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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
3
Weaths, personal notes, social events, and county town affairs chronicled by local correspondents. Distant stops include Freeport for Rev Sunday and Memorial Day observances. Notable items: Pearl City games vs German Insurance, two new passenger trains boosting travel, marriages, hospital operations, and local visits among residents and merchants.
Local readers are urged to treat kidney troubles before they worsen with Doan's Kidney Pills. A Freeport resident praises the remedy, noting lasting satisfaction and broad availability through Joseph Emmert's drug store and Milburn Go Buffalo, the national distributor.
A fragmented OCR list includes terms such as Lung Fever, Colic, Colds, Influenza, Dysentery, Worms, Pneumoniae, and related ailments. The text shows garbled headings and foreign spellings with scattered disease names and conditions.
From Our Own Correspondent Pleasant Hill June 4 Miss Maggie Kahl and Mrs A F Gillette returned home from Freeport after visiting friends They attended the Wim A Sunday meetings Anna Murphy visited relatives near Fairview Florence Brice traveled to Freeport Mem orial Day in Lena drew large crowds John Murphy road overseer reports good roads Mail carrier smiles The Wilsey boys from Goose Neck clipped sheep Oscar Fowler and Veneta Babcock visited Freeport and the Wim A Sunday meetings Harry and Reuben Richards visited the county seat Mesdames Henry Koppien and Martin Murphy with daughters attended an ice cream festival at McConnell The Harrises of Lena visited Mrs Gillette B L Snyder's family attended Wim A Sunday at Freeport The Misses Dora and Elsie Kratzer attended children's day at McConnell Many plan to attend Woodmen's picnic at Freeport Earnest Smith hauled wood from Scioto.
On June 5 Winslow held Memorial Day exercises with a large crowd. Miss Millie Dorn of Orangeville won the grand gold medal at the Christian Hollow church contest. Rev. Charles A. Gage of Rock Falls delivered the baccalaureate sermon at the Brick church. The Winslow high school commencement drew praise for boosting the public schools and future growth. Other items note George C. Thompson’s return from Rockford, Simon Saucerman Jr visiting his grandfather, E J Chopin’s illness, and Pit Carver’s Kansas visit to see his mother.
From Damascus June 4 Our Sunday school will observe children's day next Sunday with a good program in preparation Nelson Phillips has returned from Chicago where he is a medical student Mrs Lavern Metz has returned from an extended visit in Iowa Mr and Mrs Samuel Houser of Lena spent a few days with friends here James M Madden sports a new carriage Decoration day exercises were attended by a number of our citizens
An advertisement asserts that imitators prove DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is best, offering uses for burns scalds chaffed skin eczema tetter cuts bruises boils and piles. It endorses reliability and prompts purchasing from all druggists.
A local retailer advertises a “cash for cars” event with a focus on affordable proceeds. The notice invites customers to register early for the sale date and preview periods, highlighting quick transactions and transparent pricing for trade ins.
In surrounding towns on Wednesday and payday Friday, prices at Elgin Creamery show 80 cents per gallon for milk and 20 cents per pound for butter fat or top. The note asks if any solicitors for central plants offer better rates.
From Harlem Corners June 4 large turnout at William A Sunday meetings reported. Mrs Samuel Albright and daughter visited Phillip Reeser and family at McConnell Tuesday. Miss Mabel Schoch of Freeport visited grandparents Mr and Mrs William Wagner. Ella and Mamie Heaney visited relatives in Freeport over Sunday. Children day exercises planned at Damascus next Sunday hours. Mrs George Collins and grandson from Loran visited here last week. Rev McGilvary to preach at Damascus tomorrow night.
Local items from Shannon list visits and trips by residents to Winslow Beloit Freeport Mt Carroll Lanark Elgin Chicago and Springfield. Alumni picnic set for Globe park June 19. Government survey party heads to Alaska Canada border. Several residents attend weddings funerals and church events while others travel to Peoria Durand and Cedarville.
