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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1906
Page
8
A fragmentary railroad timetable lists trains between Omaha and St Paul and other cities like Dubuque and Decatur. It includes cargo and passenger services, freight and sleeper notes, coach limits, and mentions agent H. W. Rowley.
In Grafton a deacon Stillwell woos widow Carter after a year of mourning. A Sunday confrontation with a marauding hog turns into a comic battle, ending with the couple's shattered engagement as neighbors look on. The hog escapes, and the widow and deacon vow never to marry.
An advertisement extols the benefits of a torpid liver and urges regular cleansing. It touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as reliable effective pleasant pills that never gripe and are sold by all druggists.
Stoves stored by Carter Bros hardware at 55 Stephenson Street offered at reasonable rates.
A Freeport testimonial extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for back and kidney troubles. Mrs Emford credits relief to Doan's bought at Emmett's drug store in 1897 with lasting benefit. Advertising notes price 60 cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole US agents.
The superintendent confronts a storekeeper caught tugging goods in the storehouse. He demonstrates the power of brain over muscle by yanking a hook and toppled rubbish, then points out the handle was loose. A London concert sighting notes aging a singing teacher from long ago.
Advert reads Kodol for dyspepsia assists digestion by aiding the stomach and digestive organs. It claims to make the stomach “sweet,” improve vitality, and relieve indigestion, misdigestive discomfort, and related dyspepsia. asserts relief in hopeless cases and urges purchase from druggists.
Peruvian olives yield about 20 percent oil by weight while Korea increases beer consumption more than Japan or China. Milan hosts 38 000 families in one team each. Japan remains largely mountainous with under 16 percent cultivated. Berlin hospitals and poorhouses receive flowers regularly from the city. Seneca Indian John T Snyder gains permission to take New York state bar exam. Average monthly income in city after wage gains clocks in under $8.
When digestion suffers heavy air poisons the body and constipation, headaches, and biliousness follow. Dr Caldwell's laxative Syrup Pepsin offers a pleasant, safe cleanse. Pure scientific preparation sold by druggists for 25 cents and $1.00. Money back if it fails.
A Parson Bagster style sermon urges straightforward delivery of faith to critics. The piece, attributed to Tom P. Morgan in Woman's Home Companion, mocks educated critics and urges simple, bold proclamation of scripture to a skeptical public.
Ex cursion tickets will be sold on convenient dates with favorable return limits on account of Annual Convention National Council Knights of Columbus to be held June 3 to 9. Apply to Agents Chicago and North Western Ry. Seizdwh-o0.
Max Cohen, publisher of an Insurance paper, testified before the House judiciary committee that the $1,000,000 spent by President McCall under Andy Hamilton was justified and saved millions for policyholders. He argued state taxes on policyholders and fees by states far exceeded corporate holds on funds to block legislation, noting Pennsylvania and Ohio laws as examples and alleging broad state pressure on insurers.
City of Mexico May 21 Dr Pries to has submitted a treatise to the Academy of Medicine claiming to have found the long sought bacillus of typhus fever. He says the bacillus abounds in cephalus liquid more than in patient blood and reports experiments with germs and lower animals of great interest. He is now seeking an antidote or preventative for the disease. The discovery is considered very important.
United States government sues the Milwaukee Refrigerator Transit Co and several railroads under the Elkins act. Judges Grosscup Kohl Seaman and Baker hear the cases en banc in the circuit court. a decision is anticipated this week. In Dillonville Ohio guards and strikers tensions rise as non union workers are brought in and housed near company cottages.
Washington May 21 census bureau reports 1904 had 10 051 flour and grist mill products establishments, up 6 percent from 1900. Madison Wis May 21 no criminal prosecutions follow insurance commissioner Hostaplust Secretary Houser testimony. prosecutors say evidence cannot secure necessary conviction.
In a session at Waco Texas delegates from the colored Chamberhind Presbyterian Assembly gathered for a meeting. Laughter and applause greeted Celera as he quoted the biblical text how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
George B. McNeill famed labor leader and writer on economic topics dies at Somerville hospital after an operation. He was about 80 years old and known as the father of the eight hour day.
The opium trade in England’s partner ship could end soon as Liberal leaders John Morley the new Secretary for India and the new Under Secretary oppose the traffic alongside religious groups urging abolition.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs holds its biennial meeting in St Paul from May 30 to June 7. The Chicago Great Western railway offers a one fare plus $2 ticket for May 28 to 31, good to return by June 9 with extension privileges. Contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
Over a million acres on the Shoshone Indian Reservation will be opened to settlement August 15 1906. Accessible via the Chicago & North-Western Bay route from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and other Mississippi Valley points. Send 2c in stamps for pamphlets maps and full particulars to W B Kniskern P T M C N W RY Co Chicago.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 21 a massive blast for the Stevenson extension of the Southern railway used 11,000 cans of powder and thousands of cases of dynamite to remove a seventy five foot high and forty foot long hill. The explosion was felt for miles.
Des Moines May 21 The Presbyterian general assembly votes to seek an appropriation of 4 000 000 to aid disabled members with relief funds.
Vienna May 21 A new Hungarian crisis arises as Emperor Francis Joseph refuses to approve the Hungarian cabinet demand for autonomous taxation and self rule amid ongoing tensions between Vienna and Budapest.
An advertisement claims a good complexion results from a healthy stomach and promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia as a digestant. It states the product will relieve indigestion symptoms like palpitations, flatulence, sour stomach, and heartburn and is available at druggists named Solé.
The Dany Jougnat is delivered to any part of the city for 10¢ a week.
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