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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
3
A patriotic tribute extols Abraham Lincoln as a universal symbol of goodness and humanity. It calls for wide observances including Springfield, the birth place farm, and public devotion by plain people, while stressing Lincoln’s democratic spirit, humility, and universal appeal across labor, race, and culture.
Editorial reflects on Lincoln’s centenary drawing moral force from his memory and universal regard across North and South. It notes a worldwide aspiration for a new birth of freedom, peace, and nobility, praising local committee members and expected centennial ceremonies in Springfield with foreign dignitaries and notable U.S. figures. It critiques romantic exaggerations about Lincoln and urges appreciation while history remains accessible.
In Bataan rice planting blends labor with rhythm as workers chop brush and burn undergrowth, plant corn in six foot spots, and drop two or three rice kernels in each hole while a guitarist keeps time. A semicircle of workers with bamboo tools leaps back joyfully as women place seeds in holes and cover them amid cheerful comments.
The Soufriere sulphurous mountain near Soufriere, St. Lucia, is described as the West Indies' greatest natural curiosity. It sits a half hour from town, two miles east of the Pitons, at the base of two barren hills. Covering about three acres, it is crusted with sulphur and alum, with several boiling caldrons. Water ranges from black in the larger caldrons to clear in smaller ones, and visitors often boil eggs using bend from a Creole guide.
Detroit Tribune notes a town pattern where politicians appear as iron men, strong yet rusting under party pressure. The column observes public figures seeming sturdy but wearing with time and party battles.
A quoted exchange shows a child named Bessie asking why she handles chocolates and a mother instructing her to eat only pieces touched by her fingers. The line reflects a domestic vignette from Bohemian Magazine.
A pretty girl in an apple orchard wakes to a young man who admits stealing one kiss while she slept. She laughs, claiming she counted seven before she woke, and scorns the confession with playful triumph.
Richard Gell toured London with a claimed psychic trick where a hand model wrote answers on a paper behind a screen. After a drunken arrest, he died of heart failure in Farley Street. doctors present noted the writing appeared in an unfamiliar script, later deemed Sanskrit or an unknown language, and the mystery remained unsolved.
In Detroit Tribune style a brisk, humorous note questions if the dentist Yankem is truly painless, quipping that he is so busy he has no time to take pains with his victims.
The note reflects a man intent on pursuing repayment until the final cent, showing determined collection effort after a poor financial outcome.
The excerpt from a New York page features a witty exchange between Mrs. Knicker and Mrs. Becker about ideal state of affairs. Becker quips that worms would have better discipline if terms and clothing were simpler, reflecting light humor of the era.
A compact moral line urges a son to act and decide rather than drift. It contrasts resolute effort with perpetual uncertainty, framing resolution as superior to never attempting.
A fragment cites a joke about banana farming as a money maker. The Kansas City Times piece hints at a playful exchange on fruit profits and plantation business in a historical context. No clear dates or full names are provided.
A satirical note mocks a weather forecaster who repeats the word colder, suggesting a limited remit to proclaim colder conditions regardless of nuance. The brief quotes the Washington paper framing.
A playful phrase from the Baltimore American contrasts a girl described as a peach nut eye with the idea that she is the apple of ib, suggesting a lighthearted, regional slang moment in a newspaper snippet.
A brief verse advises not to attack illness but to lose it themselves. It suggests self-control and patience as the remedy, presenting a folk notion that defeating a cold comes from within. The piece uses simple language and a calling tone typical of period verse.
A light exchange outlines a humorous salary increase. The joke hinges on a pun about a big raise.
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