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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1906
Page
6
William Bates of Red Wing discovers a pearl described as the largest freshwater pearl, weighing unspecified with lustre. Estimated value ranges from ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars. Bates and his impoverished wife are among the few remaining clam fishers.
Indiana Pa June 19 Guiseppi Casting an employee of Heilwood Tha was held up by three lightway men near there He drew a revolver and fired One assailant was shot dead another badly wounded and the third fled Call for a Meeting of Protest New York June 19 A protest call against the massacre of Jews in Russia was issued by United Hebrew Congregations of the United States to plan mass meetings at Madison Square Garden or Carnegie Hall
Washington June 19 The court martial sentenced Captain Garst to suspension without duty for neglect. He forfeits half his pay for five months and Rhodesland is ordered to go aground. Secretary Bonaparte then reduced the suspension to six months.
Chicago June 18 quot. Wheat futures open high low close for July Sept. Soybeans May and Sept prices noted. Corn oats and rye values listed. Hog cattle and lamb markets shown with receipts and price ranges for prime, good, and utility grades. Hay prices and regional quotes included.
An old wartime style advertisement promotes Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Turcough Syrup as a non opiate remedy for constipation. It claims to alleviate cold symptoms and is sold by all druggists.
For sale. Residence at 235 N Galeng Ave with steam heat bath city water sewer and gas and a barn. Everything in first class condition. Will sell house with part or entire lot. Grand bargain if taken at once. Inquire after GEO EHS 41adtt Stephenson St.
An advertised health claim extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a natural tonic that cleanses stomach and liver and aids red blood formation. It cites roots such as Golden Seal Queen's root Stone root Bloodroot Mandrake root Black Cherrybark and praises glycerine extracts without alcohol.
A historical reflection urges rejecting opium and wine in medicine as risky, preferring nature taught precautions from earliest times. The speaker humorously claims the oldest medical rule is simple: do not ingest harmful substances and spit them out.
In Modern Society the Moors see Western cleanliness as dirty through hand washing and bathing. They insist on water poured from a vessel rather than dipping into dirty water and their baths use water poured over the body to flow away through floor drains.
A gold burnished Iron Cross taken from a Catholic chapel during the 1745 Louisburg siege was brought to Massachusetts as spoil. In 1877 Justin Winsor found it in Harvard Library cellar, had it gilded, and set in its current position near Gore Hall.
A Bosjesman confronts a puff adder with bare feet and a deliberate hold, the snake struggles and bleeds venom. the hunter kills the reptile, eats its body, and uses the venom on his arrows.
A Century Magazine eulogy after Lowell’s death quotes a line deeming his patriotism not blind praise but a belief that the country will not be wrong if he can help it, contrasting with the old sentiment My country right or wrong.
A witty exchange shows the husband praising the wife’s intelligence and the wife replying that her smarts are plainly known to those who know her. The dialogue highlights mutual respect and playful banter within a marriage.
A wealthy unmarried man, Charles Black, seeks the thrill of burglary and prison life. He stages break ins in a city, eludes detectives across 600 miles, and intentionally gets arrested to study the justice system and inmate caste. He finances his experiments with cash and a fake trial, then leaves the area and resumes ordinary life.
The ad extols DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as superior because many imitate it. It claims benefits for burns scalds chaffed skin eczema tetter cuts bruises boils and piles and urges readers to ask for DeWitt’s sold by all druggists.
Laura M Gemnull presents watercolor lessons at Brown and Dollmeyer's. Sample works showcased, offering technique guidance and color study in a local art display.
Cuneate haenenmy archbishop of Turin accepts pres ency of an international committee forming in Italy to commemorate Columbus death with a monument in the Vatican. Also advertisement offers city mortgages for sale promising 5 to 95 percent interest.
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