29 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1897
Page
1
Timetable fragment shows trains from the west with arrival and departure times. Daily and Sunday schedules exist for Nos 1 2 8 3 4, Lena service, and routes via Warren, Galena, Morianette, and Steeveeesees. Regional southbound arrivals are listed as 1:00 a.m. daily except Monday, with 6:55 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. daily exceptions.
Crude OCR shows daily freight and passenger service details for the Dodgeville line with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Mentions trains to Madison and Dodgeville, with times and notes on Sundays. Captions are garbled but indicate a railroad timetable fragment from a historical page.
Train times and connections listed for Rock Island routes serving Freeport and nearby towns. Details include passenger and freight trains, connections to Chicago Milwaukee Racine and St Paul, through coaches, bag gage handling, and stage transfers from Brewster House with specified departure times.
A Berlin dispatch reports Washington pressing Germany to avoid annexation or punitive actions toward Haiti. Ottawa notes Canada cannot halt pelagic sealing without imperial decree and suggests a joint commission to push legislation, while the US maintains seal suspensions must precede broader negotiations. The presidency is unlikely to reverse this stance.
In Toronto Sir Louis H Davies cites seal conference findings that pelagic sealing harms the herd and that commercial sealing is unprofitable for both nations. He urges Canada to protect its tariff preference while suggesting a broad settlement including lumber coal and fish terms. He notes Wilfrid Laurier’s stance on Canadian rights remain intact. In Washington yields on Cuban relief and a Cuba court case conclude with Senn’s contempt trial ending without punishment.
An advertised kidney and bladder remedy promises money back if not cured. It claims to be recognized by eminent physicians as the best treatment and lists prices at 50 cents and $1.00.
Senator Pettigrew and ex-Senator Dubois traveled from Honolulu to San Francisco and report few Native Hawaiians favor annexation. Pettigrew says he will relay native views to the Senate and maintains no opposition to Hawaii’s wishes. Other items note tomato grafting, wage rise for Pittsburg iron workers, a Mason, Michigan tragedy, and Georgia’s anti Yankee soldiers bill debate.
A Dover letter dated October 31 1896 from Mrs Franklin Freeman reports rapid relief from catarrh after using Ely s Cream Balm. She notes a shelf full of catarrh cures and mentions plans to use the product on a stove and praises its effectiveness. Ely Brothers advertise the balm priced 50 cents fall size and 10 cents trial plus mail order from 56 Warren Street New York City.
An East Hebron Maine horse outwit the stable to graze in the field. On two consecutive nights the animal pulled free the headstall and pushed the inner door, then dodged the outer railroad door with its teeth. The mischief ended when the crossbars bore its bite marks, proving the clever animal was beaten by evidence.
A promotional note cites H J Moogh Swartz & Fleck and Mr Harmsworth planning two ships to map accessible north polar regions next season. It notes the Jackson expedition cost him 200000 dollars and promises Arctic work until a complete map exists. Also promotes Foley Honey and Tar and Chamberlain Cough Remedy with testimonials about cold cures. Sold by Emmert & Burrell.
DeJongh reports violet shipments from New York arriving in 2000 bunches priced at 2, 3, 7, 12 and 25 cents per bunch. The item notes availability and price points for customers.
John Hua at 84 Galena St Freeport offers new upright pianos for rent with six months rent credited toward purchase. Deal applies to buyers taking delivery through the store.
The column advertises One Minute Cough Cure for coughs colds and throat troubles listing several druggists. It also notes the British colonial office treating documents in British Guiana about a Venezuela boundary dispute as of no consequence. J C Berry of Spencer Missouri testifies to DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve curing long standing piles. An expedition by a Berlin resident related to studying criminals and vagrants is mentioned.
A Grosbeck Texas man credits two DeWitt’s Little Early Risers taken at night with curing his indigestion and morning sluggishness. The claim is echoed by numerous others. A Louisville and Nashville freight train crushed two carpenters at a 65 foot trestle near Winchester Kentucky, killing James Harris and Warren Burch.
After an exposure or onset of symptoms, a claimed cure urges Foley's Honey and Tar. The obituary notes J. Moogh, long connected to Waterloo veterans, died aged 115 at Ne nagh workhouse, Tipperary. Weather outlook lists showers in Indiana, Michigan snow, Wisconsin and Iowa fair. Also promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for burns and skin troubles.
George Fred Williams backed Thomas Riley for Boston mayor on Saturday, placing Williams in opposition to incumbent Mayor Quincy for the first time. Williams says Riley embodies the Democracy as declared at Chicago last year, signaling a sharpened party contest.
A reader from Fairhaven Conn describes relief from weeks of bilious colic after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad notes early dosing can ward off attacks and lists Emmert Barrell as the seller.
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