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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1905
Page
7
The text urges forming good habits as easily as bad ones and being polite, upright, and cheerful. It notes that daily habits determine how one is viewed, with worth tied to ennobling conduct and degradation costing respect.
Three conspirators Chadwick, Beckwith and Spear sought swift riches and faced public punishment. The writer declares their tale a warning about native greed, noting remorse and sympathy for families but no leniency for crime. The piece frames the Pine Street affair as a sordid, commonplace tragedy illustrating the danger of money seeking.
A stag driven by hounds hides in an ox stall at a farm. The oxen guide him with aid while warning of a hunter with a hundred eyes. The farmer discovers the stag by the horns, causes its capture, and the tale ends with a reflection on doing one’s own work. The fable underscores self-reliance and caution against borrowed plans.
Thomas Metz, Harlem town commissioner, fainted early this morning then recovered consciousness at Dr. Voigt’s office. He attributed the fainting to stomach trouble and noted good health otherwise. Joseph A. Gand arrived from Chicago to visit relatives for the weekend.
An advertisement claims deafness is cured only by constitutional remedies. It describes the eustachian tube and mucus deposits as causes and promises one hundred dollars for any case cured, offered by RO. CHEN BY. & CO. Potato 0. Sold by druggists, Te. Wil's Family Pills marketed as the best.
Florist Louis Bauschner at 578 Adams St invites buyers to inspect a large stock of bedding plants, offering prompt phone order service. Take Carroll streetcar to the described house for viewing.
The Pullard family, still shaken by Berry’s death by his own hand, has not recovered from the shock and is said to be seeking a complete search for Berry’s assassin. The article notes the family’s call for justice and renewed examination of the case.
The June term of the circuit court will open Monday June 6 with a light docket of twelve divorces among twenty six chancery and seven common law and five criminal cases. Judge Farrand presiding. Public notices and church listings fill the rest of the item.
The pastor invites all linked to the English Lutheran Sunday school along with officers teachers and scholars to this Sunday morning at 10780. He will deliver a shore illustrated sermon for children and speak on Some of the Best Things From the Clinton Convention. Parents of children are also invited. William Fargher left for the Isle of Man to spend the summer months. He and Thomas Cowley plan a steamship trip aboard the Carpathia from New York City visiting England before returning.
Last evening Fred Bohnenstengel, an employee of the Stover Engine works, narrowly escaped instant death while crossing the Trinoly Central tracks at Lower Stephensot street. He was struck by engine 756 on train 62, thrown aside, and taken home by police patrol. He suffers severe contusions to the right eye and cheek and a fracture to the middle third of the right arm, but is resting comfortably today.
Local column lists residents and guests visiting Freeport, Dubuque, and surrounding towns. Names include S. Braman, G. H. Ives, J. Mer, O. Zipf, Helen Eyler, J. H. Green, Willis Tudsow, Clark Kunz, Hiteman, S. H. Price, Allen Strong, C. R. Rips, S. W. Pierce, J. C. McKenzie, W. Folk, Elsie Ackerman, William Kegel, Anna Melkhenna, J. Beckley, N. H. Sullivan, W. E. McKay, C. Hammond, Parker, Lloyd White, Marie Sender, Lon Chamberlin, Simon Siefert, Eleanor Griffith, Z. Hy Stahl, Mary Henney, and local partygoers for a St Mary’s ball with national colors.
In Freeport a druggist endorses Wadsworth Bros. Chicos cigars for four months and offers a money back guarantee. Readers are urged to try five Havala filled units for 20 cents, with a promise of a full refund if not satisfied, to prove the brand's value.
A large crowd lined Taylor avenue East Freeport as Forepaugh and Sells Bros circus arrived by four special trains. The opening parade featured trumpeters, heralds, chariots, knightly riders, elephants Congo and Effi, camels, and Japanese figures. Afternoon performances showcased elephants, clowns, and a Panama Canal tableau with horses, bears, and lions.
Spectators held their breath for aerial performers on flimsy trapezes and bars high above. Bud Gooman and assistants showcased a string of skilled equine tricks, earning wide admiration. Tonight promises another grand show as doors open at seven with ideal weather and a large crowd anticipated.
Thos S Austin manager of the Republican Leavenworth Ind refused doctors for his wife and tried Electric Bitters. After five physicians failed she was bedridden but recovered after taking the remedy. Joseph Emmert, druggist, guarantees the product at 50 cents.
Sraas and Jann advertise cement walks offering quick and reliable service under State Bank location at 6 27d1lw.
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