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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1909

Page

7

Train schedules and connections described by John F Daly

The notice lists train arrivals and departures with specific times and service details. It describes east and west bound services No 900 203 96 97 311 and others with parlor car and buffet service, connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Harvard Sycamore DeKalb and Berth west to the Pacific coast. The agent John F Daly signs the notice.

Rockford Beloit Janes- Wille Milwaukee Madison Berth Northwest Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb Rockferny Janesville Harvard Ison Belviere Spring Valley Pacific Coast John F. Daly

Eastbound and Westbound Rail Arrivals and Connections

A fragmentary rail timetable notes East Bound arrivals at 3:00 am with connections to Racine and Milwaukee, and West Bound departures around 5:45 pm. It mentions Rock Island connections to Janesville and Madison, plus links to Kansas City and other destinations. Agent J. B. Wheat appears in the fragment.

Rock Teland Racine Reight Mt Carroll Freeport Rock Island Milwaukee Takea Janesville Madison Kansas City J. B Gary Laat Reeport Gara Roskford Hock Dearee Helvidere Kigio Aurora Chicago

Retrial of Standard Oil Case in Chicago Surprises Judge

Judge Albert 2 Anderson of the U S district court in Indiana halted the juror panel for the retrial, citing excess farming representation in the original farmers jury that helped secure a $29 240 000 verdict. The new panel had only three Chicagoans though 60 percent of the jurisdiction’s population is in Cook county, prompting the judge to seek fairness at the outset.

Standard Oil Ceee Albert 2. Anderson United States Court For Cook County

Fair jury panel for industrial case debated

A speaker proposes 160 jurors from Chicago and Cook County with many businessmen to reflect industrial realities. He notes the district spans a large commercial city and rural counties and argues business insight could yield a fair verdict. The text then shifts to mention Duda Anderson, a fifty two year old from Indiana, a Waobash College graduate, and former Montgomery County prosecutor appointed as a federal judge in 1502.

Chicago Cook County Dude Anderson Indiana Waobash College Montgomery County

Panama Canal sanitation chief reform cited by era leader

Panama’s health drive led by Colonel William C. Gorgas, chief of sanitation, transformed the zone from a deadly area to a healthy region. A Alabama native aged fifty five, he studied at Sewanee and in New York, entered the medical corps, earned the colonel rank by act of Congress for yellow fever work, and last year was elected president of the American Medical Association.

Panama Canal William Crasgford Gorgas Canal Zone Panama Illnois Vermont Gorgas Alabama Confeder Josiah Gorgas University of the South Sewanee Temi New York Congress Lirana Con American Medical Association

For the Mousewife Minced Fowl on Toast

A historic recipe instructs removing meat from cold toast or boiled fowls, skin, then keeping covered. Boil bones and skin with water, strain gravy, cool, skim fat, simmer with cream butter and flour, add finely minced fowl and chopped hard boiled eggs, season, and serve over hot toast.

Repairing Window Shades

When window shades look shabby at the bottom the curtain is removed from the roller. The hem at the bottom is ripped out and the curtain reinstalled with the worn edge at the top near the roller. The other edge is hemmed and fitted with a stick for support.

Correct Method of Darning for Stockings

Practical instructions explain leaving a small loop at each end to allow for shrinkage. Darning cotton is run half an inch beyond the hole on both sides and kept taut but not overly tight. Threads are laid closely, crossed in the regular pattern, then the needle is guided around the darn to prevent further tearing.

Mulled Buttermilk Recipe with Boiling Method

A recipe for mulled buttermilk instructs boiling one quart of buttermilk, then whisking an egg with sugar and flour before adding to the boiling buttermilk. Stir rapidly to prevent scorching, boil once, then serve hot or iced as desired.

Noisy-free Rocker Shoes for Chairs Invented

A western inventor introduces a pneumatic shoe or tread for chair rockers to create smooth silent motion, protect floors and walls, and fit any rocker width. Each shoe includes a rear bumper that engages the floor to prevent tipping during backward movement, announced in Scientific American.

Scientific American

The Sewing Machine Needle Caution for Seamstresses

The article warns sewers to keep needles sharp and new, especially when stitching silks, to avoid ruining fine fabric. It cautions against using blunt or rusty needles and urges not to economize on needles, as advised by experienced seamstresses.

