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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
8
Advertisement urges giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at first sign of hoarseness or croupy cough to ward off attack, claiming it is safe and effective.
R R time tables show east bound No. 900 buffet parlor car No. 202 coach train and No. 204 straight parlor car service. West bound includes No 208 cafe parlor car No 206 buffet parlor car and No 207 straight parlor car. Train No 20 connections at Rockford Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison and more. John F Daly agent.
Rail timetable details show connections from Rock Island to Freeport Rock Island and Davenport routes. Freight and passenger services list times 7:2 pm 6:45 pm and 1:45 pm with Milwaukee Chicago links and connections to Janesville Madison Cedar Rapids Kenosha Omaha and North South Dakota points. J B Swart is agent.
A west side physician visits a house after a neighbor reports a sick boy. The woman says her doctor is distracted by real estate and cannot fill the prescription. Inside, a sheet from Dr X’s pad lists bricks and cement, implying the doctor has lost a patient.
British fleet ships issue weekly papers for officers and crews with wit and humor. American warships also produce papers. seamen contribute freely. The practice began about twenty three years ago on the Gallia with wireless telegraphy expanding later.
A health ad urges careful eating to avoid dyspepsia then promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a pure digestive tonic. It claims to aid stomach liver and bowels and prevent constipation biliousness hypopsia headaches and dizziness with a money back guarantee and prices 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Ex excursion tickets at greatly reduced rates on sale to the indicated territory via the North Western Line. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars and The Best of Everything. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry. 1 4dwtd
Land investment pitch claims Canada as safest, promotes William Clement as the guide for buyers. Announces weekly Tuesday land tours led by Clement, billed as making Canada famous in the region.
A fireman recalls the 3 AM special run of engine old 18 to Boston via Reading, driven by engineer Duffy and conductor Collins. A student named Hart secured the road with a persuasive plea, a swift 13 mile dash in 15 minutes 30 seconds, and the crew rewarded with gold knot brooches. The tale ends with the fireman noting the true hero was the mother who sent the crew on their mission.
An ad extols Kodol as a digestive aid that rests the stomach and performs its digestive work. It claims the product conforms to National Pure Food and Drug laws and is sold by all druggists. Also mentions Harriet M. Burbank piano teacher at Studio 36 Grove St.
The article quotes a rich man on giving children advantages and argues modern education by the wealthy obscures truth. It contends material opportunities fail to awaken the soul, and excessive duties and toys suppress imagination, leaving rich children with little time for reading, reflection, or forest life.
A Barnard College girl uses a playful math analogy to test a lover's claim of equal love. She recites circle radii and proportional reasoning, insisting their love must be in the same ratio as the other. The suitor concedes, but the moment becomes comically interrupted as the metaphor collapses into a muddled punchline.
A spinster laments the uselessness of swift young men while a pretty widow counters with disbelief. The exchange highlights flirtatious banter and social intrigue in a Pick Me Up vignette.
Be Company DeWitt Co of Chicago asserts Kodol prepare in their lab fully complies with National Pure Food Drug laws. The firm notes the large Kodol laboratory aims to meet demand from indigestion sufferers and that the product is sold by all druggists locally.
The Daily Journal offers home delivery across the city for ten cents per week. This rate provides readers with convenient access to local news, notices, and market information delivered to multiple neighborhoods.
Cincinnati reports the National Child Labor Committee session at Music Hall with remarks by Tr Felix Adler Jane Addams and Senator Beveridge outlining child labor evils and remedies. Civic Federation discusses taxation as Andrew Carnegie backs death tax and Melville E. Ingalls supports income tax.
Topeka reports Andrew Carnegie donated fifty thousand dollars to Washburn College library fund on the condition that an additional one hundred fifty thousand dollars be raised. The grant aims to expand the college's library resources and support from supporters is requested.
Chicago quotations on wheat corn oats pork lard and cash sales with winter and bread wheat and by sample prices. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices listed. East Buffalo meat prices and stock notes included.
An old advertisement extols Kennedy’s Laxa tive Cough Syrup as a laxative that purports to open the bowels and quell inflammation of mucous membranes. It claims honey and tar content, no opiates, compliance with the Pure Food laws, and sale by all druggists.
J Burdett piano tuner advertises services at Brown Dollmeyer's store with phone number 39 Ladif for booking and orders.
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