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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1905
Page
5
A reader reports a contested claim of a Schweinegel club in the city, noting the group never officially organized yet survived as a jovial Bohemian mix. The club rose briefly at a baseball fair with an opening ode to O Tannenbaum sung to the air, but ordinances and mock “pinching” threatened its noise making.
The article touts Vinci cod liver oil as a remedy for consumption, citing patients saved from death and claims it contains curative elements from fresh cod livers. Local druggist Joseph Emmert endorses its effectiveness and guarantees satisfaction.
Pleasant Mill correspondent reports a December quilting party honored Rev. Jones and wife at the Baptist church with about a dozen ladies, $42.55 raised by subscription, and a warm appreciation from Rev. Jones. The items mix local visits, sickness, birthdays, sales, and farming updates across Lena and nearby towns.
Years and events span from 1254 to 1894 noting deaths, discoveries, battles, and disasters. Notable items include Pope Innocent IV dies in 1254, James V dies in 1542, Tasman’s NZ discovery in 1642, Cromwell halting plays in 1648, first US savings bank in 1816, Lincoln's Mary Todd born in 1818, the Angle Norman steamboat explosion in 1850, Fort McAllister taken in 1864, a London bridge dynamite attempt, and a 1894 New Hebrides disaster.
From Dakota on December 11 G W Wolf and H W Smeltzer left last Thursday with a party from Freeport for a Texas tour. Mr and Mrs James Brown of Sbeer Towa visit relatives. M E Vought and wife visit W A Holcomb and family. Mrs Harvay Angle at Luther Angle's. Jason Clingman moved into his new home. Geo Shoemaker worked on a telephone line and arranged service for Oscar Templeton, taking Mr Glasser J Winter and Dr Fore off the Dakota line. Katie Wirth travels to Mason City to visit sister and niece Lita.
The Belvidere Northwestern is sold to James L. Garver of Richmond Indiana. Garver has years of newspaper experience including advertising management of the Peoria Transcript and business and editorial management of the Daily Telegram at Richmond Indiana.
Shot in the back by kidney inflammation, W M Sherman of Cushing Maine says three bottles of Electric Bitters permanently cured him. He reports renewed health and recommends the tonic to all kidney trouble sufferers. Sold by Jos Emmert at 50 cents.
A Salt Lake City letter describes Colorado’s rapid irrigation led development. Grand Junction and surrounding valleys bloom with alfalfa and fruit, sugar beets thrive, and major irrigation projects transform barren plains into productive land aided by river content distribution and reservoir storage. The writer notes scenic routes from Denver to Grand Junction and highlights Manitou, Pike's Peak, and the Arkansas River canyon wonders.
The passage notes water shortfall being addressed to nourish future vegetation and calls the field rich for investors. The author, B P. Braun, plans to travel to Los Angeles via Salt Lake, Ogden, and San Francisco, aiming to arrive by the 12th and to write a second letter from that location.
A testimonial notes that dying from famine mirrors the agony of consumption from start to finish. William Myers of Cearfoss Maryland recounts how after failed medicines and a physician he used Dr Kings New Discovery, which he claims cured him. The ad promises relief from coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and more with pneumonia prevention, priced 60 cents to 1.00 per bottle, with a free trial bottle offer.
County Clerk F C Held orders an election in Stephenson County Illinois on January 16 1906 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Treasurer John Elseser. The notice is dated December 8 1905 and bears the county seal. An overcoat special sale is advertised by the Golden Eagle.
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