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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
4
A vintage advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the universal remedy for women's illnesses. It claims decades of success treating inflammation, ulcers, spinal weakness, irregularities, stomach issues, and nervous debility, promising restoration and harmony with the female system.
In Des Moines Iowa November 24 15 years after his first bid Al Albert B Cummins was elected United States senator to replace the late William B Allison. He faced Claude Porter who carried the Democratic ticket and carried the Democratic vote. Cummins' resignation of the governorship led Lieutenant Governor Grats to serve a seven week term until Carroll takes office.
New York enforces a dramatic first as Charles W Morse and Alfred H Curtis exchange a hearty shake through prison bars at the Tombs. Morse, jailed for violations of national banking laws as ex VP of the National Bank of North America, and Curtis, a co-defendant who escaped a suspended sentence, met face to face in confinement on November 24.
Charleston reports Jim Gilmore, a Black man, was taken from the guard house in Luray and lynched after attempting to abduct a daughter of his employer. In Columbia officials quote presidential vote totals from the recent election for South Carolina: Bryan 12,289 Taft 3,847 Debs 1,? 43. Pow.
Columbus Ohio November 24 by large margins Jefferson Santusky and Clermont counties have voted dry, resulting in the closing of about 210 saloons. The three counties moved to prohibition by margins of 1700, 600 and a smaller but decisive majority respectively.
About 200 to 300 workers at the Washington navy yard will lose government jobs on January 1 as appropriations run out. Some plant operations will shift to Nov. 30 and remainder will come fully on line in a few days. Separately, a Serb and Austrian clash on the Bosnian frontier kills seventeen Serbs and three Austrians.
A lyric note from the Atlanta Constitution invites readers to feel the season as cold winds blow and a big oak fire roars while the old man chops wood, capturing rustic winter mood.
A collection of brief quips from the Detroit Tribune and Yonkers Statesman. Observations poke fun at luck and happiness with playful wordplay on name changes and marriage, hinting at anxious feelings about fortune.
Dialogue fragment shows a judge noting discomfort over shoes being worn by Edith and Madge. The line suggests a domestic or social setting with mild humor about fit and propriety. No clear news event, persons beyond those spoken of, or location provided.
A Catholic Standard and Times reader verse captures a brief social scene of tension and remorse as a passenger regrets not thanking a courteous woman on a crowded car. The quatrain contrasts sweetness of appearance with rancor born from neglect.
In a brief Yonkers Statesman exchange, Mrs Myles notes she must be leaving while Mrs Styles responds with, Why not accompany her to the door.
A lighthearted vignette from a newspaper page notes a young man’s mortification when a card trick fails showing the gap between vanity and luck. Other items reference a cash marriage joke and an old medicine ad touting Foley’s Honey and Tar to ease coughs and soothe irritated membranes.
A Chattanooga Times passage praises a Texas wife with vivid, playful labels. The poem-like tribute enumerates roles such as sock darner, pants putcher, battercake flapper, waste turner, ple ar chiteet, layer cake contractor, chicken frier, and hash constructor, framed as affectionate satire of domestic toil.
An older readership is urged to try Foley's Kidney Remedy to relieve kidney and bladder disorders and restore vitality. The notice names H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz and mentions laundry and pressing services at the BB Dye Works with a guarantee of return if not perfect.
F J Burdett orders Se Dollmeyer's or phone Gessons in China panting and tooled leather at Gift Shop. Sale appears as a short classified notice with names and items, dated November 16.
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