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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
7
The piece evokes a farm kitchen scene with pumpkin pies and jack o lanterns. It recalls old days on the farm, a jolly country mood, and a cafeteria pumpkin display with a placard that would delight any Indiana native who wandered by.
The Chicago Post describes pumpkin pie frenzy as city clerks and visitors flood La Salle Street counters for cuts of fresh pumpkin pie. A Hoosier traveler from Indiana befriends a lunch crowd, recalling farm life and Gibson county fair prize winning pumpkins.
Mrs W L Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine shares that dyspepsia disabled her mother for twenty years until six months of Eleectric Bitters. The medicine claims to restore strength, aid stomach liver kidneys, purify blood, and cure malaria biliousness and weaknesses. Sold by Joseph Immert's drug store with guarantee.
Attend the corset demonstration this week at Jourden and Brukenberg’s. The event highlights the American Beauty corset and runs through the week at the department store location.
Amusements note Sdrwin Arden stars in a vigorous western drama based on Marah Ellis Ryan's novel Told in the Hills. The four act play follows Genesee Jack on a Montana cavalry outpost amid Indian raids and a forged accusation, with Rachel Mardy and a strong supporting company. The Will G Block Amusement Co brings the Chicago production to town.
George Washington Cable born New Orleans October 12 1844. At fourteen he left school after his father's death and worked. Enlisted in Confederate cavalry at eighteen despite poor health. War over he was penniless and worked as errand boy porter and finally bookkeeper. Self educated he wrote Old Creole Days gaining wide recognition and helped found a regional literature. In 1879 he gave up commerce to focus on letters.
An advertisement urges Freeport residents to treat catarrh with Hyomei before it becomes chronic. It promises quick relief from runny nose sore throat and coughing with a guaranteed cure. The seller KF Juogkung offers Hyomei outfits with a money back guarantee if it does not cure.
This date in history notes 1428 siege of Orleans starting, births include Jonathan Trumbull 1710, Helena Modjeska 1844, and Robert E. Lee 1807, with deaths of Stewart, Grant era events such as General Lee’s death in 1870 and Grant’s 1871 Klan summons.
Central Passenger Association officials in Chicago plan to abolish reduced clergy rates after January 1, 1907 and shift to a two cent per mile open rate for interchangeable mileage books. The proposal targets weaker lines with a $20 1000 mile book and could force a uniform rate across the territory, while also addressing car theft and railway “leeches” at the American Railway Association meeting in Chicago.
The article describes geisha and religious dances in Japan, noting Kyoto and Tokyo as best locations for geisha performances and detailing the kacura dance worn costume, white face, bells, and mournful chants. It counters Western notions of impropriety, citing Shinto temple performances near Kyoto and mikakeodori as dignified.
Local note praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for fast pain and skin injuries. J Welch of Okonsha Michigan reports its use for cats and human sores, calling it perfect. Sold by Joseph Emmert’s drug store at 25 cents.
Lexington hall hosts an October social featuring Joe Fifer opening a dance door with lessons and social tennis events. The Journal's want column notes opportunities and contact details for attendees.
The Montenegrin prince, pressured by nobles who scorn labor, finally proves by example that the smithy and shoemaking can be honorable. After resisting, he dons the cobbler’s role, inspires apprentices, and lifts dignity from industry among his people. The crowds plead for him not to sully royal fingers, but he presses on and workers enroll.
The Loudon Chronicle notes Shakespeare was superbly indifferent to renown writing as the sun shines and winds blow. He produced works to meet needs and then retired to Stratford-on-Avon, seemingly unconcerned whether his plays would endure in memory.
General Schofield described a cavalry retreat in Washington as a rout. He joked that the retreat featured a frantic charger and a quip about the rear guard being those with the worst horses, illustrating a brisk, humorous wartime moment reported by the Milwaukee Sentinel.
In a political quip the Philadelphia Press contends that insisting every man has a price may reveal public cynicism about elected officials while acknowledging some may not have yet set a price. The remark contrasts with Browne’s view that the quote signals not corruption but unpriced loyalty.
A Brooklyn Life quotation depicts a quarrel where the wife plans to depart, calling the girl lazy and unproductive while the professor observes she never attempted to arrange his papers. The exchange highlights domestic tension and character judgments.
The article surveys Spanish character as seen in church portals and portraits of Velazquez Philip II and Roman figures, praising peasant grace in Basque regions, Murillo street urchins, and Goya scenes. It notes unchanged national dignity amid modern fashion, with references to dancers, brides, and a gladiator-like auras, ending with a brief aside on women on stage since 1662 and corset advice.
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