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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1900
Page
3
A doctor prescribes imaginary “thought pills” to Mrs Hollis as a satirical test of mind care beliefs. She struggles to avoid thoughts of the pills, while the physician explains their dubious philosophy and its hypnotic pull, revealing a critique of pseudo medical remedies and patient credulity.
A wife feigns illness to test a doctor’s so called thought pills. After strict adherence the patient improves, while husband Mr Hollis jokes that diet and jalap could have worked. The doctor notes nature’s action and the couple resolves to revisit the physician.
A Pall Mall Gazette report exposes organized beggary in Paris where professional mendicants hire children aged five to ten as helper labor. Prices rise in winter and on holidays like Christmas and New Year, with babies costing up to a sovereign on peak days. Older children command shillings, and the guardian beggar must cover food and medical care if a child falls ill.
Guidance from Leah Launceford in Woman's Home Companion outlines duty calls after social events. It covers calls to newlyweds on reception days, to the bride's parents after wedding invitations, to engaged couples, and to bereaved friends within specific timelines, noting mere card delivery suffices and mourning alters visitation.
A household guide extols using celery scraps to make a nourishing stew. Trim brown spots, simmer green stalks and leaves in water for ninety minutes, then add leaves, butter, cream or milk, flour, salt, and pepper. A cabbage addition boosts celery flavor. Serve hot as a restorative dish.
A small basket fashioned for knitting work uses a silk bag eight inches long with a three inch hem casing. Ribbon is threaded through and tied in a large bow to hang the finished tote. Prices range from ten cents to a quarter depending on quality. Housekeeper.
A housekeeper shares a method to seal pie crusts without greasing pans. Dry bread dust is sprinkled on the bottom, the lower crust is built up with air holes, the upper crust pressed into place, and the edge tucked neatly to prevent leaks. The technique aims to prevent soggy crusts and adhesion to the pan.
Instructions describe rubbing fat into flour with butter and sugar, adding lemon rind and whisked egg to form a stiff paste. Moisten with milk, roll on a floured board, divide into small buns, brush with egg white, dust with sugar, and bake in a hot oven.
A veteran rider describes how to handle a lame horse by stopping, inspecting the hoof, and removing the cause. The text compares lameness to a weak stomach and warns against whisky medicines, promoting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for stomach ailments and related digestion issues.
A tramp seeks food and shelter from a wary housewife. She presses him with questions about his past including Cuban War service and injuries. He faints after a string of accusations and inquiries, revealing his desperate state and lack of employment or meals. The scene ends with his collapse.
Mr Elisha Berry of this place reports dramatic relief from rheumatism after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He suffered shooting pains from hip to knee, but the liniment provided prompt comfort. Sold by Emmert & Burrell, Druggists, and by B F Baker, druggist, St Paris Ohio.
A senior partner laments his wife’s disinterest in foreign politics while a humorous exchange reveals a misheard brainteaser about Sam Owen. The wife’s confident punchline exposes a clash of politics and personal life in a light domestic vignette.
L. T. Travis of Selina Georgia, an agent for Southern Railroad, writes praise for One Minute Cough Cure. He asserts it works instantly and claims the remedy cures coughs colds croup bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles.
Russell Sage credits health to avoiding social functions while Newark judge Gottfried Krueger builds a $100000 mausoleum. British ambassador Henry Wolff plans resignation at 70. Indianapolis prepares two swords for a widow and family. Washington clock master F L Flemming holds 500 timepieces. Professor B R Garner pursues further ape language study in Africa, predicting insights into animal speech.
An old advertisement describes Foley's Kidney Cure as a reliable remedy, offered by H. J. Moogk and Kunz & Co. It promises refunds if not effective and claims to cure various kidney and bladder diseases. The text mentions pricing around 50 cents and emphasizes a money-back guarantee.
A London paper notes Joseph Chamberlain’s rising standing as art critic after a recent art paper. The Khedive of Egypt reportedly abstains from wine and tobacco, while Rider Haggard departs England for a Holy Land and Egypt tour to gather material for another book. Lord Londonderry faces keener attention from English correspondents who dispatch telegraphs urging government action on the war.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for throat chest and lung diseases. Dealers are authorized to guarantee satisfaction in all cases. 25 cents. H. J. Moogk, W. F. Jungkunz & Co.
Grand excursion departs Chicago Tuesday January 80 1900 under J Grafton. Special train with dining car includes Mardi Gras at New Orleans and major Old Mexico sights. Limited space, secure early. For pamphlets call or write agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
The C M and St P Railway resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car service between Chicago and San Francisco with a Friday night departure from Chicago at 10 35 p m and a Saturday 3 55 p m arrival in Omaha. The schedule continues via Omaha to Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and ends in San Francisco Wednesday at 9 45 a m. An optional day in Salt Lake City is offered. Eastbound service departs San Francisco Saturdays at 8 00 a m and reaches Chicago Wednesday at 8 25 a m. G H Hearst (G P and T A) notices.
On the first and third Tuesdays through October the Southern Railway sells cheap one way and round trip tickets to most Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida points. Homeseekers pay one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip, tickets valid twenty one days from sale. For illustrated matter and details contact Wxfi Taylor in Louisville or J C Beam Jr in Chicago.
C Unger of 212 Maple St Champaign Illinois describes long lasting coughing fits and fear of consumption. After trying various remedies and doctor care he used one bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar which cured the cough and left no further trouble.
Train timetable details list arrivals and departures on routes east and south from Chicago. It specifies number designations, daily frequencies, exceptions for Sundays and Mondays, Madison line connections, and Dodgeville freight links with freight train restrictions and conductor notes.
In the citys remote business districts, store clerks endure youths asking for cards empty boxes and similar items. A West Side incident escalates when a boy demands cards bottles and aluminum while the clerk responds with sharp rebuffs and ejects him from the shop.
A promotional brief extols the Gulf coast between Mobile and New Orleans as a mild healthful winter retreat with first class visitor accommodations. The Louisville & Nashville line offers through cars from northern cities and Florida-bound service. readers are urged to request folders from J K Ridge ly in Chicago.
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