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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
14
All branches of music instrumental and vocal at the Conservatory of Music. Call at 401 Wilcoxon Building for catalogue. October 28. tf
The fifty second annual Illinois State Teachers association meeting opens in Springfield with Governor Dencon’s welcome, Dr Thal Shorey of the University of Chicago speaks on Culture and Progress, and county superintendents discuss recent school measures. State tax rate for 1906 set at 50 cents per $100, down from 60, amid ongoing political maneuvering as ex Governor Yates plans a senatorial campaign pending Mrs Yates’s health.
In Pana Illinois Dec 27 a poisoned candy incident sickens Mrs John Bokamp and her young daughter with a toddler vulnerable to death. The candy reportedly circulated among over a hundred households triggering widespread town concern amid a prior local accident and public health actions.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for indigestion nervousness and general breakdown. It claims to fortify the body against germs, promote healthy blood, and lists pills as a companion product, Pleasant Pellets, described as a liver regulator. The text emphasizes non alcoholic ingredients and transparency of the formula. It offers a free booklet upon request to readers.
The royal family spends Christmas at Sandringham in a traditional, festive English style. Decorations abound as breakfast is shared en famille, servants and tenants are remembered, and ample joints appear at meals. The day includes church, games, a blazing Christmas tree, and a grand dinner with the king and queen in attendance.
A fragmented verse scene describes candles on a Christmas tree, a tile Eskimo smiling at picture books and games, dancing with joy, nibbling candies, and climbing branches around a rusty toy. The passage ends with stray phrases about steamers being safer than ships.
Mrs Alfred Wiltse of 815 Central Avenue Albany says she gave birth to a 3 month old daughter days after a still younger child born earlier. Dr George T Moston a physician who treated her and her family support her account noting the older infant shows no teeth yet and the birth timing remains disputed.
A horse disease, spinal meningitis, has sickened many in New York and nearby areas. Veterinary teams in Williamsburg work from dawn to night to contain eighteen cases, nine fatal, as city stables suffer crowded conditions and rapid deaths.
The Chicago Craver wire reports quotations on wheat to live stock including cattle sheep and poultry. Highlights include May and Jan futures, rough and good quality pork and beef figures, and receipts and prices from Buffalo traders. Also mentions Christmas advice and notes on vegetable substances and materials.
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