Weather forecast flags cooler week around July Fourth
Washington June 29. Forecaster predicts a cooler workweek with showers in grain areas and a sequence of disturbances crossing the continent from July 1 to 8. July will bring near normal temperatures with variable rain, except a large western corn belt drought risk and a mid month high temperature wave.
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Freeport Appropriation Ordinance for 1907 Budget
City of Freeport adopts 1907 appropriations covering Streets and utilities, Fire and Police departments, general expenses, and public library. Totals include 89,776.10 for annual expenditures financed by 53,076.00 from current year tax levy and 6,892.50 plus 5,307.60 from library and other funds.
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BGAN
Nous
Ee Eee
Zoa-Phora Promised as a Woman's Health Friend
An advertisement extols Zoa-Phora as a scientific remedy for women, claiming it improves vitality by acting on blood and nerves. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Edwin Lee of Addison Michigan and Mrs. Alice Brown of Valley Junction Iowa, urging readers to purchase a one dollar bottle with Dr Pengetly's advice booklet included.
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Zoa-Phora
Zos-Phora
Edwin Lee
Addison
Michigan
Alice Brown
Valley Junction
Elkhart
Ind
City ordinance funds and publication details 1907
The ordinance allows unexpended balances to be moved within the same general appropriation or similar appropriations to cover deficiencies. Unspent funds at year end go to the contingent fund, with restrictions on contracts and special funds. It must be published in the Treeport Journal and takes effect ten days after publication. Mayor J. Dittmar signed June 11 1907. approved June 18 1907. published June 29 1907. City Clerk Wm Waterstradt attested.
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Treeport Journal
A. D
WM. Waterstradt
Real Estate Transfers from Lichtenberger and Firestone Notes
Albert F Lichtenberger et al transfer lot 4 block 6 Lichtenberger's addition for 750 dollars to Harvey KF Fawyer. Elizabeth Firestone sells the east half of the northeast quarter section 6 Silver Creek township for 15000 dollars, the property long known as Bailey's park.
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Albert F. Lichtenberger
Harvey KF
Fawyer
Lichtenberger
Elizabeth Firestone
J. B. Fuller
Silver Creek Township
Bailey
Woman's Missionary Ice Cream Social at Cedar Bluff Farm
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of Van Brocklin will host an ice cream social at Mrs. Herman Obmsgerd's Cedar Bluff farm four and one half miles west of Freeport Tuesday evening July 8. All are invited to attend.
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Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
van Brocklin
Herman Obmsgerd
Cedar Bluff Farm
Freeport
Fourth of July Excursion Rates Announced by G M and St P Ry
The G M and St P railroad announces July excursion fares to points within 260 miles. Travel July 8 with return by July 10 at one third fare. Agent J B Swearr G-20d2t handles reservations.
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G. M
St. P. Ry
Geis
J.B. Swearr
Daily Journal offers citywide delivery for 10 cents a week
The Daily Journal announces home delivery to all city areas for 10 cents weekly. The notice emphasizes affordable service and broad distribution within the city.
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the Daily Journal
Lena items report arrivals deaths and local events
Mrs Amelia Grimm and granddaughter Miss Genevieve Grimm arrive from Jewell Kansas and stay with J H Shank and G S Roush. John Welshans dies at 76 with funeral Monday at 1 30 pm. Picnic at Central schoolhouse with program. Florence Taylor to complete teaching. Henry Harris visit ended, Leonard Nadig visits Freeport, Grace Wetzel at county seat. Lena Casket workers affected by layoffs. Will Kiefer called to Freeport for John Kiefer’s death. Children’s Day services set at English Lutheran church with funds for Nachusa Orphan’s Home. Daphine Breen visiting grandparents George and wife in Lena. Building work on G L Baldwin residence to yield one of Lena’s finest homes.
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Lena
Amelia Grimm
Genevieve Grimm
Jewell
Kan
J. H. Shank
Roush
English Luthern Church
Nachusa
Daphine Breen
Chicago
George Breen
G. L. Baldwin
John Welshans
Williamsport
Florence Taylor
Henry Harris
J. M. Olson
Shabbona
Thinois
Leonard Nadig
Otis Pranks
Freeport
Grace Wetzel
Clifford Overstreet
Rockford
Will Kiefer
John Kiefer
DeWitts Carbolized Salve Offered by Local Druggist
DeWitts Carbolized Hazel Salve is described as soothing cooling and healing. Sold by Wm Jungkunz druggist at 85 Stephenson Street in the local storefronts.
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DeWitts
Wm. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Wife Skips From Rockford With Brother's Guest
Edward Wilson a Rockford tailor reports his wife has left for Freeport with a young woman who visited with Wilson’s brother after an excursion from Sterling. The plan to join the brother in Rochelle collapsed and the two left without notice. Police say no action can be taken without charges or warrants.
