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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
3
The Stephen Merritt Burial Company plans a liquid air crematory in Nyack New York basement chapel with marble walls and glass retort. A churchlike service will accompany cremation as the body is slowly disintegrated by cooled air and chemicals, touted as a future standard.
The article describes a medical trend toward cleansing the stomach by swallowing a flexible rubber tube connected to a funnel. Warm liquid is pumped into the stomach for cleaning, a practice once feared but later tolerated. Some patients develop a persistent urge, continuing after cures, even purchasing pumps for home use.
A Kansas pastor on vacation left a thirty minute sermon on a cylinder for delivery. The phonograph played hymn Dinath de Moon Am Shining and then offered a string of modern stories. A deacon removed the device after twenty minutes as a prank by a son of Belial.
A fragment shows two Georgia citizens arguing over baseball and the media, one mocking the sport while a lynching reference hints at racial violence, framed by an Indianapolis Journal quote about newspapers giving scant space to such incidents.
In July 1868 during the El Caney fight a half grown pig ran from a Spanish trench toward American lines. Spanish and American soldiers chased it across open ground while bullets whistled around. The incident amused Americans and contradicted claims that Spaniards were cowards, as reported by Youth's Companion.
A reader quotes a dental advance that replaces brutal pulling with quiet gas anesthesia and gentle removal. He recalls a past failed experiment using electrical forceps that caused pain comparable to punches, and rejects it for traditional, simpler methods.
Bob tells Sam’s son that a respected citizen invited him for whiskey then a Sunday sermon erupts. Stu preaches a fiery tirade accusing both the drinker and the town. The crowd questions who influenced Jin to drink as a nearby woman wonders about the preacher’s source.
In Prague a goose bourse operates yearly drawing three million geese over six to eight weeks from mid September to early November. Geese are moved to suburbs and across the bridges to the Jewish quarters where trade occurs mainly through Israeli districts. They are shod by walking them over tar and sand to form a hard crust on their feet, enabling long-distance travel with less fatigue.
A Pittsburgh News tale recounts a blind man guided safely by a patient intelligent dog. The dog uses a harness to signal crossings and dangers, pulling right for up steps and left for downs, barking at hazards and preventing accidents. The pair traverse the city without fear, never misled by the dog.
Gypsy the 140-pound English mastiff at Plymouth Wis runs the office presses by wheel and belt. Under instruction from Carroll and Bowers the dog powers a Prouty press to output 1000 papers in two hours and handles the Jones Gordon and other job presses daily.
An Ohio steamboat misadventure recalls Lincoln's jest about not swapping horses on a crossing. A Wooster aboard, with mare and two year colt, is pitched into the river as the boat nears shore. The colt swims free while onlookers urge abandoning the colt for the mare, prompting the famous quip about timing and swimming.
Engineers reassess heavy traffic footbridges in Morocco moving from oak planking and eel-on plank methods to aloe fiber cables. The newly formed cables, nearly two inches thick and eight and a half inches wide, are braided and tar-saturated, fastened to oak planks with iron strips. The design offers elasticity and durability, yielding pleasant foot comfort and superior wear resistance.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes that improving air in workrooms boosts efficiency and workers welfare, with firms using air purification and ventilation. It describes a method of dispersing turpentine and ether to freshen rooms, urging better ventilation over mere profit concerns.
In Adelaide a dealer weighed American newspapers to set prices. A New York Sunday edition cost 18d to 20d depending on weight, while a cheaper Chicago midweek paper weighed less. Buyers could purchase sections, paying per part as small as 4d, revealing how readers valued New York news even when broken into pieces.
A Detroit area depot master, owner of a half size palate, struggles to tell a German woman the correct train time to Kalamazoo. After several miscommunications and his growing anger, the exchange ends with the woman insisting her child enjoys hearing him say the number aloud. Petrom Press.
A physician at a large institution with many children notes coughing harms recovery. He reports rewards and breathholding reduced coughs in some wards and suggests controlled breathing aids healing. The doctor compares chronic coughing to a wound that worsens with continued irritation and advocates measured breaths to ease the throat.
A Trarvington native famed for exact dress and toilet habits caused his house to burn by staying to shave and change clothes during a fire. His wife found him calmly preparing as flames spread, noting strangers in town might arrive. The tale appears in the Banger Commercial.
Two pointed questions discuss pricing strategies to beat rivals and how public choice drives sales. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised as dependable for coughs and croup, with Emmert & Burrell as sellers. An Guthrie Oklahoma assize appeal follows, where Futrell and De pew face cost shifts after a district court appeal.
The pearl trade along the Concho river in West Texas has expanded rapidly, employing many men in pearl hunting and generating annual proceeds of several hundred thousand dollars from gem sales. A separate line notes Foley's Kidney Cure as a guaranteed remedy for the discouraged, attributed to H. Moogh and W. F. Jungkunz & Co.
Dr C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three severe pneumonia cases in the past month with good results. Endorsed by H J Moogk and Jung kunz & Co.
Several native papers in Bombay urge readers to take inoculation as a precaution against the plague. The movement highlights public health concerns and calls for protection amid outbreaks.
A vintage ad touts Boschee's German Syrup as the universal cure for severe threat and lung troubles. It claims to heal and stimulate tissue to destroy germs, ease inflammation, aid expectoration, and improve sleep. Sample bottles are offered at Emmert & Burrell.
The Tribune outlines its Republican alignment and aims for growth with the new Tri Weekly edition. It boasts vast circulation, claims to aid party success, and promotes the Daily and Sunday Tribune at ten dollars a year with an illustrated 20 page supplement.
The Tri-Weekly Tribune priced at 1.50 a year replaces the late Semi-Weekly Tribune as a fresh, breezy newspaper. It offers news, editorials, market prices, humor, reviews, and more. It claims to be a superior family paper, with the Weekly Tribune at 1.00 a year offering farmer and rural focus.
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