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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
8
A crockery dealer closes shop when a hurried grocer arrives with a jar of butter that splits from top to bottom. The dealer explains the phenomenon saying the butter was stronger than the jar, leaving the customer puzzled by the unexpected outcome.
Despite a blizzard a goodly number attend the Euterpean Club meeting hosted by Mrs M V B Elson. They postpone the Feb 18 meeting to attend Fannie Yeates Gehr's Wagner Flyin Dutchman recital at the Woman's club room Masonic temple. Two new members proposed. Feb 19 meeting with Mr Reve Burton. A brief sketch honors Edward MacDowell amid a music program featuring Schumann pieces sung and played by Mrs Cook Mrs Lennox Miss Dorman and others with Miss Teabel Fry and Miss Swing ley as accompanists.
Grace Episcopal church hosts a sacred concert Friday evening with Miss Margaret Fry performing pieces never heard in this city. She will sing a Luther Christmas carol with a setting by E C Anderson, and request songs from Bach and The Elijah. Miss Swingley debuts as concert organist after study with Harrison Wild of Chicago, delivering selections of noted interest.
Dr and Mrs R A Arnold celebrated their twelfth wedding anniversary at home on North Galena Avenue with Rev Mr Markley officiating. Mrs Arnold wore her original wedding dress and about a hundred friends attended. Late in the evening refreshments were served.
Freeport council No 259 Royal League will stage a musical entertainment at the K P Hall over the State Bank Thursday evening. The event begins at 8 30 pm with dancing and cards to follow and prizes awarded in the card contest. Members and friends are invited with no admission charge.
The Anchor society will hold a dance card party and social on the evening of February 18 for Anchors and their families. It aims to be one of the society’s largest gatherings to date.
The marriage of Wm. T. Bushelle and Miss Jennie L. Dolan will take place at 6 o clock this evening at St. Marys parsonage with Rev. Fr. Leydon officiating.
St. Margaret's guild schedules a dancing party Friday night at Lexington Hall with Gibler's Orchestra providing the music. The event offers a social evening for parish members and neighbors seeking community entertainment in a formal setting.
Mr and Mrs C D Knowlton entertained informally last evening at a six o'clock tea with about thirty friends in attendance. The Beata club members will be entertained this evening by Miss Amily Jungkunz.
Wilton Lackaye stars as Jason in Hall Caine dramatic adaptation The Bondman at the Grand Opera House Chicago next Sunday night directed by William A. Dyke The five act spectacle moves between the Isle of Man and Sicily with Edsie Ferguson as leading woman and Lackaye praised for his rugged virility and emotional range.
Judge Heard presides as the long noted dam case goes to trial in Dixon. The proceeding centers on the contested project and its legal challenges.
A marriage license notice lists William T. Bushelle of Freeport and Jennie J. Dolan of Galena as applicants. The brief entry records their intent to wed, noting names and locales with no additional details.
A laxative cough syrup for coughs colds croup and whooping cough grows in favor daily. Mothers are advised to keep it on hand for children as it provides prompt relief from croup. It drives poison and phlegm from the system and offers immediate relief. Guaranteed. Sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenth er.
Copies of the 1907 08 year book of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs were distributed at a Chicago board meeting. The report shows receipts 2861 86 disbursements 1355 35 leaving a balance 1506 50. Membership rose to 289 with eighteen clubs admitted and seven resigned. The general federation lists twelve standing committees and outlines their work.
A Scottish correspondent reports a man found a one pound note on a street and returned it to the police. He later realized the pound was his own that he had drawn from his pocket unconsciously. The police advised waiting six months for possible return. He reflects on whether honesty is always best.
A compact caution on calm rescue and first aid. It urges careful, restrained care to minimize harm, recommending correct steps and timing, noting the coroner’s arrival, and stressing neutral, professional conduct during medical crises. It touches on resuscitation, notes accuracy in documenting locations, and advises orderliness and dignity for families.
An English artist recalls Sir John Millais painting Chill October by the Tay near Perth. A Kinfuuns railway porter ferried the canvas, befriending the artist and learning of the sale. The work fetched a thousand pounds, prompting the porter to exclaim in disbelief.
A Baltimore American item mocks social chatter about Mrs. Gossip and Mrs. Richleigh, noting elation or eluboupoint and teasing about her weight with sharp social humor. The column reflects early 20th century gossip tone and public curiosity in domestic circles.
The best portraits combine a touch of caricature with true likeness. Macaulay notes that this balance enhances character and vitality in painted or drawn likenesses.
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10c a week.
A compendium of local February and March events includes indoor circus at the Y M C A on Feb 8, county convention on Feb 6, dances and card parties at Lexington hall and St. Aloysius Mt Incent orphanage fundraiser, a Grace church recital on Feb 7, Masonic and Eastern Star gatherings, special lectures by Prof. Willett on Early Christianity, operatic numbers with Fannie Yeates Gobr on Feb 18, and a range of moving pictures and shows from Feb 12 to Mar 11 located at venues like Masonic Temple Lexington hall Mt Pius hall and University Extension venues.
AP reports closing board of trade quotes for May wheat corn oats pork lard ribs and more at the Union Stock Yards with cattle 18000 up 10 and hogs 38000 up 6 to 10, sheep 18000 strong to 10 higher. NYSE list shows mixed results led by Union Pacific and U S Steel with several prominent names trading near prior levels.
A passage recalls Mr. Whittier recounting an Amesbury Irishman opposed to racial equality. The debate shifts to Catholics and Africans in Brazil and the West Indies, with a hypothetical heaven where all souls meet on equal terms. The man asks if the Lord will make them white in heaven, prompting reflection on divine equality.
The frilled lizard of Australia is noted as a powerful example that can walk on its hind legs. When danger approaches it scuttles away on its hind limbs at speed, covering about thirty to forty feet in a half crouching posture with fore limbs hanging and its frill folded up.
In a terse exchange, a famous millionaire tells his confidential clerk that his papers were arranged for his wife and children. The secretary interjects with a blunt prompt about the inevitability of death, prompting the magnate to insist there is no “if about dying.”
Professor Von Lerkomer calls family meals sacred spaces where shared joy and sympathy converge beyond mere hunger, shaping bonds and memories within the household.
A quotable line notes that public office reveals a politician as a scoundrel to his own poor self view. The remark underscores vanity and public scrutiny, suggesting selfimage collapses once exposed to governance duties. The tone is pithy and critical of political ego.
An advertisement touts Man Zan as a painless alternative to surgery for piles. Described as a collapsible nozzle tube ready to apply, offered at 50e. Sold by Hi J Moogk and C P Guenther.
Classified rental items list several properties on South Carroll Street Taylor Avenue Hardin Street and Clark Avenue with contact initials Lew and Red S. includes single and two with modern conveniences and inquiries at noted phones and addresses.
The Cresta run at St Moritz Switzerland is famed as the Church Leap high above the slope. The finish area features a steep ascent where sleds vault from the hill and soar twenty to forty feet landing in a snow shower. Spectators call it an indescribable thrill.
The excerpt describes a native African man eating with hands, washing, and cutting bites, using a knife to separate food while holding pieces in the mouth. He forms walnut sized lumps, uses a hollow to take soup, and shows politeness by clapping or slapping. The passage ends with a street car exchange about eye contact with ladies in the Philadelphia Press.
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