Cooking note on frying green marsh frogs

The text describes preparing green marsh frogs for frying. Clean and tenderize the frogs, season with salt pepper and lemon juice, steep an hour, drain and coat in beaten egg and bread crumbs, then fry in hot fat until brown. Serve with fried parsley as a garnish.

Chaplain Couden Seeks Senate Post Despite Cemeteries Metaphor

The blind Rev Henry N Couden, longtime House chaplain, told Speaker Cannon he preferred being Senate chaplain. Cannon retorted that the House is a flower garden and the Senate a graveyard. Couden replied that one stays longer in a graveyard than a garden.

Henry N. Couden House of Representatives Senate Cannon Uncle Joe Sis Gunther

Daily Journal delivery rate in the city

The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10c a week.

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Freshen sickroom with eucalyptus steam method

To keep a sickroom sweet and fresh, set a small dish of boiling water with about thirty drops of eucalyptus oil. Place the pot in the room for half an hour, twice daily for a refreshing atmosphere and to counteract unpleasant odors.

Cough Medicine From Historic Home Remedy

A nineteenth century remedy prescribes boll four tablespoonfuls of flaxseed in one quart of water, strain, add rock candy, brown sugar, and the juice of two lemons. Boil, cool, then drink freely. Given at cough onset, it promises immediate relief.

Quote on married life stirs a pension theory remark

A witty remark portrays a woman's married life as battles with the line about calling her theory her pension. The quote underscores satirical tone of the Smart Set publication.

Lightbody to Turn Pro After Marathon Run

The former Chicago University distance star Lightbody, now in Germany, plans to turn professional on his arrival in the United States in late March. He notes the large prize money earned by Dorando, Longboat, and Hayes and believes he should join the cleanup in America.

Lightbody James Chicago University Germany Tettere America Lighthody Dorando Longboat Hayes

Langford Draws Jeffries Line in Defiant Claim

Sam Langford, the Boston colored heavyweight, plans to fight Jack Johnson next June and declares that only Jeffries can bar him from the world title. He says drawing the Jeffries line was right, and if his Johnson bout fails in England Jeffries will not need to return to claim the championship.

Langford Jeffries Sam Langford Boston Jack Johnson Johnson England

Ormond Auto Races In March

The seventh annual Florida Beach auto races will be held on the sand course March 23 to 26 with radical changes this season. A sweepstake stock car race will feature handicapping by price and engine power. The Sir Thomas Dewar $2,000 trophy for the international mile race goes outright, plus several thousand dollars in cash prizes across events.

Ormond Florida Beach Thomas Dewar

Weston Plans 4000 Mile Walk to San Francisco

Edward Payson Weston, famed long distance walker, announces in New York a cross country trek to San Francisco to be completed in about 100 days. He estimates the route at roughly 4000 miles and will begin on March 1 to mark his seventieth birthday.

Edward Payson Weston New York San Francisco Weston

Wolverines' Long Trips Across Major Routes

Michigan baseball will undertake extended southern and eastern tours to complete the schedule. The southern leg includes two games at each of Enneste e and Castle Heights, three with Vanderbilt, and possible stops at Tulane in New Orleans. The eastern route begins in Worcester Ohio with matchups against Cornell Brown Syracuse and either Williams or Amherst.

Middies Baseball Schedule For Spring Season

The middies' baseball team will play twenty five games this spring all at home except the May 20 clash with West Point. Annapolis faces Burvard Princeton and Pennsylvania and maybe Yale. The opener is March 27 against Gallaudet College and the final home tilt with West Point on May 2.

Middies West Point Annapols Burvard Princeton Pennsylvania Yale Gallaudet College

Big Trotting Meet at Columbus

The national trotting handicap valued at 35500 dollars is announced by Mr. Shepard secretary of the Columbus Driving Park company. The event is planned to be run next September on their track. Candidates will be graded on records up to April 20 with an entrance fee of 300 dollars due then.

Columbus Shepard Columbus Driving Park Company

Pittsburg Horse Show Planned for April 21 24

Pittsburg schedules a horse show from April 21 to 24 with events featuring local riders and spectators invited to attend across multiple days. The four day program promises demonstrations, competitions, and community engagement in the regional equestrian scene.

Pittsburg

Remarkable Figures Attributed To Kongo Free State

Readable fragments note a claim that the Kongo Free State includes 000, 000 square miles of undeveloped territory and a Black population of 20,000,000. The text is fragmentary and unclear.

Kongo Free State

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