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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1906
Page
2
The Freeport Journal announces an advance subscription rate of six dollars with home delivery. A January 12, 1906 note from the International Typographical Union awards labor-friendly practices in the paper's mechanical department.
A parade of residents and visitors moves through the area with numerous brief mentions. John Bohen, Mrs J B Fuller, Mrs M Wirsing, Thomas McGrath, Rev and Mrs Widman, 8 M Malnix, Mrs Hazel Thompson, Dr Willis, Miss Mabel Hotchkiss, Miss Stella Watson, A G C Schadle, Clayton Mogle, Joseph Vail, Miss Frances Cutterham, Mrs Edward McKnight, Mrs Ross Dunlap, Mrs E A Courtney, Charles Thomas, Arthur Reigard, Laura Erwin, Frank Haller, T Turner, L C Swanzey, Mrs J F Keve, Mrs L J Douglas, Mrs Ed Moore, A B McHenry, Mr and Mrs Frank Hines, and Mr and Mrs F S Carpenter all appear in notices of travel, visits, and business across Freeport, Winslow, Orangeville, Dixon, Sterling, Reed Street, Galena, and Arlington.
Evangelist Hunt leads a revival at the Baptist church with sermons on God and the world and popular amusements. Prayer meetings in twenty homes start at 10 am with afternoon and evening services, plus antiphonal singing by Sunbeam and other choruses.
Local notices invite public attendance at Seitz hall for a Court of Honor card party Thursday evening. The Embury church hosts annual officers and teachers election Friday at 7 30 PM. Junior League of Embury plans Christmas cancer drive and tree event tomorrow at Beijoun. Grace church St Catherine guild to hold chicken pot pie supper in Huenkemeier building. Kinbury Pentecost Bible class to meet after prayer tomorrow with a business session on urgent matters. Postmaster invites bids to carry mail Freeport to South Freeport July 1 1907 to June 30 1911. details from Freeport post office.
Harry Bentley, who recently left the hospital after surgery, slipped on three steps at his mother's home this morning. The fall shocked him and doctors feared serious injury, but he quickly recovered enough to be up later in the day. He plans to spend part of the winter in California and had bought two tickets yesterday for a trip planned to start next Monday. The accident is not expected to alter those plans.
An advertisement touts Hol Uster's Rocky Mountain Tea as the strongest tonic to fortify the system and ward off disease. The product is offered as tea or tablets for 85 cents, credited to Jozeph Emmert.
The speaker urged life in Christ as self discipline and cited scripture about judging, death, and judgment. The sermon stressed that almost saved is not saved and nearly home is not home, making the service the most solemn yet.
Dr C T Snyder heads R and 8 M W OB Zimmerman elected president of clerks Freeport council Royal and Select Masters officers installed by J N Galloway. Retail Clerks union elects Zimmerman Le brick Luebing Emrich Diefenthaler Smith Bushell Zimmerman Carroll A Smith. German class re elects old officers. Trinity church Sunday school to vote this evening. Woodmen and R N A camps set officer elections. Rebekahs and Western Star order hold meetings with officer selections.
Freeport baseball officials report Pitcher Evans intends to return to Freeport to join the Cannery for the coming season. Miller, formerly with Wausau, is expected to arrive soon to compete for a pitching role as the club assembles a strong staff. The group also seeks four or five additional arms and may test a pitching fielder. President Powers, from Madison, weighs aiding Rodemeyer as plans unfold for a league bid.
Denman Thompson advises using Father John's Medicine as a safe cold and lung remedy. He notes it has cured thousands since its origin fifty years ago by Rev Br John O'Brien of St. Patrick's parish Lowell Mass. The bottle costs one dollar and contains three times the decent size. available at Joseph Emmert 111 Stephenson Street Freeport IL.
Members of the Second Presbyterian Church are urged to attend a congregational meeting in the lecture room tomorrow evening at 7 80 o clock. The designation of Rev al Hosmer as pastor will be noted. It is important that attendance be prompt and orderly.
The well known clairvoyant Madam Brunswick remains at 380 Chicago street for one more week offering readings from 9 a m to 9 p m daily.
An affordable remedy claim urges readers to use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea with tea or tablets priced at 36 cents. The note emphasizes duty to country and humanity and cites Jos Emmert as the signer.
Rockford officials announced plans for a new eight club regional league to be called a trolley league with Chicago managers and cities Aurora Elgin Freeport Ottawa Kankakee Kewanee LaSalle Streator and Rockford as members. Madison Wisconsin forms a similar eight team league with Freeport Madison Eau Claire Wausau Oshkosh Green Bay La Crosse and Sheboygan. meetings set for mid next month to finalize for a May to September season.
The King's Daughters and Sons of Stephenson county held their annual convention at the First Presbyterian church on Dec 7. The meeting opened with all singing the hymn Lead As We Go and reciting the 23rd Psalm. Mrs Nagle offered prayer. Mrs Lenox was elected recording secretary. The minutes of the last meeting were read.
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