Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Freeport Daily Journal in Freeport, Illinois

We have 16,533,476 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1908

Page

8

Train schedule notices and car services listed by agent

East Round No 7:06 am to 9:15 pm schedule with arrivals at 7:06 am 7:15 am 1617300 pm 73065 am. Daily except Sunday service noted. Pacific connections through Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Madison. Westbound No 201 308 206 27 209 211. JOHN F. DALY, Agent.

Rockford Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb Harvard Belv!dere Spring Valley Pacific Coast John F. Daly Oars Freeport Elgin Aurorahicago WM. Neese

Passenger train schedules and connections described

Rail notice lists Rock Island to Milwaukee and Freeport routes with passenger service times. Westbound No 10 departs at 6:00 am from Rock Island, with connections to Janesville Madison Chicago Milwaukee and beyond. Agent J B Sweatt notes freight and passenger options and connections to Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and North Dakota and South Dakota points.

Rock Island Freeport Racine Reight Mt Carroll Rock Letene Daven- Passonboy Cereeeee Chicago Milwaukee Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids North South Dakota J.B. Sweatt

Maple Leaf Route Trains Leave South Freeport Schedule

Eastbound and Chicago Express trains listed with departures from Freeport and Rockford connections. Noted stops include Dubuque Saint Paul Minneapolis and Omaha with through baggage checking and express timings. WM. Neese agent and J P Emer G P A St Paul Minn. time details and Sunday schedule described.

Maple Leaf South Freeport Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshalltown Des Mecines Omaha Kansas City Fgteh Rink & Au Chicago WM. Neese J.P. Emer G. P. A. St Paul Minn

Daily Journal Delivery Service Expands Citywide

The Daily Journal announces delivery to every city area, offering broader access to news. Readers may receive the paper at homes and businesses across all neighborhoods with extended distribution.

Ptomaine Poisoning and Crab Safety Warnings

A Baltimore American note explains ptomaine dangers from food microbes and the need to kill microbes by heat. Crabs must be boiled alive, then reboiled after hours to prevent ptomaine formation, with six to eight hour limits for cooked foods and ice. Water at boiling temperature is the best defense against microbial growth.

Baltimore Tee

By the Sea. A moonlit encounter with a fisherman's ghostly girl

The narrator camps alone on a beach and glimpses a pale woman formed from the sea. She asks about a boat, vanishes as a cloud passes, and the next day the tale unsettles a fisherman's family who react with fear. He fantasizes a wrecked lover and imagines the girl's fate as the tide unfolds.

Nebula Itv Sed Mai Boa. Mitchet

Hat Cleaning Methods From Old Fashioned Care Guide

The article outlines hat cleaning tips by material and color. White milan or straw hats are scrubbed with oxalic acid solution and dried in sun. Black hats use alcohol and velvet, with shoe polish for chips. Colored hats are cleaned with gasoline, and faded hats may be tinted with oil paints and gasoline. Lace hats can be dipped in gasoline and dried outside.

Milan

How to Cure Hairy Arms in Fashionable Short Sleeves

The piece advises cosmetic methods to reduce arm hair for wearers of short sleeves. It suggests rubbing pumice stone to irritate the skin, followed by cold cream, yielding temporary results. It also mentions bleaching hair with diluted peroxide and ammonia, noting risks and root-killing effects with repeated use.

Cold Sore Care From Historic Household Advice

A historic health note describes cold sores as painful and disfiguring and advises drying them with camphor and hydrogen peroxide. It recommends applying soaked cotton or fingertip daubing, and using liberal cold cream if no scab forms to prevent cracking and scarring.

Filling Holes In Wood With Tissue Paper Paste

A method describes sealing cracks and dents in wood using soaked white tissue paper kneaded with glue into a paste. Ochres are added to match color, then calcined magnesia is mixed in and forced into cracks. The cement adheres firmly and dries to a smooth surface.

Stovetop vinegar tip to curb kitchen odor

A reader suggests placing a cup of vinegar on the stove near the pan of cabbage or onions to trap and reduce odors, preventing them from spreading through the house. The method relies on vinegar absorbing strong scents during cooking.

Ostend bond of sympathy examined as poor investment

The Chicago News notes Ostend Pa remarks deem a bond of sympathy a poor investment as it never earns public interest, reflecting skepticism over financial support from the public sector.

Ostend Chicago News

Humorous Country Welcome Ends With Milking Lemon Squeezer

A newly arrived wife vows she can milk, after jokingly dismissing farm ignorance. Her husband doubts, then finds her at sunset in the barn calmly milking a cow with a lemon squeezer, while a restless bovine shifts about.

Alice Mr. Jenkins George Lippincott’'s

Why do people go to the country in the summer

Mr. Sirius Barker quips that visitors head to the country for relief from city heat and the comforting insistence of hotel staff that temperatures are cooler out of town. His exchange appears in the Washington Star.

Sirius Barker Washington Star

Will You Marry Me Miss Tommey

A witty exchange from the Detroit Tree Press scene where Mr. Collingwood asks Miss Tommey to marry him and she replies she would not marry the best man on earth. He counters that she will never have the chance, but argues she should still marry him.

Barroom clash quotes spark old family blame feud

A fragment from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch quotes a disordered bartender accusing a man of bragging about his family. The exchange centers on naming and fault, reflecting a strained urban social clash.

Avery Dis Ward St. Louis Post- Dispatch

Suburban Rumor Claims Goodley Barred After Creek Swim

A Philadelphia Press item reports a suburbanite claiming Goodley was barred after swimming in a creek and having his clothes stolen, sparking disbelief as the other witness notes he never saw him drink.

