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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
8
R R Time Tables outlines filitioté routes from Central Ri Haat with bound departures and arrivals. The timetable lists key stops, frequencies, and operating hours for daily service, highlighting connections to nearby markets and rail links.
John F. Daly, agent, outlines schedules for West and East bound trains between Chicago and Freeport with listed times, equipment details, and connections at Rockford Belvidere Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Sycamore DeKalb and other points north south and west.
The document lists trains from Rock Island to Freeport Mt Carroll and Milwaukee with departure times and connections. Freight trains carry passengers on some legs while others run freight only. It notes connections to Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and North and South Dakota. J B Sweart agent.
Fragmented text mentions verges and SEC1 and Lanai with obscure references to seven entities. No clear event or outcome is established. readable nouns include Lanai and SEC1. Further context is needed to derive a complete news item.
Limited time offer to California and North Pacific coast destinations with $32.00 to California and $80.05 to North Pacific points. Discounts for children and many west and northwest points. Stopovers allowed. tickets valid on tourists' sleepers. Inquire at ticket agents or write F A Miller Chicago. 3-7-1421.
Ex cursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale to the territory indicated. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars and The Rest of Every shine. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry. 3-8dw4-28
Dorothy’s sister Hannah plots to force a marriage between widow Dorothy and Henry Goodheart. After weeks of plotting and staged jealousy, Goodheart attends the improvised courtship and consents to marry, with the wedding held two weeks later. Hannah boasts that experience guides her matchmaking.
The account notes Lincoln's strong memory and direct reasoning, his effort to study logic and Euclid to strengthen thinking, and his habit of reading widely. It mentions his May 1849 patent for a device to lift vessels over shoals and a hand carved boat model sent to the patent office, though the invention did not alter steamboat design.
A brief notice notes Pable defeated Flously at the Wanderers event with Edward Bass listed as organizer or host. Details are sparse but indicate a competition outcome and involved parties.
Irving Brokaw faced Bassett at the St. Nicholas rink in New York where Bassett won by a narrow margin. Dr. Arthur Keane, now retired, defeated both men, while judges praised Brokaw for his graceful ice work and powerful waves.
The article envisions the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as a center for metropolitan philanthropy. It would coordinate major city charities including the New York Protestant Episcopal City Mission Society and institutions like St. Barnabas House and God’s Providence House, creating a broad social service hub with clinics, nurseries, clubs, and employment services.
Tommy Ryan demands 154 pounds for a fight with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien at 158. A 6 p.m. weigh in on fight night is planned. O'Brien refuses 154 pounds ringside and calls Ryan bluff, accusing him of trying to back out.
New York American manager Griffith declares ten drafted players sold outright to minor league clubs. McCarthy and Goode go to Montreal. Montgomery and Clark to Birmingham. Smith to Atlanta. Duggan to Nashville. Baker to Toronto and Kissinger. McAllister and Bonner to Buffalo.
Big Squires, claiming heavyweight crown of Australia, eyes trips to America and England to seek fame and money. He recently defeated a boxer named Peter Felix in seven rounds, weighing 174 pounds to Felix's 190.
Ed Barrow signed Herman Long to play for the Toronto club as the new independent league forms in Ohio. Veteran Frank Shlebeck has been invited to manage Akron’s entry in the circuit.
Audubon Boy, the chestnut star of pacing, has a stud fee of 159 dollars as James Gatcomb announces. The horse is expected to challenge pacing records this year except where wind shields or breaks have aided time.
An 19th century advertises Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a pleasant yet effective remedy to rid the system of colds. The product claims to evacuate bowels, clear the head, loosen phlegm, strengthen bronchial tubes, relieve coughs, croup and whooping cough and is sold by all druggists.
Taylor & Prick advertise money to loan on improved real estate in Freeport at current rates. Minimum sums of 100 or more. Read the journal's want column for details.
The article discusses ancient soap origins cited in the Bible and Roman writers, noting Gala preparations from beech ashes and fat. It mentions Pompeii burials in 79 AD revealing buried soap still usable after 1,800 years, Pliny on substitutes, and soap industry spread from Italy and Spain to Phoenicians in France by 750 AD with Marseilles as an early factory site.
A minority leader jokes about abolishing government senate supreme bench and foreigners in a humorous letter bundle. He notes one reader even suggests abolishing himself, prompting audience laughter during John Sharp Williams’ remarks.
A tale about Schifemann the exhum er of buried cities who blames ill fortune on always starting with the right leg and arm when getting dressed. A friend advises reversing the habit, and Schifemann reports his luck improved in later years after changing.
Johnny asks for the biggest piece of cake as the hostess gently refuses a second serving. The dialogue shows a child’s determined politeness and a motherly warning in a domestic scene.
An account notes that Florida's railway growth redirected tourism from waterways, ending bird and alligator slaughter once common on steamboats. With travel by rail, the bloodthirsty chase declined, allowing birds to repopulate shores and alligators to reclaim mud banks.
A New York World writer notes a inland depot boy loved railroading. He set chairs as trains at home, told his aunt to act as conductor, and called out “Pull out, you redheaded jay” as they improvised. The prank ends as Willie outgrows the railway jargon.
A Cleveland Leader quotation questions whether the architect completed the plans and notes the speaker cannot find any of them at the house. The remark implies concern about the project’s execution and missing documents.
A reflective line notes that audiences observe the result of a person’s aim rather than the intention itself. It emphasizes measurable outcomes over intent, suggesting success is judged by what is achieved.
Advertisement claiming indigestion is a habit and that Kodel cures it after meals. It asserts Kodel digests food, reduces belching puffing and palpitations, and leaves the stomach sweet. Sold by all druggists.
The Chicago Great Western announces sale on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through April 17 offering round trip tickets at one fare plus 2 dollars to numerous states and Canadian territories. Alberta Manitoba Ontario and western Ontario also included on March and April sales. For details contact Great Western agents or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
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