A Game of Poker by Susie Bannard's Bold Hand
Eugene Holmes Burt recounts a poker evening at Ned Bannard's house with Susie Bannard learning fast. Susie, new to cards, bets boldly and wins big after misreading a royal flush, while Ned, Tom Pendleton, and the narrator observe and reveal the surprise ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Bannard
Tom Pendleton
Ned
Susie Bannard
Susie
Von
Tow
Antigonist
Eugene Holmes Burt
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for Piles Sold at Jungkunz
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is especially recommended for piles. Sold by Wm. FEF. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Wm. Fef
Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Costly photographs and the rise of expensive portraits
New York Sun discusses the shift from cabinet photos to life sized likenesses costing up to $1000. It describes a room sized camera, the permanence of carbon prints on canvas, and compares $200 and $1000 images to traditional oil portraits, noting both luxury and growing acceptability among middle earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
New York Sun
Velvet For Uncle Sam Postcards Prove Profitable
A Philadelphia Record quotation notes the habit of using sou venir postal cards and stamping ordinary postals already bearing stamps. The practice doubles postage, increasing government receipts and providing real velvet to Uncle Sam through added revenue from souvenir cards and extra stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Cuele Sam
Philadelphia Record
Grecian Bread Baking Modernized In Athens
Ancient Greek bread baking shifts from wood to coke to save forests. Fires burn brushwood and tinder in the lower chamber until heated, then the fuel is removed and bread placed inside the upper compartment. Bakers increasingly adopt the coke burning oven to cut costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
Lord Randolph at the Bank Door in Nervous Moment
Sir Edward Hamilton recounts Lord Randolph Churchill fearing exposure of ignorance at the Bank of England. Churchill, under the exchequer leaders he served, stood outside the treasury and confessed he was too nervous to enter. It took Hamilton a quarter hour to persuade him to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Randolph
Sir Edward Hamilton
Exchequer
Lord Randolph Churchill
Treasury
Bank of England
Tun
Tie
London Chronicle
Finger Ring Watches Shine in London and Abroad
Swiss watchmakers are busy filling English and American orders for finger ring watches. The ring watch, though little seen, is a novelty. The manager of an old London firm recalls seeing them over fourteen years ago. Queen Victoria reportedly owned three or four. The simplest ring costs about 100 pounds, while diamond or gem studded pieces may fetch 9000 to 10000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
DeWitt's Little Harry Risers Sold by Local Drugstore
DeWitt's Little Harry Risers are promoted as the best pills. They are sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, a druggist located at 85 Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Harry Risers
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Tremendous Influence of Seed on Yield in Corn
Virginia experiment station tests show seed selection rapidly alters corn traits including stalk size leaves ear length and grain percent. Yields varied 28.14 to 57.26 bu in 1905 and 34.79 to 81.69 bu in 1906 across 40 samples. Large ears consistently produced stronger germination and higher yields, nearly eleven bu per acre in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Experiment Station
Wheat sowing guidance for cotton belt fields in November
A southern agronomist advises sowing wheat in the cotton belt during the first week of November, with Dec 1 as a possible latest sowing if germination remains favorable. It recommends compact seedbed, single to double pass rolling, drill sowing, and 400–600 pounds of fertilizer per acre. Fertilizer mix suggested includes 200 pounds phosphate, 400 cottonseed meal, 50 muriate of potash, plus 50–75 pounds nitrate of soda in March if nitrogen is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Belt
Grading Board Modernizes Apple Packing
Growers in the Wood River region adopt a grading board to sort apples during wiping. A common board with holes matching tiers is hung before the wiper. This method speeds work, allowing packers to grade practically and perform as much in a day as with the old method after an initial learning period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood River
Beans and pigs feed quality in cooked beans
A passage notes that swine cannot utilize hard or tira beans even after boil ing and must be thoroughly cooked. It warns that supplying half cooked beans to hogs reduces appetite and may stop feeding, per RK Shaw of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Michigan
Daily Journal Delivery Offer Reduces Citywide Rate
The Daily Journal announces home delivery available across the city for ten cents per week, expanding access to readers everywhere.
Costly Drugs and Rare Substances Across Animal Plant Worlds
A writer notes expensive drugs from plants animals and seas. Saffron costs 18 per pound, attar of roses 112, a pound requires 10 000 pounds of roses. Monkshood toxin sells at 108 per ounce. Musk from Asiatic deer runs 24 to 30 per ounce. Ambergris fetches 30 per ounce. Rattlesnake venom used as a medicinal solution for malignant scarlet fever.
Coup de Jarnac tale becomes a French proverb
The term coup de Jarnac marks a decisive, unforeseen stroke in settling a dispute. It refers to Gui Chabot, Sénat de Jarnac, who defeated Le Chatelgeron in a formal duel revived at St Germain under Henry II. Though weaker, Jarnac struck unexpectedly after lessons from an Italian. He later fought at St Quentin and died in a duel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gui Chabot
Setaneur de Jarnac
Francis I
le Chateignerate
Francis
Henry II
St. Germain
Jarnac
la Chatelgnerato
Indy
Jarnie
St. Quentin
Argonaut
Lungs Expert Warns On Monkeys Parrots At Home
A lung specialist cites a famed scientist who contracted consumption from many consumptive monkeys used in experiments. He warns nothing endangers lung health like keeping a monkey or parrot as a pet, claiming these animals commonly carry consumption and can transmit it to people. The expert would rather avoid such pets in a tubercular ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Wedding Day Reminder from Harvard Psychologist
William Tames the renowned Harvard psychologist recalled at a Boston dinner that an oedipus complex can revive buried memories. He noted landscapes trigger recollections from past visits and that strong associations cling to trivial objects. He recounted a Thanksgiving dinner remark to a nun about boiled rice and a remark from Mr Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tames
Harvard
Boston
Mayoral Expenses Quoted In Midlands Town Note
Reynolds' Newspaper reports a Midlands town elder magistrate famed for cautious spendthrift was pressed for a subscription to the local footnote club. The inside page records a line reading Dress suit, £2, while the cover bears Mayoralty Expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midlands
Theothish
Reynolds
The Philosopher and Dyspeptile Exchange Quip
A fragmentary dialogue references a philosopher and a dyspeptile figure. A wife is mentioned in distance and a cookery book is read, with one line noting she is not a cook. The exchange carries a breezy, comic tone with obscured names and phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Fragmented City Rail Dialogue Fragments in Transcript
A damaged OCR fragment reveals a tense exchange about a bag, with Mrs Oatcake entering and a horse mentioned. The text shows casual dialogue and interruptions about carrying items, hinting at a larger scene without a clear narrative.
