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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1907
Page
6
An advertisement extols Zoa-Phora as a trusted remedy for the dangers of menstruation pregnancy and motherhood. It claims wide use across the United States, urges buyers to ask for Zon-Photo at drugstores, and notes one dollar bottles with full usage instructions and a booklet of advice for women.
In a Tit Bits humorous vignette a busy wife asks James for coal and chores, he resents the workload, then retreats to fetch a coat while she discovers a romantic passage in his book about protection and happiness. The scene ends with him claiming the book and coat.
Rioters set two ministers' houses ablaze in Seoul as troops struggle to restore order. General Tasegawa withdraws some units from the palace square while Japanese forces guard the emperor and secure key arsenals amid ongoing unrest and mutinous Korean troops.
A July 22 riot in Seoul saw 2000 rioters sack the prime minister’s mansion and other government sites after shooting and arson across the city. Police and foreign protection held, as troops arrived to restore order and guard foreign interests amid widespread terror.
New York July 22 Homer B Hurlbert asserts the Korean temperament will drive continued conflict. He says Korea will resist Japanese policy and that peace there is unlikely before January, warning of ongoing tensions and military readiness in the peninsula.
New York July 22 Pr Edward A Calligher, a New York physician, was killed in an automobile accident on Tang Thyne night while his fiancée, who accompanied to Perluipa tatally injured, Gavlawheries companion by Miss Telet Movil, was driving its watehine over the tame crossing of the Lome Teland railroad. The engineer and with Celene, afhe Walivees ae les sealants. This fragmentary report describes a crash that left both injured. the investigation continues.
Reports from Wisconsin to Mississippi recount a theater fatal heart failure during a matinee in Tutte Montana and a railroad contractor slain by Albert Carr in Aliceville. A crowd pursues Carr while Olive Branch residents lynch an accused murderer Andrew Trice after mob seizure and river burial.
A fragmented report notes events including a Washington House of Representatives denial, a speech in Stages of a dispute, Lyndenstwist stables burned near Philadelphia, and a Danish royal voyage. It mentions Camp Perry in defense planning, a Durango-Mazatlan railway project, multiple murders near Wheeling, and various political and military items with uncertain details.
An old time health notice touts Pierce remedies claiming to purify blood and cure skin diseases, scrofula, and open sores. It promotes Golden Medical Discovery and All-Healing Salve with postal order purchase and pharmacist endorsements.
A Baltimore Sun excerpt argues the gallus or belt is a symbol of true manhood. It extols sky blue galluses as graceful adornment while condemning concealment or somber belts. It connects attire to virtue, family love, and voting straight tickets.
The article surveys ancient and medieval beliefs about unicorns, detailing three types: the white unicorn with a three colored horn, the eglisserion resembling a giant deer, and the monoceros. It notes horn lengths and legends that horns could strike an elephant and the horn colors from ebony to red.
The piece recalls antique clock inscriptions such as I serve thee here with all my might To tell the hours by whig by night, and Time Fagit. It recalls a witty English clockmaker of the late 18th century who quipped about a clock labeled Tummyns Fugit, noting his clocks in customers’ hands.
The text describes Warren county Teau as the oddest, nearly perfectly centered county in the state. It notes the geographical center with a slight boundary irregularity along a stream and lists neighboring counties Can yon Dekalb Coffee Grundy Van Buren and White.
Auctioneer describes a book with a marginal note in the hand of Jol Dryden. Five pounds offered before the item sells to a bidder. The scholar’s autograph marginal note dismisses the work as not worth the paper it is printed on.
VModel is advertised to nourish and strengthen digestive organs and furnish natural digestive juices. It claims to make you well. Kodo digests what you eat and is sold by Wm. FF. Jungkunz, druggist, at 86 Stephenson Street.
A humorous exchange guides a tourist to a barber shop while villagers describe the street scene. An advertisement promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup claiming no opiates and easy bowel relief.
In a narrative about Thatcher and his fiancée, the story traces a woman’s evolving double disposition from a playful, amiable partner to a more serious, conflicted self. After a dramatic April storm and growing tension, Thatcher discovers a second identity introduced by Harriet and Florence, culminating in a revelation about happiness and commitment. The piece blends character study with cautionary romance, ending with a medical aside about DeWitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills.
Burdett, a piano tuner, places orders at Brown & Dollmeyer’s on phone 360. Harriet M. Burbank, a piano teacher, operates at Studio 44 Grove St. The Daily Journal is delivered citywide.
Mrs Stanson's studio session ends with James Henry resisting a portrait for his grandfather. The mother pushes for a formal photo while the photographer struggles with the boy's antics and the father's influence on his appearance before the session ends.
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