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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1896
Page
8
The Place to Buy New Books is at a book store. They offer the most complete line in the city with new fresh goods. A large line of novelties is also available, selected with care.
A description of rubber gathering in the French Congo during March and April. Natives prepare cassava and bread while men hunt game and cut rubber vines. Rubber is boiled and formed into balls with mixed juices. pure rubber is rare and often sold with cheating noted. The piece also reports on an English view of America's heat wave observed during a golf match in New York, where players cooled balls in ice to prevent melting.
A Chicago Times Herald note explains night blindness as good day sight but failing at night. It is common in warm climates and often improves with mild treatment.
A snappy exchange from the New York Ledger notes women are more careful about dress than men. Cobwiggeer quips that he has not seen bloomers with a patch, reflecting playful gendered banter in the period.
A tale from a Cosmopolitan writer describes an American suitor in Caracas who, after a restrained engagement, attempts a simple hand touch at a street window. His fiancée, frightened by the gesture, flees and vows never to leave the Andes for such wicked behavior, illustrating cultural contrasts in romance.
The New York Journal notes bathrooms reach lavish perfection with designer tubs skylights stained glass art frescoes and bronze statues. Opulent fixtures include sitz tubs spray and wave devices and artists’ works valued at small fortunes. Mrs John Jacob Astor and Mrs George Gould are highlighted for lavish spending.
A 30 year old Austrian man suffered three years of laughter fits, starting from a tickle in the left toe. Attacks occurred mainly at night, up to a dozen times daily at peak, with the man laughing uncontrollably for about two minutes each episode.
A princess, a countess, a duchess and the daughter of a reigning prince were among about 4000 thieves seized in Paris in the first six months of the year, including both professional and amateur offenders.
Dr C M Wright of Blaine Illinois, a seasoned lady physician, touts Tallerdays Female Tonic as curing many cases after other remedies fail. She notes two to three bottles ease pain restore appetite and strength, leading to recovery, with Emmert and Burrell selling the remedy.
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