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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
3
Scientific research proves dandruff caused by scalp parasites destroying hair vitality. Newbro's Herpicide claims to kill the dandruff germ and restore hair softness and abundance. Thousands use it and praise its effectiveness. Sample available for 10 cents by mail from The Herpicide Co. Detroit Michigan.
The Hiveres Probien Bishop William Croswell Doane of Albany urged tightening divorce rules in the Church of England in Canada as a model to follow. He cited a canon preventing remarriage after divorce if either party is living, and urged the church to reform to lift public opinion and influence legislation. Doane, born in Goston, has led the Albany diocese since 1860 and studied at multiple colleges.
Mrs Hetty Green the financier and mul ti millionaire celebrated her seventieth birthday by working at her Chemical National bank office in New York. A Quaker from New Bedford Massachusetts she inherited wealth from her father Black hawk Robinson and an aunt, expanded it through wise investing and real estate holdings. Her sonEdward Howland Robinson Green lives in Texas and she owns a controlling stake in the Panhandle Midland railroad.
Items of interest note global silk production last year at over 44 million poms. Glasgow spends on drink pat,00,000 yearly averaging $21 per person. King Edward favors bridge but opposes high stakes. Calyx... tree’s sanitary influence said to shield natives in Australia from cancer. In Abyssinia a wife is treated as the beast of burden, wood sold by the woman's load.
Professor Emil von Behring, renowned European medical man, pledges to reveal the tuberculosis cure next September. A wealthy American offered $50,000 for immediate disclosure, but the doctor refused. Von Behring also discovered the diphtheria anti toxin.
Instructions describe soaking a counterpane in lukewarm water overnight then washing with soap suds, rinsing in cold water, and a final blue-tinted rinse. It suggests a two stage warm wash, thorough wringing, sun drying, and careful redrying with the right side out, noting drying can take up to three days.
To remove ink stains from mahogany, rosewood or black walnut furniture, apply half a dozen drops of spirits of nitre in a spoonful of water and touch the stain with a feather wet with this. If the stain vanishes rub with a cloth damp with cold water. If needed, repeat the nitre wash. Then rub the wood with inseed oil or crude petroleum in very small amounts until it shines like a mirror.
Do not discard silk handkerchiefs and black stockings as they retain usefulness as dust cloths for silk garments and as mops for polished floors. Cut and split worn stockings to create a floor mop that cleans without scratching or shedding lint.
An inventor introduces an ash sifter designed to ease labor and reduce dust. The device features a square frame with a rounded top enclosed in a box or barrel and supported by side flanges, enabling easy operation and minimizing ash dispersal.
A note warns that beeswax and turpentine polish improves linoleum’s appearance but creates dangerous slipperiness for children and the elderly. It suggests a safer polish made from equal parts linseed oil and vinegar. Apply to a cloth, rub on linoleum, then buff with a dry cloth.
Mrs. P. McGraw of 63 Spring Street testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured her kidney trouble with two boxes bought at Emmert's drug store. She says restlessness, back pain, and dragging sensations vanished and others in her family report praise. Sold by all dealers 60 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's and take no other sales by Jos Emmert.
Removed my office to the Freeport Building and Loan Association at 180 Van Buren Street in the rear of the State Bank to meet old and new customers. My latest Freeport real estate listing is said to be the largest ever shown in the city and aims to please even the most exacting purchaser.
Burdett and Vadis Dallboyer appear in a local event noted in the readable text. The fragmentary OCR hints at a community gathering or appearance with names attached to a single item on a page. No clear date, place, or outcome is provided.
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