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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
7
Rail schedule fragment lists East Bound Omaha Limited and Dubuque connections with various times such as 4:45 am and 6:59 am. Notes Fort Dodge Express and Omaha–St Paul Limited services alongside Dubuque Express and West Bound trains. Coaching only remarks appear for certain departures.
Thay lists eastbound and westbound train numbers with parlor car and cafe service on Nos. 900 202 204 206 21 201 8 206 207 and 211. It notes Sunday only No and No 211 carry Buffet cars. Connection points include Rockford Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb Harvard Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison and Pacific Coast routes. John F. Daly, Agent.
Fragmentary timetable notes arrivals and departures for Rock Island routes. Mentions No 10 from Rock Island to Milwaukee with 8:10 pm arrival, No 58 West passenger links to Davenport and Rock Island, No 9 connections to Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and Dakota points, plus freight and connection notes for Freeport Mt Carroll Janesville Madison.
F Meit of 144 Taylor Ave and Mrs Mier testifying praise Doans Kidney Pills obtained at Emmitts drug store for backache and weakened kidneys. They call the remedy the best they have used and recommend it to others. For sale by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Deans.
In Paris under Napoleon III a covert post office unit opens letters to glean secrets. Victor Garnier detects tampered mail, a staged duel follows, and Garnier rises by taking control of the cabinet noir with the emperor by his side. Florence Crosby.
A maker of adulterated white lead sneered at purity but explains that barytes sublimed lead gypsum whiting and other imitators degrade value. When sold as white lead they mislead buyers into paying premium prices for worthless substitutes. The text asserts no adulteration in its product and claims lasting quality with pure linseed oil. If unavailable, ask the supplier to write.
The piece defends shellbark hickory as a fine, profitably underappreciated nut. It notes many trees produce excellent shellbarks while others are inferior, yet all are commonly sold together at fair prices, highlighting the broad potential of Hickory family offerings.
Long passage outlines top middle bottom row descriptions of shellbark hickory varieties, their nuts shapes and ribbing, hull thickness, and bearing tendencies. Notes on productive potential, grafting viability, and long-term nature of the crop. Encourages veterans to plant shellbarks for future generations, with remarks on patience and suitability for farm plots.
Prince von Buelow suffered a fainting episode in the Reichstag drawing sympathy. An old veterinary surgeon proposed a remedy claiming to be harmless and effective for horses, suggesting it might help him. The suggestion deeply troubled the prince at the moment.
A newspaper ad touts Dr Caldwell’s laxative Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for constipation biliousness neuralgia headaches and stomach trouble. It claims to cure these ailments and restore health. Sold by all druggists at 50c and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
For sale a residence at 235 N Galena Ave with steam heat bath rooms city water sewer and gas includes barn. Will sell house with part or entire lot in first-class condition. Inquire of Geo J Dehn 412dtf 44 Stephenson St.
Special S. S. Day features 2:30 and 8 p m concerts by the Doubt Family and Smiths Juvenile Band. W C I A institute led by Marie C Brehm with Antionette Hunka and Wm Petrie Christes. Free admission for under sixteen. Illinois Central special train from Freeport at 9:10 am, return from Dixon 5:26 and 6:50 pm. Adult fare 1 00, child 12 and under 60 cents. round trip from Freeport 1 00.
Job openings across numerous areas on the Chicago Great Western Railway invite applicants. E B Magill, manager of the township department in Omaha, offers full details and a copy of Town Talk. Write today for information and employment prospects.
Advertisement promoting summer travel to Colorado by the Chicago Milwanee and St. Paul Railway. Highlights low rates and through service by the St. Paul Union Pacific line. Encourages contacting a local agent or writing F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago for route details and a Colorado-California book by mail for six cents.
Farmers report success in killing morning glories by cultivating the soil while it is wet. One puddled cultivation midseason may outdo several dry cultivations. In drier corn belts, hoeing leaves and stems remains needed, with a single horse cultivator used later to trail vines away from plants.
The piece notes large spring pig losses may delay some producers, but advocates for early pigs. It argues early births give advantages like easier winter feeding and readiness for market before peak pork prices, highlighting benefits to careful feeders and equipment owners in a tight hog market.
In Freeport Illinois on July 2 1906 R P Eckert Chairman and W D Mack Secretary certify the Republican delegate districts for Stevenson County to state 13th district and 12th senatorial district conventions. The total delegates numbered 1246 with district allocations listed.
It is wise to keep a box of salve at home for sunburn cuts bruises piles and boils. The genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has long been standard though many imitate it and druggists carry the real product.
Local ad from HURIETL n r BROS promotes cents per gallon pricing. Cash Grocers urge customers to read the Journal’s want column for details and resembled promotions on MENaOn Street dated 5 24.
Excelsior Springs Missouri offers an ideal summer and winter health resort. A 32 page book with 21 illustrations describes the medicinal waters hotels and train service. Published by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. Send for four cents postage. F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago. 7-28d w8-15
A new descriptive volume on South Dakota its resources and opportunities has been published by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The first chapter covers Lyman County and the western territory opened by railway extensions. Postage for the book is two cents. A Miller 1-35 w8-10.
A writer describes a small temporary poultry house built this season with 2 by 3 corner posts and a frame of board strips. The structure is covered with heavy red resin sized building paper and is dubbed a clickely built roosting coop. The open sided design for chicks can be built quickly and dismantled when no longer needed.
An advertisement touts Kodal for Dyspepsia as the cure for sour stomach and bad breath. It claims proper digestion yields sweet breath and heart palpitations and other stomach related ailments are relieved. It urges taking Kodal after meals and notes availability from all druggists.
Great Western offers 88.00 round trip from unspecified origin to St Paul with return via Chicago. Tickets go on sale July 26 and return by July 8. Other low rates available July 1 and July 26. For details contact any Great Western agent or J. P. Blumer GP A St Paul MN.
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