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Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1908

Page

3

A Lawyer’s First Lost Case in a Courtroom Romance

Myron Woodworth, a famed undefeated attorney, faced a pivotal Yardley case failure when witness Margaret Hunt, the defendant’s daughter, revealed a crucial truth under cross examination via a speaking tube. The loss cost him ten thousand dollars and reshaped his life as he later married Hunt, finding a greater blessing than any verdict.

Myron Woodworth Yardley Ifunt Julia Scott Margaret Hunt Woodworth Miss Hunt Nat Wood- Worth Mntgaret Hunt Evelyn D. Witworth

Ten Years in Bed Kidney Cure Testimony

R A Gray of Oakville Indiana describes ten years confined to bed by kidney disease. After exhausting medical help he found relief only after Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended. The testimonial notes medical experts and others, including H J Moogk and Wm F Jungkunz.

R. A. Gray J. P Oakville Ind Foley H. J. Moogk Wm. F. Jungkunz S.S.S U.S. S Swift Specific CO Atlanta

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Tempered Feeling Drives True Artistic Power

Francis Grierson argues in Cvitte that superficial sentiment lacks influence and real art demands a spectrum of emotion. He likens temperaments to a thermometer, claiming art succeeds when feeling, idea, and form unite, with enthusiasm energizing creative insight.

Francis Grierson Cvitte

Riders Agree to Bring Army News from Boston 1775

In the Berksh ire Courier a Revolutionary era notice outlines a pledge to speedily bring intelligence from Boston. Riders from Tyringham and Shet Held will daily travel to relay news, with weekly trips from Springfield, starting May 8, 1775, and alternating except for two Sabbath gaps.

Berkshire Courier Boston Tyringham Josiah Smith Springfield Jacob van Deusen Sheffeld Mark Hopkins

Insects race birds in speed study finds rapid fly

Naturalists compare insect and bird speeds noting a house fly averages 25 feet per second with 500 beats per second and can boost to over 160 feet per second when alarmed. A mile would take about 33 seconds in bursts, while swallows are outrun by dragonflies in a dramatic chase observed by a naturalist.

The Water Pitcher Keeps Ice Water Longer

A simple method keeps ice water in a common pitcher. Place cotton batting between two sheets of wrapping paper three inches above the pitcher. Form a circle by fastening the ends. Paste a cover over one end of the batting and paper to fit over the pitcher. The cover seals to exclude air and keeps contents cold longer. Useful in sickrooms for both milk and water pitchers.

Mourning attire sparks tragic act in Italy journal

An Italian journal notes a husband killed himself after learning his wife looked best in mourning. The rash act aimed to ensure she could wear mourning more fittingly, which the piece treats as a remarkable but morbid devotion.

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Unclear medical verdict questioned by judge in court

A judge questions a doctor’s confidence in saving a patient amid a conversation about delirium and medical subjects. The fragment hints at skepticism toward the doctor’s assessment and the patient’s condition.

Amateur Sherlock Spots Odd Attire in Function Invite

A quirky remark from an amateur Sherlock notes a man invited to a function while pointing to his unusual attire. The description mentions socks suspenders an un collar a tie and shoestrings protruding from pockets as telltale signs. The quip appears in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Kidney Cure Advertisement Claims Unfounded

A vintage ad warns that those with kidney and bladder troubles must use Foley's Kidney Cure to avoid blame, asserting it positively cures all kidney and bladder diseases. Names H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunst appear as endorsers or signatories.

Foley H. J. Moogk Wm. F. Jungkunst

Hero of Flint Hill flips a lynching tale into a bobsled rescue

Jed Parker seeks hero status by rescuing his potential father in law during a mob lynching. A wild bobsled ride down icy Golden Hill saves contractor Jed Stevens from summary death as Mary Stevens rallies help. The story blends frontier bravado with a bold, comic accident of justice.

T. C. McClure Jed Mary Golden Hill Stevens Long Hill Father Jim Ded Mr. Stevens Napoleon M. Quad

Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Provides Relief From Catarrh

The atomizered spray offers unspeakable relief to catarrh sufferers. Users call it a Godsend as thick discharge clears and breathing frees after weeks. Liquid Cream Balm contains healing purifying elements, never fails to satisfy. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with spraying tube or mailed from 56 Warren Street, Newark.

Ely Warren Street Newark

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