Samuel The Child Prophet and Humble Servant
A Sunday school reflection on Samuel’s calling. The text describes Hannah’s prayer, Samuel’s first hearing of God, and Eli’s role. It notes Samuel’s obedience, the need for priestly holiness, and the rise of Samuel as God’s prophet in Israel.
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American Press Association
Ife
Samuel
Moses
Hannah
Mary
Jesus
Israel
Eli
God
Sam
Sam Vel
DeWitt’s Carbolized Hazel Salve Sold by Wim Jungkunz
DeWitt’s Carbolized Hazel Salve advertised for sale by Wim Jungkunz druggist at 85 Stephens on Stephen street in the city.
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Delitt
Hazel
DeWitt's
Wim
Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Confident Testimony for Christ in Christian Endeavor
Doctrine talk urges the Christian church to spread the gospel through confident personal testimony. It stresses speaking to individuals, living consistently, and church membership as key witness methods, citing Peter and John and Roman conversion. Bible readings accompany the lesson for December 15, 1907.
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S. Nf. Doyle
Christ
Luke Aif
Christian Church
Isis
Peter
John
Wim
Jesus
Ilim
Heaven
Rev Claude E Hill A C E Union Leader From Missouri
Rev Claude E Hill born January 11 1874 on a Pike county Missouri farm. He educated at public schools a private normal school and the University of Chicago. He served as Missouri House chaplain and state superintendent of Christian Endeavor before being elected national superintendent in 1906 directing over 5000 societies. He later became president of the Alabama Christian Endeavor Union.
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Alabama C. E. Union
United States
Claude E. Hill
Alabama Christian Endeavor Union
Pike County
Ile
University of Chicago
Missouri House of Representatives
Trill
Missouri
Disciples of Christ
Alabama Christiandeavor Union
Tremendous Odds in India and Neighboring Lands
Rev. Herbert Halliwell warns of vast social and religious disparities as he travels India and surrounding regions. He cites hundreds of millions of followers across Hinduism Islam Buddhism and exposes harsh conditions including isolation of women and enforced widowhood.
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Tnndia
Barna
Ceylon
Zoirays
Herbert Halliwell
Meld
India
World Training Class Promotes Religious Life Teachings
Christian Endeavor hosts a world training class focusing on developing the expression of religious life. Br. BFEL ¢ark leads the session, encouraging growth and practical faith.
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Christian Endeavor
BFEL
DeWitt's Little Marly Riser Pills Sold Local Drugist
Winby Jungkunz drugist at 85 Stephenson Street sells DeWitt's Little Marly Riser Pills to local customers. The ad names the medication and the seller in a storefront notice.
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DeWitt
Marly
Hair Care Advice for Dry and Falling Hair
The piece recommends avoiding harsh shampoos that strip natural oils and causing a dry scalp. It suggests beef marrow or castor oil plus olive or sweet almond oil applied nightly to restore moisture. A salt-water rinse and careful brushing techniques are advised to stimulate new growth and protect the scalp.
Camphor Ice Preparation from Historical Script
A historic recipe describes melting white wax and spermaceti in a china bowl over hot water, then adding peppermint rosemary and sweet almonds, stirring off heat, and mixing camphor with rose water. The process warns to pour liquids slowly into melted fats and keep heating to ensure thorough amalgamation.
Uses of soda for everyday cleanliness and care
The passage describes practical soda uses including soothing insect bites with damp soda, extending cut flowers’ life by adding a pinch to water, reviving dusty carpets with a weak solution, bleaching white clothes with a large teaspoonful of sal soda, and cleaning sinks and jars with soda water. It notes whitening silverware when added to washing water.
Drip Cup Attachment for Pitchers Patented
A unique invention shown Herein is a drip attachment for pitchers. The drip cup secures beneath the spout to catch drippings and prevent spills on tables or surfaces. The guard across the top keeps contents from dropping out when the pitcher tilts.
Peas Pudding Method and Serving
A traditional pea pudding is soaked overnight then boiled in a cloth for two and a half hours until tender. After mashing with butter pepper and salt it is boiled again for another hour, turned onto a platter to resemble a golden ball and served with boiled beef or pork.
Mock Cherry Pie Filling Instructions
A recipe note describes preparing a pie filling with cranberries cut in halves, seeds removed, mixed with finely chopped seeded raisins flour and sugar, then water and vanilla. Bake in two crusts, using vanilla.
Kettle Tips for Preventing Boiling Over
A vintage kitchen tip explains that lightly buttering the rim prevents grease from boiling over. It notes that contents may rise to danger levels but will stop short of spilling. The text also mentions using saucepans and a coffee pot for cooking Vesetables and related items.
Recipe Fragments From A Lost Kitchen Note
The text provides a faded recipe list with butter lemon and seasonings. It shows measurements like one full cup butter and various spices, plus garbled wording about combining ingredients and adding lemon. Unclear origin, likely a personal kitchen note.
WhitE goods stain removal remedies from 19th century note
The article lists remedies to remove stick from white goods and hot water bottles. It suggests dipping the blue dye in very hot melted glue, allowing it to cool on the material before washing as usual.
Piano Tuner J Burdett Sets Orders at Brown & Dohlmeyer
J Burdett, a piano tuner, places orders at Brown and Dohlmeyer and offers piano services by phone. The Journal notes advertise a fee of $80 for tuning.
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J. Burdett
Brown & Dohlmeyer’s
Uncle Sam's Fleet Superior to Any Says Capps
Rear Admiral Lee Capps chief of the bureau of construction and repair reports to the secretary of the navy that the U S battleship fleet is fully equal to any other navy's ships of similar era. He cites a foreign authority praising U S ships for high power and long range. Capps notes his rapid rise from midshipman to rear admiral after entering the construction corps.
