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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1909

Page

7

Train service notes and connections at Rockford area terminals

Fragmented OCR lists trains No. 300 032 711 908 906 with parlor car and buffet service. Mentions connections to Madison Belvidere DeKalb Ravenna Harbor Harvard and Belvi from Rockford area with various Sundays and Sept only notes, signed by agent OHN FY DALY.

Erie Rockford Madison Seeshana Midere Ravenmore DeKalb Rook- Lo Relott Jeneaville Harvard

O. M. and St. P. Rail Line Schedule Advised

Train routes show arrivals and departures with connections to towns including Rock Inland and Waukee. Agent J. B. Sweaty notes morning and evening timing, with stops toward Tansville and Madison and a 16-point connections scheme.

Beores Waukee Tanssville Madison Ier J. B. Sweaty

May Sutton to Tour Abroad for Tennis

The renowned May Sutton plans to travel abroad this year to compete in tournaments and join the American circuit. English players react with surprise as she may bring her sister Florence and other American friends, with Mrs Bruce also skilled in tennis. Sutton is expected at Newport next summer for the women’s national amateur event.

Mice Button Miss May Sutton Great Britain United States Miss Sutton Florence May Sutton Bruce Ethel Sutton Newport R. I

Smithson Sets Indoor Hurdle Records for Multonomah Club

Forest Smithson of Multonomah Portland won indoor meet records in San Francisco, breaking the sixty yard high hurdles record with 8 seconds and the eighty yard low hurdles in 825 seconds, surpassing previous marks by S C Northbridge of New York and A A Jordan of New York respectively.

Scots Soccer Team to Tour the Eastern States

The Heart of Midlothian of Edinburgh Scotland will visit the United States in May to play three games in Philadelphia. The newly formed association of soccer clubs including New York Philadelphia New Jersey and New England has agreed to guarantee the Scots expenses for the invasion.

Scot Heart of Midlothian Socker Edinburgh Scotland Philadelphia Association of Socker New York New Jersey New England

Long Distance Auto Races Move Forward With Backing

Developments on the proposed transcontinental auto race from New York to Seattle show a solid foundation and strong financial support. Mr. Guggenheim of New York offers a trophy valued at 2000 dollars and cash prizes totaling 5200 dollars. The Seattle Automobile Club contributes 5000 dollars to cover other essential expenses.

New York City Seattle Guggenheim New York Seattle Automobile Club

Championship tournament entries announced for Madison Square Garden

Seven players have qualified for the championship tournament at 18.2 balk One to begin at Madison Square Garden Concert hall in New York on Monday March 28. French expert Jouts Cure has entered along with Americans George Sut ton George F. Slosson Calvin Dermost Harry Cline OFI Morningstar and A G Cutler from Boston.

Madison Square Garden Concert Hall New York Jouts Cure George Sutton George F. Slosson Calvin Demarest Harry Cline Philadelphia Ofi Morningstar A. G. Cutler Boston

Thomas Coaching Penn Baseball Aids Self Supporting Plan

The baseball committee hires Roy Thomas, a 1894 graduate and veteran of the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh National League teams, to coach at Pennsylvania as part of a move to make the sport self supporting.

Thomas Penn Penn-sylvania Roy Thomas Philadelphia Pittsburg

McCormick Chosen Princeton Football Field Coach

James B. McCormick of Boston is named Princeton football field coach for next season. He played for Neer eleven for four years and captained the 1907 team, earning All American fullback honors that year.

McCormick James B. McCormick Boston Princeton Neer

McGinnity Becomes Newark Eastern League Magnate

Joe McGinnity once with the New York National League club and Chicago millionaire H. Smith have bought the Newark New Jersey franchise in the Eastern league for fifty thousand dollars.

Daily Journal Delivery Service Expanded Citywide

The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery for a week, offering home delivery to every neighborhood. Readers in all districts can subscribe for seven days of newspaper service with widespread access and regular editions.

the Daily Journal

Farmer as a business man plans ahead for profit

A progressive farmer should open ledger accounts for all farm items including horses cattle sheep swine and poultry to track profits and losses by crop and operation. Begin yearly plans tonight listing garden sizes varieties and orchard needs while studying seed catalogs and ordering early to avoid spring delays.

