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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
4
Mrs. B. R. Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa praises Dr. Kings New Discovery as a remedy that heals where others fail. It helps with threat and long standing lung trouble and other ailments. Sold at Jos Emmerts drug store Ade and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Wm. O. Wright & Cos announces a July special offering men’s patent and dull leather oxfords at 82.965 price. The notice highlights a focus on footwear bargains and aims to attract buyers during mid summer sales.
The Home Coming week in Freeport aims to draw 7000 to 10000 people across August 26 to 28. Secretary Coons and Pat Seitz coordinate events with high school teams vs YMCA gym events, aiming for classy loving cups as prizes. committees for basketball volleyball indoor baseball gymnastics have begun meeting, with events placed along Van Buren street and daylight hours.
Despite threatening weather a sizable audience attended the opening session at Trinity church for the Women's Missionary convention with delegates arriving by train. Officers from state groups spoke on topics including filling the gaps pew influence financial problems and planting a truth. A solo by Miss Iva Guiley of Chicago was praised. Notables arriving for the convention included Rev H I Shumaker Rev J G Finkbeiner Rev W F Berge Rev J W Michael and Rev Win Caton.
Will Elgin, now teaching black smithing at the Crane manual training school in Chicago, is visiting Freeport with his family. He is remembered for his prominent role in the old volunteer fire department. Around August 1 he plans a month long camping trip in Dubuque.
O D Emerick left this afternoon for a trip of inspection of the watches of employees of the Illinois Central as far south as Amboy.
Dr. E. L. Griffith and his wife have moved into their new home on upper Stephenson street, which has just been completed.
A London loan scam tale unfolds as a farmer recounts lending £20 at 5 percent to a stranger who offers 1/4 percent in advance and repays 26 shillings on the spot, claiming yearly interest. The London note compares ancient steam ideas credited to Nero of Alexandria centuries before Watt.
Real estate transfer records show John Shoesmith selling lot 87 and part of a tagged area in Allen's addition to Hattie Mith. Lena listed as 49.800 appears as transaction reference or placeholder.
July 18 to 10M conference at McInity Extrenne Parnellets Anniversary at St Johns church. Soldiers and Sailors reunion at slow Aur. 18 Campmeeting at Oakdale Paris Aug. 18 93 Methodist campmeeting at Lem Aug. 8 28 Homecoming celebration Old settlers reunion at Cedar es Fiftieth anniversary LincolnDouglas debate in the mix of gatherings and observances.
Dr. Wilson Seeley Lewis, elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church at the Baltimore general conference last May, was born July 17, 1857, in Russell, N. He studied at St. Lawrence university and Cornell college, taught briefly, then led the Epworth seminary, Iowa. He became president of Morningside college, Sioux City, Iowa, in 1897, building its strength for a decade and more, a success that aided his election to the bishopric.
The closing quotations show Sept wheat at 0.907, corn 0.7614, oats 0.437, rye 1.625, lard 9.57, ribs 9.065. Union Stock Yards reports cattle 2,000 steady with beeves 4.55 to 4.77, stockers 2.75 to 4.60, cows 2.25 to 5.90. Hogs 18,000 up 5 cents. light 6.25 to 6.85. mixed 6.30 to 7.00. heavy 6.30 to 7.00. rough 6.30 to 6.60. bulk 6.60 to 6.85. Sheep 5,000 steady 2.75 to 1.65.
The Forty sixth regiment members meet at the county clerk office to plan the annual reunion correcting a past misannouncement that claimed the meeting occurred last night.
The piece extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for weak stomach liver and blood ailments noting long time popularity and superior merits. It contrasts it with faddish rivals and calls for honesty in drug packaging and labeling with no alcohol. It also mentions Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women and the original Pleasant Pellets as enduring remedies.
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