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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1906

Page

6

Billy's Ruse Leads to Mrs Monteiths Party Twist

A road trip with Billy Weston and Katharine Huston unfolds as a staged liaison to provoke jealousy. Billy reveals he loves another woman, and at Mrs Monteiths party a dark eyed girl steps forward as the likely fiancée, confirming the ruse and shifting emotions.

Billy Ike Miss Huston Tad Scott Ele Mrs. Monteith Katherine Miss Deering Sam Miss Juston

Deck officers puzzled by boilers joke at sea

A naval tale shows a ship’s engineer patiently explains machinery to a young mate. On returning to deck the mate asks what boilers are for, and the engineer replies they keep the firemen from wearying, calling him an idiot.

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Cause of Adam's Tall Scotsman's Wee Dram Fatal Fall

A Scottish man named Adam MacPherson who loved whisky fell after a late night stumble and stayed in bed days. A Presbyterian minister visiting the MacPhersons teased about the Garden of Eden, prompting Mrs. MacPherson to whisper that it was always the drink.

Adam Adam MacPherson London Garden of Nden

Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Freeport Resident

Meir and Mrs. Meier of 144 Taylor Ave. praise Doan's Kidney Pills for a lame back and kidney symptoms. They purchased at Emmett's drug store and recommend the remedy as the best they have used. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sale agents for the United States. Remember the name Dean's.

Dean Freeport Meir Taylor Ave Mier Doan Emmett Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States

Daily Journal Home Delivery Ad

The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery for ten pence per week with doorstep service. Local readers are invited to subscribe for uninterrupted daily news and features.

Engagement Tragedy Turns Rich Fortune Twist

Teddy Davenport faces ruin when Lookout mine crashes. Elizabeth Mellen reveals she secretly bought back his shares, restoring wealth just before their wedding. Sanford & Rollins confirms a new buyer. Lookout climbs back to par, profits surge. Elizabeth’s gamble saves their future as Davenport learns their fortune is restored by love.

Hillgabeth Mellen Reddy Davenport Teddy Davenport Elizabeth Nps Teddy Davenport Ile Euizabeth Itsnels Saneford Sanford & Rollins Sanford Theodore Davenport Davenmart Elizabeth Steuth Gramorcy Parka Lor

Orchard Pest Control And Pruning Advice From Rural New Yorker

In midsummer guidance covers pest control for apples, pears, quince, peaches and plums. Treat codling moth and yellow necked caterpillars with arsenite and whitewash sprays, monitor borer activity, and use hellebore mixtures. For Bartlett pears windward trimming should favor balanced growth. prune in dormant season to five to six buds on lower limbs and longer leaders for sturdier, more productive trees.

New Yorker

Old Englishman tops Ohio tale with oxen plow humor

An English gentleman in Ohio dismisses a farmer's claim of four horses as trivial noting he has seen fifty yoke of oxen hitched to a plow. He tells a humorous scene of a plow on a hill with oxen split between two hills and a plowman who, after snagging on a stump, hangs on to the plow to pull out the alumn.

Billy Huston Miss Nuston Ohio England Buffalo Times

Farm boys and their influence on animal care

It is natural for farm boys to bond with calves colts and lambs and such rapport leads to thrift in the animals and to the rise of good men. Parental discipline shapes this influence. harsh acts at the barnyard push boys toward town seeking pay rather than farming.

Farm Garden Tips for July Planting and Pests

Hoe the uma beans frequently and sow turnips of all kinds now. After strawberry beds bear two crops plow and plant late cabbage. Sow winter radishes late July. Use wire netting for pea vines tomato vines and lima beans. Watch for melon bug and apply tobacco dust around plants. Pinch terminal blackberry shoots in July to limit growth and spur laterals.

Farm Journal

Travel fares to G A R encampment in Chicago area

Fares of 6.65 to St Paul or Minneapolis and return offered via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment at Chicago August 18 to 16. Tickets on sale August 11 to 18, final return date August 31, 1906. Liberal extensions possible with small fee. inquire at agent or write F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Grand Army of the Republic Atr Gheous F. A. Miller Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis Grand Army,of the Republic

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