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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1905
Page
7
The writer argues young men neglect financial provision before marriage, predicting hardship and divorce. He criticizes reliance on love over planning, claiming most lack property or savings and rely on luck to escape responsibility. He laments couples facing poverty and urges early prudence for a stable family future.
A collage of satirical exchanges and political quotes. Mrs Gorntasgely and others trade jokes on temper and honesty while a zoology class contemplates living sponges. Senator Cullom discusses Illinois factionalism, re election, and service in the U.S. Senate amid factional strife and campaign limits.
A writer lists prominent figures from the era, noting McKinley and Hobart dead, Hay also dead, with many generals admirals and senators retired or deceased. It cites Lawton Fitzhugh Lee Sampson Philip Miles Shafter Otis Young Wheeler Schley Cook Newey Woodford Long Alger Hawley BouteI Davis Hoar Hanna Quay Sigsbee Gomez Garcia and others connected to the era.
In Spain Sagasta Lome Montojo Toral and Martines Campos are dead while Weyler and Cervera live. Teddy Roosevelt now presides over the United States. Newspapers in our area host a farmer institute on granitoid sidewalks. Carrollton and nearby towns pay eight to sixteen cents per square foot for walks with different foundation methods. Greenfield touts lower costs, arguing cinders rot gardens but lack lasting foundations. The Mount Sterling Democrat-Message describes a six inch lime stone base, gravel sand, and a concrete surface mix for durable walks. The discussion grows as residents respond.
Norfolk Virginia resident L. Rivenbark Jr states Buckien's Arnica Salve quickly heals a severely burnt knee without scarring. Advertisement notes 25 cents at Joseph H. Umert's druggist.
Cement work and related services advertised using quality materials at low prices. Stans and Jahn offer hitching posts sidewalks and concrete walls with a new phone line Blue 972 for contact.
Missionary Day at Lena camp grounds features Mrs Denning and Mrs Potter as leading speakers. Morning service honors the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society with praise, stories, and appeals for funds. Afternoon talks cover Utah Mormonism, Indian schools, and global missions while Epworth League events and notices highlight upcoming services and speakers.
Green Bay ball tossers arrive for a series and play today tomorrow and Monday. A doubleheader is set for Monday at 2 o'clock with Easton pitching the first game and Stremmel on the mound this afternoon. Bul may not join Freeport as he has a Western league offer, though he may wait until next season to sign, finishing this season with Freeport.
Chicago forecast confirms partly cloudy conditions in the north with showers in the south. Sunday should be fair with improving skies and light to moderate temperatures across the city and surrounding areas.
A W Por of A W Lord & Son travels to New York to purchase a fall jewelry stock. He plans to be away about two weeks.
Local advertisement urges readers to take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea to drive out impurities before illness. Claims health benefits with a price of 34 cents for tea or tablets. Sold by Joseph Eanmart.
For sale is a 1088 acre stock farm in Town with 15000 in improvements. The property is level, well drained, and offers ideal home and investment potential. R A Fox owner invites inquiries from buyers with easy terms and the best deal available. Write for details. Located in Lyle Minnesota.
Green Bay Today reports Freeport and Oshkosh clobber Warner in a rough game. Morey Climbers spark heavy batting, with Moriarity leading the charge as Warner suffers his second loss of the series. Karnell and Householder drive key hits, while Oshkosh’s fielding and pitching falter against persistent Wisconsin batters.
The message notes Eliza beth’s popular pastor Rev Charles Lyford Logan will visit Embury this Sunday to preach once. Also listed are Mr and Mrs Fred Weber as parents of a newborn baby boy. The banner references The Score and mentions a distance flag in the banner tare as part of the page text.
An advertisement extols The W. T. Rawleigh Medical Company as a rapidly expanding medical manufacturer. It claims growth from 17 employees to over a thousand, over two acres of floor space, and yearly business over a million dollars. It markets $100 shares with 6 percent guaranteed dividends, offered with cash or installment plans, and invites readers to request a prospectus.
Beloit Free Press reports former umpire Fay of the Wisconsin Association of Professional Baseball admitted to taking money for biased calls in La Crosse games. He claimed up to 400 dollars per close decision, with payments allegedly from bettors, while denying direct pay from the La Crosse club. Players and managers condemn the conduct and police potential retrials.
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