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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1907
Page
6
The passage discusses whether citron or apple trees symbolize knowledge and beauty in Eden. It notes variants in translations where citron appears as a rendering for apples in multiple biblical verses and parables.
The Aug 24 bulletin predicts one of the last hot waves of summer followed by a strong cool wave around Sept 1. Frosts are possible in the northern corn belt later in September, with widespread cool temperatures and significant rainfall deficits in most areas. Temperatures likely above normal north of the Great Lakes and in the Carolinas, below elsewhere.
Event timeline includes Napoleon born 1769 in Ajaccio Corsica and later dates such as 1784 mail coach in England 1814 Washington attacked 1835 Gosford governor of Canada 1887 Don Carlos defeats royal troops 1860 Prince of Wales opens Montreal bridge 1875 Captain Webb swims the Channel 1884 Foochow bombardment 1892 Atlantic storm 1906 Roosevelt orders spelling reforms in government printing office.
Charles W. Fulton, United States senator from Oregon, was born August 24, 1853 in Lima Ohio. He moved with his parents to the midwest, studied law in Nebraska, taught school, practiced in Astoria Oregon, served as a state senator from 1878 to 1902, and was elected to the U.S. Senate after a lengthy contest.
In Delaware Dubuque and Jones counties Iowa threshing outfit owners form the Eastern Iowa Threshermen's Mutual Protective Association to uphold threshing rates. Members pledge 100 bond and agree to a 2 cent per bushel price for rye and wheat with an accident benefit clause. Farmers endorse the combination.
Special to the Journal from San Francisco reports the outlaw California State League may expand from six to twelve clubs at a meeting in San Jose. Current members include Stockton Sacramento Oakland Alameda San Jose and the Cordovas. Southern cities eyed include Los Angeles Pasadena San Diego Bakersfield and Santa Barbara.
The Carroll county fair will be at Mt. Carroll from September 10 to 18 with liberal purses for livestock grain fruits and all exhibits. Daily free outdoor exhibitions by the Keetch exposi tion and a Keetch uniformed concert band will add value to admission. For details contact Cal M. Ferzer secretary Mt. Carroll Illinois.
At the Majestic theater two moving pictures draw crowds. One shows amateur balloonists dragging an anchor causing chaos with items like news stands and wheel barrows carried along the path. The other follows a soldier who escapes to attend his mother’s funeral, is captured, but later pardoned by his colonel. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve advertised by Wm F Jungkunz.
Advertises a DeVore plan in Freeport Illinois offering five shorthand lessons with piano purchase before September 1 1907. Claims rapid skill gain, high earnings, and easy pay options including applying lesson payments to piano purchase. Notes demand from Chicago stenographers and promotes $1 weekly piano plan.
Humpreys Veterinary Specifics claims cures for horses cattle sheep dogs hogs and poultry by direct action on the sick parts. The ad lists a range of ailments including distemper worms coughs colds glandular issues and digestive troubles with claims of prevention and general health improvements. It advertises a book and medicines available at druggists or by prepaid order from Humphreys Medicine Co New York.
Doctors miss the underlying uterine disease and overprescribe. Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets are touted as a safe tonic and nerve soother for women worn by overwork or nervous exhaustion. It claims to restore appetite, sleep, and digestive function while aiding various female-specific symptoms.
Naturalist in Algeria buys four captive stormy petrels and tests their flight by releasing them from various heights and places. One bird crashes into a wall, another falls, a third breaks its wings, while the last runs then lifts off, proving momentum aids stormy petrel flight according to Harold Boice.
An old French chronicler recounts Natchez laws that forced many to die with a royal death ritual when a royal died. Ettendeal fled the tribe after marrying a royal line, seeking refuge in New Orleans under Bienville's protection. The governor used his leverage to intervene with Nutebes, arguing Ettendeal was not present at the ceremony and thus not a target for execution.
An unnamed speaker recalls being duped by a professor who claimed ethnology explains how to pick winners. The quote from the Baltimore American suggests disappointment in the library lacking any definitive guide to the discipline.
A partial trade note shows J Burdett of Plano receiving orders from Brown and Dollmeyer to complete a task at their shop. The document hints at a six day turnaround and specifies a mitre joint operation on a tuber.
Secretary Cortelyou announces a new monetary relief plan to deposit government funds weekly in New York Boston and other cities during the crop-moving period to prevent panic and ease tightening conditions. He aims to fund a sustained relief mechanism rather than large last-minute deposits.
Five people suffocated by smoke in a tenement at 449 Norfolk Street Somerville early today. Victims include Margaret Cooper 25 and children Theresa Cooper 20 years old plus Margaret Cooper 6, John Cooper 10, and John Dwyes 12. Martin Cooper and his 3 year old son were severely affected and taken to hospital. Firemen found three bodies on the floor and others unconscious on entering the top floor rear room.
Frederick Boyd Stevenson in Brooklyn Eagle recalls Oscar of the Waldorf Astoria and other grandees who started as waiters. Oscar explains why tips matter and urges practical ethics, noting fame came from attentiveness and hard work rather than mere titles.
An expert from the Seine tribunal, M. Solange Pellat, argues in a Paris study that handwriting reflects voice traits such as pitch and timbre. He cautions that only writings produced under normal conditions yield reliable personality readings, noting distinct relations between writing and vocal quality.
Humble Blarry and Languid Lewis exchange gruff chatter about work in a Chicago News quip, hinting at a mischievous stance on labor and risk. The brief joke captures a streetwise tone and urban humor from the period.
An official note from Paris denies any dissensions between the French and Spanish cabinets and rejects the claim that France proposed Spain join an interior Morocco expedition. It reiterates France’s resolution not to undertake such an expedition.
Detroit reports that Milton J. Wiels of New York argued at the Associated Chapters of the American Institute of Banking convention that bank examinations are worthless due to partisan politics influencing the selection of examiners.
The report notes soldiers fighting forest fires threatening Dreke out age and nearby forts. Forces of Salonia infantry engage the Ames in the effort as smoke and heat affect the frontier area.
An herbal preparation named Kodo for indigestion and dyspepsia contains vegetable acids and stomach juices and is advertised as aiding digestion. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 5 Stephenson Street.
Subscribers leaving the city for the summer may have their Journal forwarded by submitting a new address at the office. Call phone 24 to arrange changes as often as desired without extra charge. Half the joy of a vacation is staying current with home happenings.
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