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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1905
Page
6
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an appeal date and numeric codes. It references a location and authorities but lacks clear details. The legible bits point to an official action requiring attention by a named party and may involve a deadline.
Daily rail timetable details list arrival and departure times between Freeport and Chicago with west and east bound trains. It notes equipment like buffet and parlor cars and outlines connections at Rockford Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb Beloit Janesville Madison Harvard and other points in Illinois Wisconsin and beyond. John F. Daly AGENT.
Forty million bottles of August Flower sold in the United States as demand grows. Proponents claim it cures indigestion and dyspepsia, regulates liver, and aids stomach and intestinal disorders. Available in two sizes 25¢ and 75¢, sold by Jos. Emmert and W. Jungkuns.
The crop reporting board of the bureau of statistics, department of agriculture, reports winter wheat condition on December 1 at 94.1. Winter wheat acreage reaches 31,841,000 acres, up 0.6 percent from fall 1904 sowing.
Two women and a boy discover a man lying on his back on a city avenue near Seventeenth Street. The boy says he may have fallen from drinking, a doctor is summoned, and a crowd gathers as bystanders assist. The man’s pale face rests on a makeshift pillow.
Carl Wilbur and fireman Jim escort the president and board aboard a locomotive. Susie, pursued by danger, defies danger to stop the runaway engine before the figure eight. Gordon, the president, disciplines Wilbur yet commends Susie for courage and grants a rescue move.
In a tense scene a young couple face danger as Mrs. Hammond reaches the speeding cab train seeking to seize Susie. Carl resists and vows to protect Susie from abuse while considering drastic actions to keep them together. The telegraph and freight crew react as the locomotive nears Haven.
The article likens the Escorial to St Denis as a royal burial site. It notes Philip II commissioned the building begun in 1503 and completed in 1584, with the king living there fourteen years and dying in 1598. It mentions Franco-French damage in 1808, repairs by Ferdinand VII, English elms planted on the slopes, and extreme gale conditions aging the landscape.
The French measure a highest normal wave in the southern Pacific at 53 feet from crest to trough with 1000 feet crest separation, while North Atlantic waves are typically 528 feet apart and 26 feet high, challenging perception of sea heights.
The account tells how Henry Kavanagh, British civilian in Lucknow, disguises himself as a sepoy to guide relief forces. He and Kunoujee Lal evade danger, reach Sir Colin Campbell, then enter Lucknow first to inspire the starving garrison. Victoria awards him the Victoria Cross.
An English resident of fourteen years in New York announces his intention to seek citizenship. He writes to newspapers to frame the move as a concession, not a tribute to institutions, noting a belief abroad that Englishmen miss jokes yet questioning the origin of that notion.
One fare plus one third for round trips to Arkansas Colorado Illinois Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Louisiana North Dakota North Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wisconsin and Wyoming. Tickets on sale December 23 24 25 8 31 and January 1 1906. Final return limit January 4. For details apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
All branches of music instrumental and vocal at the Conservatory of Music. Call at 401 Wilcoxon Building for catalogue. 10 28 tf.
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