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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
4
An old advertisement touts Herpicide as the sole dandruff germ destroyer and hair regrowth aid. It advertises its removal of dandruff and baldness proof, plus a toilet use claim and a 10 cent sample offer via The Herpicide Co. Detroit.
Sealed bids due 3 p.m. January 2, 1906 for five year street lighting in Freeport Illinois from April 6, 1906 to April 6, 1911. Bids per lamp vary by candle power and count, with 1000 dollar bid bond and 5000 dollar performance bond required. city reserves right to reject all bids.
Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon died in Portland after hemorrhages following the extraction of four teeth. Born June 22 1836 in Washington county Pennsylvania he rose from teacher to U S senator with defeats and elections spanning 1860 to 1901. His wife in Paris, daughter married Rochefoucauld, and a son serves in the U S Army. A fraud conviction and penitentiary sentence were being appealed when he died.
Ten thousand iron workers in New York were informed by the Employers' association that the open shop is officially introduced. Applicants must register at the employers' bureau in East Mourteenth Street. The Building Trades Employers' association emergency committee says there will be no discrimination between union and non union men and no recognition of the Housesmiths' and Bridge men's unions. Members of the Iron League defend the action as justified due to a violated arbitration agreement.
General Kuroki and staff entered Tokyo to scenes of enthusiasm marking his wartime victory. The welcome emphasized his status as the winner of the initial land victory in the recent war. Other items note Baroness Schwitz seeking reconciliation in Peoria, debates on football reform in New York, and Admiral Dewey visiting Chicago with Porter.
A humor piece from the Magazine of Fun recounts a visitor asking about the Inside Inn and its proprietor, with wordplay on inside outside concepts. The clerk faints amid the comic confusion as bell boys rush with water and brandy, while an Albany Journal joke about a nervous mother and a quick child adds to the light, domestic humor.
A wry excerpt notes that Wellington left all wealth to his attorney and jokes that his widow will marry the attorney, hinting at a sharp wit about estate plans and scandal.
A collage of quoted lines from various newspapers shows playful exchanges about marriage proposals and domestic life. Notable voices reference Miss Passay Miss Snappe Miss Watkyns and Mrs. Gray, with remarks on language, clubs, and family attention.
Gor Own Correspondent Winslow reports a southern swing visiting St. Louis Patama and Dallas Fort Worth with praise for the country. W Moyer rests at home with illness. Highway commissioners widen the river bridge to Skinner’s place, improving a too-narrow turnpike. Jesso Markle heads to Binghampton, N Y. Sunday school appoints Christmas event committees. Belle Sweeley turns eighteen with a party. F W Burley in Chicago for grand jury duty. August Neusus returns from Denver health trip with Mrs. Neusus.
Ridott correspondent reports Mr Griffin's continuing falls and local visits by residents from Berlin and Hazelhurst. The school entertainment was a decided success while Teddy Bennett shows pneumonia recovery. Local events include a Y P C U social at Mrs Gitchel’s and revival meetings starting tomorrow at the U B church.
Advertises railway job openings across five Iowa Missouri Illinois Minnesota towns with a square deal. Requests maps and information from the railway’s industrial department in St Paul or Townsite manager in Omaha. Also notes the Illinois State Teachers’ Association meeting in Springfield December 26-28 1906 with one fare plus 26 cents round trip via Illinois Central tickets on sale December 25-26 and return by December 30.
Fires swept Erie transfer and Freleht bone facilities along with Onion Dry Lock Company shops in Buffalo New York causing extensive damage. Reports mention a Japanese transport adrift off Korea with a broken propeller and authorities tracking losses among 1000 troops near Boghead. Captain Russel Blarkson, brother of the late President Thverison, faces a plantation dispute in Matteestiuca Tennessee. A new conch is announced by Professor Gincabial in Nice Brance. The Supreme Court of Ohio appears in robes for the first time. Captain KL Stone dies at Qconomowoe Wisconsin aged old. Police report no leads on a Heese murderer suspect. The University association ends a 195 season after football fallout. Walter Warner is hanged in a California state prison for unknown charges. Cincinnati theaters none left open amid a Bill Posters strike led by Joseph W Wallbanks. Farmington Maine native AdHdotis CU pio is reported as a near miss in a local tragedy.
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