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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1898
Page
8
A nostalgic poem from Ladies' Home Journal lauds a barefoot boy piping in the rain as he tends cows. His damp clothes stay clean, his world feels wonderful, and his simple song lifts spirits, bringing hope and color to a dreary day.
Ronald and Angelica drift in a storm off a rocky coast arguing over love and fear. Amid thunder and rain they confess feelings, weather the peril, and plan to reveal their engagement to others once home.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt quotes an elderly man with notable whiskers describing a city husband as pleasant and inviting him to revisit the office multiple times in under a quarter hour, illustrating brisk city chatter and social banter.
Winter excursion tickets go on sale October 15 via Southern Railway to Asheville Hot Springs N C and Florida points. Tickets allow 15 days of stopovers and are valid to May 31 1899. Agents Tayloe Baird Beam and others promote maps schedules and rates.
The Chicago Great Western Railway markets round trip Havana tickets for winter travel. Routes via Galveston New Orleans Mobile or Tampa with optional return via Vera Cruz and Mexico City for a small extra fee. Agent contact F H Lord 113 Adams St Chicago for details.
The Post Express reports on inspecting the American Biograph biograph machine at Cook Opera house Chicago. Manager McCallum secured access. Albert L. Steel operates the 2 by 6 foot booth with sixteen pulleys and a 2000 candle power light to project rapid motion pictures. The machine runs at 0.003 seconds per frame with rest spaces between frames. operators work under heat in tight spaces, signaling via whistle and coordinating with curtain and stereopticon staff.
A short note explains making a cheap barometer from camphor saltpetre and ammonia salts dissolved in alcohol. Tight cork, north-facing window, and a long bottle reveal weather via liquid clarity, movement, and sediment. Rising masses warn of cold, rising threads predict winds, with crude star-like indicators for storms.
A brief note identifies Jingo as the cemetery in Miami County Kansas, marking its location for local historical reference and genealogical research.
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