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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1897
Page
3
A Boston Transcript critique laments garish modern bindings seen as spectacles over substance. Authors rarely control covers but hope remains for a revival of simple, honest bookbinding led by craftsmen toward more sincere, tasteful design.
A dialogue contrasts luck and effort with Mr Dolittle arguing that fortune favors those ready for it. He cites Newton as an illustration but his wife and Hiram counter that merit and opportunity shape outcomes. The piece reflects a debate on how much luck influences success.
The New York Times reports that very tall steel framed buildings disturb pendulum clocks. Clocks that kept perfect time in low structures often stop or run erratically in higher floors, especially at the top, creating annoyance for occupants without adjustments.
The late archbishop of Canterbury loved his dog named Watch. While reading a Scripture line about watching, the dog leapt up and lay before the reading desk, prompting at least one listener to remark Congregationalist.
A dialogue from the Buffalo Tines shows an editor offering a fresh applicant a choice of any department in the newspaper office, jokingly mentioning a museum. The exchange highlights newsroom culture and ambition rather than specific events.
A fragment shows a father and son debating money and ambition with hopes for a Tony title and stronger allowance, reflecting family dialogue.
The Antarctic, a land without native land animals or vegetation, hosts vast marine life and seabirds. It features a titanic clash of fire and ice as volcanoes pour lava while glaciers advance, with only lichens found on two spots and no trees or flowering plants.
Describes how wooden ships sink slowly to the seabed, then decay as corals and barnacles cover their timbers while iron vessels are crushed faster. Ships buried under lime become homes to ocean life and, despite long submersion, gold and platinum remain unchanged, fueling treasure hunts.
London Graphic notes that plague's arrival in Bombay and Calcutta exposes past sanitation improvements as incomplete. The piece recalls open sewers and polluted water once tolerated in these cities and warns inland towns, with fewer whites and many blacks, could be next if prevention fails.
The piece reflects on the wedding ring as a symbol of enduring love and sovereignty, noting old theories about its placement on the fourth finger and contrasting practical origins. It also discusses the cocklebur seed as a plant burr and calculates brickwork volume from bricks.
Kis sane a Cincinnati businessman acquitted of arson on the Martha Washington, later a bank forgery convict, joined Walker’s Nicaragua expedition. As assistant commanding general he controlled finances, plundered haciendas, and led hostage seizures in Granada. He vanished to Panama aboard the St. Mary’s after printing his own heroic death tale.
The Atlantic Monthly details Bret Harte and The Luck of Roaring Camp. It notes how a female compositor opposed publication, sparking controversy in the editing and composing rooms. The Overland Monthly published the piece in 1868, elevating Harte’s career and the magazine’s success.
A tale from Lippincott’s Magazine recalls Dame Eleanor Davies of Charles I’s era, famed croaker and supposed seer. Her prophetic anagram was turned against her by a witty dean with a sharper line, ending her public imposture.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes women fall prey to accidents not from foolhardiness but from poor distance judgment. A male athlete suggests boys are trained to measure yards and feet from youth, while women lack this trained eye, leading to risk in traffic.
reminiscences recall the 1866 Oxford contest when Gladstone lost his seat and voting was by voice. anecdotes tell of a country parson mixing up names and a lawyer muttering under his breath about a lord chancellor. The piece preserves period humor from a New York Journal relay.
Contemporaries of Moses could read and write, overturning critics who claimed illiteracy disproved Mosaic age. The Tel el Amarna tablets force a reevaluation of authorship of the Pentateuch, echoing past skepticism but forcing acceptance despite reluctance.
A Major recalls being trapped by quicksand on a northern India hillside. He describes freezing the water to halt sinking, an eerie tale from Pearson's Weekly. The journey from New York to Alexandria via London takes 15 days.
Arnica balm claims quick relief for bruises cuts sores burns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It is priced at 25 cents per box and sold by Emmert and Burrell.
The regular annual silk crop in China is estimated at about 21,000,000 pounds, with over 60 percent consumed domestically within the country of production.
Report notes a belief that Earth's temperature at a depth of 200 miles measures no less than 18000 degrees Fahrenheit. No corroborating data provided.
Perry and Cameron, prominent druggists of Flushing Michigan, state they recommend Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine they have ever sold and that it always gives satisfaction. Emmert and Burrell, druggists, offer it at 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
The Goths appeared in the Second century moving south from the Danube across central Rnesia. A treatment note advertises using Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied to the chest and back for prompt relief, especially when pain stems from a cold with pneumonia risk. Emmert & Burre advertise the drug.
Dr W D Scott, noted clairvoyant, will counsel on business, love, marriage, divorce, and absent friends. Parlor services at 168 Clay St. at the Brewster house every Monday from 2 to 8 pm.
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