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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1899
Page
11
The readable lines evoke a nocturnal sea of doubt and fear as a speaker notes leafy darkness and distant calls. Virginia Woodward Cloud of Century is cited as the source, presenting a lyrical fragment rather than a full narrative.
Mrs Trelawney glimpses a life she once desired as a penniless couple at a party falters. A fire at Ran gun club claims Major Trelawney, exposing the broken ten year distance between husband and wife. In the end Horace awakens, calling her name, as she kneels by his bed in shock.
Alf Clark of Hopkinsville, a local wag, ushered Eli Perkins to the footlights after a rainstorm kept most of the audience away. He introduced Perkins to each listener by name, then guided him to begin the lecture, as recorded by the Henderson Journal.
A Detroit Free Press quote recalls a clubsman defending a man who insists he always tells the truth while another derides him as a poor shot, likening him to a Spaniard in war. The humorous exchange highlights skepticism about honesty and accuracy.
An expert argues that in American fields the native foxhound excels for red fox chases due to speed nose and melodious bark, while imported English hounds prove slow and weak in voice. English breeds may work on open downs but lack the instinct and tracking power needed for American woods. The foxhound began in colonial America with Virginia Maryland settlers who brought thoroughbred hounds, leading to a purebred line praised as the best hunting dog today.
The Malays of Ceylon play ragang a ball game kept in the air by a series of kicks with no hands except the initial throw. The Chinese kick called Cheen-adea uses a high leg swing and body motion to keep the ball aloft before returning it. A second item notes J. T. Brush contending with unruly baseball and praised signatures on documents.
Danish historian cites Holland as the home of skating with bones skates found in a Prins land village site. The practice is linked to northern Europe, with bone skates strapped through bone holes. Early England also used bone skates.
Jim Crawley argues that under the Marquis of Queensberry rules a loud Break is unnecessary. He says one hand frog boxing violates the rules and clinching with either arm should be barred. If boxers fight by the rules, the Break order is pointless.
Tom Bendelow, a famed professional golfer, says he laid out about 150 courses in a year and a half, a world record. He notes golf’s rapid growth and predicts New York links next year will struggle to accommodate demand.
A New York Times piece on luxury kitchenware notes solid silver coffee mills fruit bowls and apple covers priced up to 8.76 and catalogs durable Japanese dishes lacquer bowls and enamel chairs. It includes practical home tips from Pamphlet style guides and a Popular Science blurb on palm pot care and worm remedies.
Passenger and freight trains listed for Madison and Dodgeville lines with departures arrivals and connections. No 101 and No 134 serve Madison. freight trains carry passengers except 151. Dodgeville line shows No 201, 231. Chicago Freeport transfers noted. through coaches from Rock Island to Milwaukee. baggage through to destination. Date Jan 18 1896.
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