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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
2
Corner store room 40 by 60 at Galena St and Galena Ave offers prime business space with additional 24 by 40 storefront on S Galena Ave. Various office suites also available in the building. On the Sth floor a 60 by 60 hall with ante-rooms kitchen and lodge friendly club rooms. Elevator steam heat and janitor service provided.
The annual Stephenson county teachers institute starts Monday March 28 at 10 o'clock in the High School assembly room and runs one week. About 240 teachers are expected, with visitors nearing 500. Superintendent S. I. Rains will assign lodging. Evening lectures by Drs. Corson and Rigdon on "Schools and People of Other Lands" and "Aristocracy" charge 24 cents admission.
A dated medical patent claim touts Poley’s Honey and War in a yellow package as a genuine remedy to stop coughs and break up colds quickly. It asserts no opiates and safety, signed HW. J, Mooxk and Win. FL Jungkunz.
Commissioner Booth-Tucker, prominent Salvation Army leader and former US commander, was born in India on March 21, 1858. Born IF de la Tour Tucker, he adopted Emma Booth’s family name after marriage and helped inaugurate Salvation Army work in India in 1882 before moving to London and then the United States.
1621 Plymouth colony signed treaty with local peoples. 1709 the anemometer was invented by Wolfius. 1775 Lucien Bonaparte born. 1788 New Orleans suffered major fire damage. 1801 Etruria kingdom established by Napoleon. 1804 Duke of Enghien executed by Napoleon. 1806 Benito Juarez born. 1872 died Isoé3. 189 Somerset battle in Kentucky. 189? Lawrence Barrett died. April 4 born noted. Marines landed in Honduras.
An old time claim extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a grand remedy for women's ills. A patient testimony from Mrs. Bertha Martin credits the product and Dr Pinkham's advice with restoring health, strength, and mobility after long suffering. The piece touts roots and herbs as potent cures and links the remedy to centuries of traditional female care.
John D Rockefeller Jr the presumptive heir to one of the world’s largest fortunes is two years old. He is a blue eyed, healthy child taught by a simple life and religious charity in contrast to extravagant wealth. His mother Abby Aldrich Rockefeller shares his tastes, focusing on education literature and practical charity rather than society and fashion.
Evansville reader B Spiegel describes five years of kidney and bladder troubles. He says after failing with three doctors he was nearly given up to die until Joley's Kidney Cure relieved pain with the first bottle and cured him after the second. Endorsed by H J Moogh and Wm Jungkunz.
Washington preview for the coming week highlights routine congressional business, foreign affairs in the Far East, and naval drills at Magdalena Bay. Presidential politics dominate: state conventions in Illinois Tennessee Rhode Island and others. Bryan leads Democratic signals. Taft to address Trenton Chamber then Chicago. Knickerbocker Trust to reopen Thursday. Yerod Pratt trials continue in Harrisburg. Henry P. Robinson to be consecrated bishop of Nevada in Racine Wisconsin.
Advertises Father William's Indian Tablets as a tonic for pale weak nervous delicate women. Claims to quiet nerves, restore flesh and strength, brighten eyes, clear complexion, and improve health. Sold as tea or tablets for 20 cents by Guenther & Co. druggists.
Dr Krebs hosts a YMCA course titled Bouncing the Blues on March 24. Instruction focuses on musical and social elements of blues, with emphasis on performance basics and community engagement.
Advertisement for a clearing sale by W H Wright and Co featuring ladies shoes at affordable prices. Text references a window display and price notation.
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