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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
8
A vintage medical advertisement touts a home remedy for stomach trouble. It describes a compound tincture made from Cinchona, Progene Compound, and Sherry Wine, to be taken before meals and at bedtime. Stomach specialists are quoted claiming relief for severe dyspepsia.
A historic survey lists the Zamber bridge at Attics 19 486 feet high and the Niadata suspension bridge begun in 1882 and finished in 1885 at 230 feet above water and 21 feet long. It notes the Royal Gorge trolley bridge in Colorado at 2.02 percent grade, the Forth Bridge near Edinburgh with two 1710 foot spans, and the tubular suspension bridge across Menal strait at 100 feet above sea level weighing 11,000 tons. It also mentions the Portland and Seattle railroad steel bridge across the Columbia at Vancouver as the longest steel bridge to be built with 20,000 tons of steel and a 404 foot drawbridge length.
Reports include Sonoma Girl in Indianapolis trotting 2 16 pace, Glenwood M. retiring to stud in Austria, Bill qutres eyeing a boxing return but currently sidelined by promoters. Walden of Brooklyn in Rochester tops Hastery strikeout log with twelve. Fastest four and five year old horses named, plus Chicago boxing permits amid six round bouts next fall with date constraints.
In a village scene from the London Express Ebenezer, a plowman, gazes at Mars as he tends the land. A balloonist drops an empty whisky bottle on his head stunning him, awakening awe at Martian life and prompting him to rush to the vicarage to report the spectacle.
The London Standard notes a shift in watch design after Paris upgrades, with flat watches replacing bulbous convex forms once common in uniforms. Parisian Palais Royal makers created slim chronometers that pleased parade aesthetics. English troops, then returning home, adopted the style for British manufacturers to copy.
The Rev Mendola de Sola marks twenty five years at Montreal's Spanish and Portuguese synagogue while Rev Casper Brunner, founder of Bridgeport's German Reformed church, continues long service. Rev Joseph A Johnson of Portland's Abyssinian church is the sole union card holder who works as a potter. An observation notes Phillipy Brooks sermons translated into German are deemed too high for German churchgoers. England sees a Sabbath tightening movement backed by Canterbury and Westminster archbishops and Rev John Lidgett from nonconformist churches.
The piece urges feeding the mind to grow earnings, warns against superficial labor, and extols ability ambition and initiative balanced with honesty. It contrasts disciplined study with mindless effort and cautions against gambling on chance, advocating genuine interest and mastery in one’s work.
Law points discuss Rosenheh versus Murrington with building labor statute and officer arrest risk. States Durham and Thompson v Laboring Man's Mercantile address use of self defense and ratification by principal. Citations include OT 8.250, N.C. 5 EB. R.A.N. B, and G.R.A. (N.B.) 821.
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised as best for backache and weak kidneys. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
A fragment from Harper’s Weekly recounts a London board of aldermen clash over a tramway plan on Ludgate Hill with a lord asking if a horse would be paid for after a rail accident. It also recalls a senator remark on physicians and gentlemen, and Parnell criticizing Henry James as a “legal quibble” on April 16 1878 with a sharp retort.
A disjointed courtroom style exchange shows a magistrate counseling a discharged prisoner to avoid bad company while a host prepares guests for an informal event. The text reflects a stagey, fragmented conversation with characters named Fast and Life amid casual social commentary.
The fragment hints at an exchange about marriage with a queried response. References include The Hon Bertie and London Tatler, noting employment and hardships. The text presents an archaic social dialogue with platonic hints and absent figures.
The Daily Journal announces delivery of Whewweele newspapers to every city area, expanding service for readers seeking timely editions. The move aims to boost accessibility and readership across all neighborhoods with broad distribution.
A humorous anecdote from a church assembly shows a bishop challenged on St. Paul’s rule that a bishop must be the husband of one wife. The questioning bishop misreads “present wife” as implying a second marriage, triggering laughter and a broader debate on how to apply the scripture to clerics with past spouses. The misread gag escapes the blundering bishop entirely.
A Globe editorial fragment reflects on aging and human foibles. It contrasts patient elder restraint with stubborn pride, noting how advice from spouses or kin can be misunderstood. It ends with a call to mind one’s own interests and the danger of neglecting them by others.
Two New York girls ordered by their father to join him in a mining camp a day from Mexico City must travel to Vera Cruz by steamer and rail to the Mi pita where he will meet them. They asked their mother what clothes to bring and received a breathless reply urging them to save their riding habits of the brown that will harmonize with the atmosphere there.
An old time Cleveland resident recalls a notorious neighbor who guarded cherry trees. He chased children from the fruit, then crawled beneath branches to recover fallen cherries, charging the youngsters for the produce in a rustic, humorous reminiscence.
In a rural tale a man requests a men’s size ten sack at a village store but only twelve is available. The clerk quips that everyone wears the same size only because they pull them up at the heels when short and pull them down at the toes when long, a humorous social observation from Lippincott's.
In a brief London 1 Tatler snip a widow flirts with a gentleman, noting her daughter admires him. The tattered exchange reveals a playful, social mockery about suitability and affection in a genteel circle.
A freighter asks if a furniture van is moving, but Kerlect denies. He notes a friend wants to borrow their collection of souvenir postcards in this Leslie's Weekly item.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are promoted as painless and easy to take pills. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street, with emphasis on the product not causing sickness or gripe.
The article explains August as the ideal time for budding fruit trees, detailing bud selection, stock preparation, and precise knife cuts. It describes inserting the bud in a T incision, tying with ruffia fiber or waxed cloth, and removing the bandage after about ten days to stimulate growth. It also mentions a Rural New Yorker nursery label and notes rising mule interest and cement posts for fencing.
Vacation time is here for Journal subscribers leaving the city. Leave your forwarding address at the office or call phone 25 to have the paper sent to you while away. Addresses can be updated frequently at no extra charge. The Daily Journal offers home news delivered in parts of the city for 10 cents a week.
A Cleveland Leader reminiscence describes the white tailed sea eagle preying on salmon and cider ducks near water with a camouflaged perch. The bird watches ducks diving for food then strikes when they surface, using sharp vision to nab a meal.
A compact listing of Freeport Illinois banks including The First National Bank and The Second National Bank. It notes capital figures from 100000 to 150000 dollars, surpluses between 20000 and 90000 dollars, and multiple officers and directors. It highlights the banks paying interest on time deposits and certificates.
Eastbound and westbound schedules for Illinois Central and related lines. Listings include No 206, 201, 204, 206 connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit and Madison, with varying parlor car and coach services. Connections to Belvidere, Sycamore, DeKalb, and western points. Chicago Great Western routes via Maple Leaf. Rockford and Interurban routes with frequent departures from Freeport to Rockford and back.
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