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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
5
A Montreal convent housing fourteen underage girls is described by a visitor. The doctor founder and a Canadian mother superior govern a strict regime with coffins as beds, weekly scourging, and crimson veils. The piece notes the children’s outward happiness despite austere, morgue like cells and a guarded interior.
Dr. Erich von Drygalski leads a well equipped expedition toward the South Pole's icy outskirts. He believes the pole itself remains unreachable but expects to uncover Antarctic Ocean secrets and locate a possible continent. John Ross previously reached 78 degrees south, discovering Erebus and Terror.
A New York drummer recalls plans for a Chicago developer to build a States Hotel in Washington. The forty five state themed compartments will feature state room assignments, wall art, memorabilia, and state tailored drinks and dishes to evoke home for travelers visiting the capital. The editor notes these plans would create a novel hostelry when finished.
A London Sketch humor piece describes Thomas delivering 91 quarts daily with nine cows averaging seven quarts each. He discovers a miscalculation when the daily total exceeds his cattle output, realizing he has been padding figures with water to hide the shortfall.
An old advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It states most cases stem from catarrh and offers 100 dollars for any deafness case (caused by catarrh) not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars available from Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. product sold by druggists.
A tiny graveyard in Galashiels Scotland is noted as the smallest in the world at 324g by 14 feet, walled and barred to keep children out, long closed to burials. The piece contrasts heredity and consumption with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, claiming it cures many consumption cases and offers medical advice and a 1000 page adviser in exchange for stamps.
Grenoble serves as the hub of glove making producing 1,200,000 dozen pairs yearly. The value is £1,400,000 and it employs 25,000 workers. Within eight miles 4,000 men and 91,000 women rely on this industry for livelihoods.
An old advertisement promotes Grain'O as a coffee substitute that does not stimulate but nourishes and cheers. It claims Grain'O helps nervous people children and youths sleep better and resembles the taste and appearance of coffee. Available in 15 and 25e packages from grocers.
Fragmentary item mentions a product or brand phrase unclear in context with potential branding or advertising. No clear people, places, dates, or organizations are identifiable from the readable text.
A London Lancet note counters the belief that dead eyes retain full images of scenes at death. It debunks stories of letters or numbers mirrored in iris, explains that the iris surface is not a mirror, and outlines why no stable images could survive death. It cites Kahne’s retina work and the impractical method needed to force an image to appear.
A garbled exchange shows a Kentucky insult about surgeons and a nickel offered for a mischievous purpose. The dialogue hints at back wound treatment ignorance and a plan for riotous living.
The New York Tribune promotes its newspaper line as representative of Republican national opinion. It details pricing for Daily Weekly Semi-Weekly and describes features including weather reviews market reports and war stories from Spain. A Friday illustrated supplement and a sample issue offer are highlighted. Clubs of readers are invited.
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