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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
8
The store promotes Ladies' Home Journal patterns as superior to rivals, likening their light to electric versus candle, and touts advanced styles. Patterns are designed by specialists, draft perfect for each size, economical in material, and include a patented Guide Chart to greatly simplify cutting and fitting for home dressmakers.
A list of January and March events including The Redemption at First Presbyterian Church, Freeport College of Commerce term opening, masque rade ball at Lexington Hall, Germania society activities, Farmers county institute, Retail Clerk's annual dance, and University Extension lectures on Early Christianity by Professors Willett and Willett.
Yesterday’s column printed Mr and Mrs William Dieffenthaler as parents of a newborn. The correct names are Mr and Mrs Anthony Dieffenthaler. The notice clarifies the parental identity for the infant.
Mrs Fannie Sullivan files a circuit court bill for divorce from husband Patrick Sullivan alleging several instances of cruelty in the petition.
Mrs. W. T. Best is confined to her home by an attack of quinsy. John B. C. Jenks, the photographer, is confined to his home with an attack of pneumonia.
A compact list of upcoming showings and performers across January and February. Entries include Rudolph and Adolph, Ole Olson, The Great Bly s Jinn, The Girl From the Golden West, The Myrkle and Harder Co, The Lity and The Prince, The Lion and The Mouse, Hunan Hearts, with dates scattered in January and February. The notes resemble a theatre or variety schedule from a historical program.
A collage of aphorisms on trifles and power, citing Napoleon and Caesar, plus humorous exchanges about a “Boy Wanted” sign observed by a small boy. The quotes juxtapose grand ambitions with petty daily annoyances and office humor.
Mike Brennan was fined five dollars and costs in police magistrate's court after being picked up yesterday in a drunken condition by the police.
Sheriff Millner left this morning for Pontiac with Ed. Barkley who was sentenced to the reformatory there a few days ago.
Officers Rummelhagen and Miller received ten day suspensions for insubordination in a formal disciplinary action.
Winslow schools will reopen Monday following a two week holiday vacation.
The board of education meets this evening in regular monthly session to discuss district affairs and approve upcoming agenda items. Members and the public attend to review policies, budgets, and school operations in a posted venue.
Leslie's Weekly summarizes military slang with terms like hike for march striker for bodyservant C O for commanding officer and O Te for officer of the day hop t and hoproom for dance and dancing room old clothes for civilian dress commissaries for groceries coffee cooler for an officer seeking easy duty found for an officer who fails exams shavetail for West Point graduate Bobtail for a dishonorable discharge and dog robber for a striker.
A young married man, famed for jealousy, visits a London medium to learn his wife’s activities. The medium’s tale of a visitor, caresses, a tender gaze, and a wagging tail leads the husband to doubt, then to pay his fee as the joke sinks in.
A historical note explains once a patent for a new peerage is issued it cannot be altered to avoid misnaming issues. It cites Lord Glenawly misread as Glenawley and recounts Charles Pawlet, later Duke of Bolton, who was created Lord Pawlet of Basing in 1717 though intended as Baron St. John of Basing. The writ named him Lord Pawlet of Basing until he became duke in 1722.
A dated health column warns against using hard substances to pick teeth, recommends soft pine picks, and details postmeal cleaning steps. It advises gentle rinsing with tepid antiseptic water, then a saltwater gargle, tongue washing, and occasional silver tongue scraper use, stressing correct swallowing method.
The text advises repairing boys stockings with a net over the hole to protect and strengthen the mend. It suggests laying the net over worn areas such as knees and heels and darning across the mesh to achieve an neat, durable fix efficiently.
Classified ad seeks a cigar salesman in Toledo Ohio. No experience required, pay 100 per month plus expenses, employer listed as Peerless Cigar Co. Inc. clear in the notice.
