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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
3
The agent has moved to No 189 Van Buren Street in the rear of the State Bank and invites old and new customers. He boasts the largest Freeport real estate list ever shown in the city and promises satisfaction to discerning home buyers.
The Illinois State Teachers association holds its annual meeting in Springfield December 26 to 28, 1905. One fare plus 95 cents round trip via the Illinois Central. tickets on sale December 25 or 26 with return limit December 30. All branches of music at the Conservatory of Music. catalogue available at 401 Wilcoxon Building.
The Daily Telegraph’s St Petersburg dispatch notes a Tsarskoe Selo council favoring universal suffrage, but the emperor rejects it. Troops flood streets of St Petersburg and Moscow, with wholesale arrests of workmen leaders and the fortress holding captured council members. Independent papers echo calls for reform while warning of privation and potential bloodshed amid a general strike.
The strike began at noon with shops in the center staying open after guarantees of protection. In industrial districts a strong turnout occurred. At War saw station troops prepared as a train to Berlin moved amid bayonets and inspections. A special wrecking car and guarded baggage cars accompanied the train. Similar precautions were planned at other stations.
President Roosevelt signed the Panama Canal appropriation bill for 11,000,000 dollars. It marks the first measure enacted by Congress in this session.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip on suffrage, a playful line contrasts a wife’s view with a bill to strip men of voting rights. Separately, Bart Smithson’s heirs settled a large California land division by a coin toss, each selecting quarters from a four-part split.
Buena Vista news item collection notes local moves, visits and a wedding. Fred Wagner moved his family into the house of Charles Reuber. Lee Miller married Nettie Mays last Thursday. Rumor says wedding bells soon. Members wish readers a merry Christmas and happy new year.
Harlem Corners reports three sales Thursday at Wulff near Freeport Metz Damascus and Fowler Pleasant Hill. Mrs Henry Gassman improving under Dr Salter care. Peter McGurk of Kent visiting relatives. Mrs Fred Rosenstiel guest of Lena resident. F A Becker of Waterloo visited sister H Gassman. Miss Mabel Wagner visited Freeport. Ilgen family at Orangeville. Lena visitors included Le Roy Ilgen Ernie Rosenstiel Leslie Gassman and James Madden. Mrs G Schoney recovering from minor illness.
From Our Own Correspondent Ridott Dec 18 Miss Mabel Wagner of Pecatonica visited at John Brick’s home over the weekend Christmas exercises are set for U B church Saturday evening Dec 23 Earl Kerr of Freeport spent Sunday in Ridott Thomas Cunningham and family moved to East Rockford Mr and Mrs H C Mund visited Freeport Thus Griffin and Mrs Whittlesey will leave for home after attending their uncle Thomas Griffin’s funeral Miss May Webb visited relatives in Freeport Lanterman family to move near Fairchilds Wis Heilman and Miss Susie Heilman visited Freeport John Miller family were here August Haegele funeral set for Tuesday at 2 from Mrs Askey home death by suicide Mrs Albert Bouray on sick list.
An item notes a price of 23 cents at druggists and by mail from Humphreys Veligne Co located at Col. Wiliam and Joba Streets in New York. The fragment references mail order availability and a specific price point.
Nervous debility and prostration from overwork and other causes promoted with Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No. 28 in use over 40 years. Described as the only successful remedy. Priced at $1 per vial or $8 for a special package. gold by druggists or prepaid by mail. Humphreys Med Co William and John Sts USA.
In a remote estate, an escaped convict confronts a host, pledging murder on the governor’s name before discovering the man is not who he expected. The host offers help, splitting a reward and safe passage to America to start anew, avoiding pursuit and prison lashings. The tale ends with the convict vanishing into a factory life in America.
Is Your Hair Sick presents a curious remark about the Duke of Sutherland famed locomotive engineer. A separate Prim a racehorse trainer once praised for tilling 800 persons meets a fatal end in an incident attributed to two English engineers.
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