Goodley Philadelphia Press

The Real Thing Soldiers Storm Fortress in Drama

A brief theater note from Smart Set describes a military drama where soldiers storm a fortress with convincing realism. The Major notes the success stems from extensive training and years of barnstorming behind the scenes.

Edmunds Razorlike Wit Sparks Family Quip

A light Chicago News quote features a fond mother praising Edmund as the smartest child and keen as a razor while a grumpy grandpa notes he reminds him of a razor and adds he needs strapping.

Edmund Chicago News

Roan Wise Man Known for Silent Secrets

A town tells of a roan man famed for quiet wisdom who never discusses his mother’s cakes and pies with his wife. The tale hints at a hidden belt of wealth or skill, labeling him a bacheter man while inviting guesswork about his secret.

Ybhere

Child asks about food restock in Brooklyn Life excerpt

In a Brooklyn Life snippet a child asks if porridge will last longer, while a mother hints future treats after good behavior. The dialogue reflects domestic life and expectations.

Brooklyn

Doctor's wartime patient orders spark a country trip

Dr Curetm notes sending many patients to the country for a needed change. Dr Bigfee acknowledges the strain saying they have no money left, in a New York Weekly exchange.

Do you think there is money in politics

A Detroit Tribune quotation notes a privileged friend asking about money in politics and a candidate replying there is much money, highlighting financial stakes in political contests.

Uany Movne Detroit Tribune

Bridget Refuses Cat to Wages and Poems Charged

Bridget declines a cat while discussing wage actions. Bocker confirms plans to charge more for poems. New York Suan reports on the domestic politico economy and related negotiations.

Bridget Bocker New York Suan

Dyspepsia Riddle Read Like a Quip in Print

A fragmentary, humorous quip about dyspepsia appears in a battered OCR snippet. The line jokes about not complaining and implies the reader has not experienced the condition. The legible portion hints at a casual, lighthearted tone.

STOVINE Stove Polish Keeps Iron Black A Month

A stove polish named STOVINE guarantees a single coat will stay on red hot iron and keep stoves in good condition for up to 60 days. Sold by the Freeport Hardware Company.

Freeport Hardware Company

Also Mentioned on This Page

R.R Illinois Central R. R Omaha Lim St. Paul Dodge Sioux City Sir Dubuque St. Paul Lim Decatur Cecesscee Cceereseees Madison District Cccsesene Dodgeville. Distri Vyres Reese H.W. Rowley N. W. R. R. East No. Ly Heeger T Ar. Garoeeo Oo. M Chicago Great Western Chicago Express Nce Forreston Rockford & Interurban RY Deliv Kingsford Oswego America Recines T. Keestoro & Son J. Y. Matigmnal Starch Company Successens Business Directory BANKS Fred Dorman H. H. Antrim Henry Bater O. W. Dorman Stath Bank I.ll A. 8. Held J. Fred Smith Fred W. Hoefer J. H. Stealy W. H. Wegner Henry Brier Homar F. Aspinwall W. D. Mack Bavinge German Bank Ill Cc. O. Collmann J. 8. Colilman L. R. Jungkunz A. F. Schulte Ass’t. Cashier D. B. Schulte Wm. Trembor August Bergman W. T. Rawleigh W. N. Cronkrite John 8. Collman THE First National Bank O. B. Bidwell Arene Bidwell Cas Phrestore Sone Murray Sonephmert C. H. Nition E B. Wright G. B. Blawell Boyd P. Hill Addison Bidwell M. V. B. Bilson L. Z. Farwell V. Pres D. F. Graham Second National Bank Illinois M. V.B. Hilson J. F. Fair Reuben Siegfried J. L. Meyers J. H. Graham Cc. A. Ruthe Douglas Ave J. M H. W. Hineline Contractors and Builiders van Bure Bi J. Bheldon Clark Hettinger Stephenson St Teleph Nes Chas. H. Rosenstiel M. D Jackson and Mechanic Sta., Freeport, Il W. J. Rideout, M. 9 Stephenson Street Freeport, Il Attorneys AT Law R. P. Eckert Attorney At Law Dlnois D&wv L. H. Burrell Court House Freeport, Ill W. N. Coronerite Douglas Pattison Freeport, Illnois Robert B. Mitchell Wagner Anselger Chicago and Spring Streets N. Galena Ave Ilinois the Daily Journal People’s Column John Hen Indy B. Care Journal Eckert Ong Senate Hotel Union St S. Galena Ave Oak St Win. Walton Nephews Brewster Hotel Oscar Taylor South Carroll St Grove Street Ryn Schofield West St Nish Carroll and Empire Sts Clifton Cottage Kk. W Care of Journal Stephenson Galena John W. Kareber U.S. Army Stephenson #St West State St State St Homer Bt Inquirers Frermsmeier Cinlent St G. Schoeffel Galena Bt Fiat E.W. Clothing State St. Inquires State St. O. Lb Stearns & Zips Washington Street Lake Waubesa Wits H. E Hanan Oregon Wis Fok Puiquire Sit Journal Galena Avenue Winnebago St OK Salke Lydar Galena Ave Chicago Street New Orleans Rice Enquirers Rice S-lTdtf Journal Office Washington W.W. Wheat the Journal Humor OF the Hour Rae B. J. Moc Automobiles J Machinery W.R. MansiFievo Galena St Freeport Laundry Hermsmeier Lennox Heinz California Northwest Soap Hackney
Search Courier

Search the Freeport Daily Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Freeport Daily Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication