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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1908

Page

3

Cure by Cuticura Remedies Recalls Montreal Case

A Montreal resident recalls a long battle with a leg ailment treated for twenty five years. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the swelling subsided in two months and new skin formed. The doctor reportedly welcomed the cure and the user claims seven years of health since. Mrs Jean Baptiste Renaud 277 Montana St Montreal cites family use and daily business referrals.

Eeetor Jean-Baptiste Renaud Montana St Montreal Que

Sleep for Babies and Rest for Mothers Ad in Soap

An advertisement promoting Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for babies and mothers. It promises instant relief for skin irritation in babies and soothing, refreshing sleep for tired mothers through warm baths and gentle emollients. The copy highlights the products as the great skin cure and purest of emollients.

New Year Reception at White House Aids and Attire

President Roosevelt greeted a throng of 5,640 well wishers at the White House New Year reception. Mrs Roosevelt and cabinet ladies wore striking ensembles, including Mrs Roosevelt in blue marquisette with lace and velvet ribbons, and Mrs Mattbanks in pink rose crepe de chine. The event featured troopers, bands, and formal processions through the state rooms.

Washington Tan Roosevelt White House Troumpers Mrs. Roosevelt

Roosevelt Greets World Leaders and Dolly Par Excellence

President Roosevelt hosts a New Year greeting in the Blue Room with ambassadors and ministers, then greets a toddler chaperoned “dolly” as a symbol of American warmth. He salutes Dr Starr on his 100th birthday and acknowledges veteran Oldest Inhabitants member with praise. Admiral Brownson arrives late amid naval officers. Surgeon General Rixey joins the naval contingent.

United States Roosevelt Dr. Starr Republic Starr House of Representatives Cortelyon LaFollette Admiral Brownson Bureau of Navigation Navaline Line of Navy Rixey

Not a Sport for the Masses

Paris on January 2 quotes Henry Farman, a flying machine expert, saying aircraft twelve months hence will fly ten to twelve miles without touching the earth but that flying will not become a sport for the masses.

Paris Henry Farman

Contractor William Allignery Killed by Falling Brick

William Allignery, a prominent contractor overseeing the Buchanan hotel project in St Joseph Medan, was killed when a brick fell from the sixth story and struck him on the head. The accident occurred during ongoing construction on the $500,000 hotel.

St. Joseph Medan Willam Allignery Buchanan

KODOL Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion

KODOL is presented as the best remedy for dyspepsia and stomach disorders. It is described as pleasant, prompt, and thorough. Sold by Wh. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.

Wh. F. Jungkunz Stephenson St

Daily Journal Delivery Offer In City

The Daily Journal announces home delivery available to all city areas for three dollars a week. The notice emphasizes convenient service and widespread coverage.

the Daily Journal

Fancy Weets in all styles and pat terns

A brief item notes sale prices from $1.00 to $5.00 across a range of patterns and styles. The listing highlights assorted fabrics or textiles labeled as fancy weets.

Governor Hughes Urges Banking Reform and Gambling Crackdown

Albany January 2 The annual message from Governor Hughes to the legislature outlines key recommendations. Emphasized are amending bank and trustee laws to curb abuses and ensure sound financial institutions, plus sweeping measures to end race track gambling statewide.

Albany Hughes Greater New York

Thug Kills His Disturber in Newark Shooting

Newark New Jersey January 2 George A Fisher city building inspector woke to a burglar in the yard and called out An assailant fired a pistol shot through Fisher s eye and head He lay unconscious until help arrived and died hours later Mrs Fisher found him while assisting The burglar fled with no clues left behind as to his identity

Newark N. J George A. Wisher Fisher

Lansing Man Dies After Vertigo Attack in Hotel

Lansing man Rolla K Bryan, who claimed kin to William Jennings Bryan, died at Casualty hospital after being removed from a hotel in Washington. He was about 65 and had a brother in Chicago.

Lansing Washington Rolla K. Bryan Mich William Jennings Bryan Chicago

Timber Disappearance Warning From New York Official

Albany January 2 Commissioner James Whipple of the state forest fish and game department warns in his annual report about rapid timber loss in state forests. He predicts within twenty two or twenty three years there will be no timber left to cut, urging immediate action to halt deforestation.

New York Albany N. Y James §. Whipple State Forest, Fish and Game Department Atari

Missouri mother and infant die in cistern tragedy

Bevier Missouri on January 2 Mrs Bertha Peikert aged thirty four killed herself and her two month old baby girl by drowning both in a cistern. Her husband says he knew of no cause for the act and authorities are investigating the tragedy.

Bevier, Mo Bertha Peikert

Taft to Speak at Cooper Union in New York

Secretary William H. Taft will address an audience at Cooper Union under the People's Institute auspices. The event will be organized by Managing Director Charles Sprague Smith with plans announced for the near future.

