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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
3
Edward B War man collects common errors in English usage with examples and corrections. The notes stress avoiding end-of-sentence prepositions and replacing awkward phrases with standard forms, offering practical, era specific guidance.
An English military attache describes a Russian cover up on the battleship Peter the Great with wooden turrets and damp straw in the stacks to fool the czar during a surprise inspection. A royal visitor later questioned the rumor and found the claim about canvas turrets likely true. A Grand Duke Sergius remarks on bribes and government contracts as standard practice in Russia.
The United States Catholic Church plans a new New York cathedral, the largest in the world, seating 70 000, 547 feet long, dome 375 feet high. It will surpass St Pauls and St Peters in size and cost at least £5 000 000, dedicated to St Sophia.
A Cayes, Seine et Marne resident claims to have smoked for 80 years, tallying about 800000 cigarettes equal to roughly 30 kilometers. he estimates 80 per day. He recently quit on doctors’ advice and reports no ill effects.
Freeport readers report back pain urinary troubles easing with Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Frank Spitler of 89 Tutt Street praises the cure after trying a box in 1897 and endorses the product widely. Sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for United States Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
The Sporting World reports ex featherweight champion Young Corbett is back in shape and set to face Eddie Hamilton in an upcoming bout. Corbett, once a dominant titleholder, trains vigorously as he returns to the ring with plans to reclaim his championship legacy.
Faculty representatives from the big nine met in Chicago and urged caps on admission at intercollegiate games. A 50 cent limit was proposed, with possible reductions. The group also discussed player eligibility, adding a credit and study certificate requirement to bar professional candidates, and touched on brutality with no action.
Henry T. Gage, former California governor, lives in Los Angeles and owns a large car with no rear license plate. He argues the state law requiring license numbers is unconstitutional and says he will resist arrest if charged. He has not yet been stopped by authorities.
Auto promoters in Florida secured a long term reduced shipping rate for cars. W J Morgan, promoter of the southern circuit, obtained from the Florida East Coast railway a half rate of 1.98 dollars per hundred pounds from New York or Boston to Ormond Daytona or any point on the line. The rate applies all winter and is not limited to the tournament period.
Automobiles now move too fast for many tracks and streets, creating a general demand for a dedicated testing ground. Experts say high speed testing reveals defects and requires a course ten to fifteen miles long to properly refine new models before public release.
Eighteen years ago Frank Welles, then sixteen, left Omaha to seek his fortune and has not been heard from since. His mother kept an all night vigil at the window each night in hopeful anticipation of his return, even during her final illness.
Jabez White uses two England bouts to postpone travel to America. He boxes Fred Buckland in London in two weeks. The second match will be in Birmingham against Bob Russell.
A comprehensive Sunday school text outlines quarterly lessons from Daniel to Isaiah, Ezra Nehemiah and Esther with golden texts. It emphasizes trusting God, enduring persecution, rebuilding Jerusalem, and preparing for the Messiah, ending with a call to remember the year and obey God.
In the Christian Endeavor prayer meeting topic for the week ending December 31 1905 Rev 8 Doyle presents Looking Backward What have I learned this year Deut iii viii 2 20 Edward Bellamy’s Looking Back Ward is analyzed as prophecy. The speaker contrasts looking backward with prophetic looking forward and suggests a reflective year end focus.
Rev. J Webster Bailey urges Indiana Christian Endeavor Union leaders to press on with larger, more enthusiastic efforts. He frames the "plus" as growth in mission, society improvement, and daily character, calling for expansion this year and beyond.
William McKinley extols Christian Endeavor as shaping Christian character. He says no currency exceeds a good Christian character and that the era of apologizing for being Christian is ending. He asserts Christian character opens doors for American youth.
Quote emphasizes that the heart of the Christian Endeavor movement is the awareness of Christ in believers. Dr Hunie frames devotion as inner consciousness guiding workers for faith and service. The remark urges personal acceptance of Christ to empower communal labor in churches.
A Baltimore American snippet includes W. Gillian's Christian Endeavor welcome poem praising zealous service. It also recounts a Vosges magnate Polycrates recovering property from a fish inside a pike caught on a Garard lake, leading to the purse of gold found in the kitchen purse and returned to its owner per Wishing Gazette.
Special excursion fare from Chicago to New Orleans announced by Chicago and Northwestern Railway for AAAS event. Tickets on sale December 22 to 28, return by January 6, apply through railway agents. Limited return window, event oriented travel during winter period.
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