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Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1908

Page

2

Elderly man credits Cuticura for severe piles and eczema cure

An eighty year old man recalls years of hemorrhoids and skin sores worsening to eczema. He details trying various remedies before using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent pills, noting a month to regain health and continued daily use. He praises savings from early Cuticura use and mentions a 1907 testimonial from Hopkinton New York.

J. H. Henderson Hopkinton St. Lawrence Co N. Y Potter Drug & Chen. Corp Boston Mass

Weather Prophet Predicts Severe December Storms

The report outlines a six week forecast of a major winter storm crossing the Pacific coast by Dec 16 17 central valleys Dec 18 20 and eastern states Dec 21 with blizzards and cold waves. It credits long range forecasting success and notes funds and actions by Carnegie Rockefeller and nitro glycerine founders to support scientific research while the author contemplates public disclosure and protection of discoveries.

W. T. Foster Washington D. C Pacific Coast Pacific Slope Great Central Valleys Eastern States Meridian 90 Atlantic Canada Weather Bureau Jupiter Carnegie Rockefeller Norway France

County road debate boosts farm value and public good

County officials argue wider roads will raise farm values and aid the public while narrower routes face criticism for car traffic. Luther notes Henry county has three acres per schoolhouse, suggesting an acre per school would suffice, with school yard reductions possible. Mrs McRaney of Prentiss credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with restoring her health after months of kidney trouble following two doctors and bed rest.

Luther Henry County McRaney M. McRaney Prentiss, Miss Foley H. J. Moogk Wm. F. Jungkunaz

Y M C A AFFAIRS AROUND TOMORROW'S EVENTS IN FREEPORT

The Y M C A plans a men’s meeting with Rev. J O Randall of Rockford as speaker on The Basis of the Christian Appeal. Fred Liebetrau to sing. Meeting in the gym at 3 30 open to all men. boys meet at 2 30 with Mr Buffin talking on the Story of David. An Organ Factory Addition gathering at 3 30 for city residents. Reading room list highlights include Century, Scribner's, Saturday Evening Post and more. open to all men.

J. O. Randall Rockford Randall Court Street M. EK Freeport Fred. Liebetrau G. W. Gregory Century Literary Digest Record of Christian Work Everybody’s Ladies’ Home Journal Saturday Evening Post Scribner’s Scientific American Popular Electricity Forward Youth's Companion American Magazine Judge Collier's Weekly Outing American Boy Christian Herald Recreation McClure’s Success Automobile Cosmopolitan Review of Reviews World Today Technical World Chicago Record Herald

Foley's Orino Laxative Cure Phrases

Foley's Orino Laxative claims to cure chronic constipation and stimulate the liver. It is said to regulate the bowels so they act naturally, reducing the need for continuous purgatives. Names listed: H. J. Moogk and Wm. I. Junngkunz.

Foley Orino H. J. Moogk Wm. I. Junngkunz

Daniel Sully Performs The Matchmaker at Grand Opera House

Daniel Sully, famed for The Parish Priest, stars as Father Daly in Jerrold Shepard's The Matchmaker. The show, featuring rough frontier characters, plays at the Grand Opera House Tuesday evening December 15.

Daniel Sully Jerrold Shepard Mr. Sully Father Daly Boom City Idaho Grand Opera House

Richard Yates 46th Birthday

Richard Yates former governor of Illinois was born in Jacksonville on December 12, 1860. He was the son of Civil War era Illinois governor Richard Yates who later served in the United States Senate. The son graduated from Illinois College in 1880, studied law at the University of Michigan, served as Jacksonville city attorney, ran unsuccessfully for Congress, became county judge, and was United States collector of internal revenue from 1897 to 1900.

Richard Yates Illinois Jacksonville United States Senate Illinois College University of Michigan Congress United States Collector of Internal Revenue

Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method

An advertisement promises home cure for piles using a new absorption treatment. It offers immediate relief and permanent care, inviting readers to write to Mrs. M Summers, Box P Notre Dame Indiana for instructions and free trial samples. The note requests addresses and local references on request.

M. Summers Box P Notre Dame Ind

County roads too wide in Illinois farming areas

Farmers argue that narrowing roads from sixty six to forty four feet frees land worth up to 200 dollars an acre, boosts cultivation, and cuts road maintenance costs. They contend reclaimed twenty two feet would fund fuller improvements, yielding better all weather roadways and added farm value.

Governor Nominated and Elected in 1901 Republican Ticket

Springfield reports detail that in 1901 he was nominated and elected governor of Illinois on the Republican ticket. Four years later he failed to gain renomination and his bid last spring for the nomination was also defeated.

Springfield Illinois

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