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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
6
An advertisement proclaims Beecham's Pills help women by improving facial glow and mood. It claims to support natural healing during debility, nervousness, headaches, and low spirits, urging every woman to use the product for health and beauty.
A lengthy report outlines the Depew improvement company loan to the Equitable Life Assurance Society totaling 8250,000 with later defaults. Senator Chauncey M. Depew asserts no initial involvement, later purchasing a stake and detailing land valuations, mortgage implications, and a slump in Buffalo real estate that affected security. He denies charges and describes reorganization efforts to protect the Equitable’s interests.
John E. Baldwin president of Losantville Tud. perished when dynamite in his airship exploded during a county fair in Greenville Ohio drawing a 26 000 person crowd. His wife and two children witnessed the calamity as the machine collapsed into a globe of smoke and debris. Baldwin aged 86 had given 1 200 exhibitions and served as a Spanish American War aeronaut.
Detroit dispatch: Judge Wanty of the United States circuit court refused to grant a preliminary injunction preventing the Grand Trunk Railway machinists and shopmen from picketing its Port Huron shops. Evidence of violence and counter affidavits led the court to deny the request, with a warning to pickets against disorder. Also noted were a fire that burned pedigreed dogs at Yale kennel and a slate of baseball scores from across leagues.
The Subway tavern, opened eleven months ago with Bishop Potter’s address, will close as a sanctified saloon and be converted to an ordinary saloon after the new owner signs over the place. Staff cite insufficient income to cover expenses, with owners reportedly drawing deficits. Opened Oct 1904, it featured scripture texts and a soda fountain for women, but workers say truth and religion did not mix.
Clinton E. Mayers of Radcliffe lists offices in Radcliffe Strnal as editor justice of the peace notary public city clerk superintendent of waterworks secretary treasurer of Radcliffe Telephone company general manager of Radcliffe Company secretary of County Commercial Telephone company and writer for political papers. He says he stays busy and also wipes dishes and makes beds for his wife between duties and publishing duties.
A historical health notice touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for leucorrhea, female weakness, and womb prolapse, offering 500 dollars for any cured case. It cites Mrs. Art Quinn praising improved health, complexion, and energy after use and mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets to boost digestion and liver function.
Sheriff Whitmore crafts a warrant against the employer of U S Fish Commissioner Agent Johnson, issued by Justice Clark per President David Sheean of the Galena Fishing Club, contesting government rights on private lake property at Yunker’s Lake after years of club pressure. Sheriff to return to city tonight.
A Kansas City health office quarrels with a caller over smallpox immunity and quarantine. The piece then describes the 108 volume Tibetan Kah-gyur Bible and its vast storage needs, including 7,000 oxen paid by Mongols, with 225 volumes of commentaries. Additional notes mention Benedict, a New Haven man, and a Prospect Chronicle anecdote about a professor observing Benedict’s daughters and a dinner guest.
Advertises cures for fevers congestion throat rheumatic and lung diseases with 60c per item. Claims lung disease relief and pneumonia cure. Sold by Humphreys Medicine Co New York address with prepaid price and free mailed book.
Traders at Shicaga yearn to buy puts and calls yet fear legal enforcement. Police are ready to raid if market manipulation or illegal option trading surfaces. Brokers face warnings as officials, including Chief Collins, prepare investigations and potential enforcement actions.
Miss Maud Espy was struck by a runaway horse on Water Street while reading a paper, suffering two broken ribs and facial injuries. The horse owner, William Wilson, may face damages after the animal was recaptured. a suit is brought by Miss Espy’s mother.
John Burroughs condemns a fashionable resort image and mocks the era. Freight and passenger services between Chicago, Buffalo, New York and Boston resume normal rates. Nickel Plate road offers three daily through trains to New York with meals in the dining car, cap priced at no more than one dollar. Information available at Adams Street offices in Chicago.
Railway notice advertising low excursion rates to Portland Seattle Tacoma and other west coast and california cities with sale dates from May 23 to Sept 29 and agent contacts J Palmer G P A St Paul Minn plus Goldsmith County Fair Evansville Wis via North Western line at reduced rates Sept 4 to Sept 30 return by Sept 30 and a separate beauty/massage ad with contact details and a new phone number for Stephenson Street.
Advertises low round trip rates to Portland via the North Western Line for Lewis and Clark Exposition trips with options via San Francisco and Los Angeles. Promotes 2 cent stamps for illustrated folders, Yellowstone and Alaska side trips, and service from Chicago LaSalle Street station. Highlights no excess fare, American club meals, and attentive porters for women, children, and the elderly.
Public notice for the regular stockholders meeting of the Illinois Central Railroad Company at its Chicago office on Wednesday, August 9, 1996 at twelve o'clock noon. Stockholders can receive free tickets for travel to Chicago for the meeting by presenting their stock certificate details to the company president. tickets limited to one person per stock holding and valid for four days before and on the meeting date. A. G. Hackstape, Secretary, Chicago, July 27, 1905.
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