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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1906
Page
3
An old advertorial page promotes Herpicide as a remedy for hair loss. It urges rubbing lotions and Vaseline into the scalp to stop canker and promote healthy growth. The copy names Herpicide Co. and a Special Agent, Joseph Timmer.
East Bound services from Freeport to Chicago and West Bound to Freeport listed with arrival and departure times in mixed notation. Includes train numbers 900 22 204 36 210 201 28 205 207 211 and connections at Rockford Belvidere Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Harvard Sycamore DeKalb Spring Valley and Pacific Ocean routes. John F. Daly, Agent.
Railroad agent J B Sweart notes train numbers and times for freight and passenger service. No 10 leaves Rock Island at 7 am, arrives Milwaukee 3:10 pm with connections to Madison and Janesville. No 9 connects to Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and Dakota points. No 68 westward to Rock Island and Davenport. Freight carries passengers Mt Carroll to Freeport and Freeport to Mt Carroll. No freights carry passengers west.
The Chicago Great Western railway announces sale of round trip tickets at one fare plus 2.00 to numerous states and Canadian regions. Tickets available on the first and third Tuesdays through April 17 with sales to both U S and Canadian destinations. Contact any Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn for details.
Northwestern line publishes reduced one way second class fares to Tennessee Kentucky Nebraska Wyoming Kansas Colorado Missouri Mexico Texas Western Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Applies on Tuesdays March 66th and the 2 22nd worded notice directed to agents for full information.
A historical reflection explores the number seven as a peculiar integer with mystical and mathematical ties. It details a numeric curiosity around 1 4 2 8 5 7, its cyclic properties, and how multiples of seven interact with this six digit group leading to recurring ninees. the author recalls a dialogue claiming the seven is the perfect number.
Across many countries including Scotland pigs were used as draft beasts and even served as mounts in the past. The text notes remarkable homing ability, instances of pigs returning to farms, and historical feats such as pigs drawing carriages and being driven through markets. It also cites a rare hunting pig and Linnaeus on pigs as epikurean eaters, with the hog noted for a narrower plant diet than other livestock.
A quotation from Budgett Meakin author of Life In Morocco claims Moroccan women are treated as goods and chattels and that a fat physique signals beauty. It notes methods of “stuffing” women to plump their figures and describes Moor life with public promenades and street socializing.
Geologists describe a British formation known as the insect limestone or beetle rocks. It comprises fossilized beetle wing cases transformed into a hard chalk by lime from their bodies. The origin lies in an ancient lake that dried, leaving countless insect remains preserved as stone.
A twelve year old narrator falls for Susan Jones in a small village. The writing teacher, a supposed professor, courts Susan and triggers jealousy. When a string of robberies hits Harpersville including the post office, the narrator helps uncover the culprit, who is revealed as the professor, caught with a patch on his sole and seven years in prison.
Last Tuesday Squire Prather phoned his mother in law and, due to a misdirected line, spoke to another Mrs. Cline. He ordered dinner for three, but three different Mer Clines at the same line prepared meals for three each, leaving him and his party to arrive home empty handed.
A recent report notes that range carrying capacity rose mainly where fencing protected pastures, reducing overstocking, improving forage, and lifting stock quality. Irrigation enables winter feed on irrigated lands, resting adjacent lands and expanding stock carry during the year.
The Tamworth breed, widely sneered at, shows reasonable progress in the United States. Its chief fault is a long snout, yet its head and snout together are lighter than average. The piece notes a mismatch between long bodies and short heads and urges more adoption, citing Orange Judd Farmer.
A simple seed corn test numbers ears and places five or ten kernels from each ear into rows in shallow sand filled boxes. Kernels from ear No 1 form row No 1 and so on. Boxes two to two and a half inches deep are kept warm above 50 degrees F with damp cloth to maintain moisture. After five to six days the results can be recorded.
Expressman Reynolds of Putnam Conn owns an old horse that wandered the yard after a fall. The horse followed the wagon from the freight depot through the city while loading proceeded, then kept pace behind the team as it moved about town. John W Gates was asked for a market tip and allegedly warned young employees to stay out, predicting a senior firm member would estimate a young man’s worth at about $100,000 and then allow only $20,000.
Health note attributes common indigestion in pupils to rushed or improper lunches and urges correcting the cause while healing the stomach and bowels with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Sold by druggists at 50c and 1.00 with money back if it fails.
A corn special train will travel 2000 miles along Central road in Illinois, making 123 stops to share the latest ideas in corn culture with farmers in as many communities. Professor Hopkins of the state university will oversee the program and deliver illustrated lectures at each stop.
Infected clover fields with root borer benefit from two years of stand reduction. Seed corn should have complete germination tests and patch trials on the farmer’s own land to prove seed quality. Submerge seed in formalin to prevent seed scab. Dairy profits rise from cheese byproducts and hogs. Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar is marketed as a cough remedy. The Dairy Journal delivers citywide for 10c weekly.
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