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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1907

Page

7

New York Stores Display Playgrounds Amid Tipping Debates

In New York department stores mothers leave children in toy department playgrounds with attendants, while patrons shop. The tipping custom extends beyond waiters to cabmen, bootblacks, barbers, and porters, with expected extra sums for service. Shoppers headache plagues women as large stores lure morning crowds. A planned Montreal style transit car aims to ease crowds on Madison and Fourth avenues, while lions and city skylines draw crowds to the zoo and Singer Building. Roller skating and sidewalk hockey grow popular across social classes. Foley’s Honey and Tar remains a trusted cough remedy, free of opiates.

New York Toy Maniser Tie

Freeport Base Ball Club Plans and Personnel Moves

The Freeport baseball club directors met to plan for the coming season. Mec Carty resigned from the board and I. C. Keene was elected in his place. The meeting discussed raising funds, defend high salaries to attract crowds, and a plan to form a 100 member club with $10 donations to raise about $1,000 to start the team.

Freeport Baseball Club MecCarty I. C. Keene McCarty Milwaukee la Crosse Freeport Colling saHues Plains

Real Wonderland South Dakota Healing Patient Case

A curved text item describes South Dakota as a wonderland and reports a healing case at the home of Mrs. E. Dp. app. Her son nearly died from throat troubles, but after using Dr. King's New Discovery he recovered. The ad promotes the medicine for coughs and lung issues, priced 50c and 1, with a trial bottle offered.

South Dakota Aloudii E. Dp Joseph Emmett

Local Merchants Urge Early Christmas Purchases in Freeport

Freeport shoppers are urged to buy early as 18 merchants report brisk trade and ample preparations. The town, central and accessible, sees morning sales steady and clerks busy. interurban trains bring regional shoppers, with many stores decorating and extending hours. Postage to many countries advertised. local industry and advertising praised. F Augustinus Heinze, a mining magnate, is noted for wealth and political activity after a career in copper and finance.

Freeport Mvre Relatio Jamaica Barbados Mexico Leeward Islands Republic of Colombia Salvador Costa Rica Danish West India Island St. Thomas St. Croix St. John Iaidna Newfoundland Republic of Honduras Trinidad Tobago Chile Germany Guatemala Nicaragua New Zealand Venezuela Bolivia Hong Kong Japan Norway Belgium Great Britain Australia Sweden Peru Denmark Bermuda Ecuador United States

This Date in History Highlights 1560 to 1905

Entries note Francis II death in 1560 and birth in 1545, Prussians defeating Austrians and Saxons at Lissa, 1775 Quebec appearance of American forces, 1838 French leaving Vera Cruz, 1850 Louis Kossuth arrives in New York, 1876 Brooklyn theatre fire losses, 1889 Ingalls introduces Chicago World’s Fair bill, and 1905 Kiev Jewish massacre.

Francis II of France Lissa Quebec Vera Cruz Louis Kossuth New York Brooklyn Theatre John F. Ingalls Kiev Russia

Moving Pictures at Grand Opera House Sunday Afternoon

Snimlay Lyman H Howe presents moving pictures at the Grand Opera House with scenes of global travel. His ability to condense substantial information into short reels is praised, offering an impression of actual travel personified and engaging audiences with selections of interest.

Snimlay Lyman H. Howe Grand Opera House Howe

Exhibition Aims To Fulfill Wanderlust With Realistic Scenes

The writer praises Mr Howe's exhibition for bringing distant scenes within reach. He claims the displays rival travel and broaden the viewer's vision by presenting factual, living representations. The program promises a tangible alternative to imagined voyages through faithful reproductions.

Federal Jury Deliberations in Boyee Wilmarth Case

Morning session in federal court devoted to the Boyee Wilmarth case. A large number of exhibits accompanied testimony, and verdict likely not reached until late this afternoon.

Boyee- Wilmarth

Hyomei Breath Clears Catarrh With Guaranteed Relief

The ad extols Hyomei as a simple direct inhalation cure for catarrh and germ infection. It claims medicated air destroys germs, repairs tissue damage, and renders infections unlikely. Wm. F. Jungkunz offers a full refund if the $1 outfit fails to benefit the user.

Wm. F. Jungkunz W. F. Jungkuna

Card of Thanks for Mrs Bertha Hawke

Relatives of the late Mrs Bertha Hawke thank neighbors and friends for assistance and sympathy during their bereavement. Mr and Mrs Jas FAMILY. BITH AND

Bertha Hawke Cnris. W Jas

Foley's Honey and Tar Touts Safe Cough Remedy

Notice to customers states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by a national drug regulation as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended for children and adults by H. J. Moogk and Win Jungkunz.

Foley H. J. Moogk Wm. F. Jungkunz Win FL Jungkunz

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