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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1909
Page
8
We offer for sale carefully selected first mortgage loans on improved productive farms. We hold our own funds, collect principal and interest without charge to investors. Total face value is 83,000 dollars with valuations at 266,300 dollars, representing under 33 percent of value and a 67 percent margin.
A ledger of secured loans shows multiple entries pairing parcel numbers with farm sizes and assessed values. Major lines include 2901-8500 and 2720-9300 tied to 160 acre farms valued around 83,000, plus numerous 160 acre entries ranging from about 2,000 to 14,000 in value. The record lists varied parcel numbers and farm sizes, primarily 160 acres, with occasional 80, 120, or 320 acre farms and values from a few thousand to mid teens thousands.
Matinees Tuesday Thursday and Saturday announce March schedule featuring Maying Pictures with matinee and night showings. Also listing Moareh on March 18 with a broken idol as the week’s program noted.
Today's market report lists closing quotations for May wheat corn and lard with prices around 1.17 and 0.65 respectively. It notes cattle, hogs, and sheep trading at various ranges with declines from earlier levels and includes the source desk in Chicago with a man named C. D. Anderson providing the Board of Trade figures.
In Freeport, manager Bubser proposed trading pitchers Rogers Palmer and two others for Scott. Bubser later said his offer included the Trust building Nelson hotel golf links six months subscription to the Fireside Companion and Lives of Our Presidents.
The regular meeting of the American Stars of Equity will be held Tuesday evening. Business of importance will be brought before the assembly. Members are requested to be present.
Freeport lodge No. 239 I. C. C. will hold initiation tonight. After the work a banquet will be given to the new members. Five candidates will receive the third degree.
Warren Miller reported seeing three robins this morning. The occurrence suggests an early spring, as autumnal patterns give way to warmer weather signals.
The saying March came in like a lamb and will go out like a lion is referenced as a traditional weather adage. Observers note gentle start with a forecast of more vigorous conditions ahead, aligning with seasonal patterns.
The W. F. M. S. of the First M. E. Church will hold a monthly meeting on Wednesday March 3 at 2 30 p m with Mrs. Ed Bengston. Members should prepare a quotation of bank offering for roll call. Mrs. Antrim will lead the lesson.
Governor Deneen and state officers left Springfield on a special train for Washington to attend the inauguration. Lieut Governor Oglesby will act as governor during Deneen’s absence.
By the Associated Press Deneen today issued a proclamation designating April 23 as Arbor Day. Co. G. W. Veeck. A number of freight cars on the Chicago Great Western railroad were derailed near Byron Sunday night, causing a slight delay in traffic.
The city council gathers for its regular monthly meeting this evening to discuss local governance and administrative matters. Officials expect reports on budget, zoning, and community services with public input welcome.
Cardinal James Gibbons praised President Elect Taft at a banquet in New Orleans calling him “Our William” and lauding his benevolence and smile. He recalled British support for Gladstone as a parallel and predicted broad affection for Taft across the United States, drawing cheers from attendees.
Harry Vincent Radford leaves New York for Montreal to begin a 6000 mile trek through northwest Canada in search of the rare wood bison. He will travel with one sledge and eight dogs, rely on local game, and has backing from the American Bison Society and magazine contracts. Archbishop Farley offers blessing and letters to missionaries.
John Harris of Cleveland Ohio introduces a torch using oxygen and acetylene that allegedly reaches 6300 degrees. The device claims to weld aluminium previously deemed impossible and can cut through two inches of solid steel in under a minute and a twelve inch block in under ten minutes. Harris says it opens new brazing and welding fields and aids dismantling old machinery by slicing through movable pieces quickly.
The article argues that conservative timber management covers less than a quarter of U S forested land within national forests overseen by the Forest Service. It urges cutting only mature trees and protecting regrowth by excluding fires to sustain forests indefinitely, warning this small portion cannot meet future demand and calling wood users and manufacturers to adopt forestry principles for permanence.
A brief Chicago News item depicts a parson asking Elsie about her siblings. The youngster confirms two older siblings, naming Papa and Wana, as the discussion unfolds in a formal exchange.
A fragmentary yet vivid description of Julia Ward Howe presenting her poem in Boston at the Lincoln centennial celebration. The piece portrays the poet in her ninetieth year reading a tribute that blends imagery of journeys, sacrifice, and national gratitude, honoring Lincoln and the nation’s founding ideals.
Sporting men in the northwest anticipate the Soo rifle dog race from Fairbanks to Nome in April. The 800 mile course returns strong purses with $10,000 to the winning team and $5,000 shared among other entrants. Last year's winner and runner up have entered again.
Willis J. Moore director of the Weather Bureau argued in New York at Columbia University that shifting atmospheric conditions fuel American enterprise. He noted Mark Twain’s view of New England weather was not far wrong and said storms converge on the West Coast while Northwest winds bring invigorating air that strengthens the nation.
Plans by the Seattle Automobile Club set a trans continental endurance race to finish at the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific exposition stadium in Seattle during opening week. Robert Craginheim agreed to present a $2,000 trophy and prize money totaling $5,000 for the first five finishers.
A Texas Legislature push proposes using part of a 1 million dollar fine against Waters-Perce Ol to fund a large state park on the San Jacinto battlefield where the state recently acquired the last remaining ground.
At Carnegie Hall New York a centenary tribute to Lincoln drew thousands in silence Richard Watson Gilder voiced a poem praising the emancipator The bronze likeness is praised as capturing the brow mouth and cheeks of the great man who ruled a world of men and bridled the nation with a pure heart and prophetic strength
A brief medicinal ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills prevent appendix troubles by stimulating digestion. It touts relief from constipation biliousness chills malaria headache and indisestion and lists a price of 250 at Joseph Em.
Fragmentary OCR reads like an advertising notice with garbled phrases about rates and surrender terms. No clear names places or dates are legible to extract concrete facts or a cohesive event.
The article surveys myths of Gog and Magog as giant captives in London near the king’s palace, with wooden images once displayed after their deaths. It also recalls alternative traditions tying the names to peoples from antiquity and to the biblical Gog and Magog, including legends of ramparts and walls.
The London Express notes various government fees for lawyers and officials. It details charges to enter the profession, apprentice dues, annual duties, surname changes, and bishop electors permissions. It lists scales by place and rank, including barristers, solicitors, and noble titles.
In London a banquet debate on American phrases, James L Lowell counters Lord 8 about the term ashes of the dead. He cites Gray and the burial rite in the Church of England and Hind to show enduring usage. The exchange draws warm applause.
The passage argues that manhood is proven in adversity not prosperity. It praises those who maintain courage and persevere when others falter, noting true heroes stand firm against opposing forces and succeed despite unfavorable conditions. The text emphasizes character, skill, and steadfast effort as sources of real achievement.
A visitor asks who is the distinguished convict. The ward explains he is known as No THT and keeps himself apart from others. Warden notes his trial cost the state two hundred thousand dollars.
A quirky exchange between a taciturn elder and an improvised wit is recorded as a witty remark about aging. The dialogue mirrors a humorous, lightly satirical mood observed in a historical column.
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