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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
5
Will feature Mr Collins of a leading New York City fur manufacturer, presenting a full range of ladies and childrens furs on Monday November 0th. The event promises a showcase of the latest styles and materials for the season.
Fred Zwickey, 21, a skilled Fitzgibbons carriage factory worker in Monroe, Wisconsin, suddenly became insane. After breaking a window and causing mischief in jail, doctors judged him insane and he was committed to Mendota asylum. Relatives describe a once industrious, moral youth whose mental collapse arose from fear of not accepting religion, with unclear cause and hope for temporary recovery.
A woman entered a Hollawal police station seeking cannals dragged claiming her Irishman friend has been threatening to drown himself and has been missing for two days. The officer asked for a distinguishing feature and she recalled that he is deaf, a key identifying detail in the case.
A provincial elder recounts a quaint England tale about precocious youths from Eton or Rugby. A pretty American woman chats with one boy in London and asks if he has a sweetheart. He replies he is still up for a bit of spooning if that is what she wants.
Detroit News reports on a divorce case with Judge Winer presiding. Attorney Aoucarquis appears before the court as the matter proceeds.
Fragmentary note from the Chicago Newer stating a plan where Euanne and her brother may handle a switch if men feel uncertain, hinting at a transition from cautious to hasty action. The text is unclear and reads as a casual, partial slang filled reminder.
A fragmentary note recalls Gib, the youngest son, once mentioned as a “Hmb.” His fate remains unclear as his father reportedly dismissed the inquiry, leaving the older family line and mystery unresolved in the Bohemian Magazine excerpt.
A fragment notes a golfer struck senseless during a tournament round in Town and Country. The garbled quote questions who hit him with the ball and why, suggesting confusion about the incident during play. No clear names or dates are readable.
A guide to Sabbath services across Freeport churches led by pastors Mullen Schmidt Harker Klingbeil Emerson Beynon Moore McCaskill and others. Services include morning 9:30 to 10:45 sermons Sunday schools Epworth League and Y P U meetings with revival notes and evangelistic meetings through the coming week. Several churches invite visitors and emphasize charitable offerings and prayer.
Professor Eugene M. Phillips of the High school will discuss Woman's Wages at the Sunday Afternoon club meeting in the Baptist church lecture room next Sunday at 4 o'clock. The talk will cover the problem of woman in modern industry with facts from social condition research and will include an open parliament after the discussion.
The piece discusses boxing lore about the knockout aimed at the jaw temple or jugular and notes stomach punches as a tactic. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for digestion mucous surfaces and catarrh with a free booklet and remedies details. It mentions no alcohol in the medicines and offers a medical adviser book for postage.
The discussion of the subject draws intense interest as strangers in town for Sunday attend. Men of all shades of thought are welcomed to the meeting, making it a time of profit and engagement for attendees.
Tomorrow at First English Lutheran church special all day services mark Luther Day and Harvest Home. Rev Mullen will preach with quartet choir music and a Harvest Home bank offering supports local work. Sunday school members urged to attend. Luther Day envelopes go to Home Missions. Everyone welcome.
Grace church rectory hosts a Sunday evening gathering at 7 30 with reports from the recent assembly at Grace church Chicago. All ladies of the congregation and others interested in the order are welcome.
Grace Houser traveled to Freeport for a short visit with friends while John Snider explores Iowa. Mrs H I Gishwiller and children visit John Dilcher at the county seat. P J Jerodas returns from a Chicago business trip. Various Freeport visits by Mrs W F Clark Mrs C E Derr and others mark a busy Lena social week with relatives in Freeport Chicago Stockton and Kent.
Miss Hattie Schroeder celebrated at her Arcade addition home with twenty young friends. They presented a gold bracelet and played games with prize winners Landgraf, Walter Kutts, Lottie Botdert, Clarence Long, and Marence Rishel. Midnight refreshments were served by Mrs. Schroeder.
The High School Girls Athletic Association entertained last evening in the music room. Chaperones Mise Rubel and Mise Richardeyn supervised initiation, music, and games. Refreshments were served in a dining room decorated in red and white. A miniature basketball inkweil was presented to coach Miss Alfreda Olat. The association includes thirty girls from all classes.
Mrs. Wm. J. Bigelow announces the engagement of her friend Miss Harriet Merrell of Toledo Ohio to Mr. Charles Williams a Freeport lawyer and prominent church organist. Merrells are related to Mrs. Bigelow by marriage and her father was a leading Toledo businessman. both parents are deceased.
The Knights of Columbus invite members and their ladies to a masquerade card and dancing party Monday evening at the club rooms. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes.
