Lighthouse Keepers and the Lonely Frontiers of Vigil
A French writer notes Breton lighthouse keepers face isolation and insanity risks. Long relief intervals, fatal accidents, and brutal duty on remote rocks drive monomania, with cases of murder, suicide, and survivors tending lamps without medical aid. They endure extreme winters, sleepless watches, and bird-induced terrors, while paid modest pensions.
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Brittany
Channel
Bay of Biscay
Terennec
Lie
DeWitt’s Hazel Salve Advertised by Jungkunz Druggist
PoMite's Carbolized Watch Hazel Salve promoted for sale by Win FE Jungkunz druggist located at Stephen son street offering it for four dollars. The ad emphasizes DeWitt's brand as a recommended alternative.
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poMite
DeWitt’s
Win
Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
How He Got His Start
Soper relays a tale of a man who becomes a brakeman after secretly aiding a family traveling in a freight car. The narrator later marries the daughter, rises to management, and remembers the daring ride as a pivotal transformation. The piece argues such grit and ingenuity fuel fortunes.
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Soper
Tie
Mom
Pow
Powis
Ain
Emi
Hunter Talley
DeWitt’s Early Riser Pills Sold by Local Druggist
DeWitt’s Littl Early Riser Pills are on sale at Win BF Jungkunz druggist located on SG Stephenson Street. The notice promotes the sale of the patent medicine by a city storefront.
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DeWitt
Win
Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Macbeth sleepwalking debate by Salvini letter
Salvini argues Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking scene misplaces the moment and suspects Shakespeare shaped roles to suit actors. He questions the scene's naturalness, suggests actors may have altered Macbeth, and praises the tragedy as a supreme work of dramatic literature.
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Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Duncan
Shakespeare
Tommaso Salvini
Ghostly guardian saves man in Yorkshire tale
A clergyman late at night on a bleak Yorkshire moor encounters a vision of his deceased brother who accompanies him briefly. Years later a prisoner confesses he planned to kill the clergyman, but the tale credits the ghost with averting the deadly act observed by two people. The account cites a Macmillan's Magazine piece via Lady Verney.
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Four En Sinisterre
Tie
Theo Dt
Collin
Eneh
Tm Vatin
Feo
Chicovo
Derahd
Yorkshire Dales
Tre
Macmillan’s
Lady Verney
Sense of Smell and Olfactory Power Across Species
The article notes the sensitivity of olfactory nerves and the uncertain specifics behind how they distinguish scents. It compares human smell to that of trained animals and suggests recovery from injury may trade off with social progress, illustrating broader questions about sensory acuity.
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St. Louis Republi
Homes and happiness surpass grand houses in Caele Reus' Magazine
A short excerpt notes that many lack houses yet enjoy happiness, while those with wealth and mansions still may feel lacking. The piece contrasts comfort with fulfillment, suggesting true contentment is not tied to material abundance.
Thought and Talk: A Head Might Think, Woman Debates
A scientist argues a severed head could think but not speak while a woman counters that talking is easier than thinking. The exchange frames a playful yet provocative debate on mind and voice.
Call Money Riddle Turns On Quick Cash Call
In playful banter Nell asks Belle E about call money and its meaning. Belle E jokes it is the cash you call up your husband to demand instantly. The exchange mimics a light rural newspaper joke tone.
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Nell
Piano Tuner J Burdett Takes Orders
J Burdett, piano tuner, accepts orders at Browne and Dollmeyer's or by phone number 3a Ital.
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J. Burdett
Browne& Dollmeyer’s
Daisy and Modred Junior Takes a Long Walk Home
Daisy crafts a plan to haul Modred Junior to town by trolley but dogs are not allowed. After repeated refusals by conductors and a long walk, an accident slows them and Dick Wainwright arrives to help Daisy face the setback.
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J. G. Reedy
Daisy
Carterets
Express
St. Bernard
Carteret
Grace
Modred Junior
Modred Junier
Dows
Tinsy
Jimmer
Junder
Portis
Dick Wainwright
Sam
Pek
Girnee
Stu
Bock
Piaiss
The Lazy One
A rustic man sits by a stream mocked by the parson's daughter for waiting hours without a catch. The loafer Carver boasts of watching the Asherman and his lack of success, provoking curiosity from the young woman in this London Punch snippet.
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Carver
London
The Coal Sack In The Sky And Its Mystery
In Macmillan's Magazine the coal sack is described as a dark patch below the Southern Cross, a vast hole in the Milky Way containing nothing visible. The piece contrasts scientific view with lay perception and notes Aboriginal myths about the sky and death, reflecting cultural perspectives.
