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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1906
Page
8
Rail timetables show trains to Dubuque and Omaha with mixed text about express service and passenger cars. The fragment lists multiple times and stations, including Dubuque Express and Omaha connections, with agent RB W Rowley noted and day exceptions mentioned.
John F. Daly, agent, lists east and westbound trains from Chicago to Freeport and beyond with times for connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Sycamore DeKalb and Madison. Notes on equipment include parlor car and buffet services on various trains. Sunday service indicated.
The record lists O. M. and St. P. routes with No 10 and No 68 passenger trains. It notes arrivals at 11:00 am eastbound from Hook Island and 1:45 pm westbound with connections to Rock Island Davenport and Chicago Milwaukee. Additional details cover freight and passenger movements and agent signature J. B. Buratt.
A historic 1588 clash recounts England defeating the Spanish Armada of 180 ships and 30 000 men, the Spaniards losing 80 ships and 10 000 lives, with a commemorative medal bearing the motto He sent out his arrows and he scattered them. A North Adams National Bank deposit reveals seven old bank notes, two of 20 dollars and five of 5 dollars, signed by one living officer.
In a reminiscence by Edgar M. Warfield the narrator recalls a college football friendship with Frank Edgecombe, a contested love for Miss Emma Keith, and a near duel of words and actions. Tensions rise as rival Winfield Larraway flatters Keith while a tennis mishap leaves Larraway nose broken and pride wounded.
A trusted DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for painful burns sunburns cuts bruises and especially piles. Counterfeits abound but genuine BE C DeWitt & Co Chicago boxes carry the name and are sold by all druggists.
The readable fragments describe stoves being stored and mention a garter in a nonsensical strip. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities are present to form a coherent news item.
The piece lists foundations and early charters of major universities: Oxford attributed to Alfred the Great in 872. Cambridge roots in 1257. Paris around 1200. Prague first German university in 1848. Trinity College Dublin chartered in 1591. Edinburgh chartered in 1582. Harvard founded 1636 in Cambridge Massachusetts. Yale established 1700 at Saybrook and moved to New Haven in 1716.
The text recalls a Chevrolet remark praising American railways abroad while noting the issue of tipping and change. It also mentions fourteen Prussian regiments commanded by women, a formal position with rank equivalent to male colonels, occasionally wearing uniform.
Advertises Kodol for dyspepsia and indigestion claiming to relieve long standing cases by aiding digestion. Describes the stomach as a boiler and promises restored vitality and better digestion, with the product sold by all druggists.
A railway car quip about a table with thirteen, revealing twelve creditors and one debtor who never paid a dollar. A separate note mentions Brussels offering prizes for patriotic school songs, with a French winner taking first prize.
Miss Rose Harding a Montana schoolteacher faces a sly sheep herder in a one room western school. He cannot spell salt but teases her about co eds while a plan to kiss the prettiest girl backfires. The episode ends with a sharp exchange and his retreat.
An ad promotes Kodol for dyspepsia claiming it digests what you eat and restores stomach function. It asserts improved complexion, relieves palpitations, flatulence, sour stomach and heartburn, and states it is sold by all druggists.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson is described as the poet laureate of the British parliament who crafts extemporaneous verses about parliamentary incidents. The passage notes ministers presenting these verses to the speaker, who responds with a brief twinkle. It also cites statistics that 140,000 Belgian children, over 18 percent of the population, lacked education.
A vintage medicine advertisement promotes Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar claiming to ease coughs and congestion, stop tickling, and expel the cold through the bowels. Sold by all druggists.
An article argues that plants need proper causes for growth and compares it to hair loss, stating a germ at the roots causes baldness and that Newbre's Herpicide destroys the germ. It lists sample requests and sales by a special agent.
A shopkeeper warns warm weather will arrive suddenly and urges customers to select spring and summer outfits now. He touts his best line of fabrics and piece goods from years serving the city and surrounding areas.
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