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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1900
Page
7
Mr. R. Storms keeper of a Third avenue natural history emporium uses a greyhound to perform jumping pranks. The dog leaps over a four foot iron gate to scare pedestrians and amuse neighborhood children, drawing police attention for potential misdemeanor if the tricks continue.
A Peoria Indian show company toured the East in previous years with English education but a rule to speak only their native tongue. Labadie, in chief robes, fooled a hotel corridor audience and a lady asked to kiss him. He replied he would enjoy demonstrating the osculatory skills of the red men.
In a rural exchange, Mrs N and Mr Wayrix discuss a sad loss, while hogs and past regrets surface amid a storm tale. A quarrel over marriage choices erupts, ending with a quip about a cyclone cellar and a tornado.
After the performance at the theater last night, one actor joked he was mistaken for the author, prompting a lighthearted moment as the cast joked about the mix up and performance lore.
The dialogue contrasts native Kentuckians with outsiders, noting that not all locals are colonels and some are the wives of colonels.
The column surveys wide ranging curiosities from across nations. It notes Atlantic shipping, Berlin pawnshop charity, Indian census marriages, the smallest man, high paid translators, a 97 year old teadrinking death, Eskimo ice cream, wild horses, a Bath coroner finding, German potato bread for horses, Rome beard fashions, a man impresses his appendix boast, Hamburg bicycle music boxes, Chinese beliefs in fictional kingdoms, Shillibeer descendants in San Francisco, Brigham Young graveyard suit, a deadly Indian snake captured by trap, and Grand Rapids wooden sabots for workers.
A compact slice of quips and wry lines playfully comment on clergy, activism, and manners. The collection pairs satire with social observation, noting how virtue can clash with judgment and civilized tastes.
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on happiness health and virtue attributed to Joseph Cook Haliburton Anon Mallat and Hanunah Moore urging cheerfulness resilience and moral strength in daily life.
The Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus unveils a three grade clothing system for convicts. Entry places inmates in the second grade gray and white checks and after time and good conduct may move to the plain civilian first grade. further merit or infractions adjust timing. The change aims to reward reform through attire.
An English lady hosts a Japanese visitor who overstays meals from morning to midnight. He finally departs after realizing Japanese etiquette requires the hostess to signal departure. He admits he thought she would never let him go.
A Roxbury Gazette item portrays a city millionaire plagued by germ anxiety. He wraps door handles with tissue, covers books, rejects unwashed money, and wipes dishes. even a razor joke shows his extreme precautions in public life.
A brief note describes men who ride as a hobby strictly for exercise, highlighting the sport as a casual pursuit rather than competition or sport.
In Powhatan county Virginia General Lee, a month after his surrender, visits a local store that also serves as the post office. The crowd gathers as he talks with the proprietor about crops, then he notices the watching residents and modestly apologizes, saying Sam is keeping customers.
A crowd testifies to Banner Salvein curing piles with a promise of guaranteed results. H. J. Moogk and W. FE. Jungkunz & Co. appear as endorsers. A lecturer asks which man rises to view the earth as a vast plain, while a voice from the audience says the powder mill worker.
Try Allen's Foot Ease a powder shaken into shoes to cool swollen nervous feet. It cures sweating and blisters relieves corns and bunions and eases tight shoes. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 2c Trial package free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A minister’s lengthy sermon prompts a witty remark from a gentleman who says the sermon was good but spoiled a goose worth twice as much. The exchange underscores a humorous bite in a moral tale style.
After exposure or when a cold starts, take Foley's Honey and Tar. It claims to stop a cold if taken promptly. Take nothing at H. J. Moogk and W. F. Jungkunz.
A witty exchange from the Chicago Times Herald notes a person’s luck in avoiding debts after settling an uncle’s will. The speaker claims no obligation to lawyers once the estate was settled.
Chicago health inspector F. B. Thirkield says Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cannot be recommended enough and that it cured his severe dyspepsia. He claims it digests what you eat and cures indigestion heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia
The Southern Railway runs on the first and third Tuesdays through October discounts one fare plus 2 dollars for a round trip to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. Tickets good twenty one days from sale with details from Wx H Taytosg Louisville and J C Beam Jr Chicago. The C M & St P Ry resumes Midland Route Tourist Car service Chicago to San Francisco with a multi city schedule and city sightseeing stops including Salt Lake City. G H Hearrorp G P T A.
An advertising notice extols a warm Gulf coast retreat along the Louisville and Nashville line between Mobile and New Orleans. It touts mild climate pure air even temperatures and hunting and fishing. Through cars from northern cities to Florida via L N are offered. Contact J K Ridgely for folders.
A Boston Transcript passage argues the tongue’s relentless curiosity outmatches any dental marvel. It describes the tongue exploring even slight changes in the mouth, returning repeatedly to altered spots and resisting control.
Advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for coughs lung troubles and threat. It claims to heal stimulate tissue destroy germs reduce inflammation aid expectoration and improve rest. Sample bottles available at Emmert & Burrel.
An advertisement touts Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion biliousness and sour stomach claiming improved digestion mental clarity vigor and ambition. It cites Dr R B Strong of New York City praising the remedy as highly efficacious and endorsed by leading physicians.
A New York Tribune promotional piece touts its Republican loyalties and aims to support the party in 1880. It highlights the Tri-Weekly edition as a flexible substitute for daily papers, praising its breadth, editorials, market data, and illustrated features for business readers and families.
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