Heart of Maryland at Grand Opera House Tonight
David Belasco's The Heart of Maryland is set for the Grand Opera House tonight. The play is praised as natural and restrained, focusing on a woman's love and her effort to shield others from peril.
Freeport Daily Journal in Freeport, Illinois
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1900
Page
7
On the Wabash at Grand Opera House January 30
The Grand Opera House schedules a Tuesday night showing on January 30 featuring a strong American company and a near perfect cast. A village church choir of six vocalists provides amusing numbers in quaint dress as part of the program.
New Confidence Game in Bloomington Targets Citizens
The Bloomington Pantograph reports a fresh scam where two well dressed young men charm prominent residents with a tale of trouble and need. They deliver a letter from a supposed Palmer House associate, request aid, and promise repayment after Chicago return, citing hotel visit dates to gain trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Palmer House
Chicago
Clinton P. Soper
Lyman Graham
Bethesda Mineral Spring Water Promoted as Kidney Cure
Bethesda Mineral Spring Water is advertised as a reliable cure for Brights disease diabetes and kidney related ailments. The claim states it is prescribed by leading physicians and sold by first class druggists in sealed half gallon bottles from Bethesda Mineral Spring Co. in Waukesha Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda
Bright
Markets Close With Wheat and Hogs Mixed in Chicago
Chicago closing Board of Trade quotes show May wheat 68, May corn 331 74, May oats 235, May pork 10.825, with May rib beef 15.823. Stout hog gains at Union stock yards lift cattle and hogs, while receipts signal active trading. Chicago and Northwestern receipts listed. New York stock market report begins with Freeport data via C W Killen broker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Carcano
Union Stock Yard
C. W. Killen
Fry’s Block
Chicago
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York Stock Market
Freeport
Business moves prosper in downtown changes
Agent Hall and his force join the Krohn building on Stephenson street for American Express work. E. D. Allington moves stock to the Knowlton building with a neat showroom. Edward Delhaur will fit the vacated space for a tea and coffee room. Dr. Sunderland relocates to the Fry block with a fine dental suite in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agent Hall
Krohn
Stephenson Street
American Express Company
E. D. Allington
Knowlton
Edward Delhaur
Dr. Sunderland
Fry
Illnesses and Recoveries Reported in Local Notes
Ralph Beebe is ill with the grip and not better. Ralph Brubakker has the mumps. W. H. Linton, train master, is on the sick list. D. L. Hyde steadily improving. T Angle, a farmer, recovering from finger injuries. John Wilson steadily improving. Miss Carrie Hahn better today. Adolph Osten confined to home with mumps, able to be around. Miss Alys Wilson quite sick. Mrs. Frederick Watson confined to home by illness. Merrill Wright very ill, improving. Will Cahill ill with a severe mumps attack. Dr. Stealy called to Croton Ta on professional business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Beebe
Ralph Brubakker
W. H. Linton
Illinois Central
D. L. Hyde
T. Angle
John Wilson
Carrie Hahn
Adolph Osten
Alys Wilson
Frederick Watson
Merrill Wright
Will Cahill
Stealy
Croton
British Officers and Colleagues Mentioned in Passing
General J. C. Bates fluent in filipind dialect among officers. Singlind meat consumption stands at seventy pounds per head with sixteen percent imported. Cecil Macready promoted from captain to major of the Gordon Wighlanders, son of actor Macready. Lord Methuen holds a medal for leaping into a Prussian canal to save a would be suicide. Lord Pauncefote Sir Henry Drummond Wolff and Sir Lorace Rumbold to retire from diplomacy this spring at age limit. Five leading British generals born within years of each other: Roberts 1832 Wolseley 1833 White 1835 Wood 1838 Buller 1839.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singlind
Cecil Macready
Gordon Wighlanders
Macready
Lord Methuen
Lord Pauncefote
Henry Drummond Wolff
Lorace Rumbold
Tests of Copying and Odd Household Anecdotes
A civil service exam tale shows a man copying a spotless printed sheet with a single fly speck added, earning high marks. Other snippets describe a New England hen choosing rooms to lay a bedpost egg, and an ocean liner engineer mocked about electricity through contact, mishearing pain for pane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission Boards of Examiners
Ile
Alinus
Washington Star
Haim
Willy
New York Tribune
Refusing Honorary Presidency Despite Generous Offers
After General Robert E. Lee visited Lexington Virginia he declined a $10,000 a year insurance company presidency for using his name and rejected similar advances including a $50,000 offer from a New York firm He insisted on duties he would perform and pursued his path of duty per the Ladies' Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Robert 3. Lee
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Chat
New York City
Wome Journal
Pay in Twenty Dollar Bills Causes Tension in Clothing Dept
In a Chicago Tribune recount, the department manager scolds Miles for paying with multiple twenties. Mr Whackham is advised to receive only one $20 bill per week for four weeks to avoid delays. A calm voice from within the railing suggests the temporary policy change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Mr. Miggs
Whackham
Chicago Tribune
Fence Dispute Ends With Rebuild in Atchison
Two Atchison men removed a dividing fence claiming the land looked better without it. After a week of no fence, both wives urged their husbands to restore the barrier. The community note ends with a light remark that a fence up is better than a fence down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Atchison Globe
New Policeman Interacts With Large Lady Across Street
The Chicago News reports a curious street scene where a new policeman confirms his sight lines to a large lady across the street. The exchange highlights early patrol conduct and public safety familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Nightingale Song Echoes One Mile Away
Patchwork of notices and ads includes a health inspector testimonial for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from F B Thirkield of Chicago, a Redditch needle factory producing a million needles weekly, a 200 acre Iowa farm for exchange, and a new paint store opening at Exchange and Chicago Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chico
Redditch, Inc
F. B. Thirkield
Chicago
H. J. Moogk
Two Men and a Pimples Tale Ends in Tragic Death
A fragmented local column recounts a tale of two men in middle age related to a chin pimple story and blood poisoning. The excerpt mentions Mrs Staler and Mr Staler with brief dialogue about illnesses including grip and lockjaw, culminating in an implied fatal outcome. It also advertises a groceries sale and medical services by Dr W J Rideout and O A Thomas with contact lines.
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