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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1906
Page
7
In Taylor's Park amid cold winds 1,100 fans witness Freeport sweep Wausau 3 straight games. Freeport hitters fielders and pitching outclass the visitors as Reed and Mortality shine with key hits and bases-loaded drives.
In a nost recent local game Freeport faltered early while Wausau broke through in the fifth inning. Gasper yielded three bases on balls and two hits as Wausau pulled ahead to final 9 to 6.
Freeport defeated Wausau 11 to 8 as eleven runs came in a wild sixth inning. Evans and Hodson paired with Easton on the mound after early wild pitching, while Reed collection of three-base hits sparked the visitors. The box score shows Freeport with 14 hits and four errors, Wausau with eight runs on 12 hits. A four-game Green Bay series begins tomorrow with Bubser returning from Green Bay.
In Chippewa Falls Eau Claire Chippewa defeated Oshkosh 4 to 0 with Mohr on the mound and Dolan strong in right field. At La Crosse Green Bay routed the home team 13 to 1 as pitchers Smith and George were tried in raw conditions.
May 6 report from Eau Claire shows Oshkosh winning over Eau Claire Chippewa Falls with a final run sequence 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1. LaCrosse defeats Steen Bay today by six to two, with scoring by innings noted and key players LaCrosse and Steen Bay highlighted.
G W Fouts of River ton Ia claims a twenty year chronic liver complaint caused jaundice and yellow nails before Electric Bitters cured him. He says the tonic has kept him well for eleven years and offers it as a remedy for biliousness neuralgia weakness and digestive complaints at Jos Emmerts drug store priced 50 cents.
Rockford Gazette praises Will Lowrie and Jeroné Gibler for their musical comedy The Sign of the Bow and Arrow presented by Freeport home talent. Bright music, lively numbers, and strong performances by Mrs Gibler and Mr Gibler draw cheers. audience notes humorous text and late start but praises the enterprise and hopes for financial success.
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Albertson & Spear at 78 Galena St offer latest improved drop head sewing machines with easy payments and a 10 year warranty. Factory representatives from Cable Co. Pianos attend the sale.
Local repair service advertises pumps and cisterns repaired along with shingling and various repairs at reasonable prices. New contact phone listed as 303. M. J. Honergan is named in the advertisement.
Special sale advertised with easy payments and a 10 year warranty by Albertson and SteMM at 78 Galena Street opposite the New York Hotel. The item list includes pianos and shoes and a promise of trouble-free wear if the correct style is chosen.
Washington May 7 special report on Speaker Joseph G Cannon of Illinois celebrating his seventieth birthday in the capital. He is hailed as a longtime congressman and the youngest to hold the post in memory, with a grand Arlington hotel dinner planned by the House.
An advertisement claims deaths from appendicitis decline in proportion to rising use of Dr King's New Life Pills. It promises quick relief from constipation and associated ills, with strength and vigor afterward. The product is guaranteed by Jos. Emmert, a druggist, and priced at 25 cents.
Factory representatives from the Cable Co advertise drop head sewing machines priced from 18 dollars with easy payments. The notice lists Albertson & Sfema at 78 Galena Street opposite the New York Hotel and mentions a ten year warranty.
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