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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1907
Page
8
A woman’s life was saved during a medical emergency in Enianteo, Michigan, prompting health officials to praise quick action and seek improved access to care. The incident drew attention to Dr Pengelius’s advice and a medical guide carried by local druggists as a trusted reference.
Fossilized shells from Himalaya foothills indicate giant prehistoric turtles larger than modern tortoises. Cornhill Magazine mentions these finds alongside Ptah-Hotep’s ancient Egyptian manuscript about moral political and religious matters housed in Paris.
In a recent interview Secretary Wilson argues against universal crop failure and notes farmers ignore Wall Street fluctuations. He observes Northwestern farmers lack confidence in railroad securities and pour money into Canadian land. Manitoba and Western Colonization Co. rep WM. Clement promotes wheat lands in Canada, citing 1906 immigration totals of 215,912 with increases over 1905.
A June Los Angeles sermon links the nation birthday to Providence guiding U S expansion. It recalls Jefferson Monroe Washington Fulton Whitney and Adams era shifts, emphasizes labor builders over soldiers, and calls for a Fourth of July faith in God and King Jesus shaping freedom and righteousness.
A cleansing cooling healing household remedy named De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is offered by Wm. F. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 5 Stephenson Street.
The Daily Journal offers city wide delivery for a Mia week. Subscriptions include delivery to any part of the city and are available at varying rates. Readers can contact the office for service areas and schedule.
Small, safe pills offered by Wm. F. Jungkunz druggist on Stephenson Street for five dollars.
A Berlin paper cites Anna Plat thow noting Christian England follows America by appointing a woman minister. Gertrude von Petzold, chosen in Leicester by Unitarians, leads as spiritual teacher though Stuttgart authorities may bar regular services. Her funeral sermon for her father, Captain von Petzold, once caused controversy with Berlin nobility. Her growing influence tests church acceptances.
In La Vendee I observed rural life where agriculture remains traditional. Women spun with distaffs, sheep milking, cows plowed fields, windmills grind wheat, and markets served by donkey carts. Portable stills moved between farms, producing notable quantities of brandy.
A Stratford on Avon correspondent recalls asking a local about Shakespeare’s fame. The reply notes that locals once viewed him without high regard, saying it was Americans who elevated Shakespeare to the status he now holds.
A Japanese speaker rejects the terms Jap and Japanese used by foreigners. He explains Nippon and Nihon as proper endonyms and notes the mispronunciations cause offense to Japanese people. The quote appears in the New York Sun.
A Columbus Dispatch excerpt describes deaf students at a school for the deaf marching in step to a drum. The superintendent notes the drum provides marching rhythm they see and imitate, even though they cannot hear. Nearby a London newspaper recalls a boy who asked if teeth would come back, and the dentist quips they would in time for dinner.
A historical roster of Freeport Illinois banks including The German Bank First National Bank and The Second National Bank. It lists capital sums, officers such as presidents and cashiers, and multiple directors and officers like O Cellmann D F Graham J S Cellmann L R Jungkunst and others. The text notes interest paid on time deposits and details savings departments in some institutions.
Train schedule notes for Illinois Central R R with eastbound and westbound lists. Includes arrival and departure times for Omaha Sioux City Dubuque Decatur Fort Dodge St Paul and Madison and Dodgeville districts. Indicates daily and Sunday services and freight connections.
East bound trains No 200 to 211 list times and equipment including buffet parlor and cafe service with daily and Sunday variations. Westbound services No 201 to 2098 and 211 note coach and parlor car options and Sunday only services. Connections at Rockford Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb and Madison to Beloit Janesville and Milwaukee.
Rail timetable notes indicate passenger and freight movements for Rock Island lines. It lists arrival times, connections to Chicago, Milwaukee, Omaha, Kan sasy City, and North and South Dakota routes with various freight and passenger services.
Schedule notes show a Chicago special daily except Sunday with 4:20 pm departure and westbound service to destinations including Dubuque St. Paul Minneapolis Waterman Marshalltown Des Moines Omaha Kansas City and Dubuque. The document lists stops and transfer rules with names R. Rule s Elmer and G. P. A. St. Pew Mins.
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