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Macmillan’s Magazine
The sulphur bottom or blue whale the largest living animal
The Norwegians call it the sulphur bottom or blue whale and claim it is the largest living animal and the largest that has ever lived, reaching about eighty feet in length. In real life most do not reach that size, weighing around sixty tons with fatter individuals at sixty-five tons. The brontosaurus is cited as the largest known extinct animal at about thirty-eight tons.
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Museum News
Autograph Proposal Causes Fatal Misread in Fitch Tale
A Chicago matinee girl misreads Clyde Fitch’s marriage proposal in a signed sentiment, thinking it a company dismissal. She drowns herself after the error. Fitch and others discuss the strange misreading and its tragedy.
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Chicago
Clyde Fitch
Mr. Fitch
Lesding
Burt
Atuther
Riffway Collision Passengers Unite After Faultless Incident
Bizarre scene described as a traumatic event with four first to fourth class passengers aiding each other. No injuries reported but the incident left a painful impression and drew attention to the Trans Atlantic Tales.
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Chiss
Remedy Advertisement For Catarrh And Sneezing
An old fashioned health advertisement promotes Ely's Dream Diet for catarrh relief. It claims swelling and soreness will vanish from inflamed membranes and sneezing will cease once the discharge is removed. It advertises availability at druggists and mail order in New York.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Afreet
New York
Daily Journal Delivery Offer
The Daily Journal is available citywide for 110c every four weeks.
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Daily Journal
Ink aging and rubbing advice with Kennedy laxative syrup
Good Chinese Ink should age several years and not be used soon after making. Rubbing in circular motions damages it. backward and forward strokes with light pressure are preferred. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is marketed as a safe laxative for colds and is liked by children. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Train Schedule Fragments From Rural Routes
Daily timetable text lists east bound west bound and south bound departures and arrivals with numbers and city names. It shows station irregularities and ticket agent John F Daly signature.
Train schedule excerpt with East and West Bound services
Railway agent J B Sweat lists East Bound and West Bound trains with arrival and departure times, passenger and freight services, and connections to Chicago Milwaukee Janesville Madison Kansas Omaha Cedar Rapids and North and South Dakota. Specifics include No 63 No 35 No 9 No 10 and No 4 6 14 services with varying frequencies and Sunday exceptions.
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Omaha
St. Paul Bitn
Dubuque
Dodwe
Sioux City
Oman
Dodge Fx
Omnrha Lim
St. Paul Lim
Decatur
Sols Southern
Madison
Fredgut
Dodgeville District
Sotelo
Freep
jNo
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Davenport
Chicago
Rock Island
Milwauke
Kansas
Cedar Rapids
Pointe
North
South Dakota
J.B. Sweatt
St Paul
Minneapoli
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Kansas City
Expresa
Minneapolis
St Joseph
Ft. Dodge
Paras Bat Erance
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Four En Finisterre
Caele Reus
Fiead
Daisy and
Mark Pwaitt
Bowrd
Phat
Rollaway
Harriet M. Burbank
Studin
Grove St
Business Directory
Freeport, Illinois
BANKS
D. C. Stover
H. H. Antrim
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baier
F. Dorman
Rass't
State Bank
Freeport
Ill
A. & Held
J. Fred Smith
Fred W. Hoefer
H. Antrim
J. H. Steal
German Bank
Freeport, Ill
Cc. O. Collmann
D. F. Graham
J. S. Collman
L. R. Tne
D. B. Schulte
Wm. Trembor
August Bergman
W. Tt. Rawleigh
W. N. Cronkrite
John 8. Collman
First National Bank
O. B. Bidwell
Wm. O. Wright
A. Bidwell
J. M. Clark
Ass’t
John Burrell
Joseph Emmert
H. Little
O. B. Blawell Boyd P. HI
Radison Bidwell
M. V. B. Elson
J. N. Galloway
F. E B. Schaeffer
H. S. Webster
E. Mayer
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Union Loan & Building Association
Til
J. _N. GAS Wa
Schaeffer
C. J. Wells
John J. Trunck
Fe, Mayer, J
Attorneys AT Law
Stephenson St
Freeport, Il
P. Eckert
Attorney AT Law
OmMce
Nois
D&w
J. Sheldon Clark
Hettinger
Wagner Brindery
Anzeiger Building
Chicago and
Spring Streets
A. Ruthe
Carpenter and Contractor
Douglas Ave
New
Frisbie & Haney
WAR Exchange
R.R
Illinois Central
R. R
John F. Daly
Ae Ee
R. Island
Cine Cencavnacess
Assengers Mtarroll
Depa
Chicago Great Western
South Freeport
Forreston
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Elgin
Aurora
WM. Neese
the Journal
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