Criticism on town drainage and parental oversight in schools
A lengthy critique argues that changing the town drainage is less urgent than boosting parental involvement in schooling. It urges closer parent teacher contact, discipline on late hours, and careful study loads, warning cigarette smoking among youths and Sunday baseball may threaten public morals and calling for a civic reform driven by responsible citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Tedder
Benca
Taylor’s Park
Woman's Club
Cure Your Kidneys Doan's Kidney Pills Ad
Freeport carpenter W. W. Wheat testifies to cure from lame back and kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills in 1897. Ad claims kidney pills restore kidney function to prevent diabetes dropsy and Bright's disease. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Bright
Freeport
W. W. Wheat
Elk Street
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
This Date in History: Notable events across centuries
A compact ledger of historical moments: births, deaths, wars, inaugurations, and natural disasters. Notable items include Gesner born 1516, Winthrop dies 1649, Marlboro Mass. attack 1676, Beethoven dies 1827, cholera in Paris 1882, Roumania becomes a kingdom 1881, and more.
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Conrad Gesner
Charles I
Ben Johnson
John Winthrop
Massachusetts
Brian Duppa
Marlboro
Mass
England
John Wambrugh
Jonathan Trumbull
Connecticut
Paris
William H. Ashley
Missouri
John Mitchell Kembell
New York
California
Texas
Roumania
North Carolina
Anson Stager
Chicago
Canada
Siguera
Emperor William
Prince Bismark
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Gentle Cleansing
Advertises DeWitts Little Early Risers pills as a safe night time laxative for stomach and bowel cleansing. Claims to ease headache constipation and liver troubles without gripes and notes availability from all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Horses Wanted by Union Stock in Rock City and Davis
Robert Nusebaum of Chicago will be in Rock City on March 28 to buy horses and mules aged three years and older. He will also be in Davis on Saturday March 24 to purchase horses and mules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nusebaum
Union
Chicago
Rock City
Davis
To Property Owners Notice of Special Assessment Due
Owing individuals must pay a due amount by a specified date at a local office. The notice references an age related assessment with instructions to settle the balance before the deadline. Contact details are not fully legible in the OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aveoli
Marell
Fatal boiler blast at Phoenix Powder works kills two
March 26 near St Louis a carpet tick sparked cog wheels ignited by a machine, blowing up Phoenix Powder Company works eight miles east of here. John Nash 18 and Higginbotham 24 were killed. Nash ran the machine. Building destroyed, parts scattered across the surrounding country.
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St. Loutay I
Phoenix Powder Company
Here
John Nash
Higginbotham
Nash
Young Man Convicted in Chicago Murder Trial
Twelve jurors found the self confessed killer guilty in a swift Chicago trial for the January 12 murder of a young woman. He confessed the following day. The verdict left questions about the victim’s whereabouts the day before the crime unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Railroad merger forms new Migin and Chicago Line
A Springfield dispatch reports H A Slovine a Pennsylvan ia railroad conductor surrendered claiming involvement in a November express train robbery of 80000 at Satenn Illinois. He is thought mentally unbalanced. Separately a certificate filed in Springfield consolidates Cook County and Southern Railroad Aurora Higin and Chicago and Elgin Aurora and Southern Traction creating the Migin and Chicago Railroad with 6200000 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
A. Disputch
Lima
H. A. Slovine
Pennsylvania Railroad
Asot
Satenn
Chicago and Northwestern
Sloane
Springfield, II
Secretary of State
Cook, County and Southern Railroad Company
Aurora, Higin and Chicago Railroad Company
Elgin, Aurora and Southern Traction Company
Migin and Chicago Railroad Company
Wealthy farmer commits suicide in Normal
Frederick Rupel, a 76 year old wealthy farmer from Normal, Bloomington, shot himself while despondent over four long losses. He was well known in central Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Frederick Rupel
Normal
Staver's sale offers big bargains for all shoppers
Local sale at Staver's promises strong discounts on footwear with broad appeal. Shoppers urged to visit for wide selection and low prices during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staver
Odor and Taste Relief Product Promises Cleanse and Heal
A fragmented notice describes a product by Renee that allegedly reaches the spot, cleanses, heals, and dispels odor. The unclear text hints at effects on taste and hearing, suggesting a claimed broad remedy from a single source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renee Poles
The Great Closing Sale at H B Erb Grocery
The H B Erb grocery announces a closing sale with many items for sale including lamps scales ice box display cases bread and cheese cases broom racks oil pumps and more. Everything must go and customers are invited to visit 128 Freeport for savings. The Daily Journal advertises home delivery for a small weekly fee.
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Axturés
Bel
Lenge Ae ‘Freeport
H. B. Ers
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Katharine Porter
Port Woman's Club
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Floyd R. Mechem
U. of C. Law School
Sion
Thomas J. Tolar
Averett
Siniekeh
Grassman Coal
David Milléer
Pooria
Marel
Meent de Vrites
Harry Hanran
de Vries
Hanyan
Teacher’s Institute
W. W. Stetson
Augusta
Maine
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Preston W. Search
Wyoming
Ohio
Heute
Hlobister Geta
Daily ‘Journal
Galena Ave
South
Sluiter & Brauer
North
South Dakota
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Lyman County
Mille
Snare
Frank Howe, Jr
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Charley Grapewin
Pittsburg Dispatch
Geo. W. Hobart
You, John Henry
Anna Chance
St. Cecilia Quartette
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