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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
8
Advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and curative when a child becomes hoarse or shows a croupy cough, claiming the attack may be warded off. The tone suggests a medicinal patent remedy common in historical ads.
The article traces hurricane etymology from the Carib hurrcan or furne(an), noting Portuguese and Spanish navigation spread contributed to English adoption. It cites varied historic spellings such as furicane huricane and Harry Cain, while linking typhoon to the eastern source and Shakespearean spelling diversity.
A brief ad touts Ely Cream Balm to relieve nasal catarrh and hay fever with direct application or atomizer. It highlights no cocaine or mercury, prices 60 cents or 76 cents with spraying tube, and lists Ely Bros as the mail agent from New York.
Fragmented timetable list shows daily and Sunday departures between Freeport and Chicago with multiple times listed such as 6:45 am 7:25 pm and 10:25 am. The irregular OCR text hints at schedule blocks and possibly station names but includes garbled segments and nonstandard spacing.
Trains listed include No. 64 from Rock Island to Freeport and No. 86 to Chicago and Milwaukee with connections to Janesville Madison Wa. No. 10 departs Rock Island for Milwaukee arriving 3 10 pm with close connections to Kansas City Cedar Rapids and North South Dakota. Maple Leaf Route trains No. 82 and No. 4 run Chicago limited and express from South Freeport with daily departures and exceptions noted by agent J B Swear F Lacy AGT.
A Montana senator, noted for wealth, shares a comic Indian Territory anecdote about a farmer who fed milk to a squash vine to yield a huge squash. The tale ends with the milk turning to butter when the squash lands and burns, and the farmer entering the butter in a dairy exhibit to win a prize.
Clayton defends Una Ormonde on a mistaken arrest aboard a train then at sea. He helps her prove innocence, falls in love, and after seasickness and a test of trust, asks her to marry him aboard a ship bound for Europe. He vows to add Clayton to her aliases.
Francesco Petrarca extols books as trustworthy companions accessible in any country and age. He notes they answer questions, recount history, reveal nature, teach living and dying, and steady the mind, asking only a quiet corner in his home for repose.
A young man asks for opinion on his latest poem and Miss Cayenne compliments its traits. The Washington Star notes the work shows great industry and its publication demonstrates moral courage.
North Dakota towns face extreme cold with temperatures in the 20s below zero. Farmers burn fences and outhouses to keep homes warm as they abandon farms for towns and hotels. Urgent appeals go to Washington for prompt relief while rail chiefs seek coal shipments along the Great Northern. A Mohall Commercial Club request urges federal aid amid fuel shortages and desperate conditions.
Chicago January 4. WY P Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe says indifference of employees to employer interests is a serious national issue. He cites booming business and labor shortages, notes workers seek other jobs, and explains the railroad’s pension system aims to restore esprit de corps among nearly 30 000 employees.
A 19th century tip advises travelers with infants under one year to use a bedside hammock in the berth for safe rest. It describes two ropes, a diagonal setup, and two cushions as spreader and bedding to keep the baby comfortable and safe during rail journeys. The second fragment depicts a man named John seeking marriage but facing a racially mixed response from the maid.
Daniel Carman of Lebanon Pennsylvania head of paralysis aged seventy two born Carlisle served thirty years as an engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He piloted Garami’s Jet transporting Vice President Kleet Lincoln on the night prior to his life inauguration from Harrisburg to Washington through a perilous midnight journey.
Chester A. Riley of Monmouth Illinois drowned unseen while swimming with a group at the West Side Y M C A natatorium. His body was not discovered for twenty four hours.
Seismograph at Pago Pago Samoa recorded a heavy earthquake shock near 25 on the seismograph. Advices say the quake occurred in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of Samoa.
Missouri congressman Bartholdt awarded bronze medal by the Association For Cultural Cooperation for public service. The ceremony recognized his efforts in promoting cultural collaboration and national outreach through civic work and diplomacy.
A terse notice invites prospective land buyers to visit Wil liam Clement who claims to have made Canada famous in this region. He will take buyers on tours every Tuesday, promoting land investments as the safest in the country.
The Daily Journal announces home delivery to any part of the city for 10 cents a week, outlining accessible service and affordable subscription terms.
Room on Van Buren Street north of Exchange Street formerly occupied by Criddle Bros as a blacksmith shop. Inquire Dorman & Co at No Court House.
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