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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
8
A historical analysis argues personal bondsmen will become obsolete as corporate bonds dominate, citing safety and convenience. It predicts people will soon view borrowing a friend’s name for surety as as unreasonable as borrowing a key to a safe.
In a recent interview Secretary Wilson argues that crop failure cannot persist and notes farmers remain largely unaware or unconcerned with stock market fluctuations. He cites Northwestern farmers moving funds to Canada and buying land, while Manitoba colonization advocate WM. Clement promotes wheat lands in Canada to thousands seeking new opportunities. immigration figures for 1906 show 216,912 new arrivals.
A college student and companions stage a mock stagecoach robbery led by Johnny to frighten passengers. The ruse escalates when the “robber” is confronted by Mr. Leadbeeter who exposes the prank and retrieves a $5,000 check, pinning the joke on Johnny as the group disperses.
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills advertised for backache weak kidneys and urinary troubles. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz druggist located at 85 Stephenson Street.
Kansas City Journal recounts James Lashford Scott’s 1852 survival after a Comanche ambush on the Leavenworth to Dodge City route. He describes a brutal fight, bullet wounds, eight scalps claimed by attackers, and his own recovery after being scalped but surviving.
Paris cab drivers tried to bar women drivers from earning a living but French men hired the women. The female drivers wore a low crowned hat and flowing cape, making them recognizable from afar. Some men disguise themselves in women’s attire to steal fares, but the women still prosper despite the competition.
German photographer Herr Marie proposes shell shaped cameras dropped from aircraft to capture wide country views at about half a mile height. The conical shell device is fired by a trap and opens the shutter during descent to photograph terrain. In calm air the fall spot and flight path can be precisely calculated for military use.
A collection of quoted lines linked to Swift Keats Franklin Kempis Southerne Coke Lee Cibber Milton Campbell and others. The notes associate familiar proverbs with their attributed authors and highlight the cross influences in literary lore. The piece reflects on who said what and when.
The magistrate admonishes the prisoner for stealing from his employer and wasting the funds in reckless extravagance. The prisoner admits the theft weighed on his conscience yet claims he could not keep the money.
The Daily Journal announces expanded home delivery to every city block, promising broader access for residents and businesses. The move aims to improve service reach and convenience amid growing demand for local news.
Alec flone a cowboy with a sheep ranch follows a red dress abductee across plains aided by Bill Kearney. He shoots at an Indian and wounds the captor, only to learn the chase was a staged film scene. Belle had acted for money, and the ruse ends with a real wedding.
The column previews a string of brief items: David hure ton travels from California to Calais Maine to die in his native state, President Roosevelt favors round cuffs, Arthur Pauline in Wichita Kansas earns big from wheat speculation, and Senator Lodge speaks at Gloucester on August 15 for a Massachusetts Bay Colony tablet dedication. It notes sailor Moselig’s Danube drowning and sodoform discovery, conductor M Safanoff’s batonless style, John Redmond’s eloquence, Tahiti pearl magnate E Levy retiring to Paris, and Katherine Elkins, senator’s daughter, in masculine hunting attire and mistaken identity with her brother.
A prompt remedy for coughs and colds is Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Children like it and it is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, located at 85 Stephenson Street.
Blanche Bates returns to star in The Girl of the Golden West next season. Ethel Barrymore tours until August. Alice Lloyd earns 2500 dollars weekly. Florence Roberts to lead Zira in revival. Love's Labour's Lost features at Stratford Shakespeare festival. James K. Hackett opens with John Glayde's Honor and then Mr George. The Boatswain's Mate adapted as curtain raiser in London. The Galilean's Victory titled Henry Arthur Jones new play to be produced in New York in October by Law and Erlanger. Holbrook Blinn supports Salomy Jane then shifts to The Man of the Hour title role.
A collage of quote snippets notes Iceland seeking a local identity and the Chicago Post’s view on it. It argues Washington baseball under Roosevelt mirrors earlier eras, while a London paper predicts hotels barring Americans. Agnes Repplier comments on derbies and hats, critiqued for missing cause and effect.
The New York City area houses about 198000 widows and forty eight cemeteries. The largest license fee against pawnbrokers is 500 dollars. Waterfront improvements are proposed at a cost of 12000000. Coroners report self harm is the noted method with an average of one death every three days.
From Outing Magazine and Chicago News exchanges, practical guidance on maintaining fishing rods. Emphasizes self repair for bamboo steel and wood rods, including scraping with glass, varnishing, checking for cracks, rewinding red silk twists, reties for guides, and resetting ferrules to ensure true casting.
Train schedules list arrivals and departures for east and west bound services with connections at Rockford Belvidere and Madison. Notes indicate car services on Nos 200 202 204 206 208 231 and Sundays only services. Agent John F Daly provides station details.
Fragmentary OCR notes record train movements with times such as 11:00 and 11:06 am and freight trains from Rock Island at 7:35 pm. It mentions passenger cars, ranges of destinations, and a westbound and other freight services, though many items are garbled.
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