04 Dec 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1888
Page
1
Local notices and editorials recount mail routes and dates for Freeport Illinois and Freeport Illinois post updates. A Century of political chatter includes Iowa Senator Allison nominated for treasury secretary and GOP figures like Will Gumback reacting to Harrison victory.
In a Century magazine excerpt, David Ker argues that Russians and other Asiatic powers gain an edge over Europeans like John Bull when actions turn discreditable. He notes the Russian’s zeal for duplicity while criticizing bureaucratic evasions, highlighting a wartime climate of deception and moral double standards.
The piece describes a rapid descent from charity to vagrancy, detailing men who panhandle all day and blow donations on drink, then seek shelter at stations or lodges at night. It notes many would work if possible, but fear becoming idle and being given tasks they avoid.
The article recaps horrific slave trade scenes in tropical Africa cited by Lieut. Wiesmant and echoed by Cardinal Lavigerie. It notes murder rapine and brutal selling of Africans, with claims of widespread slave raids, ivory trade decline, and devastation of tribes. A second, unrelated block discusses the U.S. constitutional convention and Washington's presidency term.
In Paris a hunchback known as Boaco, a boot black and door commissioner, was found dead in his room after a life filled with rumors and anecdotes. A digression about Anna Dellion and a lottery drawing at the Maison Or is included, with Bosco linked to tickets and a 60,000 franc purse. A separate tale from Dawson GA recounts Julius Johnson’s encounter with a tame cat squirrel that followed him home and behaved affectionately.
An old advertisement urges readers to try Kemp's Balain to cure lingering coughs. It claims the medicine works quickly and is sold with a positive guarantee, priced at 60 cents. The note also mentions a discount store offering sleds and opera lights.
A Boston visitor learned of Walter Q., an 11 year old from Massachusetts, who studied natural history by building a water basket to keep captured fishes. He used a sand basket experiment to test fish behavior, observing jumps and later returns. The tale illustrates a precocious curiosity and hands on reasoning. The piece also recalls the ship Great Eastern and its decline, detailing its size, engines, launch, and final fate.
A Pittsburgh Bulletin excerpt notes Parisians once claimed civilizational apex and now rival Chinese ventures in atmospheric feats. It describes Parisians as balloon racing enthusiasts, valuing the skill of landing near a designated town with the greatest honor and hints at global pride in aerial diversions.
The Homeliest Man in Free port and others are invited to call on any druggist for a free trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs. The remedy is sold on its merits and promises to cure chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis. Large bottles priced 40 cents and 1.00. Also mentions Miss BL. E. BORDNEN'S winter millinery goods.
A New York Times style account describes a Sunday school at Dr Dooms Church on Mercer Street backing onto Winthrop Place, where Chinamen study English, hear Christian principles, and mingle with teachers. It notes a large second floor room, individual teachers for each student, and the social contrasts between Chinese pupils and American teachers. It observes the challenges and sensitivities in teaching Chinese children, including gender dynamics and patience required.
A dubious ad promises rapid relief from a list of ailments including dizziness indigestion eye inflammation headaches and fatigue. It claims to spare friends from discomfort caused by nasal habits and promotes a remedy called Creat where Di Sages Catarrh remedy with alluring but unverified assurances.
An advertisement touts Kleetric Bitter as a universal cure claimed to treat digestion constipation and lung ailments with a money back guarantee. It also promotes Chamberkha’s Cough Remedy as the best treatment for cough, whooping cough and croup with claims of superior effectiveness and quick relief.
An old advertisement touts Beggs Blood Purifier as universally satisfactory for purifying the blood, while warning about cheap nostyumy products. It urges mothers to watch for early signs of croup in cold dry weather and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to prevent severe illness in children. Tanbert and Burrell, Druggists, sell both products.
Order at once for choice photo graphic needs in silk potor gain china and Opal glass. See new elegant picture frame designs in any size. Prices cut to astonish you for a holiday present. Figanochek & Sc Aan at 118 Stephenson St.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement pushes Beggs Cherry Dough Syrup as a cure for persistent coughs and lung ailments. It touts Be ggs brand efficacy, lists local merchants Ammert Ss Barrell and Druggist, and recommends alternative remedies and fall fashion alongside the medical pitch.
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