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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
4
The piece argues Rugs have advantages over Carpets by avoiding fitting, tacks, and heavy maintenance. Rugs can be spread, moved, and cleaned with ease, folding one end back to sweep and prevent dust buildup, offering flexible, low cost handling for multiple rooms.
An excerpted summary of 1608 Latin observations by Ludolf describing Muscovites as tall and robust with long fasts spent on cabbage and cucumbers. It notes their rumored vigor aided by brandy and leeks and comments by Giles Wietcher on the Moscow fire of 1571. Fletcher’s claim of 800,000 deaths is noted as exaggerated, with corpses dumped into the Moskva.
A humorous quip from the Philadelphia Record notes the camel as the last animal to board the ark with the line about getting a hump on itself. The remark contrasts fortune’s power with the view of the happy attributing success to prudence and merit by Switt.
A historical ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the best baby medicine, claiming it helps infants eat, sleep, and grow. It lists 35 cent tea or tablets and credits Joseph Em mert.
The advertisement claims Julia Mar low Oxford shoes sold for fourteen years with rising yearly sales numbers as ladies prefer comfort and wear. Winslow & Co. promotes continued demand backed by customer comfort.
Miss Minnie Vocht and Harry Meyers wed at 9 o clock in the Baptist church parsonage in a quiet ceremony attended by a few relatives. The bride, in an Alice blue traveling suit, is from Dakota Illinois by birth. the groom, a Rawleigh Medical Co printing room foreman, has lived in the city all his life. They will visit Chicago then reside with the bride’s mother at 45 Broadway.
Tampico Illinois faces a municipal crisis as Mayor Kemp has departed for Canada leaving a split council. High license and no license factions clash over licensing fees due May 1, causing dramshops to close. A pro tem mayor vote tied 3 to 8, leaving Tampico without clear leadership as Kemp asserts he remains mayor.
Advert says Winslow and Co shoes fit well and come in right styles priced at 5 cents per pair or 3 for 25 cents. It also touts 9,000 yards of all silk ribbon at half price from Riley and Wheat, racket store.
The article cites Colonel Dodge and others detailing long distance rides by U S Army cavalry, including 85 miles in 12 hours by Natal Mounted Rifles, 84 miles in 8 hours by Captain St Fountain, and 170 miles in 24 hours by three couriers during Thornburg's incident. It notes the best rider is one who conservation and horse sense, not speed, and mentions Henry Lawton’s 425 miles in 24 hours to deliver dispatches, with horses kept fit for reuse.
In Hungary a son uses a phonograph to make his father seem to have named Alois as heir. Servants heard a dying declaration, but investigators later learned Alois triggered the device. The police found the phonograph record. Alois faces fraud charges.
Two 2,000 year old skeletons found at Leagraves near Luton preserved remarkably well, with heads to the west and bronze ornaments nearby. The skulls and teeth are notably intact, prompting questions about ancient dental care.
A compact chronology lists events from 1422 to 1905 including Meaux surrender to Henry V in 1422, Vespusel on a second voyage in 1682, several births and deaths of notable figures, the 1775 Continental Congress meeting, 1807 Battle of Lodi, and later incidents and milestones such as the 1876 Centennial Exposition and the 1905 Snyder Oklahoma tornado.
W F Jungkunz promotes Miona stomach tablets in Freeport claiming a weak stomach causes nervousness irritation foul tongue specks before the eyes weakness and other troubles. The remedy strengthens digestion aids assimilation and promises a full refund if it fails. A box costs 50 cents with guarantee.
Bargains in all household articles offered at low prices by Riley and Wheat at their Racket Store. Read as a brief advertisement noting quality goods and savings across a wide range of items.
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