This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
8
Rev Phillip H Mullen is named pastor of the First Englizeh Lutheran church and his family will arrive tomorrow. Mullen will preach his initial sermon next Sunday. Previous sermons by him showed him a scholar and orator of notable ability.
The coroner recorded sixty three inquenta for McLean County in 1907, four more than the previous year 1906, reflecting a rise in inquiry activity and cases filed within the period.
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble is insidious and may lead to fatal illness. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at first signs to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. Names H. J. Moogk and W. F. Jungkunz appear.
A condensed listing of social dances, masquerades, club parties, institute openings, and multiple University Extension lectures. Notable items include Prof. Fred R. Dawson dances, Germania society events, Farmers' Institute, and Willett lectures on Early Christianity across several dates.
A condensed schedule lists diverse acts and shows from January 2 to February, including Jesse James the Missouri Outlaw, The Vanderbilt Cup, Rudolph and Adolph, The Great Boys, The Girl From the Golden West, and The Lion and The Mouse, with other entries like The Lilly and The Prince and Human Hearts noted for February. The items reflect a mix of theatre and events across dates in a regional program.
Y M C A notes report a volleyball game this evening between First M E and English Lutheran teams and the Y basketball team traveling to Dixon tomorrow. Secretary Smedley’s illustrated lecture drew good attendance. A volleyball league and L N T club meeting are planned for next week with indoor circus work to begin.
Public invited to a card party at A. Blust's hall with cards at 2:30. Salem Evangelical Sunday school class elects officers tonight. Captain C. F. Crain on detail at Fort Leavenworth home for a few days. Emma Kline auxiliary to meet Friday Jan 3 to elect and install officers. New Year visits by J D Denison and Rev F A Clark and son. George H. Ford visiting parents, now with Rockford Watch at Buffalo. Mid week prayer meeting at Adolph Gueths home for revival preparation. Parliament style: local, church, and social notices with multiple residents.
Dickenson & Co will discontinue their western private wire service. I will represent F. J. Miner & Co of Chicago, a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, Consolidated Stock Exchange New York, Merchants Exchange St. Louis, and Toledo Board of Trade. They run a large private wire system and trade grain and stocks for cash and on margins with reliable service. Cc. D. ANDERSON.
The K. of C. New Year's Eve party was well attended by members and their ladies. Dancing and cards filled the evening with top honors going to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fay, Mr. and Mrs. John Green, and Frank Roche.
Mr and Mrs Wm Dieffenthaler welcomed a baby boy who arrived on New Year’s Day. The birth adds to the local family and was announced in the community notice.
The record notes licensed individuals Frank L. Phillips of Harlem and Bessie I. Stocks of Freeport. No further details on license type or issuing authority are provided in the fragment.
Totnes market follows a unique practice where one dealer sets a price for butter and eggs and all other sellers match it. The system has endured with little friction, despite attempts to encourage producers to seek their best price.
Jacob Springer of West Franklin Maine says the pills improved his digestion stomach and bowels. If unsatisfied a refund is offered at Joseph Emmert's drug store with a money back guarantee.
A German clockmaker from Gommer near Magdeburg built a clock in a bottle. H Rosin created a forty five millimeter movement with cylinder escapement and reassembled it inside the bottle using a tripod stand and specially made tools. The glass dial is twenty centimeters wide with skeletal black numerals and is legible by light from behind the dial at night.
In this piece from the New York Press a physician notes the tongue reveals illness more reliably than words or pulses. Tremor on tongue protrusion links to nervous issues and often to alcohol use. the eye sign can mislead, but the tongue remains the decisive, public test.
A chemist explains a process turning old boots and shoes into hair combs. Leather is cut, treated in chlorine, washed, dried, and ground to powder, then mixed with glue and pressed in comb molds. The idea is odd yet presented as fact, noting rubber combs are preferred by the exchanger.
The London Lancet criticizes overcoats that prioritize weight and bulk over insulation. It argues heavy overcoats burden the wearer’s resources, while a well insulating cloth achieves warmth with economy. The piece contrasts hygiene with fashion in apparel choices.
Singleton asks if a woman always means what she says Wedderly replies in courtship she does not but after engagement she likely does The exchange questions truthfulness in relationships with a wartime tone and casual banter on commitment
A Berlin paper describes St Hubert’s day at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Brussels when hundreds of hunting dogs attend service in hunting costume. The scene becomes a dog show with bugle music as big dogs guard the entrance and a hotel guest’s spaniel is chased away.
The London Chronicle notes a Royal Horticultural Society debate on the finest fruit, granting the top honor to a yellow nectarine raised by the late Francis Rivers. It adds that a well ripened greengage plum, brought to Europe via Italy and named Reine Claude in France, became known in England through the Gage family, who popularized the current name.
In a Strand Magazine anecdote a man recounts attempting death by own action after hardship. He explains he fired a pistol at his heart but the bullet dispersed on a looking glass, shattering it instead, leaving him unharmed and incredulous at the failure.
The piece cites medical views on tetanus once thought from nerve irritation, now tied to a bloodborne bacillus found in soil and manure. It urges prompt cauterization of earth contaminated wounds. It also includes a humor panel: a sharp exchange between a stern congressman and his wife about the word obey in marriage.
The exchange features a sharp rebuke of Mr. Skinflint for lack of kindness. A quick retort suggests turning charity into profit, highlighting the cartoonish feud over generosity.
OST Waterman fountain pen for sale and assorted odds. Return to Horse shoe Dafe. Large colored brooch with hay image in twisted gold frame. Retain tor Key stone bakery. WANTED Boarders and roomers near court house Washington St Mrs Bradshaw. WANTED a competent girl for general housework in a two person family. Apply 24 West et. F A Read. 1-23.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.