The Preacher Merchant Turned Pirate in a West Indies Town
In a West Indies port at the century’s dawn a pious preacher Dyson funds a voyage to profit from mahogany trade. He enslaves trust, marries backer Nancy Jenico, and returns a prize money winner. His greed leads to capture by a US cruiser and a grim reveal: Dyson is the pirate aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Honduras
Dyson
Nancy Jenico
Lfe
Ifis
United States
Jackies
Lin
Ly. Bon
Atore Amos
van Wagene
DeWitt Pills Sold By Jungkunz At Stephenson Street
DeWitt's Little Early Riser Pills are sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz a druggist located on Stephenson Street for three dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Ingenious Paris Merchant Outsmarts Bankers
A wealthy Paris trader saves expense by testing a Yokohama firm failure rumor with a banker. The banker lists ten Yokohama firms and cannot name names. the merchant reveals only one genuine entry. The banker identifies the failed firm as his own business partner, exposing the ruse as all other names were fake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Japan
Yokohama
Strange Dishes and Elephant Meat Across Cultures
A descripitve note traces views on eating exotic meats like lion and tiger. Elephant flesh divides opinion with some calling it delicate while others compare it to leather. European explorers offer contrasting judgments on texture and suitability as a royal delicacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Stanley
St. Louis Republic
Sincerity as the true measure of character
The piece argues that genuine character comes from daily living by one’s own sincere convictions of right and good. It contrasts striving to please others with living by personal standards, citing Carlylewell on the need to believe firmly and not rely on the world’s approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlylewell
A Historic Golfer in Falstaffian Fees
A quote from James Graham, marquis of Montrose during his St Andrews student days, lampoons his golf spendthrift habits. It lists items such as two golf balls for 10 shillings and a single drink after golf for 4 pence, contrasted with a club boy’s small fee, illustrating humorous, extravagant youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
Marquis of Montrose
University of St. Andrews
London Athenaeum
Crowded Out by Vain Man
A woman recalls entering an office with a vanity-obsessed man blocking her view of the mirror. She notes she could not adjust her hat or glance at her reflection, despite primping on the elevator ride. The New York Press quote highlights disruption by a man preoccupied with his wrist table in the lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Innocent Childhood Rivalry in a Shopyard Tale
A playful exchange centers on paternal power and wealth as two boys trumpet their fathers authority. Little Willitam boasts his father commands twenty men, while Little Jimmuy counters with his father’s pay and status, culminating in a quip about ownership of the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willitam
Jimmuy
Wil- Ham
A Wife's Dream and Musbury Lust
A fragmentary tale opens with a bizarre dream in which Mr. Goodfellow urges his wife to buy shoes for herself and their child, offering another pair as a gift. The scene breaks with Mrs. Goodfellow waking, suggesting a domestic vignette from Musbury Lust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Goodfellow
Adversity Prayer Cited From Old Testament Verse
A compact quotation notes that in times of adversity strength is small, reflecting a Biblical sentiment from the Old Testament. The line emphasizes humility before hardship and the wisdom of seeking support beyond boastful endurance.
DeWitt’s Carbolized Watch Hazel Salve Sold Locally
DeWitt's Carbolized Watch Hazel Salve advertised for sale by Wm. FE. Jungkunz, a druggist on Stephen street, urging customers to buy the product locally at the listed shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
DeWitt's
Wm. FE
Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Widow Bliss Lures Banker to Collapsible Invention
In a Canadian town the Widow Bliss rents a vacant storefront next to Pardon's bank and wins the banker’s admiration as she works on an electric heat device. He plans to marry, while she and her team drill a tunnel to the vault and remove 90,000 dollars, vanishing with the loot and the shop’s secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Morgan
Pardon’s Bank
Bliss
New York
Canada
North Pole
Sle
Pardon
Widow Bliss
Jackes Pardon
Tie
M. Quad
Lord of Brown & Dollmeyer A Piano Tuning Note
J Burdett, a piano tuner, places an order at Brown and Dollmeyer. The record notes a phone contact 390 and references a Lord of unclear attribution.