Taft Cooper Union New York Charles Sprague Smith The People’s Institute William TE ‘Paft Institute

Nearly Six Score Years Old Objectively Mrs Wood Dies

Hillsboro Oregon January 2 Mrs Mary Ramsey Wood aged 119 dies in Hillsboro. Native of Tennessee she lived through Civil War era and witnessed vast changes in landscape and society. Her longevity marks a historic milestone for the region.

Hillsboro Ore Mary Ramsey Wood

Sessions Spark Across Three States And Other Tides

New York Massachusetts and Maryland began their legislative sessions yesterday. Taft to meet Yale alumni in Hartford on Feb 7 barring delays. Mississippi frozen over at La Crosse Wisconsin for first time this year and latest date on record. Government buys Bell Telephone system in Manitoba for 3 300 000. Anthony Conestock to testify for defense in Harpy Phaw trial. Empress of Russia ill and expected childbirth complicating health. Frick Coke cuts wages about ten percent affecting Uniontown plants. Nashua Manchester and Jackson cotton mills shift to forty hour week starting Monday. American Smelting and Refining to close several plants due to weak lead market. Topeka meeting of Kansas negroes endorses Senator Foraker and backs his aspirations. William No Dage oldest Presbyterian minister at Leavenworth Swan dies at seventy two.

Mississippi LaCrosse Wis Bell Telephone System Manitoba Anthony Conestock New York Society For the Suppression of Vice Harpy JK. Phaw Frick Coke Company Uniontown Nashua N Ty Manufacturing Jackson American Smelting and Retinag Company Topeka Kansas Foraker William No Dage Leavenworth, Swan

Harbor of Manila lists fleet capacity in 144,602 tons

On a single day, August 10 last, the Manila bay harbor contained deep seagoing vessels whose aggregate cargo capacity reached 144,602 tons.

Bay Gad Manila

Relief for indigestion with Kodol advertised

An advertisement urges prompt relief for stomach trouble with Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It recommends taking a dose after meals to aid digestion and notes sale by Wo. KF. Jungkunz, druggist at 5 Stephenson Street.

Jungkunz Stephenson Bt

Roasting of workers roils Edgar Thomson plant disaster

Two men died and thirteen others were injured in a converter explosion at United States Steel’s Edgar Thomson works in North Braddock near Pittsburgh. Debris and molten metal caused structural damage and a blazing pit trapped workers. Names of the dead are Paul Kurteck and Stephen Doviah, both Braddock residents. Fire and collapse wounded several more. authorities cite possible metal contact with damp soapstone as a probable cause.

Pittsbueg Jan Edgar Thomson United States Steel Corporation North Braddock Here Paul Kurteck Stephen Doviah Braddock

Killed by an Express Train Near Camden and Other Accidents

The article reports several tragedies on January 2. William Thick, eighty two, and his sister Rouiy Hootge, seventy six, were killed crossing railroad tracks near Camden, New Jersey. In Philadelphia, a fire destroyed the Cadwalader and Berks streets carpet factory complex, injuring owner Milton Longhind as he saved horses. George McKenna froze to death while delivering government mail on a mountain route near Rocky Bar. In Pittsburgh a blaze destroyed the Excel Sior building, injuring two firemen and causing about $100,000 in damage. In Sunbury a Pennsylvanian railroad express wreck injured numerous passengers. In Barrie, Ontario a Grand Trunk line express derailed north of the town. a stove fire caused the train to burn as fifteen passengers were injured.

Camden N. 7 William Rouiy Hootge Reading Here Philadelphia Horestery Cadwalader and Be Mimore County George MclKenna Atlanta Pittsburg Excel Sior Sixth Avenue Grant Street This City Sunbury Pennsylvania Railroad Montandon Barrie Ont Penetang Grand Wrupak Tre

First Meal in 1000 Years for Bronx Zoo Toad

Aythagoras the toad at the Bronx zoo reportedly eats for the first time in a thousand years. A poor fire and an earthworm are cited as the meal as the creature recovers eyesight and movement. The toad had been sealed in lime stone rock 500 feet down in Butte, Montana.

New York Aythagoras Bronx Zoo Butte, Mont

Poker club clubs avowed gambler in Chicago Recorder

A quotation from the Chicago Recorder notes a husband who quits betting on horses and joins a poker club to learn where his money goes. The remark highlights a change in gambling taste and a preference for club play over horse racing.

Chicago Recorder

Casca Sweet for Babies Advertised by Local Druggist

When the baby is cross and worn out you will find Casca sweet, a well known remedy for babies and children, will quiet the little one in a short time. Sold by Wm. F. Jung-Kunz, druggist at 85 Stephenson St.

Wm. F. Jung- Kunz Stephenson St

Mystery Deepens In Woman In Red Murder Case

New York reports the murder case remains unsolved as detectives lack reliable clues. Identifications of the victim by Mrs. Hattie Hull and Detective Drabull have collapsed, deepening the puzzle. Separate note from Philadelphia mentions Agnes O Keefe, a hall girl at the Hotel Hanover, surprised to be linked to the Harrison swamp murder. she previously worked for Mrs. Twenry tale in Orange.

