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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
6
Dozens of lines expound on the value of right living for a good morning and good evening, linking health and virtue to daily cheer. A second piece recalls Old Lady Colburn cautioning her granddaughter about reform, sharing a cautionary tale of a husband’s pipe habit during marriage.
Read like a page of column cartoons and light vignettes. A shopgirl in white carries a kodak with a lunch locked inside, sparking bets on her destination. Quips follow about amateurs, canaries, hats, and witty exchanges from various papers, ending with quick jokes on daily life and manners.
In the Tennessee mountains a small hunter named Hiram Gates earned fame for bravery by crawling into a dark cave with a knife between his teeth to kill a bear. He skinned it and told his father, who bluntly called him an infernal fool for his risky feat.
An exhausted woman profile extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for restoring vitality, regularity, and health after years of sleeplessness and pain from infirmities. The letter from Mrs. Julius C. Bell of Bathrond, Kingston, Ont. credits the remedy with rapid improvement after trying doctors, and notes continued use and renewed energy.
The page records a quirky Nye reply about work habits and fitness routines. It notes a comic marriage service miscue where Tack answers I will and the clergyman warns, Sally interjects, and the service resumes. A later exchange describes giant ants used as beasts of burden with lethal potential in a western setting.
A miscellany reports that one third of the U S remains public land, shipping capacity and postal volumes rise in Britain, Swiss labor and Swiss watchmaking employment stay strong, and social topics from women joining a lodge to divorces in Maine. It also notes windfall discoveries about eight dancer sisters, alcohol abstinence amid polar exploration, and a Paris museum gain of the Bastille keys and manacles.
A discussion of dining before rail travel warns of danger if meals precede trips. It cites a collision at Cannon Street where a passenger train was empty and injuries were avoided. The piece also urges mothers to guard children from summer bowel troubles using castor oil and Chamberlain's remedy, available from all druggists.
Advertises low round trip fares to Portland with direct routes or via San Francisco and Los Angeles, including a side trip to Yellowstone and Alaska. Mentions an illustrated folder and fall information, with Senth2 cent stamp offer. Also notes Miss Liclen Keller's book translation into multiple languages. Includes testimonial endorsing Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with druggists' approval.
Advertises low round trip rates to Portland via North Western Line for Lewis and Clark Exposition with options through San Francisco and Los Angeles, plus side trips to Yellowstone and Alaska. Mentions Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and assorted local services. Notes Illinois Central Railroad public notice about annual stockholders meeting in Chicago with travel passes for attendees.
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