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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
6
A fleet of American battleships led by Hear Admiral Lovan is sighted off Cape Virgo en route to Magellan Strait. Six vessels visible as dusk falls, the first sighted at 4 pm entering the strait. Signal reports from a ship near Point Pungeness confirm fleet movement and coordinated signaling.
The Senate devoted the day to reading the president's message and routine business with further consideration of a bill to revive the criminal laws. The session adjourned to Monday. The House applauded the president's message then pursued pension bills and the Union adoption bill before adjourning to Monday.
New York Governor Chas E Hughes, nominated for the presidency by the Republican national convention to be held in Chicago next June, declares his national issues and principles. His views align closely with those of President Roosevelt, as urged by the New York county committee and other New York state Republican committees.
Premier Leander Starr Jameson of Cape Colony resigns from the office of premier and secretary for executive affairs. The resignation follows his assumed duties in February 1904 with Pebruary, 1904 noted in records.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats with May July and Sept futures. Prices shown include open high low close figures and cash sales for winter and spring wheat corn oats and livestock sectors with receipts and price ranges noted. Local market activity includes cattle hogs and sheep with estimated receipts and bid levels.
Notice reads that Mary Cuddeback is named as defendant in a case in Stephen County court. A summons has been issued returnable at the March term to be held at the Ateplea son county courthouse in Kreeport on the first Monday of March. Clerk William A. Arey.
A tale set near a Jim Crow mine where a New York woman Olive and guide Youngaxler hear a man sing a hymn amid a rainbound vigil. A mysterious stranger shelters in a cave after a fall, reveals a troubled past, and promises to return to honesty. He signals his departure at midnight, as Olive weeps and the mountains fade.
A compact review traces the origins of submarine cables from 1705 and early 19th century experiments in Europe to mid-1800s developments. It notes Salva’s barcelona proposals, Aldini near Calais, Schilling near St Petersburg, and early 19th century trials. The piece recounts a British American link near New York and a Malay rubber factory anecdote, ending with a facetious exchange about gumption and SOLA.
Washington Star quotes Dr A F W Ingram in Washington about exercise and a Birmingham candidate Juggins. Two canvassers discuss his zeal in greeting voters, noting his handshake habit and a supposed link to safeguarding his purse. The tale satirizes political campaigning and personal cordiality.
A farmer in a red shirt seeks a wife who can perform many tasks before breakfast and after sundown. He lists chores from milking sixteen cows to making soap, drying apples, and mending garments, all while managing household and farm duties. The widow, overhearing the exhaustive list, leaves with her valise and flight.
A cryptic exchange notes the scarcity of coins for daily labor in vast Chinese districts with cheap work, contrasting with a humorous tally of a rooster six fowls and two ducks. The remark suggests low wages and informal labor conditions amid widespread rural economic conditions.
KODOL is the best remedy known today for dyspepsia, indigestion and all troubles arising from a disorder ed stomach. It is pleasant, prompt and thorough. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Bt.
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