Bisulphide of Carbon for Barn Insects and Vermin

The United States department of agriculture endorses bisulphide of carbon to fumigate barns, corncribs, wheat bins, and farmhouses. A strong volatile gas diffuses through cracks and kills insects and vermin. typical use is one pound per 800 to 1,000 cubic feet or one pound per hundred bushels. It leaves no grain injury and is safe after dispersing, but is highly explosive and should not be used near lighted pipes or cigars.

United States Department of Agriculture

Agriculture finds self boiled one sulphur wash safe for fruit

The department of agriculture reports that a self boiled one sulphur wash is not injurious to peach foliage when properly made and does not cause russeting or other injury to apples. It is about as effective as standard bordeaux mixture as a fungicide. Extensive experiments this year cover most preventable fruit diseases, showing the mixture as a useful spray option.

Department of Agriculture

Self Closing Hinge From Twisted Rods At Home

An amateur blacksmith can craft a self closing hinge from twisted rods. For small gates use quarter to three eighths inch rods. larger gates require thicker rods. The hinge twists around two rods and when heated and formed, the ends are finished to accept screws. It acts like a screw and closes the door or gate by its weight. Anyone with scrap metal and a forge can make a durable hinge cheaper than store bought strap hinges.

Not enough readable article to summarize

Fragmentary text appears to be a quotation about gender attitudes rather than a news item with identifiable people places or events

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE Choosing Poultry Guide

A practical guide to selecting poultry notes the importance of sweet smell and dry skin, flesh firmness, and easy bending of the breastbone to judge age. It describes signs of freshness in young birds, pinkish flesh, and pliable feet, while yellow bills and feet indicate youth and a fine skin free of hairs.

Cockroach Control Tips for Cracks and Crevices

Use carbolite soap and water to wash cracks, shelves, and walls. The odor repels bugs. After scalding cracks, varnish them and once dry, dust borax and sugar into chinks. Inspect flooring, baseboards, and bathroom nooks, especially around pipes where roaches are attracted.

Describing Quality Beef and Other Meats

The guidance describes beef as smooth with fine grain bright red color white fat and tenderness when pinched, plus abundant kidney fat. Veal should be firm dry fine grained with delicate pink color and stiff joints with kidney fat. Mutton or lamb require bright red flesh firm juicy close grain and very white firm fat. Pork should have no rough rind and avoid yellow streaks.

Hand Care Tip for Protected Hands From Dishwater

For rough red hands from dishwashing or floor cleaning apply vaseline or cold cream generously over the tops of the hands and into the knuckles before water exposure. The cream stops soapy grime from entering the skin and will not wash off. wash the hands afterward with clean water and soap.

Louisiana Man Invents Improved Pickle Fork

A Louisiana inventor devised a distinct improvement for pickle forks to ease removing the last pickles from a bottle. The design addresses the difficulty of fishing out remaining morsels with standard forks, promising smoother extraction and reduced effort.

Louisiana

Pickle Is Extracted With Curved Prongs Device

A historical description explains an implement for drawing a pickle from a bottle without sticking it. The pickle is grasped in curved prongs akin to punchers, pulled out smoothly, with the finger rings on the handle controlling the grip to prevent dropping.

Cleaning Gold Ornaments And Ink Chains Tips

Gold ornaments should be washed in warm soap suds to clean them. Gold ink chains can be cleaned by placing them in a bottle half full of warm soap suds with a little prepared chalk. Leave the chains in the bottle for several hours, then shake before draining. Rinse in clear cold water.

Fried potato slices with salt and quick double fry

Instructions describe soaking white potatoes in water for half an hour then drying them, frying in hot oil until crisp, cooling briefly, re frying briefly, and finishing with fine salt before serving.

Alice

Baked Liver Recipe Method Card

Wash and place calf liver in a pan. Cut four slits and insert bacon pieces. Cracker crumbs, salt and pepper, a splash of water. Bake two hours, basting and adding water as it boils away.

Sweater Buttonholes Reinforce with Tape Method

After washing buttonholes on sweaters or knits begin to pull, sew a strip of tape on the underside. Cut away the fabric beneath the buttonholes and loosely sew or buttonhole over them to prevent raveling and maintain shape.

Marriage joke hints at long union

A Detroit Free Press snippet records a quip about marriage lasting long with a wife noting she can barely drag her husband to a dance. The remark conveys domestic humor and social tone of the era.

Detroit Free Press

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