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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
8
Elgin speaker K M Cobb returns next Sunday afternoon for his fourth talk at the Y M C A men’s meeting. He shares travels through Palestine in a personal engaging style, aiming to address each listener directly and invite questions during the talk.
The quarterly meeting at the courthouse was led by Dr. R. J. Burns. Papers of interest included Carcinoma of Liver and X Ray by Dr. K. F. Snyder, discussed by Dr. Mease. Suppressive Therapeutics by Dr. B. A. Arnold, discussed by Dr. Smith. Medical Ethics by Dr. M. M. Rauthentker, discussed by Dr. Kar cher. Physician and Laity by Dr. L. G. Voigt, discussed by Dr. Stealy.
The Second Presbyterian church will repeat Adam Geibel's cantata The Nativity this Sabbath evening. The choir will be assisted by the Cecilian club about six other singers and Edwin Rotzler, violinist. A cordial welcome is extended to the public to attend. A preparatory service on Consecration in Service will be held tonight in the lecture room ahead of revival meetings beginning February 1.
The Ministerial Association met yesterday afternoon to assign committee duties and outline responsibilities. Several appointments remain under review. committee rosters will not be published for at least a week.
Miss Gertrude Windecker is seriously ill at her home on Douglas Avenue. Her friends and neighbors express concern as her condition remains unsettled and there is no immediate word on recovery.
A humorous scene opens with a selling peddler and a sharp elderly matron in a Chicago Daily News yarn, then shifts to a parade of local social events in Freeport. Club nights, dinners, euchre games, birthday pleasures, and a charity card party fill Lexington hall and neighborhood homes with plans, prizes, and lively company.
Readable fragments describe a 10 day Yale program titled solden Eagle. The text hints at a motivational vow linked to jogging and memory, with unclear author and date. Further details are fragmented and not fully legible from the scan.
A Chicago woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing long standing indigestion and chronic constipation caused by coffee and heavy meals. She reports improved digestion, weight gain, and better health after using Grape-Nuts daily and notes health declines when stopped. A local physician also advocates its use for stomach troubles.
A Big 10 Day Special sale at the Golden Eagle begins this Saturday. Shoppers are urged to invest in clothing as part of the promotional event running through the weekend and into next week.
Amusements note a large audience at the Grand Opera seeing The Parish Priest a mix of pathos and comedy with North as Father Sullivan praised for his clever performance. Tonight Under the Harbor Lights is billed, described as a top five act sensational drama. Matinee tomorrow features In the Sunny South and a $6 cash prize to children for forming words from North Brothers.
The January Polaris was issued this afternoon. Semester exams begin Monday afternoon and run through the week. Treble Clef and chorus groups performed for Farmers' Institute audiences. Tomorrow the Boys Glee Club performs in the morning and the chorus in the afternoon, followed by J Stanley Brown's lecture on boosting high school enrollment with a 25 cent admission. The glee club has twenty members.
Happenings at Lena Lena report a Teachers Institute dinner at English Lutheran church. A skating accident left Charles Baker unconscious briefly. Miss Lizzie Goddard visits, Anna Diggs hosts a birthday gathering with gifts and refreshments. W C T U and Y meeting heard Miss Carrie Musser’s Los Angeles report and enjoyed refreshments. Local residents visit relatives, attend the Farmers Institute, and attend funerals for Ernest Beine.
aA Cohen the junk dealer bound over to the grand jury yesterday for receiving metal stolen from the Illinois Central road appeared in county court this morning and pleaded guilty He was sentenced to ten days in the county jail and a $100 fine
An adjourned city council meeting will be held tonight. Action is expected on the fighting contract and on ordinances for paving several streets.
Thomas Weisser was held to the March grand jury under 200 bonds on the charge of illegal voting. The bonds were furnished by Fred Sehu mayer.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for nervous afflictions, described as both imaginary and real illnesses. The product claims to restore health as a nerve tonic available as tea or tablets, priced at 44 cents, sold by Joseph Emmert.
Golden Eagle announces a ten day sale starting Saturday January 20 with special prices on select items. Customers are urged to visit the store for discounts and limited time offers on household goods and apparel.
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