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Rockford
Sterling
Edward Wilson
South Main Street
Blue Line Transfer Company
Wilson
Rochelle
Freeport
Ed. Wilson
Ed Wilson
Bargren
Wireless stops Lanark telephones in bold experiment
Five hundred telephones on the Lanark Mutual switchboard were silenced for two hours by a wireless telegraphy experiment. Craig Walden connected his all wires within two feet of a telephone main and induction did the rest.
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Lanark
Lanark Mutual
Craig Walden
Funeral for W S Young in Shirland on ship via Freeport
The body of W S Young, who died in Belvidere, will be interred at Shirland after transport from Freeport. Young had worked to overturn the conviction of George Felts, who killed Spencer Hikers of Durand, and faced efforts to keep Felts from the penitentiary.
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W. S. Young
Belvidere
Shirland
Freeport
Mr. Young
George Felts
Spencer Hikers
Durand
Memorial Services For Odd Fellows In Rockford
Memorial services for the deceased Odd Fellows will be held in Rockford tomorrow. Freeport Canton members will attend, returning the courtesy of the Rockford lodge who attended the Freeport services a few Sundays ago.
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Rockford
Freeport Canton
Freeport
Largest Rock River Catfish Caught at Sterling
Clarence Howard caught a 125 pound catfish yesterday at Sterling in Rock River, the biggest ever pulled from the river. It required about half a day to land the fish.
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Rock River
Clarence Howard
Sterling
Ministering Circle Meeting With Mrs Rohrer
The Ministering Circle of the King's Daughters will meet with Mrs H B Rohrer at 186 Carroll Street on Monday afternoon July 1 at 2:30 o clock.
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the King’s Daughters
H. B. Rohrer
Carroll St
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Lute Pills Ad
Wm. F. Jungkunz advertises DeWitt's Little Early Risers lute pills at 5 Stephenson Street in a small local business notice.
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DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Vacation paper forwarding for Journal subscribers
Subscribers headed out of town may have the Journal forwarded by leaving their summer address at the office Call phone 25 both systems Addresses can be changed as often as needed without charge Half the pleasure of a vacation is reading about happenings at home
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Journal
Mrs Florence Atwood Reports Eczema Cure
A Chicago resident claims three months of Cuticura remedies cured her three year eczema. She consulted many physicians before starting Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, and says she is now perfectly well. Witness L. Berger. October 2, 1905.
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Chicago
Florence Sh
Atwood
Crilly Place
Ill
Berger
Women Eye Care Promoted By Cuticura Pamphlet
Complete local and constitutional treatment for distressing conditions is offered through the uticura pamphlet and the Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. Emphasizes skin, scalp, hair, hands care and health restoration for pale, weak, nervous women. Includes external and internal regimen with Cuticura Bush, Ointment, and Reesolvent pills, with prices and worldwide sale by Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
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Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Sole Proper
Boston
This Is My 42nd Birthday William E Borah
Senator William E Borah of Idaho, noted for his role in the Haywood case at Boise, was born June 29 1865 in Fairfield Illinois. He studied at the University of Kansas, read law in Lyons, was admitted to the bar in 1888, and settled in Boise in 1891. A tireless student, he is widely read in the Northwest and won votes for the U S Senate in 1903 and 1904.
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William FE. Borah
Idaho
Haywood
Boise
Fairfield
University of Kansas
Lyons
Borah
Northwest
United States Senate
This Date in History Highlights Key Past Events
Chronology notes events from 1644 Cropredy Bridge victory to 1900 Oregon grounding. Entries include Mrs. Siddons farewell, Barrett Browning’s death, Meade’s Army of the Potomac command change, Borah’s birth, an inland Colorado Desert lake, NY banks easing panic, Huxley’s death, Harvard boat wins over Yale, and Oregon grounding near Chefoo China.
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Charles I Victor
Cropredy Bridge
Siddons
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Gen. Meade
Gen. Hooker
Army of the Potomac
William E. Borah
U. S.S
Idaho
Colorado Desert
New York
Thomas Henry Huxley
Harvard
Yale
U. S
Oregon
Chefoo
China
Remarkable Rescue In Fedora Tenn By Dr King's Discovery
Cr V Pepper, bedridden with throat hemorrhages, found relief after using Dr King s New Discovery. Doctors offered little hope but within weeks the coughing stopped and bleeding diminished, enabling him to return to work. Available at Joseph Emmert's drug store, 50 cents to 1.00 with a free trial bottle offer.
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Fedora
Tenn
Cr. V. Pepper
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Uncle Joe’s Double Wows Danville Crowd At Hotel Lobby
A Danville dispatch says Speaker Cannon has a lookalike, retired Chicago merchant H. S. Kellogg, who has been mistaken for Cannon up to ten thousand times. Kellogg notes past speeches and jokes about Cannon’s timber, while the incident sparks comments on public perception during Cannon’s absence. The report also covers a manslaughter verdict in Alabama, a long floral parade in Danville, and elopers welcomed home in Indiana from Newcastle.