Foreign nationals search Colombia for minerals while a dog bites its owner in Long Island. A man fined in St Louis for chasing a rabbit through a cemetery. Boston pier fires drain fats, boosting city trade in two hours. Italians flood South American ports. U.S. arrivals near 287000. A Bronx zoo lion dies from a roar induced hemorrhage. Spain, hat culture. Chicago twins in love. dentist identifies by teeth. Calvi fishermen fear sea serpent. demand torpedo protection. A 240-pound Brooklyn hog causes chaos aboard a trolley, restrained after a police show of force. Twelve Joneses vanished from Jonesel, Enfield. Italy’s prices for food soar to records. Wells cathedral statue closely resembles Campbell-Bannerman. Clerkenwell judge frets over motor car disputes. Kennebec anchor found. Verden returns from Alaska with million-worth jewelry. Manchuria’s mails blocked by Japanese post, China’s sovereignty debated. Carnegie tech students study night surveying. Swiss chocolate maps spark learning. Chinese laborer jailed in South Africa for theft, plans a long walk home. Germany to monopolize brandy, boosting state profits. Dutch bias in British stage criticized. Empress Eugenie’s quill pens and Paris treaty relics. Ward family uses historic quill for Vienna treaty signings at weddings.
Rohitn asks the Colorado Mid hind railway counter about a 7 30 train to Glenwood. The ticket seller confirms the time. A woman nearby asks if a woman can travel at that time, prompting a brief exchange. Denver Post.
Two Irish men Pat and Mike seek work in America. Pat must answer three questions to keep his job. Mike substitutes, guessing moon weight as a hundred pounds with four quarters, stars as a million, and finally reveals he is not Pat but Mike in disguise.
A town resident asked for a cereal described as no good. The clerk showcased a package and declared it predigested food. The woman questioned the price or source, asking Who by, referencing Woman's Home Companion.
A humorous exchange features a judge noting that Miss Flertleigh’s acceptance sounded off with a “previous engagement” ring. The joke hinges on a voice taking on a paradoxical tone after a proposal.
Quick quip from the Philadelphia Press jokes about the poet behind the line The night hath a thousand eyes. A Practical Friend guesses an oculist wrote the verse, reflecting casual literary chatter of the era.
A Bohemian excerpt records a mother praising her son on his diligence and intellect while humorously expressing concern that his hard study could lead to Bright's disease, reflecting period attitudes toward education and health.
Miss Pechis and Miss Goodley discuss Mr. Mainchantz who admires Miss Pechis's looks and laments lack of money. Conversation captures social chatter in Philadelphia.
A caller seeks to dispose of matrimonial bonds but the lawyer says they are beyond his line. The exchange frames a legal matter around the bonds in question as reported by the New York Times.
A Baltimore American quotation notes an invitation to invest in a large irrigating company. The remark frames the enterprise as capable of handling substantial water stock and big profits, implying confidence in its scale and potential.
Brooke the sexton uncovers much about choir members while Lynn notes the organ is tied up. The excerpt from Wowan's Home Companion hints at hidden tensions and backstage dynamics in a church music group.
A callow youth laments his wish to shave quickly while a sarcastic friend jests that he must first catch his hare, aquip from Philadelphia Dress noting plain advice dressed in satire.
A brief excerpt notes a sharp exchange about dinner shrimp being not wholesome and mentions inside information. The line, attributed to Puck, hints at playful, ironic commentary on perception and knowledge.
In a Baltimore-American note the line Rhe and Amy are referenced with a wary, heavy tone about a stage moment. The brief dialogue hints at performance tension and theatrical timing without further detail.
A humble plea poem asks the editor to publish a verse seeking a leap year girl. The writer, a bashful man, hopes a reader might respond with a tender line and letters from a certain girl who may read such lines.
A Glasgow reader notes how Parisians show deference at funerals with hats doffing or holding hats till the cortege passes. He says in France some crowds might react strongly to any neglect of this custom. He contrasts Glasgow's more indifferent street behavior with French ritual respect.
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