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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1906

Page

8

Republican Congressional Convention for Illinois Thirteenth District

Notice calls the Republican Convention of Illinois Thirteenth District to meet August 16 1906 at the Republican Club Rooms Freeport Stephenson County to nominate a Representative in Congress and to elect a Congressional Central Committee. Delegates are apportioned by votes for Roosevelt and Fairbanks in 1904, totaling 88 with counts by county. Attested by J W Clinton secretary and J F Fair chairman.

13Th Thirteenth Illinois Carroll Jolviess, Lee, Ogle Stephenson Whiteside Republican County Club Freeport State of [Nots A. D Congress Roosevelt Fairbanks Gates A. B. Woodruff Jo Daviess I. W. Parkinson Lee Warren Badger Ogle W. Clinton

Time Tables East Bound Dodgeville Ney 660t Freight

R R time tables list east bound freight and passenger trains with sleepers and coaches rules. Agent H. W. Rowley notes daily service except Sundays and details may vary.

Ney Scees Weat West H. W. Rowley

Pocket book found with $50 offered reward

A pocket book containing cash is reported found with the finder asked to return it to the office to receive a reward. The notice directs the finder to surrender the item for claim of the reward.

The Rise of a Criminal Lawyer by B. Winthrop Jones

A memoir style tale follows Francis Atwater, a sleepy misstep turning fatal, and a lawyer narrator recounts defending a client amid murder, false leads, and a detective’s twist. The piece centers on Atwater’s conviction, the narrator’s sleepless pursuit of truth, and a final courtroom showdown with danger looming for judges and prosecutors alike.

America Francis Atwater Royalton Milburn Fairfax Douglas Atwater Douglas Goodby Chamber of Death Ile Europe Judge Dudley Tom Keenan Dudley B. Winthrop Jones

Women urged to avoid surgery with Pinkham's remedy

Letter from Miss Margret Merkley of Milwaukee describes relief from female trouble after doctors advised surgery. The columnist promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an alternative, citing ulceration healing and regained strength. Reader advice encourages trying the remedy before operation.

Lydia EB Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham

Enamored youth dreams of a hidden world beyond modern life

The passage shows a young couple discussing a secret escape to a primitive land where modern fashion and social rules vanish. The man imagines introducing contemporary trends like bridge and shirtwaists to locals, while the woman longs for such a paradise.

Harold New York

Balloonist balks at basket as ballast runs short

The balloonist refused to enter the basket and tugged at the guy ropes saying ballast may be lacking. He noted a shortage of sand as a factor in the ascent, a detail reported by the Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle

Conversationalist aims for bon mots in speech

A Philadelphia Ledger quote notes a man seeks to be a conversationalist with a goal of delivering clever bon mots though he doubts his own success. He even mispronounces bon mot as boon mott.

Philadelphia Ledger

History repeats itself quote from Washington Star

A humorous exchange between an offhand scientist and a perspiring citizen about the earth as a molten mass. The citizen wryly notes the adage echoes through history as they discuss science and history.

Serioun Washington Star

Mrs Jinks Explains Daughter Will Rely On Looks Not Labor

Mrs Blinks asks about self support for her teenage daughter. Mrs Jinks says it is unnecessary because the girl will be very pretty.

Vacation Planning Hints and Summer Vacations Booklet

Note provides a guide titled Summeracations with over 80 tours combining rail and water routes. Encourages obtaining a copy from L. D. Heusner, General Western Passenger Agent, 236 Clark St, Chicago Ill, or W. J. Lynch, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago. Postal and reference numbers appear.

L. D. Heusner General Western Clark S Chicago Ill W. J. Lynch Pass R. N New York England Greaty Michigan Niagara Falls Heusner General Western Cist St Obie Cago

Homeseeker's Excursion to Northwest West and Southwest

Ex cursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the indicated territory. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars and The Best of Everything. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.

Homeseeker Chicago & Northestern R'y Freeport St. Paul Minn North-Western Saengerbund Northwest Chicago & Northestern Ry Chicago Great Ole Leap Western BP Elmer. Genere

De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve Promoted for Household Use

A brief promotion urging consumers to keep a box of De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve at home for sunburn cuts bruises and boils. Claims it has been the standard in the market for years despite imitators and warns to buy genuine DeWitt’s Salve from druggists.

de Witt DeWitt

Very Low Excursion Rates to Pacific Northwest Points

North Western Line offers inexpensive round trip fares from all stations June 8 to 22 to Portland Tacoma Seattle and other North Pacific and British Columbia points with favorable return limits. Travel includes The Overland Limited electric lighted Chicago to Portland under three days and The Chicago Portland Special with drawing room tourist and dining cars. For itineraries contact Chicago & North Western Railway agents.

Portland Tacoma Seattle Columbia Chicago & North-Western R'y Cotan Utah Black Hills North-Western Denver Goleta Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer S. D North-Western Line Chicago & North-Western R’y

Wash Wests on sale at the E. and W

Men’s fancy Wash Wests priced at $1.50 and $2.00 are advertised at $1.12 while stocks last at the E and W store. The notice highlights a limited sale with no stated end date.

Lambs for Profit

Ontario writer John Campbell notes the success of a top Shropshire ewe lamb imported from England. She produced thirteen living lambs in six years and contributed to $8800 in winnings by 1904, with seven daughters and four granddaughters kept in the flock. He argues the best profits come from well bred market-ready stock and describes breeding as a key path to consistent growth and flesh.

John Campbell Ontario England Canada States United States Wisconsin Agricultural College International Chicago Yin

Stack Covers Prove Handy In Hay and Grain Harvest

Farmers report stack covers have saved grain and hay for about twenty years and remain useful. They help push work before rain, allow daylong stacking, and enable safe outdoor wagon storage with sun exposure. The practice reduces heat buildup and mold risk in the mow.

John N. Jamison National Stockman

Giant Chinese Radish and Unusual Squash Grow on Boston-Area Farm

A Boston area farm outputs vegetables for immigrant shoppers, with Chinese radishes often reaching a foot and a half in length and sold after careful washing. The crop includes tall white bottomed Chinese cabbage and a Sicilian squash variety that can reach a yard in length, yet slim in girth.

Boston

Ex cursion tickets to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo offered

The CG M and St Paul will sell excursion round trip tickets to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for 24 dollars 40 cents from July 10 to 16. Return limit August 30, issued for the Elks annual meeting. Agent J B Sweat handles the sale.

CG. M. & St. Paul Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Elks J.B. Sweat Agent

North Western Line Stereotype Excursion to Omaha

Excursion tickets to Omaha Nebraska will be sold July 10 through 18 at low rates via the North Western Line. Agents are instructed to remit gross proceeds with favorable rebates to their accounts.

Chicago Great Western Railway Maple Leaf South Freeport Chicago Dubuque St. Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshalltown Des Moines Omaha Kansas City Gry Des_ Moines St. Joseph Fort Dodge Brewster House Neb Agents Cage North-Western RY

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