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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1906
Page
7
New York observers describe delicate crepe and lace scarves in white and black, hand painted Empire designs, and black taffeta belts. Velvet hats and gowns dominate for evening wear while browns and muted tones lead coats and suits, with slim trousers and matching waistcoats gaining favor as the season shifts.
The article argues American men move back to plain ness and severity in fall 1906 attire. Tailors welcome simple styles and predict a future revival of more elaborate fashions, noting England and Paris influence, with less exaggerated shoulders and peg tops. Brown emerges as a favored color for menswear.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a curing tonic for nursing mothers and women with weakness from overwork and childbirth. It describes relief from headaches backache pelvic issues and irregular cycles, touts alcohol-free glyceric extract, and invites readers to request a free booklet from Dr. R V Pierce in Buffalo.
E C DeWitt Co of Chicago promotes Kodol as a digestant and stomach corrector that complies with national Pure Food and Drug laws. The large Kodol laboratory is highlighted as capable of meeting demand, and it is sold by all druggists in town.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line from Glenham South Dakota to Butte Montana will run through Walworth Boreman Schnasse in SD and Hettinger Bowman Billings in ND. Rich black loam soil and ample water favor grain and agriculture. Government lands may be secured along the route with homestead entries in Butte county at Seim. Mobridge, SD, the first station east of the Missouri, has a newly established town with strong growth prospects.
Hart school pupils perform a comprehensive Christmas program at Woodman hall Bolton on December 21 with admission 16 cents for adults and children. The lineup includes songs recitations drills plays and a solo and quartet performances featuring many named students and ending with The Persecuted Dutchman.
Beerbohm Tree the English actor and manager born December 17 1853 in London. He trained in Germany and first appeared on stage in 1878 gaining fame as Rev Spalding in The Private Secretary. Tree later led Haymarket and Her Majesty's theatres and toured America with Maud Holt. A separate case involving Henry and Fred Dorman over moving a barn in the fire limits was adjourned to December 24.
Success Magazine features Josiah Blynt's Life-So-Far excerpt praised as a landmark autobiography. The issue highlights travel from American boxcars to Tolstoi’s world, Dreyfus Affair reflections, and notable fiction by FF Hopkinson Smith, William Hamilton Osborne, Ellis Parker Butler, and David Graham Philips. It carries Merwin on the People’s Lobby and Markham, Patterson da Bois, and Hanford Ford pieces.
Advert shows a medical tip warning against violent cathartics and promoting gentle bowel movement. Recommends Le Witt's Little Early Risers as a safe option and notes availability at all druggists.
Attend the Knights of Pythias ball near the State bank for a homey supper on Tuesday evening December 18. Proceeds fund the First English Lutheran church Ladies' Aid with a Christmas bargain counter featuring fancy and useful articles.
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