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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1907
Page
8
Annual Elks meeting prompts a special round trip train leaving Freeport at 7 15 a m and arriving Bloomington at 11 15 a m Returning from Bloomington at 11 00 p m A special round trip rate of 2 50 applies for this train Tickets at one and one third fare will be sold May 20 21 22 and 23 good returning until May 24
Secretary Wilson laments farmers ignore stocks linking farmer distrust to railroad securities. Manitoba and Western Colonization Co. promotes Canadian wheat lands, claiming 385,000 feel sold out in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Excursions to inspect lands offered weekly. Immigrant figures for 1908 show rises from Britain, Europe, and the United States.
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A man leaves his wife Delia after a quarrel and encounters a doppelganger who argues about blame and conscience. The alter ego urges him to return home, apologize, and comfort Delia. He rushes back to find her crying on a lounge, pleading for forgiveness as the clock strikes midnight.
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills provide prompt relief for weak kidneys backache and urinary troubles. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz druggist at 85 Stephenson Street.
The account recounts Walt Whitman walking with a companion to the Philadelphia ferry in a lively scene. He greets locals on the street and aboard the ferry, exchanges recognitions, and visits the ill George while sharing little spoken commentary. The Craftsman piece portrays Whitman as a known Broadway presence.
The account recounts Laurence Sterne dying in London with a lone servant present, a footman delivering the news, and mourners at a nearby party. Two nights later Sterne’s body was stolen, sent to Cambridge and placed on the dissecting table at his university, shocking a friend who fainted.
John Pratt, born in Unionville Washington on April 14, 1831, earned a place in history as the inventor of the first practical typewriter the pterotype. He secured British provisional protection in February 1864 and letters patent No 3163 on December 1 1866 before patenting in the United States in 1868. Pratt introduced a machine with a type wheel moved by key levers and sold several units in London in 1867.
A listener recalls hearing a military band and praising Mexican musicians who, though often unable to read their own language, read music and extract astonishing notes from their instruments, surpassing many top orchestras in the country.
A London Mail item recounts an elderly shopper entering a grocer for a pennyworth of carrots and asking if the shopkeeper could throw in extras. The grocer overrules with a jumble of items including turnips oranges and a barrel, then shouts a quip as she leaves.
A countryman negotiated a half price half length portrait from a California photographer. The sitter received a view from the waistband down and responded with remarks sharper than polite, turning the encounter into a cautionary tale of deception and snub.
Conversational exchange shows Mrs Ilyus denying her husband’s permanent invalid status and a curate pressing if he is a permanent invalid. The dialogue reveals doubt about the husband’s condition and prospects.
Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist at 85 Stephenson Street, offers DeWitt's Little Early Risers, famous little pills, to customers seeking effective relief.
Detective Hogan falls for the widow wife of an adventurer while pursuing a forger gang that steals nearly eighty thousand dollars. Hogan follows the couple across Europe, loses and regains the trail until a Swiss train wreck ends his chase.
Henry Miller recalls his first stage experience with Amy Robsart in Bath of Shrewsbury. He overprepares a line for Elizabethan drama and finds his performance unmanned as the orchestra and cast fail to hear his line on opening night, revealing his crippling stage fright.
Lida AL Churchill argues mistaken aspirations harm individuals and society. She cites figures like Tandel Turner Claude Lorraine Schiller Pascal to illustrate lost potential from unsuitable careers and praises choosing work aligned with one’s abilities for moral and personal progress.
An old note explains how a farmer boy can outcatch city fishermen by staying out of sight. It describes lure positioning under bridges and logs, using a left hand hook hold and bending the pole to cast bait precisely. Practiced anglers can master the subtle art of flirting to reach trout hiding spots.
An aged lord mayor of Tondon with limited sporting experience rides to a Marylebone chase. Tucked under a tree by his escort he hears the hounds and city scouts cry that the hare comes this way. He draws his sword and proclaims he fears no foe and will pursue.
A fragmentary item discusses tact in political speech and hints at ministerial salary demands. It references a Georgian style critique of rhetoric, a performer named Geek, and a brief exchange about program order, ending with a reference to Fliegende Blatt.
A restless crowd at the menagerie waits as the captive hyena stares at Hila-Strange’s new hat, refusing to laugh after twenty minutes of provocation by the trainer.
The prisoner pleads humorously that he must have been woolgathering to steal the sheep, while the judge questions the motive in a light hearing. The exchange showcases a whimsical defense in a minor theft case.
W Trask of Mechanic Falls Maine holds an ancient Oxford county map listing every resident from fifty years past along with names of all brooks and roads present when the land was surveyed.
Advertising a remedy Cascusweet for babies to treat colic summer complaint diarrhoea and sour stomach. It is recommended for teething irritation affecting the stomach and intestines. Sold by Wm F Jung Kunz druggist 85 Stephenson street.
A Russian woman, who arrived ten years ago unable to read English, became the United States' most successful book canvasser. She earns about 840,000 over four years selling special limited editions for a Philadelphia house. Sets cost around 10,000 with her 40 percent commission. She targets wealthy women, arrives in a grand carriage with a footman, and often poses as a Russian countess to boost prestige.
In a dialog from the Christian Register a father proclaims his daughter is used to all luxuries of wealth. The count retorts with bristling pride claiming that wealth itself defines who he is, highlighting social pretensions.
A century era business listing showing Freeport banks STATRHANK German Bank Second National Bank and others with officers and directors including D. C. Stover H. A. Antrim F. Dorman R. G. Shumway C. O. Collmann D. F. Graham and L. Farwell. Details include capital stock and interest on time deposits.
Train schedule lists multiple east and west routes including Omaha Saint Paul Dubuque and Fort Dodge with arrivals and departures from Freeport Chicago and Madison District. Notes specify daily operation with Sundays only services and various car configurations and connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit and Belvidere for Sycamore DeKalb and Madison.
Train and freight notes list Rock Island departures at 7 46 am and 1 45 pm with No 85 86 Nos and various passenger and freight movements. Connections extend to Milwaukee Chicago Janesville Madison and Kansas City with listed arrival times and routes via Freeport Racine and Cedar Rapids. Agent J B Swhatt notes and details include North South Dakota points and Omaha links.
Train notices list daily westbound and eastbound departures from Chicago to Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshalltown Des Moines Omaha and Kansas City with several through services. Details include through connections at Chicago. limited Sunday service. express and local stops. and through checking to final destinations with small surcharges.
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