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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1899
Page
8
A South Side couple, after years of frugality, kept a few hundred dollars in a La Salle street bank. Fearing bank failures the wife plans to leave the money, then learns the banker says the bank won’t fail and remains confident, while the husband jokes about a gold brick. Chicago Times Herald report.
A Detroit Free Press fragment humorously portrays gender dynamics through a series of one liners. It mocks women's expectations of men and jokes about marriage, devotion, and domestic life with wry observations and light satire.
In a Washington Star excerpt a lawyer notes PH may testify while a “new woman” seeks a $2,000 payment to avoid age questions. She weighs business value against answering, choosing to dismiss if compensated.
In a humorous exchange, Briggs explains his absent mindedness saying he handed a bird he bought home to his wife and kissed the cook by mistake. The quip ends with a light remark about women and perception.
A restless crowd erupts as an inventor leans from a window to explain a new device. The mob, shouting “you must die,” believes the machine will drive price cuts for beer, while the inventor insists it is an attachment for breweries intended to lower beer to one cent a glass, prompting mixed reactions.
Two cats converse about bootjacks with one cat pleading for attention while the other remains focused on the fence. The dialogue captures a playful domestic moment featuring Puck and an unnamed companion.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts a Life Insurance president recalling his early rise in journalism. He admits chasing sensationalism, clashing with a schoolteacher who challenged his methods, and later yielding control to her steadiness.
A humorous dialogue from a period source depicts Ethelbert and Old Soak discussing cigars and a church fair. They joke about girl bartenders boosting business and a twin-like doppelganger encounter, reflecting social banter in a train station setting.
Mrs Jorkins cites a natural history book claiming seals shed tears like humans and jokes that men pay for sealskin jackets. The exchange features Jorkins approving the comparison and satirically tying it to fashion costs.
Brief exchange features a wife asking for control over finances with the husband agreeing to give “everything” in a playful line. He then walks home to save carfare, illustrating frugal domestic humor from the Truth caption.
The New York Press argues that alcohol drives more criminals to prison than men who buy their wives Easter bonnets, highlighting a temperance stance and social concern over crime and vice.
Perdita laments in Truth with a quip from Penelope about wealth and desirability, reflecting social riffing on gender and attraction in a humorous exchange.
An Atchison view chides Emporia for supplying teachers to Kansas trains. The quip questions if Emporia produces anything but teachers, mocks its men for seeking brides, and jokes about White running a paper under so many teachers watching grammar.
A North Lincolnshire town council discusses whether to consecrate a new cemetery section. A member cites personal reason, noting his yard was done similarly. The excerpt also mentions Trinidad as a seabird breeding site and various antiquated medical quack cures and home remedies including lemon applications for corns.
An advertisement extols De Witts Witch Hazel Salve as a fast relief for piles burns and skin diseases. It warns against imitation products and lists multiple distributors and contacts including H J Moogh Wm Jungkinz Co and Guenther.
The wooden bicycle Blondin used to cross Niagara on a rope remains in existence and recently traveled to Paris for display, fetching a half crown admission.
Aimed at catarrh hay fever and cold in the head the offer invites readers to mail 10 cents for a trial size to test cures. A 50 cent size is mailed and kept by the druggist with the purchaser continuing treatment. Relief is claimed to be immediate and a cure follows from Ely Brothers 56 Warren Street New York. A note on social rank uses the term prince in Russia versus Mr in England or the U S.
A historical snippet touts Foley's Kidney as a reliable prepay ncy and bladder proprietary remedy with claims of funding and cure for kidney diseases. It notes endorsements by EH and Fleck and cites a civil Gibraltar population figure of 19 100 plus a 4 600 man garrison.
Ingredient claims Grain-O provides a rich mocha like color from pure grains and is safe for children and adults. It is marketed as a coffee substitute priced at 25 cents per package and sold by grocers.
The note cites the Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Bay offering 109 miles as the shortest line to Florida and the West Indies, highlighting a proposed or advertised connection.
The great English actor Sir Henry Irving is in poor health and rumors say he may retire from the stage. He has overworked as actor manager and may be seeking to turn over Lyceum management to ease strain. He is wintering at Bournemouth and improving.
The czar favors a room papered with his caricatures after admiring a black and white palace room redecorated in St Petersburg gossip notes. The New York Sun reports the plan tests his humor and self respect amid European royalty. Helen Gould earns nationwide praise as New York assembly adopts a resolution commending her wartime and soldier care efforts.
The piece praises Professor Shaler known for far walking and geologic talk at Palmes field. It notes his Atlantic article on landscape as culture urging true contemplation in solitude, contrasting busy life with the calm, environment entering understanding.
An ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach weakness, gas, sour risings, and related symptoms. It cites Prof Henry W Becker and a testimonial from his own words about relief from indigestion after using the tablets. 50 cents per package and a booklet offer are noted.
An advertisement from the World's Dispensary Medical Association claims Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets ease constipation by aiding natural elimination. It touts gentler action than harsher pills, promotes healthful cleansing, and urges readers to mail 1 cent stamps for a medical advisor pamphlet.
A special vestibuled train with sleeping and dining cars including an open top observation car Chililitli will tour for 87 days starting Tuesday January 24. The American Tourist Association conducts the trip with all expenses paid, offering maps and circulars via ticket agents of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad.
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