Members of the high school gymnasium class were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Smedley last evening. The gathering featured social time, games, and refreshments with entertainment provided. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Smith will host a house-party tomorrow in honor of Miss Grace Hauner of Lena, with Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Fargher, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hall, and Bert Bookman invited.
Mrs Toad gently rebukes her daughter in a Kansas City Times snip about a grand social debut. The mother urges restraint and suggests a modest hop instead of lavish ball plans. The exchange colors a humorous, old time society moment.
A woman wrote a play in twenty four hours and muses that finding a manager who can keep it on the stage that long would prove genius still alive. The remark appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
In a Boaton Post item the elderly aunt, who kept the house for years while she went abroad, is accused of forgetting to water the rubber plant and leaving out a named beneficiary in her will. The article notes lingering tension over the property.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that experience, while valuable, cannot be sold for its original cost, underscoring a pragmatic view on the worth of lessons learned over time. The quip frames experience as a priceless asset with limited resale value.
A list of upcoming community events in Freeport and surrounding areas includes dance school recital at Grace Church on Nov 16, a concert and dance by the Saengerbund on Nov 19, a home party at Lexington Hall on Nov 19, and a lecture by Dr. David Renton at Y on Nov 5. Also noted are the Moldéra union annual meeting at the Masonic Temple on Nov 5, a W R O dance at Lexington Hall on Nov 24, and several guild and charity events at the Masonic Temple through Nov 77.
The list shows events and acts including U-Mummy and Humming Bird in November, Devil Dee, Lyman Howe moving pictures, and December entries for Black Beauty and Poor Pike. It records a schedule of performances across late autumn to early winter with named acts and dates.
In a Judge anecdote a newly married couple argue over buttered rolls. The wife serves rolls claiming the recipe matches her husband’s mother’s, then reveals the truth: oleomargarine, cold storage eggs, alum in flour, chalk in milk, and notes that his mother lived before pure food laws.
Mrs Gallamer asks if Mr Grabbens is a ladies tailor. Mrs Plummeram replies not exclusively. Mrs Rundam is cited as one of his customers in a Brooklyn Times reader note.
W V Henry of Panama Missouri testifies seven years proof that Dr Kings New Discovery cures coughs colds throat chest and lungs The world has thirty eight years proof that it treats la grippe asthma hay fever bronchitis lung hemorrhage and early consumption Its timely use prevents pneumonia Sold under guarantee at Jos Emmerts drug store 50c and 1 00 Trial bottle free
Claxton Folgate living north of Red Oak will hold a public sale on Tuesday, November 7. The Freeport Callens of Commerce winter term opens next Monday with many new students expected to enroll. Sterling Gazette notes Michael Beeson, superintendent at Stover Engine Works foundry, is pending a two day vacation in Sterling. The Young People's Society of the Baptist church meets tomorrow with Mrs. E Palmer in charge and Hugo Opel scheduled to give a few vocal selections.
The verse sketches a half human half goat satyr living in distant times. It contrasts flawed satyrs with a few good ones who supposedly reached heaven, prompting Saintly intervention that led to cherubs being created. The fable uses humor to reflect on humanity and divine mercy.
At the Majestic a triple bill heads tomorrow featuring An Army of Two Rivals for a Week and The Wrong Valise as headliners. Also shown will be other pictures and His Own Son praised as one of the best of its kind for the evening.
Mary and Stella discuss future dreams in a Delineator snippet. Mary vows to become a schoolteacher while Stella imagines a large family and a harsh discipline at her future school. The exchange reveals childish ambition and resentment in a playful, period tone.
Cr. Held, brought to Globe hospital recently, continues to improve. Mrs. J. H. Waldecker, operated on for appendicitis at St Francis hospital, reports improved. Edward Moyer, with typhoid fever at St. Francis hospital, shows a little improvement. L. L. Munn, Sr., remains unchanged. Mrs. A. H. Wise and Miss Lena Glammann, formerly critical, are recovering.
A girl asserts a marriage pact requiring daily shaving as a club rule. The young man challenges with the counter rule of a club he belongs to, noting mornings he may not return in time. The exchange highlights rival social expectations in a humorous dispute in the St. Louis Republic.
Station Sergeant asks about marriage while an officer notes a clipped receipt for curing croup a silk sample and two unposted letters in a woman’s handwriting dated a week old found on the prisoner during a search.
A. D. Schendel of Holloway Minnesota offers three good terms for sale with possible partly trade. Clear reason for selling provided. Interested buyers are invited to write for details or arrange contact.
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