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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
Illinois farm data show 1906 corn acreage at 9,521,000 with 342,756,000 bushels valued at $150,813,000 and an average yield of 36 bushels per acre. Seven crops covered 18,801,800 acres worth an estimated sum. potatoes totaled 154,000 acres earning $9,647,000.
Mrs BE B Lund daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Stocks of Freeport writes from New Orleans dated dan2 to her parents. She travels with her husband formerly station agent at Scioto Mills and they are spending several weeks in the south. Mr Lund is on leave from Illinois Central and hopes to visit Cuba during the period if extension granted. They describe summer weather with thermometers at 60 degrees and note Audubon Park conservatories and varied tropical plants. They visited the French Market and tasted peppers and mushrooms for dinner.
The writer notes prices for bananas at 80 cents per bunch and oranges at five cents per dozen, praises local oranges, and mentions plans of Mr. Land to travel to Cuba with fare estimates around 26 cents one way or 80 for the round trip. They recount visiting cemeteries yesterday, describing differing burial practices with graves filled in and vaults or ovens used in other cemeteries.
Prominent doctors across the South and Midwest endorse Vinol as the best cod liver preparation. They cite its strength building and health benefits for the elderly, weak women, and children. The product is described as a scientific extract from fresh cod livers with peptonate of iron, and it is guaranteed to satisfy or money back.
Illinois geological survey completes a 125 page report on East St. Louis water resources. It outlines surface and underground water, lowland geology, and the impact on industry in Alton, East St. Louis, Granite City, Belleville and others. Emphasizes filtered water, treatment needs, and cautions on deep mineralized wells. DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised at end.
In Decatur the local association of ministers designates one member as official reporter for Billy Sunday revival meetings after his Bloomington run. The move relieves lay papers of covering the events, promising rapid three to six column stories. The reporter, with prior experience, may grow busy for five weeks and then return to pastoral duties.
The Chicago Horseman Newspaper Company posts a guaranteed purse of 15000 for the 1908 futurity, with three divisions offering 10000 for three year old trotters, 8000 for two year olds, and 2000 for three year old pacers. A 1000 cup awaits the three year old trotting winner and 2000 goes to the dam’s sire of the winner. Entry money is added to the purse, with promoter profits limited to a fixed percentage. Daniel J. Gampau of Detroit serves as president.
A railroad official described plans for a radical track layout at East Cabin, intended as an interlocking station. Workmen were to resume Monday to install a double detail and interlocking block, a change thought to have prevented a worse Burlington passenger wreck if completed earlier.
Amusements note the drama The Man of the Hour opens at Grand Opera House Tuesday night January 4 with strong demand. George Broadhurst's play exposes municipal graft and machine politics. A high quality company under Wm. A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer will present the performance with full scenic effects.
Brooklyn remained his pulpit for thirty years and he served as pastor emeritus. He led temperance and philanthropic movements, authored over a score of books, and published more than 4,000 articles in leading religious papers, many translated into foreign languages.
Rockford real estate men pressed to end multiple sale signs on vacant lots arguing signs deter buyers and lower prices. Dealers propose a city clearing house to pool listings, reduce commission fragmentation, and boost sales while preserving property values.
The Majestic screens Cinderella at the request of Freeport ladies for today Friday and Saturday. The film includes color scenes and beautiful wall projections with special music to accompany. It is billed as a major seasonal treat for children showing Saturday for their benefit.
An old advertisement touts Doan’s Doan’s Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for sick kidneys. It lists signs of kidney trouble including abnormal urine and back pain. A Freeport resident testifies to relief, with the product sold by Foster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York as sole U.S. agents. Price is 50 cents.
Dr. Theodore Cuyler a renowned Presbyterian pastor temperance advocate and philanthropist is noted for his 86th birthday born January 10 1822 in Aurora New York. A Princeton College graduate 1841 he completed seminary training in 1846 and was ordained in 1848 serving as pastor at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church starting in 1860.
This Date in history lists key events and births ranging from 1253 to 1894. It notes the Alhambra’s founding by Mohammed I, the 18th century births of Ethan Allen and Julien Dubuque, the Stamp Act, Vermont’s constitution, and later deaths such as Lyman Beecher, James Mapes, and Donald Fairfax with brief birthplaces and dates.
The Reverend W Gardner Thrall leaves tomorrow for Rogers Park then to Ropera Park Chicago to preach Sunday morning and evening at the Curier English Lutheran church He will attend dedication services on Sunday January 19 and preach each evening at the gospel services starting Monday evening after the dedication.
The piece traces the word quack from quacksalver to quack doctor and notes Sir Edward Clarke’s definition. It cites Wycherley and 1710 usage, hints at Carlyle reviving the term, and includes a Tangible gag from Thurtell’s Hertford trial about a “gig” as a mark of respectability.
A fragment from John O’London In London Tatler references storming at respectabilities and unrealities, noting the word gigamanity and classes which held the gig ideal. The text sketches social critique and linguistic coinage without broader context.
Alfred Sidney Johnson argues in World Today that icebergs, though dangerous, serve vital economic roles. Their drift deposits build submerged plateaus from Labrador to Fundy, forming cod and herring banks that sustain coastal communities. The bergs also temper climates, supporting North American interior conditions and livelihoods for seafaring crews.
The composer recounts a failed recital at a Cologne hotel noted by Munchener Neuesten Nachrichten. Only two tickets sold after heavy advertising and pictures. Friends who bought them were barred from attending. When no audience remained, he requested supper, but the lights went out and he was left in darkness.
The magistrate declares a fine of ten dollars or ten days in jail for overspeeding. The prisoner objects that the sentence is incorrect, as noted by the Philadelphia Ledger.
In a Baltimore American snippet a child claims his father built a mansard roof. A companion adds the father put a mortgage on theirs. The first child dismisses it while the second boasts the father claimed to be insured and insolvent.
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