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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
5
Tonight Freeport hosts a padded mat tug of war style wrestling card featuring thridle Turk versus champion Swede in a best two out of three bout. The event promises a display of strength by well trained competitors drawing wide attention from sports fans.
Otis Harlan and a lively company present A Broken Idol a Jolly song show by Hal Stephens Van Alstyne and Williams Gus Sohlke the producer creates striking stage pictures with a chorus noted for beauty The great green dragon and a sky turning scene with Miss Madge Vee as Sing Wee showcase the production and its strong ensemble
Frank Johnson of Portland faces Mahmout the Terrible Turk in a best two of three falls match at the Grand Opera House in Freeport tonight at 8:30. Johnson weighs 201 pounds, Mahmout 198, with Johnson described as a strong wrestler rising in Chicago gyms and Mahmout famed worldwide and set to meet Gotch in Chicago on April 14. A second note shows Johnson snubbing a German challenge from Carl Busch for a $500 purse, with tactics promised to be fair and on merit.
Detroit woman Mrs M E Fisher faced severe rectal trouble. Doctors urged surgery but she used Dr King’s New Life Pills instead and was wholly cured. Pills claim to prevent appendicitis relieve constipation and headaches at 25 cents, sold by Joseph Emert.
A brief want notice notes scissors razors ground umbrellas repaired and covered. B. Riyen Galena Me Adee.
Klaw and Erlanger bring their lavish musical comedy Little Nemo to Chicago’s Colonial Theatre for a brief midwest engagement. The spectacular production with Victor Herbert score and Harry B. Smith book features Gabriel as Nemo and a large cast including Cawthorn Van Barnes and Ball. The run promises ambitious stagecraft, popular vaudeville acts, and a major premiere in the region.
Mrs. Ida Soper, of Big Pond Pennsylvania, recalls enduring a severe lung illness and near death before Dr King’s New Discovery cured her. She credits the remedy with lasting relief for twelve years and lists its cures for coughs colds and bronchial troubles. 50 cents and 1.00, trial bottle free guaranteed by Joseph Emmert.
The Daily Journal states it will deliver across the city for a full week, extending newspaper access to all neighborhoods and readers throughout the period.
A labor led crusade against tuberculosis gains momentum nationwide. Unions from printers to metal workers establish pavilions and sanatorium links, fund care through factory subscriptions, and press employers to match worker contributions, with the effort spreading from Albany to Hartford and beyond.
In La Crosse Wisconsin the Wisconsin Minnesota league nearly became an eight club circuit missing St Paul and Minneapolis by twenty four hours. President John Elliott announced that Fond du Lac and Rockford filed protests over the schedule and would join the league while St Paul and Minneapolis held firm. Rockford Republic note adds sarcasm about local baseball news in Green Bay bay death incident.
The text notes some people carry family Bibles while others buy small editions for work and cites increased Bible sales linked to the Sun gay meetings having some effect.
Sterling Illinois reports Ray mond Love former Sterling Infants second baseman signed with Winona Minnesota in the new Wisconsin Minnesota league to play second base.
Bible sales rise in Springfield driven by Billy Sunday revival chatter. Bookstores report steady increases as prayer meetings and Bible classes at the tabernacle boost demand. Prices range from twenty five cents upward and retailers prepared with large stock for the expected surge.
A letter from H. M. Markley laments a purported inconsistency in Freeport’s liquor enforcement. He recounts Cooper from Geneva Indiana, 19, pleading guilty to being drunk and disorderly, receiving a 21 day jail term but payment postponed by installments after judge’s clemency. Markley criticizes saloon open Sundays and urges residents to demand righteousness from officials.
The Henrietta Pennsylvania child suffered eczema for five years with doctors declaring poisoned blood had affected his lungs. His mother attributes recovery to seven bottles of Electric Bitters, claiming complete cure. The tonic is advertised for eruptions, rheuma and blood disorders at 50 cents, guaranteed by Joseph Emmert.
Citywide homes plan to send laundry and dye jobs for the season as Bb. B. Dye Works invites customers to submit orders early. The firm notes rising demand for cleaning, dyeing, and pressing services this spring.
The Chicago Evening Post reports a theorized prehistoric Mordecai Brown tossing a bear hide bound ball to strike out Frank Chance in America’s first ball game. Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago presents earthwork evidence from Ohio mound builders as support.
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