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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1907
Page
8
A housewife plans new rugs carpets and curtains and seeks best prices. The Rug Carpet and Curtain department invites inspection and price comparison to prove it is the headquarters for furnishing needs and value.
A vintage ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a solution to avoid alimony by keeping bowels regular. The claim is that the appendix will not complain, guaranteed by Joseph Emmert, a druggist. The price is 26 cents.
The Freeport Sunday school held a conference at Emberly church with good attendance. Mrs Herrick spoke on Beginners work under the International Lesson plan. Mr Arnold of the Tri nol gy Sunday School association discussed How to Make Temperance Sunday Count with proven methods. Mr Herbert reported on Adult Bible Class Movement from East St Louis. Evening speakers included Mr Arnold and Mr Herbert.
Several members of the local Christian church will attend the annual convention of the first district Illinois Christian Missionary society and the Christian Woman's Board of Missions in Rock Falls this week. Four delegates were chosen: B. F. White, Mrs. H. J. Johnson, Mrs. B. F. Smith and Mrs. Wisdom. Rev. J. A. Barnett and wife will attend with others from Freeport, topics assigned include Harvest Home Address, The Place of State Missions, Presidents address, The Old Sunday School and the New, The Sunday School Growing a Church, and The Place of Christian Benevolence in Home Missionary Work.
Services at the U B church were well attended with expository sermons and a strong Sabbath school. Next Sabbath evening will host memorial services with all patriotic organizations present and special music and features planned for the event. Everyone is welcome.
Ot tumwa dispatch reports a quiet Batavia reunion as nine Davidson brothers meet their aging parents. The sons, from Chicago to Oakland, include Frank Eugene, an architect. Charles Wesley, a minister. John Robert, editor. George Elmer, hardware merchant. Thomas William, scenic photographer. Frederick Arthur, advertising tinmaver. Henry Edwin, carpet manufacturer. Joe Roy, United States Express official. Marion Albert, furniture dealer. Total height of the nine men is 61 feet 44 inches, averaging 6 feet 82 inches.
A meeting of the Fredport Presbytery is planned for Thursday afternoon to act on a letter presented by Rev. H. M. Markley. At 7 30 in the evening Rev. Markley will be formally installed, with a noted out of town clergyman expected to attend though not yet named.
Highland Park opened to the public on Saturday afternoon with large crowds visiting across the day and Sunday. An outage left several attractions shut until Sunday night when all were restored and opened to guests.
The K C team traveled to Beloit for a baseball game against the Knights of that city. Beloit emerged victorious with a 14 to 11 score.
The fifty four stage quarterly statement has been issued by the Free port Building and Loan association and shows gratifying results for the directors and stockholders.
A marriage license was issued in Wisconsin for Albert Klenke of Scales Mound and Clara Johnson of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The document records the couple’s names and jurisdictions.
Mrs. Maria Schumacher transfers lot 7 block 1 Turner s addition to Bessie R. Rodenbaugh for four thousand dollars.
Benjamin Armitage aged 69 died at Galena Saturday morning. The obituary notes his death and residence, with no further details available from the readable text.
The emperor's magnificent bell in Cologne Cathedral was consecrated with grand ceremony. Twenty two French cannons funded by Emperor William were used in its manufacture. Crafted by Andreas Hamm of Franzkenthal, it cost over 20000 dollars. An inscription credits William with securing a French war victory and restoring the German empire, and notes a St Peter patron likeness with a medieval style quatrain and a German sextet.
A Worcester tale recalls an old African American tenant who dodged rent for years in a banker’s house. After the banker’s political nomination, the tenant arrives to threaten political support and hint the roof leaks, forcing a move if not repaired. The clipped excerpt adds a wry aside from Lippincott’s Swells and a quip from Detroit News and Carline about perception and essentials.
Fragmentary OCR item invites inquiries about a property titled Tr Rie Ni Sroott house. Details are unreadable but indicate a street address and contact prompt. Further readable wording is insufficient to define scope or location.
May 20 annual meeting Y M C A. May 21 Joe Fifers social dancing school at Lexington Hall. May 2 Robinson circus afternoon and evening. May 28 F Ujah concert Embury Church. May 28 Joe Fifers social dancing school at Lexington Hall. May 29 Aacred concert First Presbyterian Church. June 2 graduating exercises of county schools at High School Building.
District Leader on May 21 lists upcoming events. Swanson's Moving Pictures show May 26. Humty Dumty on May 2. Lyman H. Howe's Moving Pictures on June 2 feature in this regional listings with local showings and dates.
A London Chronicle quote notes V. V. VY. in Sphere stats admitting a universal flaw. It highlights how labeling a man as a coward provokes more courage than exposing cynicism or snobbery, yet the inner cowardice remains a challenge.
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