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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1907
Page
8
The Elgin prosecution pauses as defense witnesses are examined and unlikely to finish before tomorrow noon. Jurors were taken to church this morning and evening, attending First M. E. and First Presbyterian services, with the panel in good health amid travel and work demands.
Mrs. Isaiah Miller aged about 90 died Sunday night at her daughter’s Leaf River home. Funeral Wednesday at Adeline. Emory D. Palmer funeral held at Galena street residence with Evergreen lodge pallbearers. Mrs. Frank Overdorf’s remains arrive from Chicago for tomorrow’s service at her sister’s home. Dr. E J Torrey’s father dies in Guysboro at 80, survived by five children.
The Freeport Shakespeare society meets tonight with Miss Hettinger. Mrs. William Schlott will entertain the Ladies of the G A R sewing circle Wednesday afternoon. St Catherine's guild supper and bazaar is set for Thursday evening at the K P hall, with the guild meeting there Wednesday afternoon. Merck and O' Brien commissioned a red and green delivery wagon representing German and Irish nationalities.
A list of individuals including Arthur L. Richards and Mary Wolf of Freeport plus Gorgia B. Keister and Arthur D. Auman of Kent, with multiple names and figures such as 27, 80, and 18 appearing alongside locations. The OCR fragment presents a collection of names and ages tied to marriage licenses in Freeport and Kent.
An advertisement offers pebble leg rubber boots for boys sized four up to July. Price listed at $1.25. Contact by Schmidt Wachlin Pfuitfer. Daily Journal delivery note mentions distribution citywide.
Mrs. J W Stoldt of 104 American street lost a $75 diamond near John Bauscher Jr store entrance after a niece’s embrace. A crowd of about a thousand aided the fruitless search until Herbert Coon of KF A Read store spotted and returned the gem. A jokester had planted a phoney diamond to mislead searchers, but the real stone was recovered. Mrs Stoldt will reward the finder.
A list of social and civic events in Freeport includes Governor Deneen speaking December 17 in Freeport at 8 p.m. Details note dances at Lexington hall by Prof Dawson on multiple dates, Germania society parties, machine workers and other social gatherings at Lexington hall. January events feature the Freeport College of Commerce term, Dawson masque ball, and farmers institute with prizes indicated.
A list of upcoming stage events with dates from December to January. Notable entries include Dec 1 Buster Brown and Dec 4 Dont Tell My Wife. January performances feature The Vanderbilt Cup and The Man of the Hour.
Fred M. Gund transferred three blocks totaling 28 shares of German Bank stock to H. F. Dorman. The blocks consisted of eight, ten and ten shares respectively.
Arthur Richards and Miss Mary Wolf were married Sunday at the parsonage of the German M E church by the pastor Rev W C Bergman.
A London paper describes the royal train built for King Edward by the London and Northwestern Railway and a few other English companies. The coaches are funded by the railways at private expense, remain their property, and the royal family pays fares like other passengers. A pilot engine runs 15 minutes ahead for safety, and the royal saloon includes a smoking room, day saloon, bedroom, and dressing room with fine furniture.
An old couple narrative unfolds with wit as a widow and her second venture loop around a tale of marriage, memory, and vanity. The husband, taciturn and gentle, mutters a few lines while the wife recalls former loves and airs. A fleeting domestic scene ends with a quip about a perfect couple. In a separate item, a shoe sale claims 50c infant soft sole shoes will be sold for 44c to Xmas.
Mr Meek, beaming, negotiates arranging marriage as prospect mother in law grudgingly yields under protest. She warns of elopement risk and temper with tools. He exits with a quip that tomorrow never comes, acknowledging the delay.
A fable shows Karma judging a river crossing after two tests while a man mocks caution. In a separate note Major Griffiths writes prison life preserves social dignity even among inmates, with a convict declining workhouse asylum as too low.
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