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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
4
An advertisement asserts that DAXTINE Toilet Antiseptic used as a dentifrice and mouthwash overcomes gum trouble. It claims Paxtine hardens gums and stops bleeding and canker, promoting antiseptic cleanliness. The ad lists Jos. Hinmert Druggist Freeport IL.
Rail timetables detail east bound and west bound departures and arrivals for lines serving Fort Dodge Sioux City Omaha Dubuque Madison Dodgeville and Decatur with coaches sleepers and freight notes. Agent H W Rowley lists schedules and restrictions including no sleeper service on No 1 west and no coach cars on that run.
John F. Daly, Agent, lists schedule details for eastbound and westbound trains including No. 900, 202, 204, 206, 210, 210 Sundays only, 201, 908, 205, 207, and 211. Parlor car and buffet services noted, with daily operation exceptions. Connections available at Rockford Belvidere and Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Harvard Madison Sycamore DeKalb and Pacific Coast points.
Railway timetable notes No 10 departs Rock Island 7 am for Milwaukee arriving 8 10 pm with connections for Janesville Madison and freight service to Freeport Mt Carroll and Rock Island. No 68 West links Davenport Rock Island to Freeport with passenger service and routes to Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and North and South Dakota. Agent J B Swearr provides details.
Chicago Great Western routes list daily Chicago express No 6 and No 8 express times. Ticket offices at roaster houses stage routes from Freeport and Brewster with baggage checked through to destination. Agents J F Lacy and Elmer announce schedules and connections.
Law Rates West And Northwest Daily February 15 to April 7 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. P. Ry. Greatly reduced rates will be made on the above dates to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and many other points West and Northwest. Half rates for children of half-fare age. Liberal stop overs allowed on all tickets. Tickets are good in Tourist sleepers. For further information regarding rates, routes and train service see nearest ticket agent or write F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. L-2dwew
Swiss traveler Paul Brun recounts the burial ceremony of a Bakete chief after two and a half years’ travel in the Congo. The body lies in a chamber in the hillside where young girls are beaten and thrown, and their limbs broken before goats and fowls, high weapons, and a sun emblem are interred with the chief. The earth is filled atop the tomb and the chief’s wives are slain over the grave.
A health note links indigestion in school children to rushed lunches and improper meals. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsia as a safe, reliable cure with no medicine needed to correct stomach and bowel issues. Sold by druggists at 50 cents and 1 dollar with money back if it fails.
A Harper's Weekly discussion cites Rabbi Silverman and Justice Brewer on whether the United States is a Christian nation. The writer argues that while many claim a Christian heritage, the nation’s foundations are tied to Jewish law and Moses, yet most Americans are Christian by history and culture.
The quote recalls an editor's defense of press freedom when a reader complains about tone and diction. Col Charles A Ed wards recounts how he would threaten to purge the newsroom with an ax and six shooter to please every critic, illustrating the perils of catering to all readers.
When your stomach is upset your liver in bad shape your bowels out of whack your head like to split and every nerve on edge Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin gallops for aid. It cleans out your poisoned system brings fresh blood supply to digestive organs and restores comfortable feeling of perfect health. Sold by all druggists at 50c and 1.00 Money back if it fails.
Longevity of parrots ravens and other birds has long intrigued naturalists with uncertain limits even under ideal care. A Vienna zoo vulture aged 118 in captivity suggests birds of its kind may outlive expectations in rare cases. DeWitts Little Early Risers are recommended as a safe aid for headaches constipation and liver issues with a nightly dose.
A southern politician recalls a light quake that struck a gulf state with the capital shaken. Lawmakers rushed from the state house as it trembled, halting proceedings for the day. Upon reconvening, a grimly humorous journal entry noted the adjournment by motion of the house.
An advertisement claims Indigestion is a habit and urges avoiding it by taking Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after meals. It asserts Kodol digests foods, makes the stomach sweet, and is sold by all druggists.
F. J. Burdett, piano tuner, lists contact options at Brown and Doimeyere store or via phone, offering tuning services to patrons and local customers.
In Tallrass the late Hon Tilly Haines recalls the first Haines who came to America in 1670. Walter, sent ahead by his father to find fertile land, found grass tall enough to tie over a horse in Sudbury marshes, establishing the Haines family home in Sudbury Massachusetts after journeying from Watertown.
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