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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1899
Page
7
The piece describes elaborate neckwear and collars, from silk bows and lace to stock collars worn over dress bands. It notes home making as a cheap alternative, various bow forms including sailor knots and butterfly motifs, and new designs like the Louis Quinze bow appearing in neckwear with hemstitching and four-in-hand details.
A hostess should make living rooms inviting and cheerful with open piano, comfy chairs, and flowers if possible. Gather guests whose natures harmonize, avoid past tensions, and avoid overdoing plans. Infinite tact makes a woman appear charming, gracious, and tactful in hosting.
A physician laments how women drain nervous and physical strength by fretful over small tasks. He cites mothers and housewives who vent impatience and react to child noises, warning that each loss of control hastens aging and invalidism. A witty remark about not using a pile driver to attach a ribbon underscores using gentle pressure instead.
A clever man invited by his wife attends a party where he and another guest form a surprising bond. The hostess tries to separate them, shifting them to opposite corners, yet gravitation proves irresistible and both men drift back together. The wife tips him to leave discreetly, and the scene ends with the hostess unaware of the guest’s more joyful night.
The article surveys old wedding superstitions across Europe and England. It notes shoe tossing in Isle of Man Kent and Yorkshire and Scotland, the left stocking fling in England, hot water on the doorstep in some regions, and in Prussia a costly custom of smashing crockery to invoke blessings for newlyweds.
Velvet top balustrades trimmed with a velvet cord adorn the staircase. Landings become resting places like divans with cushions. Underside recesses now become charming retreats with hangings, rugs, lamps, and lighting. Cuban flags sometimes accompany the Stars and Stripes.
An essay notes that the fan should be used with grace and restraint, praising Spanish Italian and French women while criticizing German English American and Chinese Japanese women for lacking poise. It cites the Delsartean course teaching the graceful manipulation of the fan as a valuable lesson for American women to cultivate leisure and self control.
To preserve softness wash leather in hot water with one teaspoon salad oil per quart. Use plain primrose soap for dirty areas, rinse in hot water and oil, wring and air dry away from heat. Repeat only if leather is very dirty. The method also works for doeskin gloves.
In a Branklun Citizen tale, Slippy seeks dental care from Yanker as he questions payment. A tooth is pulled amid advances, a mispayment dispute ensues, and Slippy later discovers two teeth drawn while one remains. The jaw heals oddly and a potential malpractice suit fades into complexity.
H W Ulrich a Freeport General Electric motorman tells how Morrow's Kid-ne-oids and LiverLax cured his backache nervousness sleeplessness and constipation after railroad work. He urges others to try the remedies from John Morrow Co Springfield Ohio via H J Moogh druggist. Also notes Gibraltar population figure with 4600 garrison.
Grain'O is a non stimulating drink made from pure grains that looks and tastes like coffee. It nourishes and cheers without disturbing sleep and is recommended for nervous, young, and child readers. Get a package from your grocer today and try it as a coffee substitute.
Shortest line to Florida and the West Indies covers 109 miles along the Queen and Crescent route. Local rail note highlights 12 weeks of service or growth potential.
From Cincinnati trains run to New Orleans or Jacksonville via the Queen and Crescent Limited in about 54 hours through to Havana with 12-Weowil-31 noted in an old timetable style.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer account describes a streetcar on the Euclid line where a woman signaled to stop at east and cross streets. The motorman slowed, but the car passed her, leaving her 100 feet behind. She asks how much time was lost, then steps back as the conductor rings the bell. She declines to board and walks away.
Ebenezer Offington tells his son Tom that at twenty three he should marry only after reaching eighty. The old man argues waiting until eighty ensures he will likely be married, a jesting warning about delaying life's pivotal step.
The exchange centers on Parkey-Poor De Jones who showed no enthusiasm at the theater and sneered at the play’s finest points. He is rumored to be training to secure a position as a dramatic critic, explaining his offhand reaction.
A humorous dialogue excerpt features a landlady asking about stuffing for a turkey and Mr. Smith replying with a quip about apse and dynamite. A man noted for interest in people critiques a lack of bulldog determination, while Willie Wishington contemplates his own delayed assertion until tasks lack significance.
Amid troubles, a great consolation arises as a largish cat hitherto unknown to naturalists is discovered. The find is expected to arouse considerable interest in Europe and is noted within the life and work of Emin Pasha.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a gentle effective cure for constipation and related ailments, claiming they aid nature without violence. It urges sending 21 cents to World's Dispensary Medical Association for a medical adviser and contrasts Russian and English social ranks with commonality of titles.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney remedy as reliable and cures for kidney diseases. It claims endorsement by H. & Fleck and J. Moogk Swarts, asserting it is a perfect treatment and funds support its use. The copy suggests marketing claims without medical validation.
A fragment from a Philadelphia North American item quotes a woman claiming intense patriotism after meeting heroes of the late war. The inconsistency of the dialogue suggests a humorous or theatrical vignette on romance and national pride.
A compact philosophical observation drawing on Plato to compare human life to a dice game. It argues that one should accept the casts of fate rather than chase the most valuable outcomes, embracing contentment with present chances.
A Harvard Lampoon styled gag where a Freshman at the Co op asks for Tristan and Isolde. The clerk quotes two dollars and the freshman hesitates admitting only one dollar, offering only Tristan.
A widow asks where her husband has been as a spirit message appears in the Indianapolis Journal. The piece presents a medium offering to convey the dead husband’s reply to questions from the living.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any cause of catarrh not cured by Hulls Catarrh Cure F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Undersigned trust F J Cheney 5 years honest in business and able to fulfill obligations Wrest Trans Kinnan Marvin Toledo Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Car taken internally acts upon blood and mucous surfaces Price per bottle sold by druggists testimonials free
A special vestibuled train offering 12 car types including Full man Compartment Drawing Room Library and Dinning Cars and an open top observation Chililitli departs Chicago on Tuesday January 24 for 87 days. Tickets cover all expenses including rail, sleeping car fares, meals, hotels, carriages, street cars, boats, guides and interpreters with no extras. Conducted by The American Tourist Association under Beau Campbell. Inquiries at Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad ticket agents.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt highlights Miss Meggs as an original girl praised by Miss Middleton. The dialogue underscores Meggs as uniquely bold and unconventional, prompting remarks on her character and demeanor.
A weary speaker laments the endless cycle of daily life and the predictable path of humanity. He mocks the sameness of routines and the lack of novelty, hoping for a surprising shift in the world’s course.
Train service from Cincinnati to Jacksonville resumed with two fast vestibule cars daily. Officials announce reduced travel time and improved connections to Florida destinations aboard the Queen and Crescent route.
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