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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1905
Page
3
The narrator spends a restful autumn at the Buckingham Inn observing a deaf mute girl and her elderly companion. He forms a bond after discovering the sign language, meeting during daily walks and nuts gathering, and notes a budding romance framed by autumn woods and private grounds.
In Reno Nevada five men were arrested after operating as Cromwell Simon State University of Reno they advertised in newspapers offering to furnish information to obtain any degree for ten cents. The scheme used a fake university title to lure applicants.
An old medical advertisement extols Dr. R V Pierce and his Favorite Prescription for female weakness. It cites tree-root ingredients, non alcoholic processing, and a testimonial from Mrs Beverly Sitgreaves in San Francisco. The ad touts the free book offer and Pleasant Pellets as a laxative for delicate women.
A visitor consoles an elderly Black man while he jokes about coins and nails dropped in the church plate. He says the lead nickels will become sinkers for fishing lines, and he plans to build a corn house, smiling at the irony of the offering.
The Tweffin tribes around Hudson Bay and neighbors Creek and Nascopple count a dead person by placing the body in a box borrowed from the Hudson Bay company. The box contains a loaded gun powder horn tobacco pouch fire stone snowshoes and a sharp ax. It is carried to a hilltop and sealed with stones. After ten days the gun and valuables are removed, the belief being the deceased has reached the happy hunting grounds and needs nothing else.
The home captain counts spectators and laments no match will occur as gate money is insufficient to pawnbroker the ball. Two former boys, a militia man, and a chimney sweep make up the teams. The rival captain protests that the decision comes too late.
A tale of eagles attacking people and livestock across Swiss districts prompts renewed records. A 1898 Riviera postman near Sospello was fatally mauled, while in St. Martin Vesutin a brood of chickens faced a swooping bird as a mother hen dragged the sporting eagle along the street.
The narrator visits a country house with Frank Curts and his wife and Miss La Vergne. He uncovers a hidden romance between Mrs Curts and Miss La Vergne, while suspecting a plot to poison Frank. After swapping grapefruit samples to test the theory, the narrator contemplates his next move as the tension rises.
A poet and critic spar over intellectual property in a playful exchange, the poet hoping to copyright his verses while the critic jokes about patenting them. A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls how locomotives evolved from 080 to Empire State Express prestige, noting progress and a younger generation handling new advancements.
In Germany a large amount of damage has been reported lately from the large moths that infest dairies and feed on butter and milk, threatening dairy production and supply.
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