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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1899
Page
4
New York speculates on staples as general business gains momentum. Large trades and buoyant prices mark cotton and wheat surges, amid signs of shifts in other lines and strong iron and steel activity. Bullish stock profits are blamed for fueling demand, with noted higher prices since the Leiter deal collapse. Business failures total 246, down from prior weeks and years.
Washington brief reports funeral services for the late ex Attorney General Garland at the Colonial hotel at 2 PM conducted by Rev Father Lee of St Matthews church. Active pallbearers listed include H J May Hugh Dinsmore James Marr and others as the body is sent to Arkansas.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations list indices for Wheat Oats Pork Lard and Shorts with bid and ask ranges for May July January and other contracts. Produce prices for butter eggs fresh packing stock and poultry are given. Milwaukee wheat oats rye burley futures and cash prices are reported with tone firm/slightly steady across varieties.
A 65 year old Freeport resident testifies to dramatic kidney relief from Morrow's Kid-ne-oids after years of backache insomnia and nervousness. He claims complete recovery within days and urges others to try the remedy, noting the pills are yellow tablets sold at 50 cents and liver lax at 25 cents.
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt readers describe a tense commuter scene as a strong odor of burnt rubber fills the air. Passengers speculate wildly while a man near the stove grows more agitated, and a boy warns of a red neck amid the humorous, uneasy atmosphere.
The undersigned pledge to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure the cough or cold and offer a 25 cent bottle with a money refund if not satisfactory Exmert Barret Guentoer Co Mooax signed 1-13dw6m.
A Lewiston city clerk received a handwritten letter urging arranged marriage of a minor. The writer cites a teen girl and a man earning ten dollars weekly, asking the clerk to perform the marriage and expressing gratitude.
An ills of the Eustachian tube and catarrh are cited as deafness causes with surgery viewed as futile. Hall’s Catarrh Cure touted with a $100 reward for incurable cases. Also notes the sovereign coin history and a testimonial praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for la grippe. Includes ad for 16 page Spanish possessions atlas via mail order.
Joseph H Choate of New York is selected as ambassador to the court of St James amid factional strife. Senator Platt opposed Whitelaw Reid and several of his own picks, but after debate he approves Choate as the only viable path to defeat Reid.
A critical portraits of Representative James S. Sherman of New York twenty fifth district as a keen observer of Indian affairs and a dominant force on the Indian appropriations bill. The piece notes his Anglo Saxon heritage and his familiarity with Native customs as chiefs attend committee proceedings. Harper's Weekly quotes compare Queen Victoria’s Sudan views and Gordon’s death, while a Washington Letter praises Chief Justice Melville Fuller’s white hair and court presence resembling historic portraits.
In a bitter Republican caucus contest in Connecticut amid party pressure, Senator Joseph R. Hawley was renomination chosen unanimously to continue his third term. Opponents criticized but Hawley secured unity as caucus adjourned, with a heckler declaring admiration for the veteran senator.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt quotes a returning Kentucky young man describing teaching in mountain districts as sport. The speaker notes that to run the enterprise requires use of red and gun, eliciting skeptical amusement from the audience.
Monograms by Castorita offered as photos mounted only for wear. Vendor arrangements via C. B. Anglerson at Lena & Wagner's Clothing House, 107 Galena Street, with ready ledgers for sale.
Fragmentary transit text lists train numbers and times with many garbled words. Appears to describe freight and passenger movements with notes about Perr Freights not carrying passengers and several numbered entries with evening times. No coherent events or names clearly identifiable.
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