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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
8
A nostalgic poem by Arthur J. Stringer from Ainslee's Magazine reflects a woman’s homesick heart during autumn. Darkened eyes recall past seasons and a longing for a distant, happier world as evening stars rise over gray hills and Norland memories emerge.
The English coachman drives Henri Duval and his English lover through Paris as he aches over a critic's verdict on his painting Danae. He recalls a lost romance with a noble wife, her rebuke about depicting soul versus flesh, and a life of bohemian art clinging to an ideal. They head toward a lake in a long alley, fate unsettled.
The artist Duval wandering a Bolss path observes two poor children in autumn light. He imagines painting a soul as well as a body and vows to win Blanche's love through a future masterpiece. A year later his simple subject, a child with wind tossed hair and blue apron, makes him famous as Blanche recognizes the deeper message.
Arminius Vamberg argues against extreme population projections for Siberia. He notes vast untouched resources and a likely gradual rise in population as government support and peasant migration encourage settlement of 138.4 million square miles with 7.1 million souls. He cautions about official data and expects gains but not explosive growth.
Mrs Beerbohm Tree argues that judging acting across eras is subjective as each generation idolizes its early impressions. She notes past favorites like Garrick Betterton Kean and Macready were praised by later critics who preferred the newer performers of their own times.
Paul Deroulede a poet soldier and patriot is banished from France for ten years. The banishment follows a conspiracy charge. Also banished were two others including Mr Guertin who defied authorities in a barricaded home during the Dreyfus excitement.
Deroulede declared he met Guerin and others only when sentenced. He shown anti Semitic expressions and bombastic army praise as the cause of his conviction. He shouted Vive la France at the Elysee and addressed crowds, denouncing royalists and Jews. He leaves for San Sebastian Spain to begin ten years of expatriation.
The future writer M. Zola faced severe hardship after his father’s death. He and his mother fought poverty, often going hungry and living with minimal warmth. He recalls living on three apples for two days and studying by candlelight when no fire could be afforded.
The National Magazine profile of Winston Churchill as the author of Richard Carvel paints him as a stylish 28 year old American with a colonial era grace. Joe Mitchell Chapple notes Churchill’s fashion, bold eyebrows, brown eyes, athletic bearing, and upright character reflecting a robust national spirit.
The notable Dohsen tours Christiania and is regarded as the most interesting personage in the Norwegian capital. He walks daily to the Grand Hotel, where he has a private table overlooking the garden. A trained waiter serves him brandy and soda as he arrives.
A vivid reminiscence from an 18th century imagination describes a medieval dining scene in France. The piece imagines restoring a royal banquet era between Francis I and Louis XIV with a cascade of manners and comic slips at the table.
The advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder for feet to cool, prevent sweating, and boost endurance for wheel users. It claims over a million users and a cure for ingrown nails, offered at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
The Missionary Review of the World recounts a Scotch missionary Miss Slessor who spent 24 years in Africa and reportedly saved over 50 twins from brutal infanticide. It describes a custom where newborn twins are killed, their bodies eaten, and the mother becomes an outcast, forced to flee or commit suicide, with strict taboos on contact and survival obligations.
G H Appleton of Clarksburg New York praises DeWitts Little Early Risers as the best pills for constipation and liver and bowel troubles. The endorsement notes no other pills are used. H J Moogk advertises the product.
A child recounts posing for a photo with her head in tongs, while her father jokes about looking like sugar in sugar tongs. Christine smiles and notes the photographer calling her a sweet girl, as she shares the moment with her papa.
Advertisements trumpet Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and One Minute Cough Cure with testimonials from Lewis Dennis of Salem Indiana and J I Berry of Loganton Pennsylvania. Claims include relief from dyspepsia pneumonia coughs colds croup grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Moogk advertising notes 1000 barrels of stout for troops and broad appeal to mothers and children.
Harriet M. Burbank is listed as a piano teacher operating a studio at 149 West Street with hours noted as 10 to 5. The entry emphasizes her professional service and location for potential students seeking piano lessons.
Commentary on Luke 1 17 recounts John the Baptist as the forerunner to Christ. It contrasts heavenly guidance with earthly rebellion and urges repentance, faith, and lives showing God’s love through justice mercy and humility. John proclaims one mightier than himself and prepares the way for the Lord.
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