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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1900
Page
7
A reflective poem by Rosamond Taylor contemplates youth, discipline, joy, and fame. It traces joyful moments, sudden joys, and the burden of striving, ending with a hopeful prayer for heaven as the life journey concludes.
Marion and John run a small flat with twin German neighbors and a shared dream. John reveals a planned burglary, moving fifteen thousand dollars and valuables home to a secretary drawer as he leaves on a midnight trip, entrusting Marion with the key to handle Mr. Mowry’s later bank handoff.
Marion recounts a night terror as a burglar enters her room demanding the stolen money. John Ward, Abram, and a hidden cashier, Henry Brown, confront the intruder. Brown is captured, the case tied to forgery, and the couple’s trust grows through danger, mercy, and eventual justice.
The text lists time frames for travel and transmission: a man circumnavigating the globe by continuous walking would take 428 days, an express train 40 days, light just over a tenth of a second, a cannon ball 2154 hours, and electricity over copper under a tenth of a second.
An aeronaut takes a friend aloft for a loud skyride, a roaring outing celebrated privately and noted as unknown to Audubon society. The event hints at bold air travel and social spectacle amid early aviation fever.
The essay argues happiness is a mental state tied to health and routine. It notes virtue’s reward is not guaranteed, habits outlast intellect, and character shapes happiness more than intellect. It urges gratitude, diverse interests, and accepting life’s limits as guiding principles.
The piece notes women removing rings to test marriage prospects then a barnyard wedding tale from Oklahoma. It highlights Mrs Madeleine Yale Wynne a Chicago silversmith who does her work from start to finish. A New York judge rules a wife lacks family status in a divorce case. A novelty shipment from Issaquah to Dawson City features two wives as cargo with an express messenger and receipts.
A German invents a pianists thimble made from felt or gum. Italy employs 600000 in silk worm raising. Rabbit and other animal hair in Russia makes durable varnish like bowls. UK uses more matches per capita than any nation, with eight daily and 1.7 trillion yearly. Africa is the continent of plateaus, with tablelands up to 3500 feet. Maori youths educated abroad adopt white customs then return to gypsy ways. A scientist estimates tree ages, pine 500–700, silver fir 425, ash 170. Stockholm leads Europe in telephones, central station handling about 100000 calls daily.
A testimonial from C. Creiger of Ottawa supports Morrow’s Kid-ne-oids, claiming back pain and kidney weakness improved after using the product. The item describes the remedy as Yellow Tablets, not pills, sold for fifty cents per box with a two week supply, and notes a descriptive booklet available from John Morrow & Co.
Birds travel vast yearly routes. The bobolink nests near Lake Winnipeg and winters in Cuba and Porto Rico, covering over 2,800 miles each year. The kinebird nests near latitude 57 and winters in South America. The redstart migrates more than 3,000 miles and the hummingbird about 2,000 miles.
The text argues that food value comes from nourishment absorbed by digestion, not just intake. It claims dietary issues lead to heart and liver trouble and that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery can restore digestion and health in all digestive organs, curing diseases through the stomach. It states the remedy contains neither alcohol nor narcotics.
A paper at Stratford meeting noted John Shakespeare, father of the poet, appears in municipal records fined two pence for making a dirt heap with Adrien Quincy and Henry Reynolds in Henry Street and amerced four pence for failing to keep his gutter clean.
After exposure or when you feel a cold coming on, take Foley's Honey and Tar. It never fails to stop a cold if taken in time. H. J. Moogk, W. F. Dungkunz & Co.
A fragment from the Ohio State Journal shows a heated exchange with crude insults and threats over a misaddressed remark, reflecting tense rhetoric. The garbled text includes both French phrases and English taunts, underscoring a contentious dialogue.
F B Thirkield of Chicago endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure stating it cured his severe dyspepsia. The product is claimed to digest food and relieve indigestion heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia as per the praise attributed to H J Moogk.
The Southern Railway advertises reduced one way and round trip fares on the first and third Tuesdays through October for homeseekers to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. Tickets cost one fare plus $2.00 round trip and are valid twenty one days from sale. For details and illustrated matter contact Wx H Taxvog A G P A Louisville Ky J C Beau JR N W F Ay 80 Adams St Chicago Il.
A fictional scene from Julian Ralph in Saturday Evening Post recalls a new president who has not yet moved into the White House. A visitor asks him about the house, its rooms, and access, while the future occupant explains he has never seen a president or any great man, save for the outside of the White House. The dialogue explores curiosity and the prestige of national leadership.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder offers relief for painful swollen smarting feet and bunions, easing tight shoes and reducing sweating and callouses. Marketed as a modern comfort discovery, it sells in druggists and shoe stores nationwide with mail and trial offers, Le Roy New York address.
A Money Saver advises continuing to flip until you begin to lose, then argue about dates versus heads as the coin trick ends. The device is described as not patented and attributed to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Piles of people testify to the merit of Banner Salvein curing piles. It is guaranteed. H. J Maogk, W. F. dungkunz & Co.
A minister preached a lengthy sermon and later asked a gentleman for his view. The man replied that it was good but had spoiled a goose worth two of it.
A miscommunication of illness prompts doctors to misdiagnose. Kidney disorder remains, but Foley's Kidney Cure is claimed to restore balance when other medicines fail.
A Chicago Times-Herald remark about breaking an uncle's will. Flow asks if legal efforts paid off and Kine replies that after settlement and attorney fees the estate owed nothing. The exchange implies a resolved estate dispute with no further obligations.
A vintage ad touts Green's August Flower as the best medicine for indigestion biliousness and general malaise. It asserts it cleans the system aids liver function and restores vitality with just a few doses. Sample bottles are available at Emmert & Burrell's.
A Southern winter escape pitch highlights the Gulf coast between Mobile and New Orleans. It touts mild climate pure air and ideal hunting and fishing. Through cars from northern cities reach Florida destinations via the L and N railroad with first class accommodations at moderate prices. Contact J K Ridgely NW P A Chicago for folders.
The C. M. & St. P. Ry resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car between Chicago and San Francisco. It departs Chicago Friday at 10 35 p m arrives Omaha Saturday 3 55 p m departs 6 40 p m Saturday arrives Colorado Springs Sunday 10 45 p m departs 11 10 a m Sunday arrives Salt Lake City 9 30 a m Monday departs 9 05 p m Monday arrives San Francisco 9 45 a m Wednesday An excursion option offers a day in Salt Lake City G H Hearrogo GP&T A end of notice.
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