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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1899
Page
7
A grieving king lone in his desolation paints his queen from memory. Frustrated by gradual changes to her portrait he reworks features to match the beloved shepherdess he glimpses, discovering through memory and craft that love may find a new form in a simpler face. The tale ends with the chamberlain suggesting the shepherdess as wife, matching the queen in form and spirit.
Dr Crosse discusses blackwater fever in The Lancet and warns that those with quinine idiosyncrasies or mild albuminuria should avoid malarious regions. He recommends at least some quinine daily in the most malarious districts to prevent chronic malarial poisoning, alongside standard precautions for exposure and moderation in diet and drink.
The Sporting World reports a New York six day cycle event starting December 4 featuring 60 riders in pairs. Each rider must total 72 hours on track, split as 12 hours per day, allowing relays to boost mileage and excitement over 142 hours. Entrants include McEachern, Maya, Schinneer, Forster, Stevens, Turville, Babcock, Stinson, Lawson, Julius, Davidson, Bonke and teams from Canada, Buffalo and Philadelphia.
A curio notes that Hoyle, famed for rules of games, also wrote about golf in 1808. It quotes his amusing view of clubs and balls, describing six club types from common to right iron and the ball made of horse leather stuffed with feathers and boiled.
The Kings County Wheelmen of Brooklyn boast 14 year old Walter Smith as a bicycle prodigy. He holds amateur world records for one third mile in 80.8 seconds half mile in 45.8 seconds and one mile in 1 minute 36.5 seconds. He has defeated riders such as Skramer Wahrenburg Schofield Lake and Richt in trials and is expected to chase more records next season under training.
The article notes boxing careers are short with a peak between ages twenty and thirty. It advises boxers to live quietly, work hard, and save money so that after thirty they are not at the mercy of a cold world that pays little heed to losers.
J Sherlock carded 64 for 18 holes at the Oxford links England, eight threes and ten fours. A golf critic claims this is the lowest 18 hole score in the world.
The Philadelphia Times presents practical fixes for overboiled potatoes and fish. Drain water, dry fried potatoes to floury texture, then season with salt pepper butter and milk. Reheat fish fillets in an egg sauce without stirring, serve atop toast with parsley as a fricassee. A curdled custard can be saved by cornstarch slurry and reheating with egg sugar and flavoring.
A Boston Herald item describes a versatile corner seat crafted from wood to match room finish. Variants include flounce or fringe bases, a butternut or pine wood cost around 5.25, a post 6 ft 6 in to 7 ft tall, and spindles sized for the design. The brass rod curtain support uses no nails, with a box style for storage beneath, suitable for wardrobes or toy receptacles.
A Washington Star recipe notes marrow bones roasted in rings atop buttered round bread. Cut beef marrow into inch thick rings, trim crustless bread rounds, butter, place marrow rings on each slice, season with salt and paprika, bake until golden. Serve with a hot platter and a light paper fringe.
A detailed home remedy explains how to lift grease from a well kept kitchen table. Mix a tablespoonful of soft soap four ounces of fullers earth four ounces of pearl ash and a pint of boiling water. Cover the stain leave overnight then scrub with hot water soda soft soap and silver sand. Rinse thoroughly and dry to remove all residue.
The French ladies of Paris repurpose the ordinary wire salad basket into paper baskets work baskets and bonbon baskets. Decorated by threading rib bons of different colors through the wires and winding a ribbon around the handle fastened with a knot, the finished baskets are cheap strong bright and pretty.
Two pointed questions discuss why spurring a better article matters when price is same and public will choose the best in time. The piece cites Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as the trusted choice, with Emmert & Burrell as sellers, and notes Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy also sold by the same druggists. It mentions German pawnshop funding sources.
The University of Berlin arranges with two schools to provide medical students with lessons in the culinary arts as part of an integrated approach to dieting and medical practice.
Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three severe pneumonia cases over the past month with good results. Also noted by HH. J. Moogk and W. F. Jungkunz & Co.
George W. Rexamer of Philadelphia directs in his will that after the death of his widow and sister his estate valued at 150000 dollars shall go to the Episcopal hospital of the city.
Question Answered. August Flower remains the era’s top medicine for indigestion and biliousness. It was used to cleanse the system, regulate liver action, and ease headaches and general malaise with few doses. Sample bottles at Sxmmer t Burrells. A New York zoological park rule forbids camera use on grounds.
When You Ride Your Wheel Always shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Base a powder for the feet. It keeps feet cool prevents sweating feet and makes endurance tenfold. Over one million wheel people use Allen's Foot-Ease. It relieves smarting hot swollen aching feet and is a cure for ingrowing nails. At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Sample free by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by coughing is asked to contact H. J. Moogh or W. F. Jungkunz & Co. to obtain a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar. The remedy is noted as providing relief.
In a domestic quarrel over a missing newspaper clipping, Mrs. Billingsley suspects her husband hid a piece. A duplicate copy reveals cattle and hog prices from Kansas City and the St. Paul Globe ad page on the reverse.
The piece reflects on gossip among friends, chivalry toward women, and social quirks. It contrasts a charcoal man’s low status with nonconformist behavior and jokes about old bachelors and outings. It ends noting that if everyone minded only their own business, life would still move but be dull.
A quirky exchange appears in the New York Ovening Journal posing a mystery about a hidden bone. The line hints at a humorous or cryptic note, featuring a character named Carlo and a pun on “New York.”
A woman says she has not heard of an elopement that ends well while a man suggests she would never consent to rush into unhappiness. She murmurs that the exception proves the rule, and he leaves unsure if she is angry with him.
A compact reprint of Drother Dickey’s folksy reflections on life. It notes that some feel the world not home, why people move when rent is due, and that inked words lure some to a cold winter in hell. It calls the world old and gray, with warnings about the young sinners, while promising tomorrow will provide for the family.
Mr Meeker laments that whenever she asks him to do anything he dutifully complies like a fool. Mrs Meeker overhears and counters that he always acts the same when she asks. The exchange unfolds in a wry moment captured by the Chicago Tribune.
A Brooklyn Life style line sketches a quirky exchange about Frank finding Penn as a baby in a doorstep basket. Ida questions symptoms while Frank notes the odd scene and calls it a wastebasket moment.
A Chicago pun-laden item notes a cockatiel or parrot living with a girl for a year and still swearing. The piece records humorous dialogue about cleverness and restraint, reflecting local wit on stubborn language.
A Cleveland Plath dealer notes Chalmers pursues a line of thought, yet the plan remains unready and unfocused, with no clear progress or destination.
A Detroit Journal excerpt highlights the saying that a strenuous life brings happiness, with a speaker noting the paradox of keeping two servants despite limited work, illustrating social attitudes toward labor and lifestyle.
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