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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
6
The author recalls old German and English maxims on wind and fish behavior, cites Walton and Dennys, and argues against relying on weather folklore. Personal anecdotes show success despite forecasts, concluding the best fishing comes when you feel like going and fish where the mood strikes.
The fifth annual high school conference of superintendents principals and teachers in Illinois will be held at the University of Illinois Urbana November 19 20 and 21 with a larger program and notable speakers. Dean Eugene Davenport will speak on Industrial Education and Dr Raymond Weeks on teaching foreign language in high schools.
The geography section covers physical geography with committee notes. The agricultural section will be presented by Professor C F Hottes and colleagues from the University and McNeal C James. The domestic science section features Professor Isabel Bevier with syllabus reports and addresses by A G Hill Miss Jennie H Snow and Miss Helena M Pincomb.
In Stockton a unusual court case saw Joseph Wilcox swear out a warrant charging May A. Palfrey with assault after a crop dispute over Palfrey land planted in corn. Testimony from Wilcox, his daughter, Mrs Palfrey, and her husband contradicted each other. Palfrey was fined $3, the minimum. Mrs Palfrey, over 70, was described as strong in defending herself.
The monument honoring late Congressman Robert R. Hitt reached Mt. Morris on Thursday after shipment from Hallowell Maine. John Pierce Company of Chicago holds the contract to set it up with a heavy granite block resting in Oakwood cemetery.
Mrs J S Bost of Lilly Pennsylvania reports cure of a dry hacking cough that her doctor called consumption after using Father J ohn s Medicine. Mr Bost says the remedy strengthens the body against disease. Mrs A Bilodeau of Lewiston Maine says four years of illness labeled consumption ended with Father John s Medicine.
The Civic League will meet this evening at the Masonic Temple to elect officers and discuss winter civic program. Members and those who wish to join are invited to attend.
The Philadelphia born actor John Drew born November 18 1853 to John Drew senior and Mrs Drew rose to fame on stage at nineteen He was a Daly company lead and since 1894 starred under Charles Frohman He trained with Edwin Booth Adelaide Neilson and Fanny Davenport and appeared in Rosemary Richard Carvel The Duke of Killierpankie and His House in Order.
Mrs. Sarah Trotter, long based in St. Louis, has moved back to Freeport and will make the city her future home.
Mrs A G Tyson of Livermore California shares how a looted book about cod liver oil derived medicine inspired Vinci use for her five year old daughter. The child improved with appetite nervousness fatigue and cold resistance after Vinci treatment.
Mr Henry Keiser told a Pantagraph reporter he found Illinois prairies broad and fertile and far more inviting than western regions. He described Arizona as barren and irrigation dependent, noted gold dredges near Orsville California, the Roosevelt Dam north of Phoenix, and praised the Grand Canyon and petrified forests as the west’s best sights.
Bloomington, Illinois November 17. Engineer George Davidson of Chicago and Lena Sass, a Lawndale station operator, faced a breach of promise trial. Sass testified of gifts including a diamond ring and piano, visits when trains failed, and alleged changes after Davidson allegedly courted another girl in Bloomington.
Mrs Elize Sanderson, Mount Holyoke alumna and UMich PhD, joins Hartford as school visitors board member. Miss Rarah Morrison, age seventy five, enters Indiana University for postgraduate Greek studies. Maine WCTU cites Mrs Sel lers aged 108 and Mrs Merrill aged 94 as oldest members. Ailpin, thirteen, from Limerick, shines as a Gaelic festival musician in Dublin. Countess Markievicz emerges as a leading figure in English suffrage and anti licensing reform, praised as a top whip and artist.
Philadelphia now has 311 public schools. French pupils learn five maxims as prevention. Dr Charlotte Schaefer UT Austin graduate teaches histology biology embryology. Oct 18 marks Madrid Alcala University 400th anniversary. Bowdoin College Brunswick Maine ends religious ties after fifty years of allied denomination funding.
The passage notes unsigned publications by Sir Walter Scott due to publisher troubles, Tolstoy’s health fully restored, Flo resuming walks near Yasnaya Polyana while writing, Mary Roberts Rinehart’s Pittsburgh roots and early newspaper work, her medical studies and marriage, and Laura E Foster known as Mrs Donald C Monroe for her New York cartooning career after a San Francisco upbringing and New York move post earthquake.
A garbled line notes a measurement converting 100 kilometers to 62.13 miles per hour. It reads as a unit conversion but lacks clear context or source event.
The text notes mulberry origin in Perofa, Chinese gardeners raising oak saplings inches high, and sea salt thickening leaf edges. It mentions sea salt affecting plants and a blue fox obsession among gardeners. Eskimos reportedly detect white foxes far away and discern objects amid blinding white snow.
Annuals numbering about 100000 are employed each year as covers for Oxford Bibles, reflecting a high-volume usage in book production.
