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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
2
This notice explains that you may be appointed guardian, executor, administrator, elected to public office, or chosen treasurer, and that the firm will act as your surety for fiduciary duties, bonds, contracts, licenses, and related obligations.
The bulletin forecasts a sequence of disturbances across the continent in January with rising temperatures later and light rainfall in key farming regions. It warns of drought risk for corn and winter wheat into February and March, urging young men to seek small homestead plots to sustain rural life and improve cultivation. It urges staying on a ten acre farm amid advancing rural services.
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A critic lauds a new play by Harry Jackson, praising its refined love story and delicate crafting. The piece is described as surpassing average melodrama and reflecting the author’s reputation as a successful playwright.
At Mrs. Antone Julien home in Dixon a reunion unfolds this week with her twin sister Mrs. Calhoun of DeKalb visiting. Both are said to be among the oldest twins in the region, having celebrated their seventy seventh birthday last August 26. Neighbors note their good health and privacy from fame, while friends call on them and extend birthday wishes for many more returns.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as preventing pneumonia by stopping coughs and strengthening lungs. It warns against substitutes and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package. Listed sellers H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
Freeport friends learn of Miss Helen Randall who left Durand marrying Mr. Fritz Hagens of Brooklyn. The wedding was held last Saturday at Hull House in Chicago where the bride had stayed. Mrs. Hagens, daughter of the late H J Randall, is sister to James Harry Will and Shirt Randall. The couple will reside in Brooklyn where Hagens teaches German. Hagens’ first wife was Miss Kate Walker of Durand.
An advertisement claims a home cure for piles using a new absorption treatment. It promises immediate relief and permanent care, offering free samples and references, with contact via Mrs. M Summers, Box P, Notre Dame Indiana.
Committees in Burlington Iowa have urged Mayor Unterkircher to enforce blue laws banning Sunday work and to close all businesses including morning papers restaurants cigar stores and news stands They also seek abolition of paid church choir singing The mayor has taken no action yet.
List of names of ladies and gentlemen with letters remaining in Freeport Post Office for the week ending January 4. Includes Jennings, Bergman, King, Beck, Delaney, Kemmis, Donner, Westermann, Bemis, Mello, Mir, Miller, Bruce, Mouser, Smith, Carnect, White, Williams, Wilkins, Cibbe, and others. Postmaster Atkins notes letters to be claimed. advertisement solicits claims and directs inquiry to local dealer for DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills.
Proposals will be received by the Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Association Freeport Illinois for furnishing materials and labor to convert the Ger HME Life Insurance Building into Cosmopolitan Life Insurance office space. Drawings by Bullard & Bullard Springfield Illinois. Proposals include a 3 percent certified check and bond. Sale ends January at 12 noon. W W Krape president Chas G Keck secretary. Architects Bullard & Bullard.
An advertisement urges prompt relief for stomach discomfort with Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It recommends taking a dose after meals to aid digestion and notes Wm. F. Jungkunz, a druggist at 85 Stephenson St, sells the product.
Notices inform readers to notify the office if their paper is not received regularly, requesting timely communication to ensure continued service and issue resolution.
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