Imitation Hardwoods In Furniture Making From Veneers To Prints
The New York Post notes that furniture makers face timber shortages by using economical veneers and imitations of high priced hardwoods. Mahogany and oak are commonly imitated with birch maple beech and gum, while Circassian walnut remains costly and veneers are used for panels tops and backs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ural Mountains
New York Post
Invention Magnifies Life to Ostrich Scale in Microscope
The Dundee Advertiser reports a new high power lens up to six inches in diameter enables entire objects to be observed at once. A common house fly becomes as large as an ostrich or condor within an open space, allowing unrestrained movement for study. This paves the way for vast microscopic worlds and potential discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee Advertiser
Nurses Fees Show High Costs in New York
A discussion of nurse fees in New York contrasts with England where cooperative nurse provision reduces costs. English nurses earn two to three guineas weekly with pure profit, while New York nurses commonly charge five guineas weekly, sometimes totaling 835 dollars or seven pounds per week for patient care, influenced by organizational structures at London Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
London
Joven
London Hospital
Tool of Many Uses in French Army Maneuvers
The London Globe reports on a multifunction French military implement used in maneuvers. Described as a concave lance shaft with an eight inch base and a twelve inch handle, it serves as a shovel, pointed bar, trenching pick, wire cutter, wedge, and can be used for bread and meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Mushrooms Grow Inside Edinburgh Tunnel For Odd Use
A derelict near mile long Edinburgh railway tunnel is used to cultivate mushroots. Portal doors exist and one rail line is removed to lay beds while the remaining track assists moving mushrooms in trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Leave town for a week disrupts honeymoon plans
A newlywed couple faces disruption as the husband must depart for a week's business. The bride pleads, hoping to ease the separation, while Richard explains there is no alternative, aiming to soften the abrupt departure. Harper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Caime
Express
Harper's Weekly
Absentminded Stranger Swaps Wedding Gift on Train
A man buys a ten-diamond cross for his tenth anniversary then shares a train compartment with a wandering veteran. After a mix up on the platform the veteran boards another car and the narrator loses his gift, discovering the stranger’s suitcase contained only worn clothing and old papers yet the police later return a different case containing no gift and the wife weeps over the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ursula
Las Guisamas
Cuba
Tie
Joun
PD Epr
Elman
Dream of a chocolate stick haunts a child
In a nursery tale, three year old Virginia asks her mother if she is truly present while mourning a dream of being eaten. The vignette ends with an advertisement for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills, claiming quick relief and a week's treatment for 25 cents, sold by druggist Wm. F. Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Dearie
Mamma
DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Ely's Cream Balm Offers Quick Relief for Nasal Catarrh
The notice promotes Ely's Cream Balm as the best remedy for nasal catarrh causing discharge into the throat and potential chronic bronchitis. It claims relief after the first application, urges sufferers to act, and provides purchase options through druggists or mail order from Ely Brothers in New York. The Daily Journal delivery is advertised at 10 cents a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Joe
Ely Bros
Warren Su
New York
Time Tables Arrive and Depart at State Line
Rail timetable excerpt lists east and westbound schedules for Omaha St Paul Dubuque Fort Dodge Sioux City and local connections. It includes arrival and departure times, notes on freight and passenger service, and train equipment details for several districts and the Chicago Great Western Maple Leaf Route. Train connections at Rockford Belvidere and other hubs are described with specific train numbers and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Lim
St. Paul Tam
Dubuque
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Omaha
Dodee
St. Paul Lim
Lew
Decatur
Arriva
Booeed Amd Heedet
Madison
Dodgeville
N. W
Freep't
Vanee
Chic
Freeg't
Efnat
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Spring Valley
Chicago Express
Selecy Aed
Chicago
St Paul
Minneapolis
Aterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moinea
Kansas City Express
Gary
Waterloo
DesMotines
St Joseph
Kansas City
Dalloo LL
Ee Buque
Bagcage
WM. Neese
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Mina
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Journal
H. J. Mooge
Stephangon
FOLEY
Davenport Savings Bank
South West Corner
2D and Main Sts
Davenport
Wat. O. Scuaipt
Henry C. Srrvek
Caehier
Ayr
Louis Haturr
W. H. Witsox
Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Business Directory
Freeport
Illinois
BANKS
D.C. Stover
H. H. Antrim
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baler
F. Dorman
Ass't
State Bank
Ill
A. & Held
J. Fred Smith
Fred W. Hoefer
H. H Antrim
J. H. Stealy
D. C. Stover
Fred Dorman
W. Hagner
Henry Bater
Homer F. Aspinwall
Savings Department
German Bank
Co. C. Collmann
J. S. Collman
L. R. Jungkunz
A. F. Schulte
D. B. Schulte
Wm. Trembor
August Bergman
W. T. Rawleigh
W. N. Cronkrite
John Collman
the First National Bank
ILI
B. Bidwell
Eycaident
M. V. B. Elson
H. S. Webster
Cashter
L. Farwell
Second National Bank
M. V. B. Bison
L. Z. Farwell
Reuben Siegfried
J._F. Fahr
J. N. Galloway
F. E. Schaeffer
E. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
C. J. Wells
John J. Trunck
Mayer
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
Attorneys AT Law
Stephenson Snt
Freeport, US
Rk. P. Eckert
Attorney AT Law
Hiinois
Dan
Wagner
Anzelger
Chicago and
Spring Streeta
Qo, A. Ruthe
Carpenter and Contractor
Douglas Ave
Omece
Stephenson St
New
Frisbie & Haney
General Contracting
Exchange St
the Daily Journal
Illinois Central
R. R
John FE. Daly
P. R. KR
R. Island
Depar
Rock Island
Kansas
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J. B. Sweatt
Q. R
Forrestor
Forreston
Rockford & Interurban Rwyw
Rockfarg
Eleda
Aurora
WM. Neesrh
the Journal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!