Miss Agnes Wall spent Sunday at Freeport and Aug Ot to plans a gas plant at home. A Friday hall dance drew a large crowd. Miss Birdie Froud visited Freeport. Captain Schradermeier was a Freeport caller. Florence Evergreens beat South Breenor 16 to 10 in a Sunday game. Neva Haynes traveled to Freeport Saturday. Y P A officers elected: H Be Avery president, B Beck vice, Mrs H Schroedermier recording, Alice Amelsberg corresponding, Gertrude Amelsberg treasurer and organist Hattie Campmeier, assistant organist Ida Carbiener, librarians Lillian Carbiener and Kate Wirtjes. A hall dance is planned for Friday June 1. Charles Crow bought a new buggy and gave rides Sunday. Woodmen picnic special train June 7 leaves 0 21 am returns 7 pm. Woman's Missionary Society met Saturday at Mrs G Bastian and elected officers: President Mrs H B Avery, vice Mrs J Gitz, recording secretary Gertrude Amelsberg, corresponding secretary Alice Amelsberg, treasurer Mrs 3 B Beck, organist Gertrude Amelsberg.
Red Oak residents announce a Sunday school children’s day program set for next Sunday evening, June 10. Christian Zipse visited Lawler, Iowa, relatives last Friday. Joseph Miller returned from Keepart visit last Friday evening. A.T. Folgate and Eugene Harnish have homes being painted. George Fogel traveled as a passenger to
The sworn statement of the manufacturers protects you from opiates in Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar the cough syrup that drives the cold out of your system. Sold by all druggists.
Excursion rates are now in effect on the QO M and St BP system serving Burlington Elkhorn Delavan Fontana Kansasville Kilbourne Madison Metarland Stoughton Walworth and Waukesha. Agent SWHATT at aldw reports good return options.
Bonds of Suretyship is de fired rule of the American Surety Company of New York. Proof requires losses are promptly paid with checks often mailed the same day the claim is filed. A fragment mentions a sister, Mrs Zimmerman, attacked with appendicitis last Friday.
Everts notes attendance at Rev Sunday farewell sermon and mentions June wedding bells soon to ring. Freeport passengers include Professors Schafer and Hossainus and several locals. John Guth and family, Mr and Mrs A Cain, Mr and Mrs E Cain, George Dilly and Ella joined guests at John Klever home. Mrs Jacob Molter visited Freeport Sunday. Lambert Cordes shelled corn Saturday. Miss Anna Wessels spent time with Ella Dilly and Miss John Molter visits noted.
From Our Own Correspondent Eleroy June. The social held last Wednesday evening was well attended. Amount received nearly 0. Mrs Daughenbaugh of Lena called on her mother Mrs M E Evans Monday. A number from here attended Mr Sundays meeting Sunday. Mrs Mideke and Miss Cruse of Freeport called on friends last week. Mrs M E Evans was guest of relatives in Freeport over Sunday. Alma Hutmacher and friend visit sister Mrs Fred Deuth.
From Our Own Correspondent. Rock City on Wednesday saw an 8 to 7 victory over Durand in ten innings. Batteries: Durand Derwent Hartman for Rock City Afflerbaugh Benning. Umpires Webb Hartman. Local events note Roy Farwell toured town by auto last Thursday. Several residents visited kin in Freeport and Beloit business trips were reported. A funeral at Ephvanna for Mrs Wm Welling Sr. drew many locals. Chas Pfluke attended Ridott commissioners meeting. Chas Ratz Jr recovering after appendectomy in Beloit.
A special train for the Woodman picnic to Freeport departs Davis at 9 26 a m Thursday and returns from Freeport at 7 p m The round trip fare is 45 cents Local items report visitors from Davis and vicinity attending Rev Wm A Sunday and various town residents with small incidents and sales notes including a milk wagon accident at the creamery without broken bones and a sales offer on the Chicago Daily Inter Ocean newspaper.
An article notes bad breath from various forms of dyspepsia including stomach catarrh biliousness constipation or indigestion. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the sole reliable cure claimed to purify the body and leave breath sweet. Available at druggists 50c and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
From Our Own Correspondent Winteshiek June 5 Robert Wardrow and family attend the funeral of his sister Mrs M Webb in Ridott today. Dr Swingley was at R Mitchells on professional business Saturday. Miss Mamie Moss spent several days at Red Oak last week. J L Thoman took a party to North Dakota last week. J L Thoman and Albert Moss plan a Texas trip this week. About twenty Mennonite attended conference at Sterling. No preaching at Mennonite and U B churches Sunday in Freeport due to Sunday meetings. Mrs Guy A Mitchell suffers with sore throat. Mr and Mrs James Deery visited friends in Freeport. Miss Mabel Herbert spending the week at J Myers.
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