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Uncle Sam
Secretary of the Navy
Capps
Bureau of Constriction
United States Navy
United States
Bureau of Construction
Virginia
Naval Academy
Construction Corps
Mistaken Identity Trackage Between Kansas and Washington Reporters
Representative Murdock of Kansas, nicknamed red headed by Augustus C. Stanley of Kentucky, is mistaken for Ed B. Johns, a Washington correspondent. An incident near the White House prompts a heated exchange as rivals confuse their identities and egos.
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Murdock
Kansas
Augustus C. Stanley
Kentucky
Ed B. Johns
Washington
Murdockk
White Hyouse
Washington Writers
Kentucky Elects Republican Governor in November Vote
Voters in Kentucky chose Augustus Everett Willson as governor marking a party shift. Willson, a lifelong Republican, succeeds Willis Paytor, the last GOP governor ousted by the legislature, amid a statewide political realignment.
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Kentucky
Augustus Everett Willson
Willis
Paytor
Toe -Tate
Sixteeneares of
Gee
Ds Q Dansver
Odd Suet Names and Queer Edinburgh Streets
In Edinburgh many closes bear odd names such as Jacob's Ladder Gabriel Ladder Coffin Jane and Cuddy Tune. The city’s closes reveal character with Hue to the Wall close Little Jack and lig Jack close Lady Stairs Heave Away and Long closes. Long close is among the narrowest with Crooked Lane and Lop-Hon. the lanes are so tight a vehicle cannot turn.
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Edinburgh
Amon
Gabriel Ladder
Coffin Jane
Cuddy
Arab warfare in Mesopotamia a merciful, non-lethal code
A traveler describes Jazirah tribes fighting without killing, preferring capture and intimidation over slaughter. Attacks target herds with light bamboo lances, while defenders retreat to recoup. Warfare is treated as sport, with strict rules and rare, regrettable excesses, notes the Bedouin plunder of the weak. Chicago News.
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Mesopotamia
Jazirah
Lenerh
Chicago News
Country Folk Adapt to City Pace and Noise
A country reader grasps urban life’s speed and pressure as a permanent shift. The piece notes how exposure to city rhythms can raise energy levels, with crowds and duty driving transformation, shaping attitudes toward work and performance.
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New York
Chicago
Cresta Bilin Promised For Sneezing and Nasal Membrane Relief
An advertisement claims Cresta Bilin cures nasal catarrh by removing its causes, easing swelling and soreness in inflamed membranes and stopping sneezing fits. It urges cleanliness and health, lists Duke Bros as sellers at 68 Woppen Street, New York.
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Nusul
Ty All Drugeis Sg
Diy Bros
Woppen Street
New York
Aso Tee
Unclear OCR fragment yields misread quotes
Fragmentary OCR content shows garbled dialogue with names and phrases. No clear people, places, or events emerge to form a coherent news item or summary.
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Sold by Local Druggist
A free acting laxative syrup marketed for colds is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist at 85 Stephenson Street. The product claims no opiates or narcotics and is noted as gentle enough for children.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher Opens Studio
Harriet M. Burbank announces piano instruction from Studio 86 on Grove Street offering lessons for beginners and advanced players.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Railroad timetable notes and connections for Freeport region
Historic schedule listing East and West bound trains, local and long distance connections, and varying service details. Includes station stops at Omaha, Dubuque, Sioux City, St. Paul, Madison, Dodgeville, Rock Island, Freeport, and Milwaukee with car types and daily or Sunday service. J B Sweatt, agent, Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route.
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Omaha Lim
Dubuque
Neo Fe
Sioux City
Omaha
Dr St
Paul
Decatur
Southern
Pecatur Eixoie
Madison
Dodgeville
Nt. i
Gibbas
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Lv.Chic
Ge. Ar.Freep
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madisorrth
Northwest
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Belorvard
Madison, T
Béividere
Spring Valley
Swavenport
Chicago Great Western
Maple Leaf
Louts Freeport
Chicago
St Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshaltown
Des Moines
Kansas City
Guy
Estaceytek Hind
St Joseph
Ft. Dodge
Hall
J.P. Elmer
G. P. A. St Paul
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Business Directory
Freeport, Illinois
BANKS
Fred Dorman
W. .Agner
Henry Bater
Homer F
Alice Savings Department
German Bank
Freeport, Ill
C. O. Colina
D. F. Graham
Cashtar
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Cashter
D. Senate
Wm. Trembor
August Bergman
Rawleigh
W. N. Cronkrite
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Collman
First National Bank
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A. Bidwell
J.M. Clark
Ass’t Cashier
John Burrell
Joseph Emmert
C. H. Little
Wm. Oo. Wright
O. B. Bidwell
Boyd P. Hill
Addison Bidwell
M. V. B. Elson
H. 8. Webster
L. Farwell
Second National Bank
Freeport
Illinois
M. V. B. Bison
L. Z. Farwell
H. S. Webster
Reuben Siegfried
J. FF. Farr
J. N. Galloway
F. E B. Schaeffer
H. 3S. Webster
X. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
J. N. Sanoway
FE. Schaeffer
C. J. Wells
John J. Trunck
Mayer
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
Attorneys AT Law
Stephenson St
Freeport, IL
R. P. Eckert
Attorney AT Law
D&w
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Wagner Beindery
Anzelger
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C. A. Ruthe
Carpenter and Contractor
Douglas Ave
Ofee
Stephenson Nt
Frisbie & Haney
General Contracting
Exchange
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R. R
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