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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
2
The Onion label honors the Vreeport Journal F for using union labor in its songhanical departments, reflecting recognition by the international Typo graphical Union.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and roles such as member of Congress and state legislature, plus superintendent and county terms. Reading unclear. multiple typos and garbled affiliations make precise reporting impossible.
Chicago business trips and social visits fill the day as residents and guests travel to and from the city. Names include John A. Wolf D C Stover F R Rice Nellis Laible Ockenga GC O Piner Mrs W Farmin H Poffenberger Howard Wilcoxon Mieses Roac Baumegarten Trina Bierrach Philip Moogh Ada Brubaker N A Overbeck Mrs S F Harris Bert Apperson Chester Gilbert Jacob Billig C B E Smith W H Foll Mrs Adam Poor Rev H L Moore Edward W Bearing.
Local item bulletin lists Woodmen camp meeting in Freeport Booval Neighbors party at K of P hall admission ten cents Bible study class at Settlement home Friday 7 30 Mrs Maude Clark teacher U P S and St Johns pumpkin pie event Wednesday Oct 24 Oyster supper Saturday Rice building Germania members attend Zacharias Haber funeral at anur ball Friday 8 30 prayer meeting at Emborg church The wine and foolish virgins theme and pastor class business follows
Brown Colhne receives a set of Freeport souvenirs praised as among the best ever listed. A long strip folds into a convenient folder and features many pictures of public buildings. The item serves as a unique keepsake and also advertises the city’s fine architecture.
An 85 cent Hollister advertisement promotes Becky Mountain Tea as the greatest tonic and strength producer. It claims to cure indigestion constipation headache and stomach disorders with tea or tablets.
A large Northern Illinois Teachers' association gathering trains attention in Freeport for a two day session Friday and Saturday November 5 and 6. The program centers on geography and Courses of Study with Dr Byron W King as evening speaker. Local superintendents S B Raines and Cyrus Grove organize accommodations, badges cost fifty cents, and badges admit session access.
The Embury Me Forest Ladies Aid Society held its regular monthly meeting on Pars day afternoon at Mrs. Stevenson’s home. After the business session and officer elections, refreshments were served. Elected: President Mrs. D. Sovder, First Vice President Mrs. Dr. Ridecrue, Second Vice President Mrs. D. Alexander, Secretary Mrs. W. J. McCann, Treasurer Mrs. I. f. Hite.
Mrs George Walls of Forest City Maine reports the remedy helps prevent pneumonia, relieves asthma hay fever and coughing colds. The drug claims quick relief and stronger lungs to ward off contagion. Sold by Joseph Winmerts drug store with a trial bottle offered for two dollars.
Mies Harrison, expert corsetiere for American Beauty, will showcase the line at Jeurden and Stuken this week. Demonstrations highlight the fit and design of American Beauty corsets for shoppers.
Illinois military veterans plan a two day trip to Vicksburg October 26 and 27 to dedicate the state memorial temple and seventy nine regimental markers in the National Military Park. Governor Deneen leads the party, with First Infantry Illinois National Guard as escort, and Chicago business support sought to fund travel. The Illinois contingent also visits New Orleans for related ceremonies.
Reserved seats for the Y M C A Star course lecture by Dr George Wendling on Tuesday evening go on sale Saturday morning. Unreserved seats will be kept, so patrons can choose. Wendling, famed for his Saat of Tarsus talk, is expected to draw a full house and receive strong praise from critics. A season ticket is only slightly more than a single admission, making it economical.
Alice M Prentice invites appointments by mail or telephone at her rooms in 6 Rigs building every Thursday. The notice specifies availability across departments of her work, with a contact number 819 for scheduling.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs. Austins Pancakes claiming superior quality and urging readers to ask their grocer for the product. The line includes a stray value “10 1” likely part of pricing or formatting.
The Standard Opera Company presented The Bohemian Girl to a packed Freeport audience under the Freeport Woman's Club. Proceeds benefit cemetery improvements, a goal applauded by attendees. Cecil De Mille directed Florenstein with George A Natansen as Count Arnheim, while Pauline Perry and Arline drew praise. Tonight Martha is planned with von Flotow's music. Seat demand remains high and receipts are expected to double the cemetery fund.
County clerks prepare for the November election on Tuesday the sixth with poll books sent to election judges. Precinct boards meet October sixteen and October thirty for the first and second registration sessions, compiling voter lists, erasing unregistered names, and allowing eligible voters to be added. Women may vote for university trustees but must be registered to vote in all election day matters. Any unregistered voter must oath in to vote for city precincts at ten cents weekly.
Henry Popp a laborer died last evening after a brief illness aggravated by fever. Born March 1866 near Forreston he married Mena Nameter of Eleroy. Survived by parents wife and two sons Otto and Emerson funeral Sunday 8:30 from Arcade Avenue home with burial in Foran township.
Catherine Jane Astor four weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Astor of St Stephenson Street died this morning from blood poisoning. Funeral services scheduled Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence with Rev BF Jd Bate officiating.
The weather is warm and pleasant with clear mornings. Farmers thresh and enjoy good prices as crops bloom. The mockingbird’s singing greets each morning, waking residents.
Children eat sleep and grow after taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Brings rosy cheeks laughing eyes good health and strength. A tonic for sickly children. Tea or Tablets 86 cents. Joseph Eumert.
Delegates flood Buffalo for six day international missionary convention of the Churches of Christ. More than 10 000 attendees expected from the 1 259 000 US and Canada communicants. Allied societies include the American Christian Missionary Society and Foreign Christian Missionary Society with headquarters in Cincinnati. Prominent speakers include Rev. Alexander McMillan Winnipeg Rev. S T Wafe New York Rev. H D Smith Hopkinsville Rev. C S Medbury Des Moines and Rev BE Daugherty Wabash Indianapolis.
The regular meeting of the United Workers of the Second Presbyterian church will be held at Mrs. 8. EK. Bates's residence at 242 Walnut Street. Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock Tea will be served from 5 30 to 7 00 to which all are cordially invited.
An old medicinal ad proclaims blood poisoning from constipation is quickly cured by Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims to remove all poisonous germs, infuse new life, and relieve sour stomach, nausea, headache, dizziness, and colic without griping. Sold by Joseph Emmert for 25 cents with guarantee.
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