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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
7
A railroad conductor recalls a deadly era of train robberies and a deadbeat passenger who stiffed his fare. After a brutal struggle, the conductor is assisted by townspeople and later learns the man was a company detective posing as an offender to infiltrate a robber gang.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as the best pills known. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
An old fashioned sewing note describes a clothespin apron to save steps when hanging clothes. It gives measurements in denim, two identical pieces, shaped at the bottom, sixteen inch waist, eased fit, bound with dress braid, two twelve by three inch openings for pins, finished with denim binding and buttonhole.
An old beauty regimen describes washing with soap and a camel hair brush, hot water spray, pat drying, rubbing in a skin food, cold spray, benzoin bath, and nightly buttermilk or lettuce leaf milk to remove moisture. Benzoin should not be used more than weekly.
Prunes improve when stewed in a splash of cider. Starch after cold-water settling is dried and returned to the starch box. A durable floor stain is linseed oil mixed with ground burnet umber, rubbed in with a flannel pad and polished with beeswax and turpentine. Paint on brass or silver can be removed with turpentine and a rubbed coin.
The guidance advises shaking dust from black lace and drying it with a deep blue gum water solution. When lace is dusty or brownish, wash in soap lather, rinse, and stiffen in deep blue water with added gum water. The water mixture helps restore the fabric to its original black appearance.
Instructions advise not touching soot until cornmeal is sprinkled over the stain. Brush lightly to remove the meal, apply more meal and brush again, then repeat. If still dark, mix cornmeal with gasoline, rub the spot, then brush out the meal and clean the area.
A dated home remedy describes grating a daree carrot and cooking with two tablespoonfuls of faod until the carrot’s strength is released. The mixture is strained through muslin, beeswax added, stirred to dissolve the wish, then poured into a salve box. Said to aid burns, seals, bolls, and old obstinate sores.
A suggestive home remedy advises using a large bottle with borax powder glycerin and orange flower water as a nightly treatment. If too strong reduce glycerin. The text claims the trouble will soon disappear.
A Chicago Tribune item advises melting a light rabbit fat and rubbing feet, wrapping them with cloths, and leaving overnight for several applications to end chilblain suffering.
A homely remedy to ease a gumboil is a thin strip of dried flax dipped in milk toasted and applied hot to the swollen gum. The relief is speedy.
The advised remedy suggests washing in very hot water without soap, rubbing with a nut, and drying thoroughly with a very fine towel to ease a red face.
The Daily Journal offers citywide home delivery for 10 cents per week, details on subscription options and service areas included.
Farm and Garden urges careful harvest and handling of apples to prevent bruising and rot. It describes picking into padded bags, using a portable sorting table on wheels, two grades of fruit, discarding ripe or substandard specimens, and proper packing with cushions and layered barrels to maintain quality. It notes adjustable equipment and the growing avocado interest in eastern markets.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is specially advised for piles and is sold by Wm. FEF. Jtungkumz, a druggist at 5 Stephenson Street.
The career of F Augustus Heinze spans Brooklyn birth and Columbia Mines training to mining success at the Minnie Healy in Butte Montana. He rose as a rival to Amalgamated Interests amid long copper battles and litigation. Returning to New York he led Mercantile National Bank before a with the clearing house upheaval last October removed him from the presidency.
In a New York Times anecdote Senator Tillman moves from a modest hotel to an expensive Connecticut Avenue apartment house. Representative Lege r notes the change and Tillman quips that for six months he has been selling hot air at 250 dollars a night.
William James Bryan appointed by Governor Broward to succeed the late Stephen S Mallory as U S senator from Florida. Born October 1 1768 he is one of the youngest to reach the seat since Henry Clay. Bryan gained early prominence as Duval county solicitor enforcing alcohol and license laws and fought beer and ice trusts in Jacksonville. his career is marked by steady public service and party loyalty.
A climber recalls descending over 100 feet through prickly pear to locate a raven nest on a shale cliff. He found two eggs incubated in a five foot mass of sticks while battling brutal terrain and a wary peregrine. Days of rope hauling, sunlit delays, and long exposures ended with a summary of the dangerous climb.
London scraps recount a bickering exchange where Mrs. Jones accuses the neighbor of brazen borrowing asking to borrow the husband for an hour to clean her sewing machine thrash a man and discharge her cook. The dialogue showcases petty, humorous domestic theater between two women over minor favors.
Stinjay questions a cigar as Knox jokes about a doctor recommending the brand. The exchange hints at tobacco habits and medical advice in a light, period tone.
Dr. Max Wolf of Heidelberg photographed a striking nebula in Cygnus, dubbed the America nebula for its likeness to an outline map of North America. The image shows the continent amid the dark celestial backdrop, with the Gulf of Mexico gap and Central American coast and isthmus visible in the curve.
An advertisement urges prompt stomach relief at the first sign of trouble. It recommends taking KODOL for Dyspepsia and Indigestion after meals to help the stomach work properly, sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson St.
The advertisement promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm as a quick relief for catarrh and hay fever, asserting it is identical to the solid Cream Balm. It describes a spray action on sensitive air passages and notes a 75 cent price with a spraying tube or mail order from Ely Bros. 56 Warren Street New York.
Eastbound trains from Freeport to Chicago depart various times 24:55 am and later, with No 2008 6:45 am and No 2040 at 1:45 PM. Westbound from Chicago to Freeport show No 301 8:05 am and No 208 11:56 am, plus multiple connections and service notes for parlor and buffet cars. Daily and Sunday patterns noted, with several trains carrying passenger and freight passenger service details.
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