley stand or tickle grass is fully up to last season if not better. Acreage has increased and he expects many eager harvesters to reap a good crop when harvested.
The fragment notes buyers selling holdings to a dealer at about 27 dollars per hundred. It mentions potential returns from crop yields at thirty to forty bushels per acre, suggesting prospects for a satisfactory harvest.
Subscribers leaving the city for the summer may have their Journal forwarded by giving their address at the office. Call phone 25, either system. Addresses will be changed as often as desired at no extra charge. Half the pleasure of a vacation is reading happenings at home.
The Daily Journal is offered for delivery to any part of the city at a rate of 10 cents per week.
The Holly in Germany known as Christdorn explains the crown of thorns. France assigns the honor to the hawthorn called the noble thorn. Spain credits the bramble. Scotland tells of thistle brides. England folklore says the climbing rose was chosen by the healers.
A compact reflection cites Bulwer Lytton on enthusiasm as contagious and essential to sincerity, noting it moves even stone and lends vigor to truth. Rochefoucauld adds that our own failings temper pleasure in discovering others.
An OCR fragment lists German Bank Freeport Illinois with capital 160000 and names several officers and directors for multiple banks. The text mentions interest policies on time deposits and time certificates, with various titles such as Cashier Vice President President and Assoc. Cashier and lists careworn names like Q Cellmann D F Graham W Trembor and others.
The notice lists east bound routes to Chicago via Freeport with No 200d 202 204 206 210s timings and west bound to Chicago via Freeport with No 201 208s 205c 207 209s 211s plus daily service details. It notes buffet parlor car services on several trains and specifies connections at Rockford Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Madison Sycamore DeKalb and other points with John F. Daly as agent.
J B SWEATT agent lists schedules for East Hound Freeport Rock Island routes with No 10 and No 36 passenger trains, No 96 freight, No 72 freight to Mt Carroll and Freeport, and connections to Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids North and South Dakota.
The notice lists departures and routes for Chicago Great Western trains including Maple Leaf Route from South Freeport. It details Chicago Express No 4 and Special No 6 toward East, No 14 daily except Sunday Westbound, No 5 Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshall to Iowa and Omaha. No 3 St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Des Moines St Jos eph Ft. Dodge Kansas City daily. No 1 Dubuque Passenger daily except Sunday at 10:38 am. Stops for Chicago passengers No 4 and for Dubuque and beyond only No 3. Westbound trains start from Brewster at 9:20 am, 2:30 pm, and 6:18 pm with westbound service at 10:30 am. Baggage checked through without extra charge. J P Lacy and J Elmer, agents in St Paul Minnesota.
Fragmentary report notes a Republic of railroad service arrival and schedule details at Forreston with references to Portege Rast and a Sunday exception. The readable fragments indicate Co B and Q A RK operational mentions tied to Forreston.
Local patrons report delays and missing deliveries as a small shop notes disruptions in service and payment issues affecting customers. Officials say adjustments are being made to restore steady supply and resolve complaints.
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