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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1908
Page
8
The notice shows passenger and freight timetable details for Omaha to St Paul and Westbound trains. It lists arrival and departure times including 6:36 am and 2:16 pm for the Omaha line and 7:10 am and 6:45 pm for the westbound schedule with agent W. Rowley noted.
Partial timetable details list east and west bound trains with parlor car services, coach trains, and buffet cars. Connections include Rockford Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Belvidere Sycamore DeKalb and Rock Island routes. John F Daly and J B Sweatt act as agents for passenger services.
Interurban schedule lists Maple Leaf Route trains from South Freeport with east bound service to Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha among others. Daily except Sunday operation with specific morning and afternoon departures and baggage checked through to destination. Agent names WM Neefe, J P Mer, and G P A from St Paul Minnesota are noted.
Train times for the C B Q line run daily except Sunday from Correston Porreston. Eastbound departures at 10:00 am and 4:40 pm with arrivals at 1:20 pm and 10:10 pm respectively.
On weekdays service runs from Freeport starting 6 35 am every 8 minutes until 9 third pm with last car leaving Freeport at 11 00 pm. Rockford departures start 6 00 am on even hours until 11 00 pm. Travel time between Freeport and Neckford is hour and W minutes. Sunday service same pattern with first car from Freeport at 6 30 am. Direct connections in Rockford link Beloit Janesville Belvidere Elgin Aurora and Chicago. WM NEESE Agent.
The Daily Journal announces city wide home delivery service expanding to all neighborhoods. Readers in every district can receive the newspaper daily with doorstep delivery and weekend editions available for subscription customers.
An eager theatergoer line forms at the box office as the young caller presses for a perfect seat. The treasurer grows gruff but finally smiles when the boy insists on the dog seat, spelling out d h o g and prompting a chuckle.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls Teddy nine, given a quarter by Mr. Ringloss at a corner store. His mother asks if he thanked the donor. The boy reveals he said thank you but Mr. Ringloss told him not to mention it, leading to a tearful interchange about manners.
Mrs Oldcastle questions if the sister-in-law had a serious operation while the hostess confirms she is out in an automobile this morning. The hostess orders a new livery and notes the woman repubierated quickly.
A street scene reported by the St. Louis Republic quotes a man on a cracker box declaring men are made of dust and a grocer in reply. The exchange turns on dust settling and carries the paper’s characteristic brisk, urban dialogue.
A physician jokes about two groups of patients he has lost to contend with. His friend the druggist asks to name them. the doctor replies that they are those who swear by him and those who swear at him. San Francisco era style dialogue appears in the outlet.
A light exchange unfolds as a mother scolds Johnnie for omitting a blessing in prayers. Johnnie replies that Aunt Hattie’s engagement makes the standard unnecessary, a quip captured in Catholic Standard and Times.
The London Weekly Telegraph recounts a quip about coothpicks at The Village Inn. A patron jokes why none are supplied after meals, recalling a past where people would take Tom away owl em.
A collage of light humor and snappy lines from Chicago News Philadelphia Press and Washington Star. Jokes about hotel beds slept in and neighbors, plus a rural character asking about dead game sport and a father answering.
The piece advises decorating the Thanksgiving table as a feast for the eyes with poinsettias, ferns, whortleberries, and maidenhair, or an akebia vine if available. It suggests small boutonnieres at each place and emphasizes the dining experience beyond mere food.
The article advises using a wooden framed mirror about five by two feet placed two feet from the floor to reflect windows or hallway views. Pair it with plants and moss to hide pots, creating an illusion of space. A dining room example shows a mirror over the sideboard reflecting light and a landscape to mimic two windows.
This recipe yields a steamed apple pudding using breadcrumbs suet and apples. The mixture is packed into a mold steamed for one hour then served with a lemon syrup made from sugar water lemon juice and lemon rind.
The text promotes marking clothes for laundry using a robber stamp bearing your name. Each item can be stamped cheaply and legibly in a discreet spot. It emphasizes low cost, simple supplies, and the idea’s economy for ownership marking.
Instructions advise occasional cleaning with kerosene. Saturate the machine and run it without thread for several minutes to loosen old oil and dust, then wipe with a soft cloth until perfectly clean. Then turn the machine off.
A recipe instructs to roast and mash one quart of pumpkin then mix with two quarts of rich milk. Sweeten to taste with spice and a pinch of nutmeg, stir in a small piece of butter, beat in six eggs, pour into crust, and bake slowly for two large pies.
A fragmentary note features Mrs Blotter urging John to order a gallon of midnight oil for writers famed for burning the midnight lamp. The quirky line echoes a literary motif about intense writing sessions.
In a 1908 vignette, Miss Jeannette Perkins searches for a fortune by courting men during summer society. A civil engineer and railroad heir, Toward Dangler, reveals wealth and ambition, rejecting her while she clings to a lost opportunity. Perkins returns to winter society empty and disillusioned.
Cora notes people remark on how well they are getting on and Merrit counters that such remarks fade when others admit they don’t understand it. The exchange highlights tension between social approval and perceived comprehension.
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