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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1906
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR reads as a sales ad for Bilae Borman and Co with mentions of a carrier at Van Buren and Exchange Street and a White Front storefront. The legible parts suggest merchandise or retail terms but lack full context or dates.
Daily train notices show Eastbound No 30 and No 06 parlor and buffet services with times from Freeport to Chicago and back plus connections at Rockford Belvidere and Belvidere for Sycamore DeKalb and Madison and westward connections to the Pacific Coast. Agent by Daly.
Train timings and connections for the C M and St Paul route show No 10 leaving Rock Island at 7 am and arriving Milwaukee 8 10 pm with connections to Janesville and Madison. No 9 links Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and Dakota points. Freight trains carry passengers on select legs. Agents noted J B Swratt.
The schedule lists eastbound and westbound trains from South Freeport toward Chicago and midwestern cities. It notes through passengers and baggage checked to destination with extra charges. Stage connections from South Freeport and Brewster house provide additional pickup times at 9:45, 10:30, 4:45, and 8 pm. Officials named include Avant, J.P., Elmer, and Agt. Chicago.
The Chicago Great Western offers round trip tickets at one fare plus $2.00 on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through April 17 to numerous states and regions including Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mexico Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Wyoming Virginia. Tickets to Alberta Canadian Northwest Assiniboia Manitoba and western Ontario on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April. For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn. 1-18dw4-17
Greatly reduced rates will be offered February 15 to April 7 by Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and other West and Northwest points. Half rates for children ages half-rare. Liberal stopovers allowed on all tickets. Tickets good in Tourist sleepers. For rates routes and service contact nearest ticket agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago 1 24 dw2w.
Ex cursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the territory indicated above. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars and The Best of Everything. For dates or full particulars apply to agents. Chicago North Western Ry 3-Bd w4-28 4
A rowdy scene in a dingy downtown hall ends with police arresting a mixed group after a flashy man in a plug hat and his partner cause a disturbance. They clash with four men over jewels, discharge a pistol and a six shooter, and flee before officers arrive. The four men are captured later as suspects in a bank robbery, while the duo turns out to be undercover detectives Jacob Mattituck and Johnny Miller.
The grower has beaten the packer with a signal victory, lifting hog prices 75 cents to $1 per hundredweight higher than planned. Markets in the Midwest have seen a five cent base in country areas and purchases at shipping stations around $5.25 to $5.33 for mixed hogs. Packers erred in crop estimates and underestimated pork demand, while the interior packer share increased as stocks in cellars grow light. The hog market boosts farm wealth in the corn belt as summer provisions loom.
A cutting bench device called the seed potato cutter is described as satisfactory. A wide boxed bench with compartments holds sacks and knives fixed above openings. Potatoes are pushed into compartments and cut by workers seated on boxes, producing pieces for planting at a high daily rate.
C G Miliott argues shallow drains two to three and a half feet deep fail to stop alkali rise or dry land profitably. He advocates five to seven foot main drains to lower the water table and halt surface alkali accumulation, enabling permanent re ulation of the land by irrigation and cultivation.
Dame Nature catches the gardener napping as spring begins and plans fail without action. Family gardens survive on about 55 percent of farms, yet remain profitable with proper care. Asparagus requires rich soil and extra fertilizer. seed potatoes must stay cool to avoid sprouting. okra has limited food value but offers garden value. sow peas as soon as possible. graft cherry and plum trees early.
The article recalls brutal naval discipline, describing keelhauling with sailors dragged under ship keels and battered by barnacles. It also recounts Mme de Krudner’s covert shoprounds in Paris, staging purchases to boost interest in Valerie, spreading the book’s fame through high society.
A Pearson's Weekly excerpt portrays a sponge fisherman lying on deck with a water glass and a long slender pole. He peers into the sea to locate valuable sponges and uses a double hooked end to detach them from the rocky base amid waves and wind, enduring strain and rheumatic exposure.
A London man posted a reckless self condemning ad seeking any remunerative post. It drew attention as a bold, different approach and he, aged twenty seven with ordinary schooling, secured a good position with a reputable firm. The tale suggests writing ads that would attract the reader in search of staff.
The fragment lists at home treatments for colds and sore throats. Advice includes hot lemonade with bed rest, steam inhalation, salt gargle, alum rinse, horacic acid, and a vinegar molasses butter remedy known as “stewed quaker,” with doses and timing.
A reader quotes an advertising letter from a life of Mme de Krudner. The note discusses book promotion tactics used after Mme de Stue’s Delphiné, noting the author’s insistence that readers understand the publicity approach. The fragment suggests a discussion of marketing strategies in literary publishing.
A narrative traces the famed Stradivarius from 1716 when Stradivari crafted a lockup instrument to his sons, through Salabue's acquisition about 1760, to Luigi Tarisio the Milan collector who bought it unseen. Tarisio dies in 1854 leaving a Cremona hoard of about 250 instruments and a fortune around £12,000.
A London Chronicle note asserts that mosquitoes thrive in the Arctic circle despite barren, uninhabited plains. The insect, normally a bloodsucker, here behaves as a vegetarian, with few birds offering defense as Lupp the reindeer roam to the sea and locals avoid crossing fields.
The article notes New Zealand is distant from Australia by about 1,700 miles and that climate contrasts appear. It mentions Queensland being hot, describes lignum vitae as floating in Australian waters, and observes Christmas dinners in Melbourne and Sydney occur during heat over 100 degrees in the shade.
A reflective aphorism appears from Homo Notes stressing that value lies in actions, not the location or rank of one’s position. It asserts nobility comes from virtuous deeds rather than place or status.
A Brooklyn Life feature explores the favored tree in local forestry studies by De Voe and researchers examining family trees for clues. The piece notes ongoing work and community interest in the urban arboreal legacy.
Letters from two Portland beauty specialists praise Herpicide for stopping hair loss and dandruff. Bertha A. Trullinger and Grace Dodge attest the product’s effectiveness as a scalp dressing and remedy. The Herpicide Co. advertises samples through agents in Michigan.
Advertises an excursion via the Chicago and North Western Railway with Standard and Tourist sleeping cars free reclining chair cars and all other amenities. Promotes sales through railway agents with details on dates and full particulars to be obtained from agents.
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