Short Shoes Twist Growth and Pain, Old Shoe Maker Warns
An aged cobbler cites that ill fitting shoes stunt growth and distort tissue bone and flesh toward the toes. The Philadelphia North American notes the saying misreads as a riddle while an Irish proverb echoes in a silent, melodic mood.
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Was
Philadelphia
North
Amercan
Was It a Dream of Justice in a Murder Tale
A former burglar named Michael Keenan, recently released after a long sentence, observes a midnight scene connected to a murder case involving Hugh Gregory and Tiv ered Sturgis. Keenan learns Gregory confessed to the crime and contemplates exposing police innocence while plotting escape to Chile with partial evidence. The fragment ends with Keenan’s letter to the judge and Gregory’s near-liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Keenan
Keenan
Hugh Gregory
Gregory
Sturgis
Sheenan
Sturges
Chile
Atlantic Ocean
Jim
Mike Keenan
Davine
Goregors
Sturmies
Hlm
Seenga
Sullivan
A Tough Game Between Jack and Bill Over Life Insurance
Jack and Bill discuss a high risk plan to insure each other for ten thousand dollars then shoot to settle the wager. They propose loading their guns and stepping thirty paces to see who survives and collects the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Bill
Relief for stomach troubles with KODOL remedy
It urges prompt stomach relief with KODOL for Dyspepsia and Indigestion after meals. The ad recommends taking it occasionally to aid digestion and mentions it is sold by Wm F Jungkunz, druggist, at Stephenson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm.f. Jungkunz
Stephenson St
Bank Directors and Capitals in Freeport Illinois
A ledger style listing shows multiple Freeport banks with capital figures and officers. D. to Stover pres H H Antrim cashr R G Shumway first vice pres Henry Baler second vice pres Dorman assistant cashier at STAT BANK Freeport Ill. plus German Bank and First National Bank details with presidents cashiers and directors. Second National Bank Freeport Illinois lists capital 100000 and surplus 20000 with named directors and interest on time deposits.
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D. To Stover
H. H. Antrim
R. G. Shumway
Henry Baler
Dorman
Stat Bank
Freeport
Ill
Capital
A. & Held
J. Fred Smith
Fred W. Hoefer
H. H Antrim
J. H. Stealy
D. C. Stover
Fred Dorman
W. Hagner
Henry Bater
Homer F
German Bank
Cc. O. Collmann
J. S. Collman
L. R. Jungkunz
A. F. Schulte
Ass’t
Wm. O. Iti
A. Bidwee
J. _M. care vaas
John Burrell
Jose
Son Mert
C. H. Little
Wm Co
W. B. Bidwell
Boyd
Adaieen
M. V. B. Elson
H. S&s. Webster
L. Z. Farwell
THE
Second National Bank
Illinois
M. V. B. Eison
H. S. Webster
Reuben Siegfried
a. _F. Farr
J. N. Galloway
F. B. Schaeffer
EH. Mayer
Union Loan & Building Association
F. E. Schaeffer
C. J. Wells
John J. Trunck
BE. Mayer
J. F. Kramer
W. J. Schwarz
H. 8. Webster
Railroad Timetable Fragments East and West Bound
Timetable notes for trains from Freeport and Forreston with east and west bound departures and arrivals, noting connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Madison and Milwaukee, freight and passenger services, and station agents signatures.
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East Bound
Freep't
Lv.Chic'ge
Freep’t
Eess
Aeresea
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
DeKalb Spring Valley
Peckpe Coma
R R
Oe Ee
Ae Ora Freeport
Art
Carr
Carroll Freeport
Rock Island
Davenport
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapida
Pointe
North
South Dakota
J. B. Swhatt
Satan Express
Coeeyes
Dubuque
St Paul
Minneapolia
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
St Joseph
Ft. Dodge
Dusbuque
Bagga
WM. Neese
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul
Mina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arden
the Grading Board
Daily Journal
Mouge
WM. B. Junge Unz
STEP
Bright
Gon
Rome
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Deliv
Business Directory
Fili
BANKS
First National Bank
Attorneys AT Law
W. N. Cronerite
Freeport, Dr
R. P. Eckert
Attorney At Law
Stephenson Street
Freeport, Linnois
Déan
Wagner
Anzelger
Chicago and
Spring Streets
C. A. Ruthe
Carpenter and Contractor
Douglas Ave
Oittive
New
Oftee
Frisbie & Haney
Exchange St
New ‘Plone
Journal
R.R
Illinois Central
R. R
Omaha Lim
St. Paul I Ie
Dodge
Maux City
Taeene
Saane
Dodger
Au Dubuque Ky
Paul Lim
Wena
Teave
Decatur
Dodgeville
tApraveidamad Bat
Moe
Dally
John F. Daly
Depar
Chicago Great Western
Maple Leaf
South Reeport
C. B
Forreston
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