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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
2
The Freeport Journal is awarded an International Typographical Union labor label for employing union workers in its mechanical departments. The recognition highlights the paper’s commitment to union labor practices.
Mrs Martin Kelley visits Madison Paul Wagner heads to Warren on business Former Senator Aspinwall boards a morning Chicago train Miss M Daicher returns to Chicago Major Geo M Wherritt of Mt Carroll visits Miss Vera Lobr returns from Rockford Hila Campbell visits Dwight Mrs A Baldwin returns to Warren after visiting son E S Baldwin Al Wagner family go camping at Red Cedar Lake German Reformed church Sunday school to hold annual picnic at Riverside Park next Thursday Mrs Bessie Ardrey and niece Emily Jungkung return to Milwaukee after weeks with Lonis Jungkunz family
Oscar Seitz, delivering Chicago papers to C. H. Green's second floor office above the State Bank, spotted smoke from a floor hole. An old cigar box served as a cigar lighter and burned a one foot square hole. He doused the flames before the fire department arrived, likely started by a lit match or cigar stub tossed into the box during a Home Fraternal League dance.
Wausau opened with poor defense and weak hitting as Beloit La Crosse moved ahead. A ninth-inning push by Wausau produced only a lone run while Malven, Karnell, and Matty led a late rally. The visitors blocked longer drives and clinched a 3-2 Beloit win. Garlick and Meade each chipped in, with Matty providing the standout base and fielding theatrics.
Miss Cora Wallahan hosted a large Euchre gathering on Lincoln Avenue with Fred Piper winning the gentleman’s head prize and Miss Mabel Boedeker the ladies. Other events included Knights of Columbus hall prizes, a Home Fraternal League party, a birthday surprise for Hattie Wittbecker, and the Fager Webb nuptials at Adams Street. George Meyers celebrated his twenty-fifth birthday with music and refreshments.
Mr Braner, a prominent Central road figure, predicts Waterloo will surpass Freeport in growth and activity after moving his family into 405 Almind Street next week. He says Freeport remains lively but Waterloo shows stronger prospects.
A letter from Joseph Emmert laments storms and frozen plains as he vows to cross the sea with Rocky Mountain Tea, preferring hardship over separation from his wife. The note blends travel hardship with a product reference.
Fire destroyed the rendering plant of A. M. Hoover on the Cedarville road, with an estimated $4,600 loss. Night watchman Lester Shaffer discovered flames around 1:15 am, saving nearby buildings after contact with hoses stretched 2,100 feet. Officials suspect spontaneous combustion. the house and surrounding trees sustained heat damage as firefighters protected seven structures. This marks the fourth blaze at the Hoover plant since 1866, with prior destruction in 1880 and 1898.
A fire destroyed a two story frame building containing valuable machinery. Builder Mr Hoover plans to rebuild and resume operations. Loss is estimated at 4500 with 2000 insured for the building and 600 for machinery and 800 for products in Lancaster Mutual policies. Isaac Detmer occupied part of the second story with wool carding machinery lost. Detmer carried a 200 insurance policy in the same company.
Lena July 7. The Cooking club picnic on July 4 featured an athletic meet at A. E. Selse’s home in Louisa. Clyde Le Roy Nelson won the sack race amid various running events. Several visitors from out of town arrived, including Miss Jennie McGurk, Prof. J. Wesley Wetzel, A. P. Parsons, and Al. Hall. The day ended with family updates as Mrs. Fowler’s move and local housing changes were noted.
Sick and afflicted engineer B A Yeitt injured at Hawthorne Monday morning remains in a helpless condition though doing as well as can be expected. Mrs P J Bonergan suffers an attack of rheumatism.
A dated advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for constipation indigestion and malaria. Sold by H J Moogk and Winkelmann Jungkung in this era storefront.
Mayor Dittmar, amid talk of street improvements, promotes dress reform for men. He praises Alderman Steffen as a tasteful dresser while joking about elastic vests and a colonial expansion method. The piece satirically outlines his plans and notes his interest in phasing in smarter city style.
The piece argues Illinois, not Pennsylvania, is the continental arch’s keystone. It notes Illinois borders Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and Missouri, with Ohio River boundaries to Kentucky, Cairo near Arkansas and Tennessee, and a disparity between Chicago and the rest of the state. It urges Chicagoans to tour the state to learn its true worth.
Harriet Howard of New York once suffered skin troubles described as Sait Rheum or Kerema. She credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick and sure healer for cuts burns and sores after years of illness. Available at Joseph Emmert's drug store.
A local seller offers ripe cherries of high quality. Trees are well cared for and contact can be made via the news phone 14 day or evening. Listed by J. W. Milner on June 24.
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