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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
6
A broker, his daughter, and a young lover thread a comic encounter with a city policeman over a cigar and a misheard mission. After a chase and a mistaken rescue, the couple wed that night, leaving the father to bless their union.
Albert Bigelow Paine notes in Metropolitan that wild trout and wild game can be taken within New York City limits. He describes Staten Island, Westchester, Long Island, and marshlands as habitats where foxes and other wild Reynards persist despite urban development.
An artist recounts eight weeks of toil on a single painting while penniless and hungry. After toiling to promote it, he faced repeated rejection until a final ad for a dishwasher exposed his lack of experience and shattered his pride. The tale ends with his lasting humiliation from the restaurant boss.
A satirical exchange emphasizes household organization and strict routines. The dialogue showcases a husband planning a methodical system for their home while the wife responds with light humor about late hours. The piece reflects social norms and comedic tone of the period.
In a tranquil Virginia garden Miss Sarah, caretaker of her younger sister Paola, witnesses Paola's rendezvous with Francis Lockwood as a moonlit night stirs memories and awakens Miss Sarah to unshared longings. The scene shifts to the rose garden where Paola and Lockwood recite verses, leaving Miss Sarah filled with wistful regret and a longing for romance she never pursued.
An exchange between Roland and his intended bride unfolds as a playful negotiation over domestic skills. He touts practical promises while she undercuts with witty refusals about baking, sewing, and house duties, asserting she will master the professions only after he "learns all the professions" himself and then sends his card.
Chicago and Northwestern announces round trip excursion rates from all points from July 12 to 29 to Shoshone Wyoming reservation border. One fare for the round trip with dates of registration July 16 to 81 at Shoshoni and Lander. Reached only by 618 line. Request pamphlets with details on how to take up these home stead opportunities. Information maps and pamphlets free from W B Kniskern P T M Chicago TH 6-18dw7-3
Northwestern Line offers low weekend fares to Williams Bay and Fontana Wisconsin via Chicago. Tickets valid for return only through Monday after sale date. Apply at Chicago and North Western agents.
Quote discusses biased wording in reporting a death with phrases like fatal plunge. Credits Philadelphia Press noting that describing a man marrying should avoid blaming terms and calls for neutral language in obituaries.
William H. Newman of the New York Central leads with a record number of directorships and trusteeships. He represents the Van derbilt interests in 106 corporations. Frederick Underwood, president of the Kirie road, holds seventy two directorships and trusteeships.
Round trip fares from Chicago and Omaha start at 75.00 with via the Chicago Union Pacific North-Western Line from June 1 to Sept 30 to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle and other Pacific Coast points. Directly conducted excursions in Pullman sleeping cars to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Double berth from Chicago 7 00 and from Omaha 5 75. Contact Chicago & North Western agents for tickets and rates.
Special excursion rates via the North Western Line begin on June 1 with round trips to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer good to return by Oct 31. Low fare round trips to these and other points offered with favorable return limits. sales on the first and third Tuesday each month through Sept 18. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Advertisements announce special low excursion fares to Minneapolis for the National G A R encampment. Round trips from Freeport to Minneapolis at 6.95 with favorable return limits Aug 11 12 13 via the North Western Line. Tickets through Chicago & North Western Ry. Also Northwest line homeseeker’s and other reduced rate excursions to the Northwest West and Southwest with sleeping cars and chair cars. Returns allowed to Sept 30 via C M & St P Ry Burlington Elkhorn and other routes.
Summer excursion program via Chicago Great Western Railway offers trips to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Idaho Montana Oregon Washington and Mexico City with stopovers and side trips. Tickets on sale daily to Sept 6 final return limit Oct 31 consult any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
Call issued for the Republican Congressional Convention of the Thirteenth District covering Carroll Jo Daviess Lee Stephenson and Whiteside counties to meet August 16, 1906 at 1 30 P M in Freeport to nominate a candidate for Congress and select a central committee representation set at eighty eight delegates with a detailed county allotment and procedures as recorded by the Illinois Republican Committee.
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