This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1905
Page
4
In Freeport the demand for domestic servants climbs while many girls flee heat to factories or stores. Girls describe grueling schedules from dawn to night catching a glimpse of simple joys but prefer the regular hours, evenings off, and Sundays free that factory work offers.
Mr and Mrs Frank Enfert of Miami Fla guest of Mrs Natalie Erfert 40 Carroll St. Mr Erfert is brother of the late John Erfert. Hon J E Waggart and wife and Dr H Aurand of Chicago will leave Tuesday for California and visit the Portland exposition. Mrs C Oblander with grandson Burrell went to Chicago after visiting George Oblander family. Rev G H McDaniel of Ambitekter Normal Institute is in the city to speak at First Presbyterian and other churches tomorrow. Also a humorous anecdote about a minister and a wedding price. Advert for Dr Kings New Life Pills at Emmert’s drug store 26c.
F J Burdett offers piano tuning and repair at Brown and Dollmneyers with a phone contact 3gd leedtt for appointments and inquiries.
A humorous column sketches Fritz the Teuton and his misadventure, notes about Arizona in heat, and a poetry bend featuring limericks and verses. It highlights playful misstatements, a mock column by Matty Knee, and playful regional banter from Freeport.
An ad touts Wall's Catarrh Cure as a blood acting remedy for catarrh with testimonials and a claimed physician’s prescription. It promotes Hall's family pills and other beauty services, listing times and a city phone number for a readers’ ad section. The Danny Journal delivery offer is included with a weekly price.
Carroll County jury hearing the case of Vernie Rahn against John L Bowman could not reach a verdict after hours of deliberation. The panel stood 8 to 4 in favor of damages for Rahn, then reported inability to agree, and was discharged. Rahn claimed Bowman kissed her along a road after church, causing two months of health issues. Bowman denied the kiss, stating he was at Rahn’s home on business and did not touch her.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.