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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1907
Page
6
Burden, a weary office partner, helps a distressed young woman, Lois Trevor, and a chance meeting sparks a rising bond. As Burden aids her housekeeping and shares meals, Lois and her mother grow fond, amid market panic and rumors of the firm’s collapse.
An old advertisement links stomach health to cold prevention and recovery. It urges Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a laxative aid and claims quick relief for constipation, biliousness, and general weakness, recommending a hot bath and rest. The product is marketed with a money back guarantee and priced at 50 cents and $1.
The excerpt questions American courtesy in daily life and how good breeding relates to heart and rights. It contrasts kind helpers with those who lack politeness, cites Dr. Johnson's habit of contradicting, and laments a masculine prerogative of blunt talk now seen even among women, suggesting a broader social critique.
In Dixie After the War Myrta Lockett Avary recounts a Gettysburg era tale. Lincoln, visiting Richmond, meets George Pickett’s wife with a baby. He declares himself George’s old friend and promises a special pardon if the general seeks it, praising the child’s good manners and brisk eyes.
A cold remedy sold by all druggists promises relief from coughing when bowels are opened. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup contains honey and tar and conforms to the National Pure Food and Drug Law.
The Daily Journal announces citywide delivery at 10 cents a week, offering affordable home access to all residents. The notice emphasizes low cost and broad distribution to encourage subscriptions.
F. J. Burdett, piano tuner, placed orders at Brown Dollmeyer’s and lists phone contact Bm for service.
A Vienna archive tale tells of Schoenenburg the bandit on the gallows who asks for pardons for his four companions if he can walk to them after decapitation. The headless body supposedly rises and moves to each condemned man before finally collapsing, prompting the question how a headless body could think.
James H. Collins in Atlantic recounts a poet who moved to New York with a completed epic. Rebuffed by readers and publishers he wrote weekly humor fragments, sold them as humor at high prices, and later produced a utilitarian handbook Where to Eat In New York after dining at cafes for a month.
The passage argues that education should prioritize forming a virtuous human being over preparing a student for a specific occupation. It asserts equality of all men, the duty to humanity, and that life is the true profession to teach, with fortune relocating individuals to various ranks while they remain in their essential humanity.
A parliamentary rule dictates MPs must remain hatless when rising to speak or entering and leaving, and even when named in a speech the member must lift and replace his hat as appropriate. The practice emphasizes etiquette for hat removal and donning during formal proceedings.
A field scabla known botanically as Knautia arvensis turns from purplish blue to bright green when exposed to tobacco smoke. The plant blooms from August to October on hills and commons, with globe like flower heads responding to smoke.
In a Philadelphia Press quip a victim complains after an accident about a supposed safe elevator ride. The elevator man deadpans that it was safe to go up, but warns the danger lay in coming down, underscoring a grim punchline.
A humorous quip from Harper's Bazar presents two physicians debating heredity. The first asks about hereditary trouble and the second confirms, joking that he hopes to hand the case down to his son.
Plautus quote presented as a compact literary note reflecting on restraint and wisdom. The line emphasizes measured speech and the value of withholding full knowledge in conversation.
An advertisement urges buying Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cost effective health aid. It promises relief from headache dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion and offers money back if unused. The product is sold by druggists for 50 cents and one dollar.
The article stresses regular feeding times and careful feed selection to maximize pork quality and growth. It warns against wasteful feeding, notes digestion adapts to set times, and advises starting corn small, then increasing while mixing with mill concentrates, alfalfa, clover hay, and root greens for better results.
The article describes storing ice in a shed, packing with sawdust to keep it cold, and using a homemade ice plow. It explains constructing teeth from old chisels or files, bolted between beams, a gauge piece and braces, and handles from an eight inch plow.
A reader in Ohio Farmer shares practical poultry guidance. Hens benefit from green forage when weather allows, scratch areas cost effectively pay off, and bran in soft breakfast feed aids digestion and egg yield. Scratching material comes from barn litter and hay, while overconfinement lowers health and production.
The Farm Press says irrigation laws may become nearly as influential as homestead laws in shaping farm communities. It notes irrigation taps into hundreds of waste streams in eastern Washington to create productive gardens and asserts the U S government will recover every dollar invested in irrigation works.
Regions where hens enter winter quarters in November and remain until snow melts in April should use green cut bone as a substitute for the insects and grubs hens would forage on in summer. This practice aids winter nutrition for poultry by supplying necessary minerals and protein when grazing is limited.
Marie Cahill and Hugenne Cowles chatted off stage during a performance of Marcying Mary. Cowles remarks about colored servants and references to pictures labeled Bos ton ions reveal backstage humor as Caesar tinkers at home.
Victor E. Beckman, secretary of the Pacific Coast Lumbermen's association, says railroad managers offered bribes to stop his campaign to relieve Northwest car shortages. He reports two break-ins at his Seattle desk as workers sought months of statistics in his possession. Beckman met with Interstate Commerce Commission members ahead of Seattle hearings on car shortages and lumber rates. one bribe offer allegedly came from J. M. Hannaford.
Adolphus Busch in St. Louis is improving after a relapse from pneumonia ten days ago. Attending physician Dr. Fischel reported there is no reason to doubt recovery and that the crisis has passed favorably.
San Francisco reports signed articles for a finish fight between Josep Gans and James Britt at Tonopah Nevada on March 1. The purse totals $25,000 with each fighter to weigh 135 pounds two hours before the bout. Payouts split 60 percent to the winner and 40 percent to the loser.
Chicago January 8 news reports representatives from several western railroads decided to form the Car Efficiency Bureau to address the shortage of freight cars. The new organization will coordinate car supply, speed up handling, and improve service across routes.
A blaze in Bangkok Siam on January 8 devastated the Chinese trading quarter causing an estimated loss near 3 million dollars. Firefighters battled the flames through the night with extensive property damage reported across several shops and warehouses.
Quotations across Wheat Corn Oats and fats on the Chicago Board of Trade show Jan May and July futures with varied openings highs and closes. Hog cattle and sheep receipts listed with price ranges for choice shipping and common weights. East Buffalo reports corroborate cattle hogs and lamb price movements and market tone.
E. C. Dewitt & Co of Chicago, maker of the Kedol digestant, certify that the stomach remedy fully complies with the National Pure Food and Drug Law and is sold by all druggists.
Harriet M. Burbank is listed as a piano teacher operating from Studio 3 on Grove Street with stated hours 9 to 4. The notice identifies her as a local instructor offering formal piano lessons.
An arranger complains a weight scale outside a store is broken. The sleepy clerk admits the penny is taken but insists the machine works as a swindle. A humorous exchange follows about cooking schools and a cake turning out well despite method.
In the Detroit Free Press humorous note a quip about a freshman named Reggy. The line says he has learned to top in with one foot, reflecting lighthearted college life humor and campus camaraderie.
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