New York Hattie Hull Drabull Orange N. T Philadelphia Agnea O' Keefe Hanover Harrison Agnes O'Keefe Twenry Tale Cleveland Avenue

Ghastly photography at Woodlawn exhumation endears a widow to a camera

In New York on January 2 a photographer recorded two negatives after exhuming Henry Brown's coffin at Woodlawn Cemetery twenty days after burial. Mrs Brown, widow of the 57 year old One Hundred Twenty-ninth street L Station train starter, sought the permit from the Bronx health department to obtain a keepsake photograph.

New York Woodlawn Henry Brown Bronx Health Department Brown

Railway Goes Dry on Northwestern System

Onwha Jan 2 The Northwestern road has gone dry Twenty two thousand employees took their first drink as the pledge circulated last month went into effect A large majority of the system are teetotalers Leaders aim to have every employee from east to end of the 7000 miles of road sign the pledge

Easi

Missouri Faces $1.25 Million Deficit as Saloon Closures Mount

St. Louis Jan 2 The local option reform and state finance crisis push Missouri toward a deficit. State Auditor Wilder warns the treasury will be at least 1,250,000 short by February end. Over a thousand saloons have shut down across the state.

Missouri St. Louis Treasury of Wilder

First Zero Weather in Wisconsin and Minnesota

LaCrosse and nearby points recorded the coldest weather of the season with readings at LaCrosse at zero, Duluth two below, Williston two below, and Winnipeg ten below. the Fir st zero weather of the winter was noted in Wisconsin and southern Minnesota.

LaCrosse Wis Northwest Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth Williston N. C Winnipeg

Antiquities of T. Gi. Middlebrook to be auctioned

A collection of the late T. Gi. Middlebrook’s antiquities will go on sale January 20 and 30 in London. The items include a United States flag captured during the engage ment between the Shannon and Chesapeake.

Chesapeake London T. Gi. Middlebrook Shannon

Negroes Ordered to Leave in Hrodge Louisiana

On January 2 a mob forced all local Black residents to depart after an attempted entry into a young girl’s bed chamber. Forty five families totaling 240 people joined the exodus as the town’s response to the incident.

Hrodge

Landlords Begin Rent Reductions In Lower East Side

New York January 2 tenants on the lower east side have started a widespread drive for cheaper rents. Dozens of landlords report they are ready to cut prices as part of a systematic campaign.

New York Lower East Side Price

Subway Extension Planned From Battery To Bronx

New York public service commission approves preliminary plans for a new subway line extending from the Battery toward the Bronx in a near-straight route. Estimated cost is $60,000,000.

New York Public Spice Commission The Battery Bronx

New York Millionaire Falls From Riverside Drive Flat

Henry Miles a wealthy machinery manufacturer living on Riverside Drive fell from the seventh floor of his apartment and was badly injured in the accident. He was rushed to a local hospital where his condition was reported as serious.

New York Jian Thenry J. Miles Riverside Drive

Will Name the Boy idoosevelt.

In Paro Jan 2, 0 Briplets a boy and two irks were born to Mr and Mrs N Burtterbauedb. The father, a railroad engineer, plans to name his son Roosevelt.

Idoosevelt Aml On. TE Burtterbauedb Ile Roosevele

Celebrated by a Strike in Brockton Mass

In Brockton Massachusetts on January 2 a strike by hay grain ice and cook dealers halted work as the wage dispute over advancing pay from 2.57 5 to 2.50 a day led 15 teamsters to stop work yesterday.

Brockton Mass

Pioneer minister Blan cock dies at ninety two in Minnesota

The Baltimore American quotes a quip about a salary remedy and notes the passing of Rev. Joseph W. Blan cock in Minneapolis at age ninety two. He was an early Goodhue county pioneer and the first white settler in Red Wing in 1849 as a Presbyterian missionary among the Indians.

Baltimore Great West Minneapolis Joseph W. Blancock Goodhue County Minnesota Red Wing

Sleep in the Desert Torture for Travellers in China

A travelogue details relentless desert nights with camels and Chinese bullwhip sleeps, noting the struggle to stay awake while the caravan pushes on. The account shifts to Corsican funeral customs with improvised elegies, hair tearing, mourners and widows in ritual display at tombs and cemeteries.

Corsican Customs On Death And Burial

Curious note on Corsican funerals states that a woman is buried in a new costume, a practice sometimes occupying much of the family sayings among poorer classes.

Judge Rules Wife May Not Throw Dishes at Husband

A New York judge ruled that a wife has no right to hurl dishes at her spouse. The exchange quoted from the Philadelphia Press reflects on the dangers of drinking and the idea that excess becomes normal.

New York

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