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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
8
The excerpt notes Swift uses rap to describe base coins in Drapler’s Letters. It cites Swift’s first letter on coin scarcity mentioning counterfeits under the name of raps and references to raps again in the third letter. The rap term predated the wider bronze coinage in Dublin.
The Illinois Legislature caps passenger fares at two cents per mile, effective July 1 1907. If a passenger lacks a valid ticket, a three cent per mile excess may be charged on trains from stations where tickets could be bought before departure. Public urged to purchase tickets beforehand to avoid excess. G H Hatch and A H Hanson sign the notice.
In a recent interview Secretary Wilson argues universal crop failure cannot exist and notes Wall Street fluctuations do not affect farmers. He laments low confidence in railroad stocks while many Northwestern farmers invest across the border in Canadian wheat lands. WM. Clement promotes Manitoba and Western Colonization Co offerings as 35 000 people have sold Dakota and Minnesota holdings for Canadian land. Immigrant totals for 1906 show gains with the U S contributing 63 781 arrivals.
A Los Angeles sermon exhorts readers to comfort those in mourning, warning against grim visitors and praising David’s example of faith. It urges parental and personal resilience, prayers for wayward loved ones, and trust in Christ for morning joy after night.
A cleansing cooling healing household remedy named De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, located at 85 Stephenson Street.
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for a week.
Small safe pills marketed as sure remedies are offered by Wm F Jungkunz the druggist at 5 Stephenson Street. The note presents a local sale point for the product with no further claims or endorsements.
The Presbyterian general assembly considered ministerial relief with Rev Dr Agnew of Philadelphia noting the average preacher earns only 700 a year. He urged a 10000000 endowment fund while contrasting a hodcarrier's yearly earnings with the costly education of clergy.
A New York church offers a Quiet Silent Room in its First Church of Christ Scientist, a dedicated space for silent meditation. Visitors use the empty room with mirrored palms on the floor to rest weary minds and nerves, seeking refreshment away from voiced conversation.
In a Strand Magazine interview the renowned pianist dismisses Professor von Bergstein as a cheap counterfeit and a tenth rate keyboard banger, arguing music elevates sensibilities and the heart.
The notice outlines east and west bound trains with stops at Rockford Belvidere Beloit and connections to Milwaukee Madison DeKalb Sycamore and Harvard. It lists train numbers 200 through 211 with varying parlor buffet and cafe services and notes Sunday service patterns.
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