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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
6
A Chamber's Journal excerpt laments a lost love as dawn reveals sorrow. Repeated imagery of unfulfilled vows, unopened gifts, and a world that remains empty without the beloved. A reflective, mournful lyric about what might have been.
The marchesa Capranica Del Grillo Adelaide Ristori is praised as the greatest Italian actress and beauty of her era. The account recounts her dramatic intensity, her identification with roles from Medea to Pia dei Tolonei, and a romance with Giuliano del Grillo leading to a long, happy marriage.
The famed actress Ristori pleads for Chapado, a soldier to be shot, before Queen Isabella. Narvaez initially refuses but grants an audience. The Queen pardons Chapado, and the audience rises in a generous ovation as Ristori exits the royal box.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip has Mrs Wallace claim an awful dime in the country as a bull chased her. the farmer's wife says her red hat and parasol angered him, prompting Mr Wallace to remark the hat and parasol were not the ones to pay for them.
Cedarville December 4. About two inches of snow signals winter. Mrs. L. B. Becker returns from Chicago. Rev. Henry Cullen visits Durand on business. Mrs. Sue A Richart and the Richart girls attend evangelistic meetings in Freeport. John G. Bruce visits son George in Chicago with Swift & Co. Uncle Andy Stahl and Henry Richart visit McConnell. Primary room Thanksgiving exercises well attended. Chas. M. Fox moves near the village then continues milling at Addams'. James A. Graham butchers at home for sale meat. Morgan Gandy, former Cedarville resident, dies Oct. 12 in Denver. Jessie Sickafoose visits Alexandria, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Meads move to Lancaster Twp. House offered for sale. Mrs. C. A. Diemer sick. Miss Mary Rank out again. Prof. Gilland opens writing school Mon and Fri evenings. A. J. Seyler and Nath Pifer build oak sidewalks. Cedar Cliff M. W. A. officers chosen. Peter Pickel residence for rent. Sunday schools plan Christmas program featuring Puritan era scenes. Unwell Jackson Richart. visits by Margarette Addams and Mell Bruce to Avon, Wis. Dr. C. P. Leitzel’s new office nearing finish. French officer invents folding army bicycle for quick transport.
A nostalgic ad promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly, and costs about four times less than coffee. Readily available at grocers.
Promote warm Gulf coast escapes from Mobile to New Orleans with mild climate pure air and through car service from northern cities on the Louisville and Nashville line. Visit Florida via through cars or request folders from J K Ridge ly Chicago.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October, Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to most points in Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. Homeseekers pay one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip, tickets valid twenty one days from sale. The SE territory invites prospectors and settlers with favorable rates to explore opportunities, with illustrated material, rates, and details from Wx H Taylor Louisville and J C Beau Jn Chicago offices. 6-8dwtf
A farmer and son argue over who should pull the wagon as the black horse sulks. The father says the gray mare is the better horse, illustrating how the extra burden often falls on women. The piece then promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for women’s strength and Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation relief.
A magistrate charged several young men with frightening a witness during a mock initiation. The spokesman explained they were out for a lark and caught a jay. The judge imposed a fine of $2 plus costs for each offender.
An advert promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for severe cold throat and lung soreness, promising immediate relief and a healing sensation. It cites H J Moogh and W F Jungkunz as endorsing the remedy. A trade journal notes a new antiseptic for laundering clothes to sterilize during washing, using a solidified formaldehyde solution.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can restore hope and health to those told their kidney disease is incurable. The notice urges confidence and comfort for the disheartened, citing H. Moogh, W. F. Jungkunz & Co as the endorsing firm.
A new embroidery favored by fashionable dressmakers is claimed as the invention of the queen of Madagascar. It features multicolored threads on a dark ground and has won strong approval from those seeking novelty.
A flyer notes chest pains during colds signal pneumonia risk and claims dampened flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied to the chest eases pain and may prevent pneumonia. It adds the same treatment cures a lame back in hours, sold by Emmert & Burrell. A German physiologist challenges the idea that sugar damages the stomach, labeling it wholesome though dyspeptics should avoid sweet dishes at night.
Benj Ingerson of Hutton Indiana says he could not speak above a whisper for months until a single bottle of Fo ley's Honey and Tar restored his voice. The remedy is used widely by speakers and singers through H J Moogh and W FE Jungkunz & Co.
The New York Tribune presents its Republican aligned stance with options for Daily Weekly and Semi Weekly subscriptions. Friday issues include an illustrated supplement featuring humor letters from a former Attache on world courts, book reviews, stories, critiques, art, science, letters abroad, and other high level topics. Clubs may form to subscribe to the Semi-Weekly Tribune and obtain sample copies.
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