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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
8
Odd OCR snippet shows a daily timetable fragment with references to days and times. The readable portion hints at a daily schedule or timetable layout and a date around twenty first. No clear events, routes, or names are extractable.
An old advertisement extols a mother's care for sick children and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a quick relief for pain and fever. It claims the laxative syrup is beneficial and available at all druggists.
The miners convention adopted the joint scale committee's report. Operators will pay the 1908 scale with changes to remove shot-firers and inspectors costs. An indemnity clause covers penalties for shutdowns or illegal lockouts. Ratification could put mines in operation next Monday.
Chicago reports evidence of a graft system among justices of the peace in Cook County. Legal costs are alleged to be rebated and divided among the mutititrates constables attaches and sometimes complainants. State's Attorney Healy will present findings to the next grand jury with predictions of indictments. Reform is urged as many involved are outside Chicago and the new municipal court law may not reach them. Thousands of dollars are said to be collected legally each year as costs.
At the sixth annual state postal clerks convention in Rockford Illinois Frank Rogers of Chicago national president of the Association of Postal Clerks received endorsement for the presidency. Delegates backed Senators Cullom Hopkins Wilson Mann and Madden for their work in Washington on the forty eight hour bill the classification law and other postal employee legislation.
On June 1 in Paris a large Decoration Day program featured several hundred schoolchildren in military formation marching to Bafay cemetery. About sixty members of Driskell Post No. 209 G A R attended, with vehicles provided for those unable to walk the mile.
A new high school building in Petersburg, Bloomington area, erected in 1894 at a cost of $35,000, was struck by lightning and destroyed. None of the contents could be saved.
In Winchester Michigan on June 1 a 14 year old boy living west of town died from a head injury after a baseball strike last Sunday.
The ad touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as superior with many imitations proving its value. It claims benefits for burns, scalds, chaffed skin, eczema, tetter, cuts, bruises, boils and piles and notes it is highly recommended and sold by all druggists.
Carter Bros at 55 Stephenson St offers stove storage and glove storage at reasonable rates for customers seeking secure seasonal storage.
The Lava vegetable, a marine legume found on Scotland’s coast, is served hot with roast mutton and praised by the London Mail for its subtle saline flavor. The piece mentions German student statistics and promotes Kodol for dyspepsia, claiming it aids digestion and reduces worry about stomach discomfort.
The manager speaks of a high profile new star named Haggerty while questioning his consistency. The professor notes his potential yet warns he often regresses to amateur status, suggesting a name like Algol for a fit astronomical motif in Chicago Tribune style.
An advertisement claims a bad breath result from various digestive ailments and touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a reliable cure. It promises to purge impurities, improve breath, and maintain safety and pleasantness with a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists at 50 cents and one dollar.
The Scots used a collar system to show perpetual servitude for crimes, with a brass neck badge engraved for Alexander Stewart punished in 1701. A brass collar from the Forth near Alloa is held by the Society of Scottish Antiquaries. A Waterbury man owns four horses and a Maltese cat who leads the pace, inspiring a peculiar racing dynamic.
In Idaho's Ada county, the Moyer Haywood and Pettibone murder case is continued awaiting a federal Supreme Court decision on habeas corpus proceedings. Bail motions were denied and defendants remain jailed. Separately, Bryan is formally nominated for 1908 presidency by Democrats in Marion Ohio. Bertha Krupp announces engagement to Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach in Essen Germany.
Chicago board quotes May 31 show Wheat May at 84% Low 82% Sept 80% Corn May 3.03 to 4.954 Sept 7.48% Oats May 2% July 3% Lark May 16.20 July 16.32 Lard May to July 8.77 to 8.85 Cash sales list by sample with No 2 red No 3 red and various hard spring wheats. Hog receipts 23 000 price range 6.45 to 6.50. Cattle receipts 6 000 steers 7.75 to 6.20. Sheep lambs and poultry prices listed. East Buffalo and Dunning & Stevens quotes included.
You cannot induce a lower animal to eat heartily when not feeling well. A sick dog starves itself and gets well. The stomach must rest after overwork and Kodol takes up the work by digesting what you eat and restoring digestion. Sold by all druggists.
Report notes early plantings of cabbage tomato and celery at Burchard’s garden in West reepert with details trimmed for publication. Local observer cites early season activity and garden conditions as indicators of an upcoming harvest.
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