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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1906
Page
1
A Rockford Register-Gazette compiled list shows numerous injuries from corn shredders near Freeport during the late season and early current period. Amputations and severe lacerations affect workers across Illinois Wisconsin and small towns as the dangerous machine earns its grim moniker.
Imanuel Lasker born in Bertin on December 24 shows early genius for chess. He studied at Landberg gymnasium and Berlin Heidelberg, learned from his brother, won major events in St Petersburg 1895 and Nuremberg 1896, and planned a match with Frank Marshall in the coming year. His rise marked him as the master of the science.
A fine line of fancy package choice candy can be had at Warpster's. The brief ad notes a selection appealing to shoppers seeking decorative confections.
Washington December 24 Special Clara Barton the famous Red Cross nurse will be eighty five years old tomorrow After more than forty years of charitable work she has retired to a peaceful life in Glen Echo a suburb of Washington on the Potomac Though frail she remains active and mentally sharp Born December 25 1821 at Oxford Mississippi she was the daughter of Capt Stephen Barton who served under General Anthony Wayne She earlier taught school and founded a free school at Bordentown New Jersey growing it from six pupils to about six hundred before joining the patent office in Washington
Freeport and Chicago motorists join state groups to place placards on roads guiding travelers. Joseph F. Gunter leads, with support from the Chicago Trade Automobile Association Illinois State Automobile Association and Chicago Motor League. Plans include a signboard tour and wide area coverage on entry signs telling routes and distances to towns.
The passage recounts Clara Barton giving up a government post to collect stores and money for wounded soldiers, distributing aid from the front. She served as head nurse in the Army of the James, aided Civil War hospitals in Virginia, then went to Europe during the Franco Prussian War, aiding wounded in Strasburg and Paris, and became first president of the American Red Cross in 1881, stepping back as she aged.
A New Yorker proposes a dollar umbrella plan to balance supply and demand. For $1 a year, you receive two checks to use any umbrella in the city. Trade in at drug stores and hotels for a black cotton umbrella and exchange checks for returns. If you keep it, you receive checks upon return. loss means the dollar is lost.
Treaty of Ghent signed ending the war between Great Britain and the United States. First line opened on the London Greenwich railway. Hugh Miller, renowned geologist, died by his own hand. Edwin M. Stanton died in 1869. Charles Mackay, English author and journalist, died. Port Fisher bombardment marked a naval action. The Hastings Hudson collision left multiple fatalities.
An old promotional note urges keeping Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for the family to prevent stomach trouble. It claims relief and cures, with dosing for father mother and children and a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists for 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Harriet M. Burbank operates a peach themed piano studio at Studio 36 Grove Bt. The note mentions peaches and piano as core elements of the program.
The article describes a plan where drivers take turns digging sign posts along routes, with each owner placing a sign at a designated spot after a worker completes the hole. Another popular idea involves a $2 fund to cover shipping and erection, while some farmers already erect signs to save time and reduce nocturnal inquiries.
Chicago Record-Herald notes that working men across the United States will find larger wages this Christmas as major corporations announce wage advances totaling tens of millions of dollars within the first six weeks. The article highlights the broad, early impact of the raises on workers nationwide.
Mr and Mrs David Madden of Rockford are in the city to spend Christmas, visiting local friends and enjoying holiday events.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as ideal for cracked hands. Apply before bed, wear old gloves, and wake to a noticeable improvement. Sold by all druggists.
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