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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
2
A customer testimonial from England describes a teenage girl with severe eczema spreading across the scalp and body. After failing two doctors, Cuticura remedies including Soap Ointment and Resolvent reportedly cured the eruption and aided hair regrowth. Includes product pricing and company contact details.
A broad campaign urges shoppers to buy early to ease Christmas crowds and long hours in retail. Prominent figures from business, literature, and philanthropy sign a letter urging department stores to run early shopping reminders through Dec. 15, highlighting benefits for merchants and workers. The piece notes industry-wide cooperation and a harrowing diary account of last year’s peak rush.
Henry W. Savage's sole authorized Mount Molnar comedy The Devil drew 21 curtain calls by the end of the second act at the New York premiere. The Garden Theatre has since been packed for each performance and Savage will bring the show to the Grand next Monday November 30 with the same company.
At the Majestic theater a color film of Puss in Boots plays on Thanksgiving Day. Arthur inherits a mill and a donkey while a cat, Puss, becomes his ally transforming his fate. Puss engineers royal favor, rescues him, and helps win the Princess, ending with a royal wedding where Puss presides as supervisor.
Mrs Mary Dowling of San Francisco reports Electric Bitters as the best remedy for stomach trouble and acute indigestion. The tonic purifies blood and aids liver function, with claims of helping female weakness. Available at Jos Emmert's drug store for 60 cents.
Fragment lists Sam W Gruither of Walnut UL and HUla G Kulidemeyer of Loran among others with partial street or group labels. Readable portions suggest a registry or directory note with uncertain context and incomplete details.
A Freeport woman testifies after years of kidney trouble she found relief with Dean's Kidney Pills. She details back and head pains and fatigue improving within days, noting the remedy's availability at Emmett's drug store and the 60 cent price from Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo as sole U S agents.
A note lists the Budler concert scheduled for November 30 at the Masonic Temple. Details on time or ticketing are not provided in the fragment.
The Orangeville Courier editor Harry A Hartzell has taken up early morning workouts to build arm and shoulder muscles. Local rumor swirled about prize fighting or fat man baseball, but he later lifted a railroad rail at the depot, earning cheers as the town’s uncrowned hero. He is a church member and Democrat, admired for mild campaign editorials.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as the leading hair restorer in the United States. It promises dandruff cure in two weeks and silkier hair in days, with a money back guarantee via agent W F Jungkunz in Freeport. Customer testimonials praise its effectiveness. Price 50 cents a large bottle from Buffalo makers.
Professor Paul Haupt of Johns Hopkins, born November 25 1858 in Görlitz Germany, a Semitic languages expert, directs the Oriental seminary. He studied at Leipzig Glasgow Berlin and the British Museum, taught in Germany before moving to the United States in 1883 and joining Johns Hopkins in 188? He authored many works and stirred debate at a London congress with a provocative claim about Jesus birth and Davidic lineage.
A chronology notes notable moments: 1783 New York evacuated by British forces, 1833 8 Nicholas Msterhazy dies at Como after refusing crown of Hungary, 1857 Sir Henry Havelock dies, 1867 impeachment debate on President Andrew Johnson, 1875 Maury Anderson’s Louisville stage debut, 1892 John Thompson becomes Canadian Prime Minister, 1906 Algernon Crapsey renounces ministry after heresy charges.
On December 7 1908 the Board of Local Improvements will settle with the sewer contractor for the 8rd Ward project. All parties wishing to lay assessments before that date are requested to appear. Special Tax Collector KF E DIPTMAR GRIFFIN signs the notice.
In Prophetstown, Clara Hanson a three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hanson died from burns after tripping into a pail of boiling water she found near her mother who had poured hot water into the container earlier. Despite efforts of physicians the child died at 11 o clock last night. The family mourns this loss as the sole child of the couple.
Rockford plans a December 22 reception for Bishop Muldoon by St Marys Church after a December 15 meeting at the rectory. He is in Baltimore for an alumni gathering and details of installing priests will await his return to Chicago.
Local and personal notes list Culture club meeting with Miss Reitzell and Anchor society business and social gathering tonight. Thanksgiving travels include Bradshaw visiting Chicago sister, Lee Madden's business trip to Kansas City, and families visiting Joliet Springfield and Janesville for the holiday.
An ad promises a 1.00 Hyomei inhaler kit from Wim EF Jungkunz will end hacking coughs and colds within 24 hours. Breathe medicated air rather than swallowing drugs, with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist. The ad also guarantees relief for catarrh, croup, grip, and asthma.
Trade guidance urges buyers to demand Jersey Cream Flour made from Dakota hard wheat by Mystic Milling Co in Sioux City Iowa with packaging printed to verify authenticity. Note shows distribution through S ERRE and Haran at 11 24dwlw 52 Stephenson St.
W. J. Duitsman offers six Poland China male pigs due old age to be sold by call or at the farm three-quarters mile east of Yellow Creek brewery. Old phone number 277. 11-Xd&wewse
Notice states the sale of John Richard on the Yarbox farm is postponed from November 24 to November 238 on Saturday at 11.24. The fragmentary notice provides the action and the new date with unclear formatting. Names and places are present but the exact details are partially garbled.
Local Gift Shop promotes hand painted china as ideal Xmas gifts. Shoppers are invited to visit the shop during holiday season to view and purchase the decorative pieces.
A curious Cape Cod tale describes fog so thick that a cow became stuck with horns jammed into the fog tunnel she created while fleeing the fog bank. The down easter recalls guiding the cow free. The piece then notes the human body has 492 bones and sixty arteries versus a carp with 4,386 bones and muscles and 4,320 veins.
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