A researcher built a papier mache cat with a rotating tail and showed that adjusting tail speed allowed the model to consistently land on its feet. Flo observed that proper tail revolutions guided the fall.
A damaged OCR fragment states flesh is composed of TH per cent water and 25 per cent solid constituents. It also mentions mineral fiber making up 13 to 15 per cent of the latter.
A playful verse linking bees and beetles to Darwinian ideas. The poem jokes that the beetle is the missing link, referencing sugar beet and honeybee as parts of a pedigree, claiming the family is complete with the bee the beetle and the beet.
The St Louis Post Dispatch quotes Tom Young De Switt and Jack Instead criticizing the manner money was earned and spent. The remarks reflect public concern over parental wealth and personal conduct.
Quote from Chicago Record-Herald warns against kicking a man when he is down noting that the fallen today may rise tomorrow and regain freedom from sorrow.
A terse exchange quotes a man warning of danger in kissing and a woman replying she comes from a family famed for courage. The Philadelphia Ledger line frames the dialogue as a test of bravery within intimate trust.
A compiled list notes historic moments including 1492 Vanes Pinzon sailing for America, 1620 Plymouth colonists at Cape Cod, 1809 John A. Dahlgren born, 1813 Mexico’s independence declaration, 1833 Edwin Booth born, 1849 California Constitution adopted, 1871 Duke of Marlborough born, 1900 marriage of the Duke of Manchester and Helena Zimmerman, and 1907 German emperor visiting London.
Billy Gilbert praises Kenetchy of the St. Louis Nationals as the best first baseman in the big leagues. Frank Mount Pleasant, ex Carlisle, lines up as quarterback for Dickinson College. Ulrich Salehou of Sweden, six time world skating champion, to compete in the Olympic Face this winter. Bob Forbes, Yale end two years ago and ex West Point coach, becomes head coach at the University of Oregon. Abe Langtry of the American Bowling Congress opens headquarters in Pittsburgh to promote the Duquesne Gardens trip starting February 27, 1909.
A brief verse from the Baltimore American presents a playful exchange where a man urges Polly to wed a fine buck and trust luck, while Polly counters that it would be jolly to marry for other reasons. The quip captures light romantic wit in a period tone.
A brief Town Topics fragment presents a playful exchange about heredity and belief, noting a barber as the feather of three little shavers. The line hints at a humorous or parodic tone rather than a scientific claim.
A quip notes trouble from attempting to change it for another load of rum. The line satirizes misjudged risk and unintended consequences.
A brief quip from Harpers Weekly jokes that Howard says he has four mothers, prompting a playful exchange about how he makes it out with a joke answer: own, god, step and in-law.
A Brazilian tax on railway tickets is noted along with a patented compressed air buffer for locomotives aimed at preventing wrecks. The British Indian railway board plans to switch to electric lighting for passenger trains for safety, while German railroads order higher main line speeds up to 90 kilometers per hour.
A New York World note humorously laments a car crash and the lingering effects of a bruised, drug-reeked ride. The speaker imagines the incident will keep him in the social spotlight for a week.
A 1908 Santa Rosa letter from W Mock recounts relief from catarrh after using Hyomei. The note promotes the Hyomei outfit sold by Booths Hyomei Co and mentions a $1 complete inhaler kit and 50-cent refills. It cites the writer as a Californian pioneer who arrived in 1549 and lives at 841 4th Street.
In a terse exchange, a dog themed line asks about a dog watch while a catlike retort claims the vessel is a catboat, citing New York Life as a playful aside.
A St Louis Post Dispatch item presents proverbs about truth and timing with rural wit. It hints that a single misstep or premature action can lead to early trouble, using everyday imagery like a swallow or orange peel to illustrate caution.
A Yonkers Statesman item records a brief, pointed exchange about marriage expectations. A woman says she intends to marry young while a man questions the timing, reflecting social norms and courtship language of the period.
Advertises Pineuses for the Kidneys as a remedy for kidney bladder trouble backache and rheumatism. Promises blood purification and a 30 days trial for 1.00 with sales by I. J. Moogh and C. P. Gueather.
A compact list of social functions and performances scheduled through November. Includes dances at First Presbyterian church Lexing ton hall Masonic temple and Grand Opera House, lectures at Y M C A, concerts by Svengerbund and Amity Society charity ball, plus Prof Dawson mas querade balls and Mrs. Rose Lutiger Gannon organist cen tralia appearances.
A liquid medicine claims to relieve malaria chills fever and sick headache by regulating the liver kidneys and bladder. The 1.00 bottle contains 2 times the quantity of the 50c size. First dose brings relief. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
A wagon shop in Lena Florida is offered for rent by H. R. Nelson. The notice invites the right party to inquire, highlighting a wholesome business opportunity and the proprietor’s contact.
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