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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
7
A mother credits Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with curing her baby niece’s severe eczema after years of failed treatments. Bathing with warm water and these products ended months of scratching, sleepless nights, and pain. The child’s skin became clear and smooth in three months. May 2 and 20, 1907.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for hair growth and dandruff relief. It promotes Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent with internal pills, claiming scalp nourishment and parasite destruction, plus a complete treatment for various skin issues. Sold by Potter Drug & Chem Corp in Boston. Free Cuticura book offered.
Creditors in Danville hear how a drayman swore Adams bound him to move ten goods from Adams storeroom to the Cramer Bros Oak Lawn store about three miles away. About $10,000 in wares were bought with little down and no business opened. Adams disappeared. arrest expected. Cramer Bros subpoenaed but unanswered. The Crowner-Mason Co of Indianapolis is among creditors.
The will of Lydia Bradley leaving all to Bradley Polytechnic faces probate in Peoria Illinois with an estate valued at $3 million. Fifty to sixty heirs seek to annul or challenge the will claiming undue influence and an attempt to disinherit them. The codicil cut a $50 000 provision to $4 000 per heir while the property would fund the institute at about $60 000 yearly.
Report from the mining town near here states Italian and alive residents clash after a war declaration. Police planned arrests for culprits who fired shots, but no injuries reported. authorities fear further trouble as Italians may depart peacefully.
Mast St. Louis January 25 report says attempts to keep soda water prices high failed. The G24 will be sold for 5 cents next summer, and Monticello seminary girls and Shirtlefs college boys celebrate.
Springheld OL January 25 Governor P Deneen who has had the grip is unchanged It is reported that the fever has left him
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as the best pills known and are sold by Wim. FE. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 85 Stephenson Street.
Samuel R. Hamill associate counsel for dehy BR Walsh in his recent trial died at his apartments in the Auditorium Annex after three days of illness. He fell ill with grip after the Walsh trial, developed pneumonia and bronchial complications, and died as family witnessed his decline. Officials think stress from the life attempt on Walsh may have contributed.
A mixed piece discusses a fictional scene of siblings mending quarrels over pie and affection, then shifts to a real life note on the dahlia flower and its name, contrasting common usage with historical etymology and botanical roots in Europe and Germany. The New York American reference frames the pondered naming quirks of dahlias and fuchsias.
A Victorian era remedy claims women’s irritability stems from a feminine derangement. It asserts a direct acting treatment on the organs restores health and dispels hysterical nervous conditions. The quoted passage presents a gendered medical stereotype and endorses a targeted remedy as a cure.
A vintage testimonial letter from Parsons Kansas claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured severe feminine ailments after two years of misery. The notice touts the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice to Lynn Massachusetts.
The dragon fly begins life in water as a larva with a mask threatening jaws. It later climbs from the plant stem and spends the rest of life in the air with four colored wings. It must stay out of water, or it would die, as it cannot survive aquatic life again.
The piece describes the oysterman’s grueling routine from dawn to dusk, weathering tides and long trips to grounds, dropping anchor, and using tongs to harvest. It notes frequent stones and shells in the catch, the practice of culling undersized oysters, and that many oystermen rely on river boats to market their harvest.
A tutor once taught a king's son and avoided whipping with a common switch. He pinned a piece of purple ribbon to the prince's lapel as a royal appeal. When defiance appeared, the tutor pressed the ribbon end to the boy's coat to remind him of his royal blood.
In Columbus Georgia the Law and Order League clashed with prohibition opponents in Girard. Bombs exploded before the home of CC T Gifford, league president, and two ministers. No injuries or damage reported. Six suspects, three white and three Black, arrested for violation of prohibition laws. Eleven warrants were sworn by a detective hired by the league.
Andrew Carnegie announced a donation of 20000 dollars to Berea College in Berea City with a condition that the college raise an equivalent amount. The funds aim to sustain the institution’s work for both white and Negro students in Kentucky’s mountains, as deemed necessary by President William Good Frost.
William I. Walker, the absconding cashier of the New Britain Con. Savings Bank, will contest extradition proceedings in Mexico and will not return to the United States until all possible defenses here are exhausted.
New Orleans reports the coldest weather of the season as frosts and ice extend along the coast. Mississippi and Louisiana record temperatures two degrees below freezing. Ice forms in gutters in New Orleans as cold snaps persist.
Pittsburg January 24. In an effort to employ the unemployed the Pittsburg Raidwis company adopted a new plan requiring all regular motormen and conductors to lay off two days a week to create work for hundreds idle men.
An ancient Eton ritual required a healthy ram for an election day hunt. The ram once swam the Thames and bolted to Windsor Market before capture for the feast. Cruelty concerns led to stopping the hunt, the animal crippled to remain still during speeches while students delivered blows to its head.
Chicago markets show quotes on wheat corn and oats with May July and Sept deliveries listed. Livestock prices feature steers cows hogs and calves with bids around 4 to 7 dollars for various grades and quantities.
Wim PF Jungkans, a druggist at 85 Stephenson Street, recommends DeWitt's Carbolized Witch blazer Salve for piles. The ad promotes this salve as specially suited for hemorrhoidal relief and directs readers to purchase at the local drugstore.
It is very important and in fact it is absolutely necessary to health that we give relief to the stomach promptly at the .st sign of trouble. Take something once in a while, especially after meals, something like Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It will enable your stomach to do its work properly. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, $5 Stephenson St.
The timetable lists east and west bound trains with arrivals and departures. It includes No 2 4:30 am and 6:35 am, No 402 St Paul Lim 8:60 am 6:55 am, No 82 Dubuque Ex 2:08 am 0:16 am, No 6 Ft Dodge Fx 2:00 pm 2:10 pm, No 4 Sioux City and Omaha Fx 6:10 pm 6:46 pm, westbound times 2:10 am 6:50 pm, No 6 Fast Mail, No 8 Ft Dodge Ex, No 401 St Paul Lio 8:25 pm 8:30 pm, southbound No 552 Passenger and No 344 Freight, No 2311 Passenger, No 260 Freight, No 232 Passenger, daily and daily except Sundays, south from Decatur Ex 8:50 pm, No 123 Southern Ex 9:210 am, from south No 132 Decatur Ex 11:00 am No 124 Local Mall 6:40 pm, Madison district motor car 7:20 am 7:15 am No 845 Freight 7:15 am No Soil Passenger 7:00 pm motor car No 26 Freight.
Train times, connections, and equipment for the Maple Leaf Route from Freeport. Eastbound schedules include No 200, 202, 204, 206, 211 with various parlor car, buffet, and cafe services. Westbound lists No 201, 203, 206, 207, 209, 211 with parlor and buffet cars. Connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit and other hubs noted. freight services also listed. Agent J. B. SWEATT signs off.
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