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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
3
Edith Morciet flees happiness and a marriage proposal from Guy Paulton. In a village disguise she hides, but a staged war game with real flirtation leads to a mock arrest and a forced marriage request. Edith balks then consents to wed after assurances and a kiss bargain.
The larynx is not just a wind reed or stringed instrument. it produces song and speech. The voice can be trained for speech elocution and oratory without understanding vocal physiology, as trainers teach how to adjust tension of cords cushions and ligaments without technical knowledge.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt ponders parental controls on marriage for beauty with lines about a father paying millions to arrange a match against a scrawny foreigner. The quip contrasts appearances and motives as social commentary.
Patrons are asked to inform the office if they do not receive their newspaper regularly, to help ensure timely delivery and address any interruptions in service.
Sales pitch for Humphreys Medicine Company offering a book titled Book Mailed Free on request. Claims cures for coughs colds influenza and pneumonia with a list of four druggists and a prepaid offer on receipt of price. Located at Willig and John Street New York.
An amusement features M Derschatta Austro Hungarian railways minister who cannot light a cigarette in a non smoking carriage. A passenger with a card mocks him by revealing his identity. The station master apologizes as the minister learns the smoker holds his card and laughs.
President Castro lives in a steel built residence within a Caracas park. The outer walls are clad in soft stone, reputedly making it the strongest house in the world able to resist heavy gun fire. The idea followed an earthquake scare when he leapt from a window and broke his leg, leading to a metal abode.
Life magazine quotes Thomas Edison claiming four hours of sleep suffices for anyone and mocks his own health while challenging his reckless advice. The piece questions his age sixty one and suggests his habits and inventions are not a model for living.
A Tama descendant serves as an engineer of a fast passenger train on the Burlington road. He works on ground his ancestors inhabited for generations, crossing rivers and surveying landscapes familiar to Tama people of old. He wears different clothes, speaks another language, and serves civilization.
The old Austrian emperor pays Perskl a ten thousand year salary. Perskl once cooked for Count Rheingaum and after a dining incident a packing case with his compliments was sent to Schoenbrunn. The case contained Persit, seemingly lifelike, and the emperor laughed, making Perskl the royal chef thereafter.
Staunton Virginia dispatch suggests a citywide rat week to dedicate maximum time within seven days to killing rats. Proponents claim it would be highly profitable and improve sanitation with lasting health benefits.
Pineules claim a 30 days' trial for $1.00 with guaranteed relief from backache rheumatic pains and kidney and bladder trouble after the first dose. The product purports to purify blood and invigorate the system and is sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery at a weekly rate of ten dollars. Subscribers in all districts may sign up for regular newspaper service. Monthly options and potential promotions are not specified in the notice.
Two friends debate killing without harm. Helen Inglehart recounts Lang Tingung Charlie Fung’s tale of a Chinese secret society in San Francisco ordering a public execution. The man is decapitated in ritual, but the head is never truly dead in the eyes of the crowd until propaganda posters reveal the fate. Charlie, unseen and ostracized, ends his life via a real pistol, showing death can be inflicted through fear and rumor as cruelly as by blade.
The international congress on tuberculosis will be held in Washington next September. An exhibition illustrating global efforts against the disease will run in connection with the congress from September 21 to October 12.
One application of ManZan Pile Remedy for all forms of piles goes to reduce inflammation soreness and itching. Price 500 guaranteed. by H J Moogk and C P Guen.
A collage of brief notes references figures named William Winter celebrating his birthday, William Wildort Astor donating to Greek excavations, and presidents and dignitaries amid varied pursuits. It also mentions Miss Elizabeth S Colton speaking languages, Major Robert Elliot’s Royal Victorian Medal, and Mrs Leo Duran turning a failed dairy investment into a profitable venture.
The piece notes England's first weeping willow planted by Alexander Pope. It mentions wild olive trees lasting centuries in Turkey and vines fruitful for about 400 years. It compares longevity with the oak and describes a coconut leaf nearly thirty feet long. A single parasol magnolia leaf shades fifteen to twenty people, and London houses run global orchid businesses, with many giants from Brazil and Rio de Janeiro gardens housing over 6,000 orchid varieties.
Fly Catches. Catcher Jack Warner of the Washington Americans has bought a half interest in the Galveston club of the Texas league. Charley Nichols, once a major league pitcher, is pitching well for Pueblo in the Western league. Pittsburgh has found a great throwing outfielder Owen Wilson, ranked with Cobb and Coombs for speed and accuracy. Jimmy McAleer’s infield is the fastest since his St. Louis Americans days. Ferris and Williams are at peak form this season.
The piece notes London matters from milk delivery needing 4500 horses to lamp accidents causing 500 tire losses yearly. It mentions the Bank of England tallying over fifty ledgers daily and a Southport builders firm failing after building on an old haunted mansion. It cites tipping as a public scourge and social pressure in a West End restaurant for not tipping adequately.
Hundreds suffer backache rheumatism and lumbago but the ad claims these are kidney trouble symptoms. Pine rules for the kidneys act directly on kidneys bringing quick relief for backache and bladder derangements. 30 days trial one dollar guaranteed or money back. Sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
A brief from the office states Petrons are not receiving their paper and asks recipients to avoid misrepresenting the situation while awaiting resolution. The notice requests patience and clarifies delivery duties.
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