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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
5
The firm appeals to residents of Freeport offering hard coal with rapid delivery and a liberal discount for summer orders. They invite stock inspections and pledge continuous service improvements to grow their business.
Fragmentary OCR lists two office locations for Salford aZavnmass with addresses 89 Exchange Ave and 15 Mechanic Street plus phone numbers 7 and 42. The text is incomplete and provides no events or outcomes.
An advertisement touts Liquid Veneer as a surface food that renews pianos furniture frames and floors without revarnishing. It supposedly disappears scratches stains and dirt instantly and dries instantly while purifying and sanitizing the home. A customer claims it’s worth 100 dollars per bottle, though retail is 50 cents per bottle.
The Freeport Telephone Exchange Co offers improved long distance service to Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana at greatly reduced rates. Available from personal telephones or at the Y M C A building.
Cut prices at Winslow & Co. sale include ladies Oxfords and shoes from 3.00 to 1.95, men's footwear from 4.00 to 2.85, and boys and children’s shoes also offered very cheap.
Washington July 8 Special It is expected Secretary of War Root will supervise state department affairs soon though not residing here until fall The president desires Root to take up the canal question and decide if control should be transferred to his hands If he agrees Taft and the president would approve렸다
Six persons perished in a fire at the depot and hotel in Wabasha Minnesota early today. The dead include Mrs A Hoffman proprietor of the hotel , Mrs Hoffmans baby , Robert Johnson express man , Gertrude Stentsher , Rebecca Herman and James Hunt. The blaze followed a gas tank explosion used for illumination and a search of the ruins was expected to uncover further victims.
A sensational rumor from St Petersburg claims a large group of Seemstroists and Doumaists favor proclaiming deposition of the emperor and setting a regency for the heir. It is alleged the all Russian Seemetroist congress in Moscow has been barred tomorrow.
Special from Delaware Ohio reports Chaplain George W. Collier U S A retired and former chaplain in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic on General John A. Logan’s staff has died aged 80. He served on Logan’s staff during Civil War days and passed away in Delaware Ohio.
Prince Phillip of Saxe Coburg and Gotha files for divorce from Princess Louise at the provincial court in Gotha. The petition marks a formal move in the marital dispute with both parties tied to the royal house and German principalities during the period reported.
Elgin Butter Market at 20c with no offerings or sales. Output total 975,200 pounds. Market noted in Elgin on July 17 with no change in price and steady activity for the day.
Ben ireet players present an outdoor production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Bailey's Park with a woodland idyll, silver poplar proscenium, and a strong cast in splendid costumes and lighting effects. The company has staged over two thousand open air performances, recently at Ravinia and the University of Chicago, drawing crowds nightly. Wickets are $1.00, and ads promote Hallister’s Rocky Mountain Tea products.
Lively council session on Jackson Street culvert problems included sharp exchanges between Aldermen Harrington and McGovern over responsibility for the repairs. The meeting also discussed sidewalk requirements, street widenings, and the possible revival of the city sealer office with a $60 monthly salary and authority over weights, measures, and meters.
Oaklandon resident recounts wife’s recovery from consumption after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. Product claimed to kill germs and relieve in one dose. Available at local druggists with trial bottles free and pricing 60 cents to $1.00. Includes sale notice for Winslow Co tan shoes.
NY July 18 reports the marriage of James Graham Phelps Stokes, heir to a fortune, to Rose Pastor. The bride, once a cigar factory worker and Jewish daily employee, rose from poverty in Suwalk Russia and London to wed Stokes at his parents’ Narotow, Connecticut home. He is president of multiple companies including Nevada Central Railway and Woolbridge, Haynes, and Nevada Mining. The couple plans a honeymoon abroad, with a visit to Rose Pastor’s Russian birthplace.
Chicago reports ten heat deaths and widespread prostrations as a vast torrid wave spreads from the Atlantic seaboard toward the interior. New York city records fourteen deaths and numerous prostrations as the heat pe rsists in mid July heat.
Fair tonight with cooler in the west and Wednesday expected to be fair and less warm. Rev Father Griffin of Chicago named to succeed Father Murphy as curate of St Marys Church. Griffin recently ordained from St Vine teur's seminary at Kankakee with notable record in philosophy and theology.
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