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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1905
Page
4
A Silk Sale advertises unprecedented discounts on every item. Shoppers are urged to take advantage of reduced prices across merchandise, promising substantial savings for the duration of the sale.
Police court items report a Pawnee Bill wild west show cowboy under surveillance in Dubuque for abducting Laura Nolan of East Freeport. Other notes include a burglary at John Spiess’ butcher shop, a sodomy charge against Peter Easton, and a domestic assault case involving Steve Shay. An editorial remark on half breed stereotypes and a California Jesuit mission note conclude the column.
A field note describes fairy rings found in lawns and fields. It explains the folklore of dancing fairies but presents the scientific view that a fungus exhausts the soil within the ring, causing outward growth only in spores that land beyond the barren center, with rings more common in wet weather.
Nothing is more in demand than a medicine meeting modern requirements for a blood and system cleanser. Dr Kings New Life Pills cure stomach and liver troubles. Available at Joseph Emmerts Drug Store for 25 cents with guarantee.
A long list of names notes residents and visitors leaving for trips to Chicago Waddams Grove Dixon Dubuque Madison Freeport Minneapolis Milwaukee Fargo and other places. Several families return from visits in Illinois Wisconsin and North Dakota while others plan upcoming outings to lake Wauhesa Red Cedar Lake and Dixon. The item closes with a quotation about young women and the phrase forget it from Bowdoin president Hyde.
A cluttered list of community happenings includes card parties and socials at various halls, church events, soldiers’ reunions, county fairs, lectures, operas, concerts, and minstrel shows. Names of venues, streets, and organizations appear with dates spanning July through September.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a pure, useful remedy for ague and malaria with fewer after effects than quinine. It includes a testimonial from Munday of Henrietta Texas and lists a drugstore price of 50 cents at Salt's Chocolate Shop 101 Stephenson St, plus unrelated lines about a music teacher seeking students and Solt's Innovation Soda Fountain offering ice cream soda.
Local real estate note offers a fast sale of the Ziegler property on Carroll Street with frontage on Carroll and State Streets. The house is described as modern with hardwood finishes and steam heat, and a private windmill water supply. East front and cement walks noted. Price far below cost. seller seeks immediate business.
The 6000 Chinese residents in New York, per the last census, are dwarfed by popular estimates suggesting the number could be twice as large. Though federal limits persist and birth rates are low in Chinese quarters, the population appears to rise.
A New York woman, Harriet Howard, recalls years of eczema finally cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The quick healer for cuts and burns is sold for 26 cents at Joseph Emmert's drug store.
Wanted notice offering opportunities to earn money by joining a work or sales venture. The ad lists a meeting time as Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon at 169 South Chicago Street and mentions a “GO RENT-Rooms” and carpentry-related tasks near Carpenter Street. Names and exact phrasing are fragmented.
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