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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1896
Page
4
A satirical sketch on marriage and bachelor life with quips about wives memory health and romance. It contrasts a wife who lets her husband have his way with a bachelor’s secret life and a grass widow who enjoys benefits without social judgments.
A ragged tramp appeals for aid claiming to be a survivor of the Little Big Horn fight. A historian calls him a liar, noting that Custer and his command were wiped out. The tramp asserts he is an Indian, gaining a quarter from a citizen after the exchange.
In a Detroit Tribune report a beautiful girl shrugs off responsibility after learning the young man she rejected the night before hanged himself at a gatepost as he left her. She remarks that it is not her fault and says she specifically warned him not to loiter near her.
In a witty exchange Algernon Coxcombe parties firm views on character. Miss Pinkney probes the difference between egoist and egotist while A O asserts a subtle but clear distinction. Trath is pressed to self identify revealing social banter.
In a Washington Star quip Willie Giggs frets that chrysanthemums might fall out of fashion. He fears catching cold if he removes his bouquet now, highlighting a light, humorous moment about trends and weather.
Detroit News quote captures a distressed father whose son’s involvement in crooked work leaves the family in strained circumstances. The fragment hints at social or legal trouble impacting the household and community perception.
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes an incident where one person warns another not to hit anyone with a shoe, claiming it brings bad luck. The exchange features speakers identified as Jimmy and Geoff.
A remark from the Chicago Record notes a Turkish lounge arrangement in a coal office. The bookkeeper writes poetry and a resting spot was created to accommodate manuscript returns.
In Tit-Bits style, a client insists on complete candor from his lawyer, claiming he has paid every penny owed. The exchange underscores a demand for transparency and a vow to reveal all details of the client's story during the investigation.
A Baltimore News poem asks the winged winds the mighty deep and the moon for a serene refuge where mortals never utter social anxieties. The verse repeats pleas for silence away from "Cuts no ice" and "I don't think," imagining an island or lake far from common chatter and judgment.
A column features notices of various men and events. Colledon, the French prophetess, reemerges amid Paris cyclone talk predicted for September. Prof Moissan visits US labs. Mercedes of Asturias turns sixteen. Nelland considers a national gift to the queen regent in 1898. Dr Drasch dies on Morehner Alp. Queen Victoria buys Cannes coffee. a sultan described as unhappy. De Reszke owns four large Polish estates totaling over 100000 acres.
A Paris police summary shows professional murder yields are far from lucrative. Over 30 years French assassins averaged about 9 to 10 shillings per crime, with a few rare gains of £1,400 in jewelry or £200 found, while many struck little or nothing. The piece notes many killers act foolishly, sometimes leaving victims with watches or jewelry rather than cash.
A quip from an Indianapolis Journal item shows a sharp exchange about what defines a gentleman. An orator declares some acts beyond a gentleman’s means while a stubby-whiskered man in back mutters a counterpoint about affording to do as one pleases.
A clipped reflection from a New York Weekly piece remarks on Missouri culture and commerce, noting a sense of decline. It mentions traveling folk and a distant mood of excess and detachment, with a wary eye on regional business vitality.
A Mexican exhibitor in Pomona displayed a rare three foot black rattlesnake bound by a horsehair cord. Spectators heard expert tales of rattlers adapting colors to rocks and soil, with anecdotes from California and Arizona. One man recalled selling a white milk colored rattler skin for 25 dollars to a collector.
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts Admiral Farragut's 1868 refusal to yield to a Bosphorus entry ban. He pressed the issue despite Turkish limits, citing naval power and shared justice. The episode sparked diplomatic rebuke from ambassadors and a heated exchange over who could enter the strategic strait.
A Dummerston man sought how many corn kernels a chipmunk could carry. Thirty kernels were set out and a squirrel carried all. Forty five kernels then placed. the chipmunk carried them all. Seventy kernels for a third trial. the creature was defeated but carried away eight kernels.
An assortment of advertisements and brief notes including Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised for cuts and sores with a money back guarantee, silver filigree and lacelike pieces, Chamberlain's remedies recommended for travel and stomach distress, Marchioness Li’s beauty and decayed feet, a testimonial about Pain Balm, and Don Carlos the Spanish pretender described as aging and uninterested in thrones.
How to guard against croup explains that the origin is a common cold and hoarseness is the first sign. Treat early with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent the attack and after onset to reduce danger. Sold by Emmert & Burrell.
The winter quarter of Frances Shimer Academy opens on Tuesday December 8. Strong departments in instrumental and vocal music and art. Students passing academy exams qualify for admission to the University of Chicago without further tests. Ten pupils may earn half their expenses for board and tuition in the literary department. For calendars address the Dean.
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