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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
6
A humorous reminiscence of a Conundrum Club meeting ending in a dispute over a riddle about when an apple pie is considered pie. Smith proposes the joke, the room demands the punchline, and authorities calm the scene after hours of confusion. The piece notes the club dissolved after the quarrel.
A speaker questions how much longer Aunt Amanda Silas will endure standing before a mirror. The phrasing evokes rustical or humorous social banter about a woman posed before her reflection in a domestic scene.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a young lawyer’s first patient who demanded to see the father, the elder lawyer, and left after a quarter was given as a retainer. The tale reflects early career disappointments and the harsh lesson of beginnings.
In a late after-dinner tale, Chauncey M. Depew portrays Ambassador Choate recounting a London lord’s inquiry about Depew. The lord learns Depew is “a prominent politician” and is told he holds “the Grand Central Station,” prompting the remark that he is “one of your great middle class.”
A senator's wife, claiming linguistic skill, tried German with German Ambassador Herr Von Holleben. He politely asked her to switch to English, noting he did not understand German well. The lady appeared surprised but complied.
A youth asks for the secret of happiness and contentment. The sage answers that he always discounts his expectations by 90 percent.
A historical analysis outlines standard daily rations for soldiers in several nations. It contrasts American four pound daily allowances with French, Italian, Austrian, Russian, Spanish, and British practices, noting meat, bread, vegetables, coffee or tea, sugar, and occasional alcohol provisions. It highlights how peace and war changes affect provisions and points to varying efficiency and generosity in subsistence.
Victor L Emerson of Baltimore, now in Ottawa, reportedly found a carbonizing process for sawdust that yields by products worth the value of high grade gold quartz. Experiments at large Ottawa mills suggest vast industrial potential, with auxillary plants planned and light and heat for the city at low cost. Emerson, a Maryland native, has a history of inventions including a revolutionary lumber dry kiln and several other paying devices.
A fearless Paris journalist leaves for Cernay to expose a murder case. He forces the justice of the peace to seize letters proving the son’s guilt, then outsmarts rivals by bribing a station to ride a freight train home. He delivers a late-night scoop that yields 80,000 extra copies the next day.
A St. Louis Republic excerpt explains shooting stars as tiny, varied shaped worlds that orbit the sun and, when entering Earth’s atmosphere, flame up and shatter. It notes speeds of at least 20 miles per second and describes how tiny fragments can reach the earth, revealing the meteor’s shape and composition.
An old advertisement collection notes Foley kidney cure for Brights disease and various ailments. It cites J I Carson in Washington PA praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for stomach trouble, plus large letter counts for Holland destinations and other minor claims by H J Moogh and W F Jungkunz.
The affairs of the colonial office cost the country over £40,000 annually. Mr. Chamberlain’s salary as secretary is £5,000.
For two years Ira W. Kelley of Mansfield Pa endured poor health from kidney trouble. He consulted several physicians and spent much money on medicines without relief until Foley's Kidney Cure helped. He now testifies it may aid others. H J Moogk W J Jungkunz.
Chicago Great Western offers one fare plus 2 for round trips to nearly all U.S. points. Sale on first and third Tuesdays in May and June at ticket offices with return valid within 21 days. Inquiries to Chicago agent or F H Lord G P and T A 113 Adams St Chicago.
The C M and St P Ry resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car service between Chicago and San Francisco with a Friday 10 35 p m departure from Chicago and a Saturday 3 55 p m arrival in Omaha followed by connections through Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden to San Francisco. Eastbound service departs San Francisco Saturdays at 8 a m arriving Chicago Wednesday at 8 25 a m. An optional day at Salt Lake City is offered.
A fragmented advertisement style piece cites Miss Maud Dickens praising Foley's honey and tar for asthma relief. It blends beehive imagery with One Minute Cough Cure claims, mentions De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin issues, warns against counterfeits, and notes rising crude rubber imports over 80 years.
A healing remedy claims to treat Bright's disease diabetes and kidney trouble. An ad praises Foley's kidney cure as a sure remedy and mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers as fast acting. The note lists H. J Moogk and W. F. Jung and notes five automobile clubs in Belgium with a combined membership of 740.
A Fort Dodge area duck farm raises 13,000 ducks that consume 100 bushels of corn each day. W H Shipman of Beardsley Minnesota testifies under oath about long standing dyspepsia, finding relief after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Awlve camels shipped from Algiers to New York died on the voyage.
Otto Korb of Boonville Indiana extols DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for delicate skin and stubborn ulcers claiming certain and good results. It is advertised to cure piles and skin diseases. A Constantinople report notes the sultan bans state officers from visiting the Paris exposition.
Ladies may wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims to ease tight or new shoes and relieve coins and bunions, swelling, blisters, callouses and sore spots. It says it cures sweating feet and hot aching feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 26c, trial package free by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
Rail timetables show trains from Freeport to Chicago and back with multiple numbered trains and times. Freight cars operate separately while daily service excludes Sundays. agent B Daly notes passenger restrictions on freight runs and nonpassenger trains.
Baggage checked through to destination. Agent J B Sweatt notes schedules for passenger and freight trains between Freeport Beloit Racine Madison Chicago and western points with arrivals and connections, including Milwaukee departures and connections to Rock Island Cedar Falls Kansas City Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Trains depart South Freeport for Chicago daily with No2 Chicago limited and No4 Chicago express. Services include No6 Chicago special and occasional other limited runs.
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