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Danville
Joseph G. Cannon
Horse of Representatives
H.S. Kellogg
Chicago
Kellogg
Joe
Mr. Cannon
Cannon
Axgtor
Til
L. C. Prim
Newcastle
Ind
Wm. Poynter
Marriage of a Midget in Paris Illinois
Ira Brown aged 30 married Frances Josephine Dawson aged 26 in Paris Illinois in a ceremony noted for its unusual height differences. The bride, one of three midget sisters, stands about 4 feet tall and 40 pounds, while the groom is 5 feet 5 inches and 150 pounds. An attendant sister 21 is 3 feet 9 inches, and another sister married to a 6 foot man has two normal children.
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Paris
Ill
Ira Brown
Frances Josephine Dawson
Governor Deneen Visits Seventh Camp and Banquet
Springfield June 29 Governor Deneen visited the Seventh in camp where he was received by Major Moore’s battalion and escorted to headquarters. He reviewed the parade on the grounds, followed by a banquet at the officers mess tent. Carnegie offers Augustana $20,000 for endowment if $80,000 more is raised.
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Danville
Cassius Larrance
John Crimmins
Larrance
Tadfanola
Crimmins
Cassius
Seventh
Springfield
Deneen
Moore
Carnegie
Augustana
Moline
Andrew Carnegie
Augustana College
Augustana Synod
Moline mayor halts interurban line amid franchise delay
In Moline Illinois on June 29 Mayor John son of East Moline blocked the Fast Moline and Watertown Interurban from running cars through the city due to delays in franchise terms. A peace settlement followed later. Price of a herd of cattle sale ends in Toomington Alabama with Kerrick Black Angus selling 200 head for 35000. Heaviest buyer was W A Hart of Cairo Michigan. In Kewanee Illinois on June 29 Charles Pritt convicted of petty larceny receives one cent fine and four days in jail due to poor health.
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Moline
Watertown
Johmson
East Moline
Toomington
Kerrick
W. A. Hart
Cairo
Mich
Kewanee
Charles Pritt
Renain
Pritt
Sweet little pig rhyme sold at local druggist
A whimsical verse laments a sick baby and calls for a mother's care. The piece ends by noting the rhyme is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 86 Stephenson St.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
City Letter Notes Unclear Fragments
Fragmentary OCR text yields no clear event or names to summarize. ready for clearer source to form a proper headline and concise summary.
Music and Gastronomy in a Curious Symphony
A musically minded speaker muses on pairing meals with famous musical works. They recount savoring a steak to Waiting at the Church and a mutton chop to the Toreador aria, compare these to Liszt and Carmen, and note two aspirational pairings roast goose with Parsifal preludes and Salome’s dance with Strauss. The voice ends with patient anticipation.
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Atlantic
Waitress Too Optimistic at Union Depot Counter
A man tells a waitress the error was five years old in a lunch counter incident at the Union depot. He recalls giving too much change, but the waitress asserts the problem is different and moves on to serve another customer.
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Union Depot
Kansas City Star
Wisdom of the Raven Rabbit Trap Ends Hunt
Two collie dogs chase rabbits as ravens circle overhead. The rabbit is driven to the hilltop and runs into a trap, ending the pursuit.
Ravens Drive Off Hawks Then Eat Rabbit
In London Field the dopa caméd heat drove away two ravens with loud croaks. The birds then turned on a rabbit and dispatched it quickly, ending the scene as the birds feasted.
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London Field
Not Idle Woman Praises Cry After Ticket to Europe
A second woman, opening her purse, displays a first class return ticket to Europe. She says a good cry benefited her, as noted by the New York Press, illustrating an emotional response tied to travel.
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Toara
Europe
New York Press
True Love in Philadelphia Inquirer Brief Dialog
A brief exchange quotes Tom and Jack debating a woman's love. Jack claims her feelings were proven when she offered to borrow money from her father to marry, revealing her intent and complicating Tom’s doubts. The item appears as a quoted dialogue note from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Jack
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Habit of Nervousness Scene at Tea
A snippet from Milwaukee Sentinel describes Mrs. Tompkins as extremely nervous, her rustling silk skirt betraying her unease. The dialogue suggests social scrutiny and subtle humor in a domestic setting.
New Insight Prompts Fresh Perception, Lichig Note
A brief reflection suggests truth expands perception as each revelation adds meaning. The idea frames understanding as evolving with new information, inviting readers to reassess prior assumptions.
Quick Headache Relief Through Leg Muscle Exercise
For headache relief, a short burst of hard work by leg muscles helps. Muscular exercise increases blood flow to the engaged parts, depleting the brain and offering rapid relief.
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