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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
7
The timetable lists east and westbound ARS routes with arrivals and departures for Omaha, Dodge, Sioux City, Decatur, and Freeport. It notes limited service by freight and passenger trains, with connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit and Chicago destinations. John F. Daly is the agent.
The notice details East and West bound Rock Island and Milwaukee routes with passenger timings from Rock Island and Freeport, connections to Janesville Madison and wider points including Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha and South Dakota. It lists Maple Leaf Route departures from South Freeport and Rockford interurban cars with intervals, last cars, and weekly weekday service. It also notes agent J B Sweatt and Bee Agent WMJ.
Dick Waring and Linda Mills confront money worries and family rift on Thanksgiving. The couple visits Uncle Henry at the Waring mansion with a home‑cooked dinner, shares their struggles, and convinces him they can manage together. Henry acknowledges the growth and offers a new close family bond.
Citywide delivery update notes The Daily Journal now reaches every neighborhood. Public notice confirms expanded routes and adjusted pickup times to serve all districts more efficiently.
The article explains that bombardment in sieges and railway collisions cause deep mental and nervous damage. Even without visible wounds soldiers and civilians can suffer lasting effects from the bruising of spinal cord and brain, leading to irresolute, timid behavior and social jeering.
A lower order fortune teller in a dirty obscure house is sought by jealous lovers. A girl visits under the guise of friendship to see if the love will be returned. Three knocks at the door signal bad luck as the cards are laid. The witch declares the beloved will not marry and prescribes music, for which the rival pays a double fee. Charms include a rag fragment, a salt purse, hay, leaves, and nails, doomed to lose power after one or two months.
The Best Friend notes a wife described as receiving doglike devotion from her husband and the Casual Gossip confirms he is often growling at her, signaling a tense home dynamic.
Bishop John Lancaster Spaulding announces resignation after long illness and says he steps down to allow a younger man to assume the diocese. The diocese will be governed by Right Rev. P. J. O Reilley until a successor is appointed and Spaulding hopes to remain nearby.
The January electrical show in Chicago will feature an electrical farm adjunct to the main exhibit. Incubators will hatch poultry in view. cows will be milked by machinery. cream separated and butter made by electrolytic action. Motor driven devices for planting and harvesting will be shown, and a model farmhouse kitchen will be featured.
ChicagoDec 14 A butcher boy employed in Evanston confessed authorship of the Knights of the White Death letters. He said his aim was to create trouble for the police gain newspaper fame and prove he had a cunning mind.
In Galesburg Montana on December 14 Mrs James Velue and her sister in law hunted a rabbit. A gun snagged on a branch and discharged into Mrs Velue's breast. She died within minutes. Her sister in law drove two miles to summon help.
The Supreme Court denied a motion for a writ of error and superseders in the case of Frank Bryant who is sentenced to hang next Friday for the murder of Thames C Grody. Bryant killed Grody to obtain money to travel to Chicago to see his sweetheart, according to Springfed UL on Dec 14.
About three hundred miners at the Williamson county mines four miles north of Marion walk out in protest of alleged inferior powder supplied by operators. The walkout follows disputes over material quality cited by workers and mining officials in WL territory.
DuQuoin December 14 Fire broke out again in the Zeigler mine belonging to Joseph Leiter and air shafts were sealed to contain the flames.
Elgin Wisconsin December 14 The Elgin National Watch company posted notice of ten days shutdown effective December 24. The move affects operations and labor schedules with workers notified of the temporary layoff during the holiday period.
Three of the world’s great harbors vie for pre-eminence in beauty. The bay of Naples, Rio de Janeiro, and Sydney harbor attract visitors with their unique scenery, maritime activity, and famed coastal backdrops, each offering a distinct maritime and tourist appeal.
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