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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
7
A digested physiology note warns that mental state governs digestion. When hungry and calm, salivary and gastric fluids rise to aid digestion. when distressed or angry, blood shifts to the brain, stopping digestion and risking fermentation, disease, or death. The piece cites examples of poor outcomes after upsetting news and urges calm eating.
Mrs Suburbanite chides her husband for twice forgetting lard at home while he attributes the lapse to a slip of memory. The judge in the scene comments on the distraction as the exchange unfolds in domestic humor.
DeWitt s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is especially recommended for piles. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
In 1703 Captain Jonathan Carnes of Salem learned of wild pepper in Sumatra and, with merchant Jonathan Peele, secretly organized a venture. The Rajah sailed in 1705 with cargo of pepper, yielding a 700 percent profit. Rival merchants chased rumors, but Carnes and Peele kept quiet as the Rajah made a second voyage returning with 150000 pounds of pepper.
A Washington Star passage recalls a lawyer named Hathaway in Tinois who saged tears due to weak lachymal glands. He was known to wipe his eyes with a red handkerchief in court as a story about a divorce case circulated locally.
Mrs Morse seeks help from Mrs Washington of Maple court for domestic work but finds Washington healthy and socializing with neighbors. Washington explains she is busy with a bread soup and fund event at the corner and refuses to come to help, citing rheumatic fatigue and a belief the charity society has organized sufficient aid.
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery for a ten week period. The notice states service will reach all city areas and invites residents to subscribe or apply for delivery during the ten week window.
The lesson contrasts Jewish feast reliance on outward devotion with Jesus mercy. He heals an impotent man after 38 years, showing salvation comes from Him not works. The incident reveals opposition from Jews who accuse Him of Sabbath breaking, while Jesus speaks of resurrection and judgment, declaring His unity with the Father.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as the best pills known and offered by Wm. E. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 5 Stephenson Street.
A discussion of Paul’s message to the Gentiles, the rise of modern foreign missions, and how churches must send and support missionaries. It notes historical challenges, eventual global openness, and urges hard information on mission fields to inspire interest and generosity. Also an anecdote about General Butler and a Confederate quip after Chickamauga.
The evangelist Sankey, famed gospel singer and ally of Dr. Moods, celebrated his 67th birthday at his Brooklyn home. He was born seventy years earlier, overcoming blindness with faith, as friends and Christian Endeavor members sent greetings from New York to Brooklyn.
An advertisement touts Liquid Cream Balm as a convenient form of Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh relief. It claims anti inflammatory action and free breathing, selling at 75 cents with spraying tube, mailed from New York. The Daily Journal delivery fee is 10 cents per week.
A New York Press item mocks a boastful American who orders six portions of terrapin with bones at the London Hotel Cecil, then learns the restaurant serves terrapin with grand sherry but not bones. The exchange ends with a pivot to soras en brochette.
A Dundee People's Journal anecdote recalls a Highland man who wins first prize a bicycle after buying two raffle tickets. He treats the win as wasted, saying it would have been better to spend a few pence and not overreact to the outcome.
A London Telegraph quotation notes a man rushing to attend his chief's funeral, asserting punctuality as a valued trait. The line frames urgency and respect, highlighting the chief's disdain for lateness and the narrator's devotion to duty.
A Baltimore American quotation about forgiveness contrasts with one from the Richmond Evening Journal noting a stain on the soul. The snippet also states Lake Huron has over 3,000 islands, more than any other lake.
The article traces early fire relief efforts to voluntary contributions and ward schemes, noting systematic provision began in the seventeenth century after the great fire of London. It describes initial underwriting by individuals and clubs, minor attempts to involve the London Corporation, and the 1667 opening of the first regular fire insurance office near the Royal Exchange, followed by others.
An advertisement urges prompt relief at the first signs of stomach trouble. It recommends taking KODOL for Dyspepsia and Indigestion after meals to aid digestion, and notes it is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist at 85 Stephenson St.
A fragmentary timetable lists east and west bound trains with numbers 200 203 204 206 207 2088 3108 and others, noting buffet parlor and cafe car services, coach options, and Sunday limits, along with train connections at Rockford Belvidere Sycamore and Milwaukee Madison directions. It mentions connections for Janesville Rockford Belvidere and other points east and west, plus freight and passenger service notes.
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