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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
3
W O Kerr explains a plate system with refrigerating coils and circulating filters to produce high quality crystal ice. The process excludes impurities, using a circulating pump and steam cutter to harvest blocks, promising a profitable adjunct for hotels and restaurants.
The obituary recalls a poet born in 1794 who died in 1827 and gained lasting renown not as a scholar but as a popular poet. His Griechenlieder celebrated Greek independence heroes such as Kanaris and Bozzaris, inspiring patriotism across Germany. His lyrical cycles Mullerin and Winterreise were set to music by Schubert, and many of his poems became national in tone sung by thousands.
An American wheelman traveling alone in Europe helps a French donkey cart climb a steep hill. He uses his bike to steady the load and guides the donkey with a push, reaching the summit. The grateful peasant thanks him, saying he could not have managed with only one donkey.
Browning notes Hungarian inns use humorous signs like Dropyerin with a long pole and wooden ring. Regulars and innkeeper use ravas sticks to tally wine each liter, each notch burned when paid. Peasants invite each other to gyourovia sinora meaning drink in a rustic, joking tone.
A lady passenger disturbed by singing in the next compartment on a Great Western train in England asked the guard to intervene. After the guard was laughed at, the station master at the next stop intervened apologetically, explaining he could not make the neighbor stop because she was Mme. Patti.
Deer populations in London have risen rapidly since a small number were introduced to Clissold Park a year or two ago. Officials decided to relocate several into Victoria Park to manage growth, with further transfers deemed unnecessary at present.
In a Brock House register entry, an 1872 note claimed a large alligator with a stomach containing a boat and pine wood. A follow up boasted a bigger catch with a gold watch, bonds, and a cord of wood. A later inscription claimed the biggest Florida gator with a stomach holding a steam launch and railway iron from the glacial epoch.
The Architectural Record notes outside decoration in Paris has shifted from sober to fashionable. Architect M Paul Heneux adapts lilac sprays for all sculpture on a new town house at Les Lilas, with varied yet cohesive motifs. Other house designs incorporate mallows and poppies and medicinal plants in friezes and gargoupled dormers.
A Welsh tale describes Taffy ap Sion who sits under a tree listening to a bird and awakens to find the tree and his home aged and a strange old man claiming to be his uncle. The jest contrasts youthful Taffy with a man decades older in mythic fairy captivity. Also noted is a Scotland doctor using carrier pigeons to speed prescriptions during long rounds, saving time and labor.
Report from the St. Louis Republic notes a remarkable ethnological find near Sinaloa consisting of hundreds of skeletons of a presumed prehistoric people. Each skeleton has a long thick tail bone, carried erect like a squirrel tail, prompting debate on their intelligence. The article also mentions numerous mosquito families, with an entomologist claiming 62 types in the United States, and a postcard comment that ten days suffice to sail from New York to Auckland.
The text argues death by electricity might be painless, citing nerve speed versus electrical current. Professor Tyndall recounts a minor shock from a Leyden jar battery, noting no pain despite visual distortion and a momentary sense of danger. The contrast likens nervous signaling to a tortoise and current to a hare.
D Bikelas in Century notes that Athens differs sharply from American cities and Greece has distinct challenges. He argues Greeks faced centuries of serfdom, revolutions, and incomplete national unity, slowing internal development despite progress since independence.
An Iowa man’s two dogs vanished for nine days then reappeared exhausted as neighbors heard whines from a creek bank. Digging revealed the dogs had been trapped in a six foot earth hole, saved by stubborn survival for a remarkable display of animal tenacity.
Soldiers in a line regiment tell tales of humor on a common. A militiaman steals a loaf from a mother with children. She cries Stop thief, the colonel rides up and offers half a crown to quiet her and spare his men.
Several hundred writers argue Italian has long been the language of the common people in the boot shaped peninsula, with Latin reserved for literature and educated circles. They note name forms for Roman emperors shifted from Caesar to Constantine after Constantine the Great.
A New York Tribune essay notes coming out trends shrinking as private houses fail to contain the Four Hundred. Elite women opt for envelope invitations and post their youth’s social status. Ice cream service features electric lights and ice sculpture centerpieces, including a Liberty statue centerpiece and engraved designs atop frozen desserts.
The Louis XV era features gilding elaborate sculpture and tapestry as noted by The Decorator and Furnisher. Furniture across woods metals and marble shows rich hand carving with artists creating high relief table legs. Pier tables became focal points for connoisseurs with medallions ribbons and floral wreaths carved in copper bronze or marble.
Butter a deep pie tin and line with half inch mashed potatoes warmed with egg and milk. Crimp edges like an open tart. Brown briefly in the oven then fill center with hot meat or poultry mince in thick seasoned gravy.
A recipe for coconut and raisin cream filling for layer cake uses one cupful chopped raisins half cup chopped almonds half cup grated coconut and the white of one egg beaten stiff. Spread a thin layer of currant jelly on the cake and use this mix as the filling between layers.
A recipe describes beef croquettes made with chopped cold beef bread crumbs and an egg, seasoned with salt pepper and sage. Moisten crumbs with gravy or stock, shape into cakes, dip in egg and cracker crumbs, then fry in boiling lard.
Art Amateur notes little color difference between summer and winter in upholsterers shops with light to medium tones prominent. Mahogany red shades appear mainly in striped patterns. French goods imitate Japanese and Persian styles. Wool and silk tapestries favor solid English styles. derby satin brocatelle dallies silk and linen. A new French material frou frou is available ready made or by yard. Some portieres use heavy cotton in one color with arabesque designs outlined in gold.
Mrs Monin Evans of Afaund Corpell Co Teavas says she suffered months of swelling heart pain and weakness after childbirth. She credits Dr Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for restoring strength, appetite, and weight, claiming she now weighs more than in ten years.
Dr. Becker reports the Transvaal contains the world’s largest gold deposits with an in sight area near Johannesburg worth about 3.5 billion dollars. Shafts to 1800 feet and deep diamond drillings show uniform ore, mined at 100 million annually. An American former Becker assistant says deposits extend about 1200 miles, with later deposits in the rear enhancing economics though mining will be delayed.
Buckien's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many skin conditions with a money back guarantee. Sold by Emmert & Burrell at 25 cents per box. Random notes compare Baltic fortresses Konigsberg Dautzie Spandau Magdeburg Metz Strasburg Cologne Coblenz and define a yard as near a meter.
Perry and Cameron of Flushing Michigan recommend Chamberlains Cough Remedy to customers as the best cough medicine they have sold. Emmert and Burrell, druggists, offer it at 25 and 50 cents per bottle. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamberlains Pain Balm and placed on the chest and back is advised for chest pain, especially with colds and possible pneumonia. Forsale by Emmert and Burrell, druggists.
James Manion announces a new tax collection office at the rear of the First National Bank for Freeport. He urges residents to pay their 1896 taxes promptly and to call as early as possible.
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