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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1906
Page
2
A regional union honors Freeport mechanical departments for adopting union labor practices in their operations. The recognition signals support for organized labor and a commitment to fair labor standards within the facility.
Ray Nelson of Lena and C H Morris of Dubuque were in the city on business. Miss Hattie Farnum of Madison and many others visited or traveled to Chicago Rockford DeKalb and Madison. Funeral and anniversary events included Patrick Byrnes memorial and Franz wedding anniversary with arrivals from Chicago and Clinton.
Miss Clara Clough and Ole Olesen, both of Madison, were married today by Justice of the Peace J. H. Vincent. Freeport Tribunals invite Rockford No. 148 to annual banquet May 7. C F Truckenmiller moving stock of groceries to Freeport at West and Cottonwood streets to continue business.
General order from Gen John C. G. Smith commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic department of Illinois directs veterans and friends to observe Memorial day May 30 with ceremonies. Posts will attend religious services in churches on Sunday May 27.
Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock a final meeting of the year for the Woman's club will convene. The president urges all members with strong interest in the club to attend without fail.
Excelsior lodge of Masons will hold a stated communication this evening for business and work in theKE A degree.
Mr and Mrs Leo Fitchner of Foley Street celebrate the birth of an eight pound baby boy. The announcement notes the healthy infant and the parents joy in the new arrival.
Mrs. Mary Richards is reported ill and receiving treatment at St. Francis hospital. The notice notes her illness as of the current report without detailing diagnosis or prognosis.
An advertisement claims deaths from appendicitis fall as Dr King s New Life Pills rise in use. It promises quick painless relief from constipation and associated ills, with strength and vigor afterward. Guaranteed by Jos Emmert, druggist, for 26 cents. Try them.
At a hearing Frank Kelly and William Haley were bound over to the June term of the grand jury on charges of stealing several horse blankets. Each man posted bonds set at $200.
Floods the body with warm glowing vitality and quickens circulation. Restores natural vigor and makes you feel born again. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised at 85 cents by Joseph Emmert.
Payment notice for settling light and power bills at the Street Railway waiting room before Saturday afternoon. The offer includes a discount and directs customers to complete transactions promptly to avoid service interruptions.
Special sale offers the latest improved top head sewing machines at 15 dollars with easy payments. Warranted Belcnn Albertson & Stemm factory representatives display at 78 ena Bt opposite the New York Hotel.
Glowing tribute honors the sixty-one boys who sacrificed their lives and condemns liquor traffic urging Freeport residents to resist the whiskey gang. The text defends Sunday against misrepresentation, clarifying he spoke of Catholics in heaven and denounces sectarian bias while noting reforms at the tabernacle.
Rev. William A. Sunday preaches daily in Freeport asserting intelligent application of gospel to all matters. He denounces formal religion, liquor traffic, and social elites while praising honest labor, veterans, and genuine Christian living amid vivid sermons and public appeals.
Last evening's service featured Fred G. Fischer the singing evangelist conducting a brief meeting. He solicited remarks from Dr BE EE McKay and Rev Davis on attendance and contributions. The choir's singing under Fischer's direction was noted as especially worthy.
Thursday afternoon services of the Sunday revival meetings drew increased interest with attendance nearly doubling from Wednesday. The number of attendees yesterday afternoon surpassed the previous day, signaling growing engagement in the revival effort.
An advertisement urges doctors to question orders for whiskey with milk or cod liver oil. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as the best source of cod liver oil, contrasting it with whiskey and noting its purity and digestibility. The ad is credited to scurry & BOWNE, 409 Park Street, New York.
Daily Papers and Mr Sunday admire a proposed federal plank requiring belief in God. Journal representatives comment on the praise and the newspapers for reporting meetings with accuracy and energy, noting late-night and early-morning work to publish in time.
A Wilkes Barre nurse extols Postum Food Coffee as a coffee substitute noting relief from headaches and indigestion after two weeks use. She reports benefits for patients and especially for nursing mothers by aiding milk flow, while warning on proper preparation and serving time.
Following a recent coal strike, the Northwestern road released twenty two train crews on the Galena division. The cuts began about three weeks ago with two more reductions since then. Long serving employees, brakemen, engineers, and others were affected as engineers were reduced to firemen and many were laid off.
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