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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
6
A long, garbled report discusses the Paris explosion and its effect on freight costs. It cites the Grand Jury expectations, railway stock and bonded indentures, and testimony on mile tests. Rates from Chicago to Milwaukee and other routes are noted as shifting, with reductions of around twenty to twenty-five percent in some cases.
Paris may 15 details a fast moving investigation into the Ndwgar City bank case with hints of vault damage to conceal records. The defense suggests the vault explosion was staged to destroy important documents as detectives pursue truth. County jail escape and Blackburn College commencement also surface in this late June dispatch.
Secretary Taft questioned Mora about Bowen and Loomis while detailing wartime and corporate intrigue. Reports mention plans for a $1,000,000 steamship, Atlantic yacht owner Lipton visiting Windsor, and a tragic murder-suicide near a rural area. Also notes Zeppelin airship trials, a retired general's death, and unseasonable snow across Silesia.
Mixed quotations for grains and live stock reveal uneven activity on the Chicago Board of Trade. Estimates of receipts and prices cover corn, oats, and futures, with cattle and hogs showing variable demand and regional quotes from East Bathville and related marts.
A reader extols Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo New York for his Cough and Sense Medical Adviser and Favorite Prescription. She claims relief from lifelong pains and urges others to seek his advice and a trial of his cures. The testimonial promises a $500 reward for uncured cases of leucorrhea weakness prolapse or falling of the womb.
Dr E W Allin discusses irrigation’s core issues focusing on farmer relations and water costs. Rising water prices, rights transfers, and wasteful practices threaten settlement and crop yields. Proper water use, legal rules, and cooperative management are essential to protect land, crops, and neighbors amid scarce supply.
A report shows the Air. Peabody fund grows to 7 208 250 dollars from an 2 000 000 bequest and 4 708 254 in rent and interest between 1862 and 1873. New buildings for the poor rise as funds accumulate and more donations come in.
A professor recalls a past romance with his student mother, his rival husband who died, and a daughter who learns to weigh love against wealth as she gazes at the night sky and the stars. The tale unfolds through recollection, regret, and a quiet pledge to honor the memory of a lost love.
A strange hen lays eggs marked with M and W, peering as it pecks for food. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a cure for asthma after a long illness. Testimonies from Davenport and Houston endorse the products while noting other disasters and imperial notices about temple demolitions in Shanghai.
W L Yaney of Paducah Kentucky recounts a severe kidney disease treated by three top doctors with no success then using Foley s Kidney Cure. He says the first bottle gave relief and three bottles cured him permanently and he recommends it. Sold by H J Moogh and Wm F Jungkunz. A Countess opens a hat shop in London with liveried footmen around tea. Mr J T Barber Irwinville Georgia praises Chamberlain s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for sudden colic and diarrhoea attacks and keeps a bottle handy. Sold by all druggists. A log trained for nine purposes attached to a German regiment deserted and reached France where it was arrested.
A Frankville New York man touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a gentle effective remedy for constipation, leaving bowels natural. Also notes a Livingstone township near Victoria Falls and a Cape to Cairo railway plan. Foley's Kidney Cure is claimed to reverse impending doom from Brights disease and diabetes, with a testimonial from Marion Lee of Dunreath Indiana. Sold by H J Moogk and Wm FP Jeagkuas.
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