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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
5
A globe trotter recalls Europe where fees touch every contact from hotel staff to cabbies and lawyers. He describes paying for services, engravers, printers, and even a cemetery guide, noting how shillings shape access and behavior in England and beyond.
Smith shares an astonishing sleep dream tale after tiring day of reporting as he and Jones recount a beguiling chain of dreams tied to clock strikes. The narrator describes a lifetime packed with education, love, crime, trial, prison, voyage, shipwreck, cannibals, Siberia, and Arctic wandering before waking upon a pin in the chair. The duo depart quietly.
A London humor piece shows a cross examination where a sharp nosed witness refuses to answer, insisting the court hear only facts. The lawyer's push for an answer clashes with the witness and the judge, ending with her witty quip about thinking.
A tenor’s wife recalls a tribute that mingled gravity and humor. Two elderly ladies sitting nearby mocked the soprano, saying she had no soul despite high notes. When the tenor performed they gushed, and one quipped about votes for a funeral, adding a pointed remark about a father’s funeral.
A fragment quotes Ally Sloper discussing electric light origins and the phrase She-Yes To first saw the light in you ut. The brief excerpt suggests a humorous or critical take on early illumination history.
A brief joke exchange questions Wilkins and Wilkins Finythe about belonging to the upper crust. The quip notes Wilkins is short and easily broke, highlighting a satirical take on social status.
An ungrammatical exchange appears as a rolled-up porcupine retorts that someone has no backbone and should keep spines, reflecting a quirky, clipped dialog quoted in the Indianapolis Journal.
A quirky collection notes a playful goat named Billy who reportedly ate a silk item and began talking. The piece blends humor from Brooklyn Life with a Gibraltar tunnel joke from the Boston Transcript, reflecting light newspaper humor of the era.
An elderly uncle, Jerry, is described as the contiriest man by Aunt Melisabel in a humorous exchange. The anecdote recalls him picking up a hot utensil during dinner with no company present and holding it until it blistered his hand, rather than dropping it to soothe others.
Dialogue heavy item from a vintage comic features Ally Sloper and a character named Pusher Giutsher trading adjectives about sunshades and shippers. Usher responds with a puzzled exchange as the scene hints at anxious mood in a place called the Diaanos and a product plug for Cascarets Candy.
A Detroit Journal remark notes some men lack basic elements of success and would not spark change even if advantage was guaranteed, underscoring a critical view of ambition and self-belief.
A picturesque brigand named Bernardo Viola is described as a generous, kind hearted man who targets priests for funds. Those who pay are spared while refusers are robbed, and one priest is killed when obstructed. Viola seeks a partnership with Raimondo Pace as police in Aquila district struggle with limited manpower.
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly notes chopsticks as a long established Asian tool used for eating and various chores since ancient times in China and Japan. It contrasts widespread Asiatic use with the absence of chopsticks in Central and South America, where wooden knitting needles appear in Peruvian mummies but chopsticks have not been found.
The article surveys beliefs about meeting eyebrows signifying deceit and blessing across cultures. It cites Kingsley and Tennyson, notes Turkish use of drawn brows, Greek and Roman practices with pigments, and proverbs labeling outcomes as luck or misfortune. It mentions Chinese and Danish lore, and poetic praise of arched brows as timeless beauty.
A golf round on the St Cutus course was interrupted when a ball struck by a player hit a nearby bird, killing it instantly. The incident occurred during play on the hillock beside the course.
It is estimated that about 2,000,000 bicycles have been made in Europe and America.
A London Mail report recounts a Boer farmer trading 24 fresh eggs that seemed sound but proved hard boiled. A shopkeeper double checked, sold quickly, and raised prices before realizing the eggs were not as advertised, losing about ten pounds in the scam.
A man arriving at Cape Town rode swiftly on a bicycle. He carried dispatches in a brown paper parcel inside his coat pocket. He encountered about 20 Boers looting and, by greeting them calmly, offering two hard boiled eggs, then his dispatches and sandwiches, avoided danger. The Boers accepted his civility and sent him on his way.
A newspaper snippet touts ninety eight percent profits and safety in an investment, citing Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It claims cures for weak lungs and other ailments by nourishing the stomach and digestion to bolster blood and strength.
A Bordeaux fencer named Basses survived a bout mishap when his instructor's foil button came off during a lunge. The weapon pierced Basses just above the heart and exited the back but reportedly did not strike vital organs. Doctors expect rapid healing.
An ad promotes Bosehee s German Syrup as a universal remedy for coughs and lung troubles, claiming it heals tissues, eases inflammation, aids expectoration, and provides restful sleep. Sample bottles are available at Emmert and Burrell. A separate college graduation tally lists totals for Harvard Yale Columbia Princeton Dartmouth Brown Bowdoin Amherst and Washington University.
A promotional piece touts Grain-O as a nourishing alternative to tea or coffee for children. It claims Grain-O comes from pure grains and, when prepared properly, tastes like coffee yet costs about four times as much. Sold by grocers at 15e and 25e. Dr W J Rideout offers eye ear nose and throat services at 110 Stephens on Street with Glasses fitted and Telephone No. 2 on 305.
An old advertisement claims four doses of Foley’s Honey and Tar relieve severe cold throat and lung soreness with a warm healing feeling. It asserts guaranteed relief and includes a testimonial signature. The piece also notes canned crabs and lobsters in Russia and that oysters are favored while frogs legs are viewed with horror.
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