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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1897
Page
6
The New York World quotes Ives urging players to keep the body still and rely on forearm action. He argues against flinging the body into shots and warns that excess muscle use harms steadiness and accuracy, favoring skill and delicacy over brute strength.
An English buyer paid 1000 dollars for a black red gamecock at the Birmingham poultry show. Though shocking to many, the sale was genuine and the bird is hailed as among the finest of its kind with a storied prize history.
The American Field lists the largest hound packs. Blackmore Vale holds 90 couples, four days a week. Meath Irish pack runs 64 couples five days weekly. Badminton has 75 couples five days. Belvoir hunts five days with 64 couples. Scotland’s Duke of Buccleuch 57 couples and Earl of Eglinton 50.
Johnson the ex champion pacer and world speed leader lives at C F Dunbar's Clinton street farm in Buffalo's eastern suburbs. He will be 30 next spring and, aside from a slight lameness, seems frisky as a colt. John Splan, who drove him to the 1884 Chicago record, once said Johnson could race the big guns of pacedom at a high wheel if driven again.
A Denver inventor markets a conical shield for bikes made of corduroy and fleece. The small end fits over the handlebar while the wider end covers the rider’s hand and sleeves, shielding them from wind during cold rides.
The piece argues the bicycle is essential to daily life and commerce, noting its central role in government and business and claiming society would struggle if all bicycles were destroyed. It emphasizes the bicycle as an indispensable modern contrivance filling vast daily needs.
Charles Reiff has signed with Baker Gentry of Lexington for the Ming season as his services are sought by several top stables.
The article argues that most houses lack adequate ventilation and expose occupants to cold drafts. It warns that furnaces draw cold air from damp cellars fostering mold and decay, making hot air rooms a potential health hazard. It calls for scientific fresh air supply in building design.
A collage of humorous quotes and light exchanges from various periodicals. The items include a note on proposals by letter being odd, a kitchen family joke about food, a remark about a ruined reputation, a pencil gag, a Russian teacher pay jab, a toast at a scholastic meeting, a washerwoman billing quip, and an auctioneer’s remark about items found in a pocket.
An old health column explains that heat must not trap dangerous germs and stresses proper ventilation. It describes fresh air sources, attic or floor ventilators, chimney-driven drafts, and practical window openings to maintain air circulation and prevent milk and food contamination.
The Swedes first appeared in history as the Suevi in the Fourth century. This warlike German tribe spread its conquests in several directions. One expedition penetrated Spain, another reached Sweden, and a third reached the area now called Servia.
A Washington Star reader quips about avoiding long trips and recovering from a fall, noting no serious injuries and a humorous resignation to the mishap.
A layman argues that rising nervous complaints are tied to lifestyle rather than noise. He contends nervousness preexists and city life amplifies it through faster pace, more indulgence, and higher stress, not merely from street sounds.
In Yale laboratory Prof. Scripture demonstrates how suggestion can produce false perceptions across senses. Tests include phantom tones with telegraph sounders, tactile illusions with a metronome and light touch, and olfactory misperceptions from water bottles. A battery demo creates supposed warmth, revealing strong hallucination effects. Youth's Companion.
ACosmos note recounts how Kimberly South Africa laid its streets with diamond-studded macadam. A peddler found a fine diamond, sparking mining fever and rapid city growth, followed by a council using mine debris to pave roads despite scarce water for washing stones.
A recent Nome inquiry into Anglican orders produced a Latin document by Lacy with Puller’s approval showing Anglican movement toward reunion. The pope read it and remarked that he wished men could write Latin that well, calling a well written classical Latin letter a sure way to gain attention and sympathy.
A dramatic line echoes a pledge of marriage as a test of love. The text blends romance with a historical note citing Romulus and a fortress built on the city site in 753 B.C., framing early Rome in a sharp, curious aside.
A North Western Line personally conducted Mexico tour led by ex excursion manager J J Grafton departs Chicago Tuesday Feb 2 1897. The 30 day trip uses a vestibuled Palace train with sleeping observation and dining cars visiting major cities and sites across Mexico. Extensions and full fare details available from Chicago North Western agents.
Rail timetable fragments show Illinois Central schedules with trains from the west and east, daily and exempt Sunday operations, stops at Lena Warren Galena and Freeport, and departures/arrivals around 2:08 am 6:14 am 7:45 pm and 6:06 pm with various daily patterns and exceptions.
Daily passenger trains operate on the Madison and Dodgeville lines with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Notable runs include No 161 and No 164 serving Madison, and No 201 and No 264 servicing Dodgeville, with times around six to seven in the evening and limited Sunday service.
Train notices detail passenger and freight services with numbers 96 94 53 95 68 and routes to Racine Madison Rockford Chicago Milwaukee Cedar Rapids Omaha and St Paul. Through coaches operate from Milwaukee to Rock Island and connections to Denver and western lines are listed. Baggage is checked through to destination on select services.
ASVERE general passenger and ticket agent position noted in Chicago. Details list duties and appointment context with city railway operations. Additional notes indicate alignment with company scheduling and customer service standards.
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