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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1905
Page
8
630,000 acres to select from with 160 acres for $35 and teams provided. Adjacent lands selling from $8 to $165 per acre. Excursion rates every Tuesday in May. B. F. Tims agents. An appeal to seize free land before it ends.
Sela Pessner creeps along a rocky cliff to warn off a sheriff's posse pursuing him and his partner Steve Finter. Luisita, torn between fear and justice, saves Sels by halting the posse at a cliff bend while promising to expose the truth in town. The sheriff orders retreat with Steve in tow as Sels leans on the sheltering promise of proof.
A man fleeing to a mining town staggers home with a leg wound from Steve’s rifle. He confronts Lassit near her cabin, claiming proof of Steve’s guilt and intent to surrender to the sheriff as pursuers close in, while tensions flare in a tense, doomed confrontation.
A St Paul Pioneer Press item describes how a local newsroom boy accumulates nicknames based on his freckles and appearance. The evolving list includes Brick Red Rusty Scarlet Vermilion Pinker Mickey Speck Sorrel and Sandy, with the boy answering to any cardinal or freckled name and seeming satisfied.
A fragment from Hevue des Traditions Populaires presents riddles with one answer familiar across France. Sample items include puzzles about moving without stepping and the road as the solution to several inquiries, with lines about touching the sky, catching a thief, eyes and mouth, and the queen's carpet.
The small loss of flesh signals physical waste and Scott's Emulsion is advertised to restore it. The copy claims it stops wasting and then supplies new flesh to return to normal strength and weight, promising a free sample from Scott and Bowne in New York.
In Springfield April 28 special report, Gov. Deneen and prison managers announce a compromise on the prison industries law. Labor interests permit penitentiary goods to be sold on the open market after state institutions and school districts fill orders, with limits on convicts in open market manufacture. The agreement secures labor support in return for legislative concessions sought by their lobby.
A Kansas City Times item recounts a young medical student in Westport who sought a voice teacher. After offering to write down a telephone number, the man mistakenly contacts Taylor, who explains he does not teach voice and instead files saws. The mix up ends with a humorous miscommunication over the telephone.
Tepid water with sea salts soothes tired feet and strengthens them after long days of standing. For feet that blister easily, rub daily with methylated spirit to harden the skin and prevent trouble.
Religious services for Joseph Jefferson, famed actor, were held in Burnt Bay and Sandwich Bayview Cemetery in Cape Cod. Ex president Reveland unable to attend. memorials included readings from The Players club and a crowd of friends and villagers.
May 1 reports from St Petersburg describe a calm Greek church Easter celebration with no expected turbulence. A Russian Pacific squadron fleet arrived near Mamrank bays and prepared for action while separate reports claim Russian forces attacked Japanese near Trnehiusinog on April 29. London reports the second and third Pacific squadrons may join forces by May 5.
May 1 St Petersburg reports real religious liberty proclaimed for subjects by Emperor Nichelis. Critics note a gap between this claim and actual practice, asserting persecution of dissenters and minorities including Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and other faiths across Russia and newly defined regions. The article contrasts it with tax remissions and other reforms.
Chicago May 1 scores list numerous league games from Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include St Louis beating Chicago 2 1, Brooklyn 5 over New York, Pittsburgh 10 over St Louis 4, and Chicago at Cleveland 4 in a compilation of multiple line scores across cities like Philadelphia Boston Detroit Milwaukee Louisville and Denver with various matchups and standings notes.
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