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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1896
Page
8
Train timetable fragment shows departures from West Nos and South lines with morning and evening runs. Times include 3:06 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. daily except Sunday, with arrivals around 1:1 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily except Monday or Sunday.
Train notices show passenger service on the Madison line with No 101 and No 151 departures and No 164 arrivals. The Dodgeville line lists passenger No 201 departing and freight No 202 arriving, with trains daily except Sundays. Time window 0:30 to 6:00 a.m.
The notice shows train schedules between Freeport and Chicago with arrivals and departures including times such as 7:15 am and 7:20 am. It notes freight services do not carry passengers and lists R. H. Holder as agent.
Train timetable fragment lists C. M. and St. P. line trains going east and west with passenger and freight services. Notes connections for Racine Janesville Madison Rockford Chicago and Milwaukee routes and through coaches from Rock Island to Milwaukee and Milwaukee to Rock Island. Also mentions baggage checked through to destinations and January 13 1806 date.
Chicago Great Western Railway advertises routes to Chicago, Dubuque, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Des Moines, St. Joseph and Kansas City with daily services and several named trains. It lists departure times from Brewster House and baggage handling from residence borough to destination at no extra charge, plus general agent contacts.
Local notes indicate Forreston activities and score updates with brief times and scores. details are unclear but show routine results from a community event.
The article notes white linen as the current favorite for table settings with small patterns, matching napkins, and centerpieces kept simple on small tables. It contrasts plain linen with color in centerpieces and outlines practical cutlery choices and occasional display use of plated ware. It also mentions apple toddy served on some tea tables and a New York exchange recipe.
A simple pastry method describes layering light short pastry with jam on a greased tin. Edges are trimmed, butter is brushed on, sugar sprinkled, then baked quickly to a bright brown. Cut into finger lengths or squares.
Mix three quarters cup light cream with butter and beat briefly. Fold in one and a quarter cups powdered sugar. Stir in four tablespoonfuls of flour or corn starch to thicken. Add brandy wine lemon vanilla or preferred flavor.
A recipe fragment lists pumpkin prepared as a quart stew then strained, with eight pints of milk six eggs and sugar nutmeg grog ginger and other spices to taste.
A mid century record notes Britain’s aristocracy at about 14 000 people. Napoleon I’s death room is described as a stable. Transvaal Boers favor coffee as a national beverage. London pawns goods worth nearly 800 000 pounds weekly. Queen Victoria’s household soap costs about 500 pounds annually. About ten percent of Victoria Cross recipients are military doctors. The dome of St Paul’s is described with a dated approximate comparison.
A miscellany on dining etiquette with knives and forks, silverware notes, and trivia. It mentions fish courses using forks, silver dessert knives, and the British museum budget, plus quirky claims about animals, industry, and even a method to treat a felon with steam from a te kettle.
The article offers home guidance on rug and broom care. ItAdvices handling small rugs by the middle to avoid fraying and explains choosing a heavy broom, testing stiffness by edge pressure, and proper storage to prevent dust buildup and wear to carpet and broom.
A lobster dish with salt cayenne and onion, mixed with cream sauce, stuffed into shells. Top with buttered cracker crumbs and bake until brown. Arrange shells on a platter with small claws on the sides and garnish with parsley.
Rev. N Wayne Wolcott of Fleming New York describes eight years of illness after a demanding pastorate in Covert and Tully. He says Pink Pills restored his health, enabled him to resume heavy evangelistic work, raise funds for a church, and return to full vigor. He praises the remedy and hopes to become a medical missionary to promote it.
A Michigan man Mr Simpson Morenci owner of the Simpson Block on Main Street tells how Dr Williams Pink Pills cured his kidney disease and restored his health. He credits the pills with lifting his blue mood restoring appetite sleep and strength and says he owes his life to them. The advertisement cites remedies for a range of nervous and circulatory conditions and lists price and ordering details.
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