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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1906
Page
4
A local retailer touts a large complete showing of waists skirts and suits with new lines arriving daily. The department emphasizes low prices and a busy demand for Indian Head linen and pure linen fabrics as the season peak continues.
Freeport a prominent resident Miss Oxley suffered injuries when her horse bolted near Santa Ana California on a Sunday drive. The animal struck a wall orchard causing Miss Oxley to be thrown and sustain fractures in the right thigh and left leg below the knee. An ambulance carried her to a hospital where doctors reported a favorable immediate outlook and wishes for a speedy recovery.
The Chas. E H. Meyer Addition between Carroll and Float streets with High street crossing it offers 29 remaining lots for sale. Since platting two years ago 42 have sold and 17 modern houses erected. Purchase at fifty dollars cash and ten dollars monthly with five percent interest. sewer gas water mains and cement walks included. Inquire at once.
Lena June 11 folks visit and travel notes list several residents and relatives visiting in and out of Lena. Gertrude Overstreet returns to Rockford. Baldwin family guests in Warren. Patridge of Jennings visits Taylor family. Julia Kaufman to Monroe. Jessie Beadle from Chicago. J C Dunn and daughter visit Monroe. Bustice and family from Stockton and Bert Bustice from Chicago. Naomi Ditzler and Ditzler parents host. Rehbeck family and son travel Freeport. Frank Hurd heads to South Dakota. Bertha Look to Chicago. Lewis Gishwiller to Freeport. M F Halladay to Freeport on board business. Allinsons and Mary visit Nunda. George Mansfield and Helen Chamers return to Chicago. Indra family return from Mattoon.
Judge A J Clarity returns from New York on legal business. Ethelyn Yetts and Ethel Eakle of Forreston visit Freeport friends. Cigar salesman Joseph W Cowley remains in town to meet with stephant. Mr and Mrs Fidward Clark and daughter Helen visit Mary Neff and Katherine Mitchell. Engagements noted for Magdelina Pfieffer and Emil Raemer, Wednesday morning at St Josephs church. Mrs Joseph Nampel and Christ Katazemeier plan trip to Germany starting Monday June 18. John A Roddewig of Galena to marry Miss Corrigan in Chicago June 21. Roddewig a brother of Mrs George Wright of Freeport.
In Sandown Illinois a robust man named Timothy Cunney falls ill with a fever and deliria as his wife Mary prays by his bedside. The doctor predicts a grim outcome and Tim asks Mary to fetch a leather apron from the forge to keep by him in case of death. Mary wonders about heaven. Meanwhile, a Maine craftsman named Mn. is noted at the forge elsewhere. English schools teach flag salutes on national anniversaries with St George day marked by songs and a violin accompaniment by fifty classmates.
In the Northern District of Illinois Western Division Albert F Bitterly of Freeport Stephenson county was adjudicated bankrupt on June 5 1900 The first meeting of creditors will be held July 8 at 10 30 am at the office of W N Cronkrite Freeport IL Creditors may attend present claims appoint a trustee and transact other business as needed
New York Tribune describes a vast clothespin production facility with automated steps from raw material to finished pins. Logs are stripped into strips, cut into blocks, bored for handles or left plain, slotted, dried, bleached, polished, and quality checked. High-speed conveyors move parts through multiple floors ending in packed boxes labeled A or B. The article notes an astonishing production rate and low injury levels.
The Grand Trunk Pacific offered 250 for a city name marking the western terminus of its transcontinental line. Miss Macdonald of Winnipeg proposed Pace Rupert which won amid 12 000 suggestions. The chosen name honors Prince Rupert, a cavalry officer, later naval figure, explorer, and recipient of a vast Hudson Bay grant from Charles II.
A Gypsy woman in legend warns King Alfonso of Spain that her Almoravid lineage will shield him from peril. She gives a talisman coin, claimed to bear Tshag, son of Tachefin, last Almoravid king who died in 1147. The tale spread through Spain with the belief it saved him in Paris.
A college professor, new to admitting women, recalls a class where a lone female student finished first. He discovered her essay titled How to Make a Seven Gored Skirt, which he discarded into the wastebasket, then gave her a perfect grade.
A fragmented historical notice promotes health and beauty questions being answered, touting sleep business and a product referred to as Hollister's ocky Mountain Tea and tablets. The snippet mentions Joseph Em pert and teases a potion or remedy, reflecting vintage advertising rhetoric.
Postmaster Smith D Atkins advertises a public notice dated June 9 1908. The fragment lists names such as Ktoh Miss Atinetti Krayenbull Mrs Math Misa Garris and others, referencing a filing or letters for abatement requests and local postal matters.
Sensible health note stresses stomach strength as key to vitality and overall well being. Claims Mi o na tablets improve digestion and stomach troubles with a guarantee, offered by W F Jungkunz, price sixty cents per box.
Just the things in jewelry suitable for graduation gifts can be bought reasonably from A Ford and Son Pioneer Jewelers. This item highlights affordable options and dependable service from the local jeweler.
The fragment reports an appeal or notice about a hotel project or inquiry. It references a location near a hotel and mentions tuning or adjusting a process. Reads as an incomplete notice with unclear names or dates.
A fragment mentions a Mississippi sale on Stephenson Street offering inexpensive treats, inviting participation. The line hints at a community or charitable event with promotional language. No clear dates or organizers are provided in the legible text.
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