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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
3
A carpenter writes on how twenty years ago building blocks required four months and a dozen men, while today vast blocks rise faster with fewer workers. The piece traces shifts from handcraft to machine aided construction, tool costs, wages, job stability, and the move from timber to steel and stone in urban blocks. It contrasts shop work with on site building and spotlights changes in styles, architecture, and finishing processes.
An array of fragmented passages describe medical advertising for Dr. Pierce’s medicines and a shift in carpentry roles. The medical notes tout tonics and The People’s Medical Adviser with free book offers. The building trade discussion notes carpenters shifting from core builders to finish work, higher pay, and modern methods.
An old advertisement promotes Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 as a lasting cure for nervous debility fatigue and prostration caused by overwork and other factors. It claims over 40 years of use and offers vials at $1 or a larger package for serious cases at $8, with gold by druggists or prepaid on receipt from Humphreys Medical Co New York.
The article contrasts twenty years of carpentry with today noting that modern carpenters work under a foreman, face frequent job changes, and risk discharge for delays. Wages rise from about two to four dollars daily, but independence fades as craft becomes a cog in a wheel. Apprenticeships retain duration yet pay starter wages, and overall earnings are similar, with more effort for slightly more pay.
O H Jacobs longtime Durand postmaster and Rockford grocer, dies at his McFarland Wisconsin home at age 78. Born June 14 1846 in Illinois he spent most of his life in Winnebago county. He leaves a daughter Mrs Mort Norton of Freeport and a widow Fanny Maloney of Durand. He was a Civil War veteran but not a Grand Army member.
The Illinois Commercial Men's association holds its annual meeting next Saturday at Drill Hall in the Masonic Temple Chicago with reports read and five new directors chosen from seventeen nominees. Over 1,000 members expected, large candidate field promises a spirited election. The association counts over 29,000 members, up 7,204 in 1905, and reports a cash surplus of 107,452, the largest on hand.
An advertisement extols DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for soothing piles sores cuts and boils claiming instant pain subduing effects. It says the salve draws out inflammation reduces swelling acts as a rebefacient and aids Nature to permanently remove trouble. Sold by all druggists.
A hyacinth stem placed in a bottle of red ink for about an hour yields a delicate pink color. The method is simple and uses common materials.
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