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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
8
A New York Sun report describes a small scene in which a newly released Polish immigrant is aided by two women. They travel toward a ferry, and at the deck the immigrant’s shawl is removed and new hat and wrap are arranged to present a fashionable appearance for the journey home.
De Witts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve offered for boils burns cuts scalds and skin diseases with emphasis on piles. Sold by Wm F Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Avenue.
The commentary surveys Numbers chapters fourteen to twenty two, noting Israel's rebellions and God's judgments, Moses and Aaron's failures, and the turning point with the brazen serpent as a type of Christ. It links these events to New Testament verses about redemption and salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
Local ad notes De Witt's Little Early Risers pills offered by Wm F Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street. Promotes ease and relief, appealing to buyers seeking a medicine for general use.
The lesson centers on God’s omnipresence and immanence, noting He is present throughout creation and in every heart. It cites Psalm passages about God’s knowledge of all thoughts and deeds and asserts there is no escape from Him. Bible readings include I Kings VIII 22-27 and Matthew 28 19-20.
Lord Langford and Rev John Pullock speak on the movement's providence and the naming of Christian Endeavor. India Christian Endeavor recounts how volunteers faced cholera with faith, bringing comfort and joy as they preached and aided locals.
The Sunday at Home highlights Dr. F E F Clark's account of Boer prisoner outreach. St Helena formed nineteen societies with nearly 1 000 members, Ceylon ten societies about 800 members, and six Bermuda island societies about 600. The effort spurred intense missionary zeal with 175 young men committing to mission work and a missionary institute set up in South Africa. The piece calls this the noblest legacy of the war.
John Willis Baer recalls a visit to the Appalachian mountains where he met men who once distilled illicit whisky and lived sinful lives but have since embraced Christianity and shared testimonies of saving grace at the Lord's table.
A Texas Christian Endeavorer urges renewal of members in the Christian Endeavor society. He argues that keeping the same individuals for years leads to sluggish circulation, stiff joints, and slow progress, regardless of member quality.
In Willian T. Stead's view the Christian Endeavor society gathers many admirable youths, enabling them to meet and form wise and fortunate marriages through shared faith and activities. The remark highlights social ties and expected courtships fostered by the movement.
The Daily Journal announces free weekly home delivery to every city area for Ne a week, expanding access for residents and businesses.
The article surveys global progress on municipal voting rights for women. It notes New Zealand Australia Iceland England Scotland Ireland and Sweden moving toward eligibility for office with historic milestones and parliamentary debates including England and Sweden.
David Graham Phillips, author, plans a European tour and will return to America in autumn after a Paris visit. Longtime contributors to the New York Nation include Goldwin Smith, Charles Eliot Norton and Daniel Colt. Dr. Duncan’s Herbert Spencer biography advances slowly, not due next spring. Paradiss of Triest found two Titian pictures in a Dalmatian church, Magdalene and Descent from the Cross. Sir Frank Burnand, former editor of London Punch, is named a pensioner under a British law aiding distinguished literary and scientific figures.
The United States Geological Survey reports 1905 data showing Pennsylvania and Maryland impose fifty dollar county licenses on gypsy camps, Wisconsin requires upper berths in sleeping cars to stay closed when unused, Kansas produced 100 million bushels of wheat, and Illinois' mineral value exceeded California and Colorado despite lacking silver or gold.
Vienna reports thirty nine inhabitants per acre on forty two thousand five hundred acre city grounds with a population of one million six hundred seventy five thousand. Pittsburg Mayor Guthrie orders city workers to avoid politics or resign. Evanston Illinois, a Chicago suburb, notes seven new children in a year amid wealth. Beatrice Nebraska claims the world first gas plant producing heat and light from corncobs, cornstalks and straw.
The Mexican Railroad company aims to span the Barranca de Metlac river with a 435 foot high bridge, promising a record for the continent. The Yosemite Valley railroad now runs 85 miles from Merced to Yosemite National Park, climbing 1900 feet. On the Pennsylvania railroad lines east of Pittsburg there are 952 more locomotives than passenger cars to manage traffic, totaling 4,099 locomotives and 8,147 cars.
Curiosity hides behind sympathy and do not quit when down. Build only on solid ground before starting. Some demand justice yet seek mercy if granted. A way to dodge popularity is to insist on your own wig always. A yellow streak shifts responsibility in human nature.
Sweden leads Europe in telephone usage and modernization. Spain taxes telecom companies up to 35 percent of net revenues to promote service. France lags in domestic telephone adoption with limited public use.
Take De Witt's Kidney and Blad der Pills for backache weak kidneys and inflammation of the bladder. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz at 35 Stephenson Street.
A memoir of a woman who saves to travel to Europe at twenty two, nurses a dying companion, funds a French doctor, and unexpectedly inherits a £350,000 estate from Miss Tift. She returns to America with Miss Tift’s body for burial and brings back a British baron in a surprising twist.
The piece explains surveying encompasses many roles beyond a simple judgment of a man with a telescope. It notes engineers miners city surveyors mariners and map makers are all surveyors, culminating in a colorful view of the map maker with plane table and alidade. It includes a dialogue about suitability in a family estate.
East and west bound trains listed with numbers times and service notes. Connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit and Milwaukee described. Train equipment and daily or Sunday operating patterns summarized for the Freeport Freeport to Rock Island routes.
Advertises Ely Bros Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for nasal catarrh. Warns against cocaine in powders and snuffs and against mercury remedies. Claims cream balm relieves secretions inflaming nasal passages and throat. Sold by druggists 50 cents or by mail from New York address.
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