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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1906
Page
8
New York fashion note outlines minimal changes from last season with blue brown green and gray tailor mades and empire evening gowns. It covers suits coats waistlines hats ostrich plumes furs including mink ermine Persian lamb and lynx, baby sweaters, white blouses revival, and rising fur prices with emphasis on quality over cheapness.
A fur dealer urges early purchase to secure better selections and quality garments. He notes that factory pace affects sewing and shaping, with the first orders arriving when made with care, and later rush leading to poorer workmanship as demand rises.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to improve digestion and blood quality. It claims to treat weak stomach indigestion biliousness and related ailments and notes the product is non alcoholic with a free booklet available by mail. It also promotes Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels and asserts long standing popularity.
The obituary notes George Westinghouse born in Central Bridge New York on October 6 1846. He grew up in shops, invented a rotary engine at fifteen, served in the Civil War, and later created the railway frog and the air brake. His work led to alternating current machinery and he led corporations with about twenty thousand employees and large capitalization.
The Church of the Transfiguration marked fifty eight years with renewed services and prayers. Its nickname The Little Church Around the Corner grew from a funeral for George Holland and the recitation of burial rites by Rev. George H. Houghton.
The Grand opera house hosts the C S Willians company in the comedy The Arrival of Kitty tonight. Norman Lee Swartout pioneers a hit work praised for fresh humor and broad audience appeal. Local theatergoers expect a lively, wholesome performance and strong audience interest.
Cecil De Mille, author of The Genius, appears in a new role as he joins the operatic field. Goodwin opens in New York at the Bijou this month and De Mille will perform at the Grand on October 10 and 11 in The Bohemian Girl and Martha.
Mrs George Walls of Forest City Maine endorses Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming it ends them quickly prevents pneumonia cures asthma hay fever and fortifies lungs. Available 50 cents to 1.00 with a trial bottle free from Joseph Emmerts Drug Store.
Thomas P. Doty assistant secretary of Central Elevator and Warehouse Co. was arrested on embezzlement charges of 11087 involving 26000 bushels of corn paid by Steinhardt & Co. The case targets grain missing from Illinois Central elevators. Doty posted 10000 bail and promised to name prominent men.
Fragmentary notes report Salt Lake drying concerns while reference to Bryan suggests a race or contest. Mentions Van’s buckwheat cakes and F J Burdett piano tuner with Brown & Dollmeyer contact details.
An advertisement asserts that the most awkward woman can become beautiful by using Hfotlister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets. The claim emphasizes brain power and the product as the solution, attributed to Joseph Eanuert.
An advertisement lists Humphreys' Homeopathic Med Co offerings with numbered remedies for ailments from coughs and headaches to whooping cough and rheumatism. Small pellets sold in pocket-sized bottles at 26 cents each with a medical guide mailed free. Located at William and Jobn streets in New York.
The annual convention of postmasters met at the Helston Hotel in St Louis on October 5. Officers elected included President Jos Waite of Bustingia, Vice President Paul J Sours of Denser, Fourth Vice President Col Thomas B Tawler of Rockford, and Treasurer Col Henry Bo Lun. A resolution urged passage of a bill to allow postal notes for sums under one dollar. The next meeting is planned for Erie Pennsylvania in October 1907.
Geo H Woodring furnishes estimates on plain and ornamental plaster work at West Freeport. Phone new black v22. Advertisement notes contracting plasterer services with contact details.
Fragmentary text mentions voters and polls with scattered names and places. It appears to describe an upcoming vote event and civic activity but contains many garbled words, limiting concrete facts. The readable bits suggest a general political process without clear dates or entities.
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