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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
8
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An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as a germ killer for dandruff, claiming the germ causes most scalp trouble and that the product is harmless, grease free, and relieves itching while making hair soft. Sold by druggists with samples available upon request from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit and agents like Joseph Emmert.
In a New York Sun item a mother and her young daughter stroll in an uptown park. The child, about five or six, quizzes why acorns are not called oks and the mother explains they grow on the oak tree, prompting a playful exchange about spelling.
A Chicago Tribune retold yarn has two old settlers recalling youth. One brag begins with throwing three times for a chestnut mare with repeated eighteen in each fling, asserting proof by Cy Barker. The other tells of wrist throwing Abe Lincoln in a rasslin match, which nobody believes.
The lesson moves from Jesus’ ministry around Galilee to Caesarea Philippi where He asks who people say He is and then who the disciples say He is. Peter proclaims Him Christ the Son of the living God, leading Jesus to discuss the church as built on a rock and the kingdom, not Peter. Jesus warns against a path of suffering, predicting His death and resurrection.
Over a million acres on the Shoshone Indian Reservation will be opened to settlement August 15 1906. Lands accessible via the Chicago and North Western Bay route from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and other Mississippi Valley points. Send 2 cents in stamps for maps and full particulars to B Kniskern P T M C N W RY Co Chicago. 4 24 dw6 16 Use the best oil Perfection 8 cents per bushel at Burrells Cash Grocers 112 Bechoiemn St b-24dtf
In a Christian Endeavor meeting topic from Rev H Doyle, the lesson centers on Christ as Master and how believers relate as disciples. It outlines Christ as teacher, lord, and guide, urging diligent study, obedient service, and following Jesus’ example as the path for both present and future good. Bible readings accompany the discussion.
The Geneva convention committee distributes a trilingual sticker for the World Christian Endeavor convention to be held in Geneva Switzerland from July 28 to August 1. Officials print letters in three leading languages and expect the event to be the largest gathering of its kind.
A call to purposeful prayer meetings and active, encouraging participation. The Irish Endeavorer urges members to report, engage, and root their society in divine truth to bear fruit in service.
The advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as superior with many imitations before the public. It claims benefits for burns scalds chaffed skin eczema tetter cuts bruises boils and piles. Sold by all druggists and highly recommended.
Classified notice offers a first class cash register for sale at Brown and Dollmeyer. Describes bargain and urges interested buyers to inspect the item.
A romantic tale set at the Guadalquivir and Valencia, Donna Isabella and her lover Pedro, prince of Castile and Aragon, elope with a masked kiss beneath the Glorietta. Henriquez, Isabella’s brother, kills the masked lover in a duel, revealing Pedro’s noble identity. Isabella dies in grief and is laid to rest beside Pedro in St. Cecilius. Henriquez flees to Venice. The tomb bears the inscription The Tomb of Affection.
A humorous exchange notes a former rich man who pockets a spoon after pudding, calling it force of habit. The line is framed as a playful quote from the New Orleans Times-Democrat reflecting a souvenir fixation.
A dental-like sales blurb argues that a sick stomach needs rest and promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia as a digester that eases digestion without starving the stomach. It claims the product digests what you eat and returns the stomach to health, urging readers to buy from druggists.
Advertises carpet cleaning service by P M Hoover with phone number 308 and a price offer of 4$-44tf.
A fragmented OCR item hints at a political office race with mentions of Republican and candidate positioning. readable parts are sparse, names and places are incomplete, details cannot be confirmed.
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