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Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1886

Page

2

Public Health Notice and Local Advertisements in Freeport

Public notices warn Freeport residents to remove offensive material from premises within ten days or face fines under city ordinance. The column also includes medical ads for piles remedies, cholera and diarrhea treatments, coffee deals, dry goods sales, and Shiloh’s product promotions. It mentions a June 7 1886 school board election, local merchants Burren Bros and Hoebel Moogk, and promotions for lawn grass seed and Clover Honey.

City of Freeport A. Berawan

Knights of Labor Fractured Fight Over Powderly Choice

Fragmented reports from the Knights of Labor convention in June show six new executive board members elected, including Thigh Cavanagh and W. Mellon, amid tensions with the Home club led by Jones H. Quinn. Powderly downplays the Home club, while Amalgamated associations discuss merging with the Knights of Labor and wage demands for the next year.

Cunvmnann Ohio Knights of Labor Vhisyn Thigh Cavanagh Cincinnati W. 2. Mellon Richmond Jones KH. Quinn New York Slaino Club Assembly Powderly Jondora Worktu Quinn Lome New York City Natural Assembly Canada West Gout Uelegate Cngy Boots Tana Assambly Cigar Maakora Strasser Gotupers Cigar Makore Union Gant Ton Me Ehib Amalgamated Associations Pitranune Jane Wowderly Amalgamated Association Wiehe Ammlgamator Association Quste Highwat Associaton Bladiglrivt Chess Couliutes

Wilcox and Meriden society noted in Morning Journal

The piece profiles Ella Wheeler Wilcox and her social presence in Meriden, praising her poetic stature and equestrian grace while detailing public notices of fashion and society. Also noted are Meriden figures Mr. Wilkes and local clubs, plus a statistical note on Berlin tram ridership and a tidbit about James Chalmers of Dundee as the first to gum postage stamps.

Ella Wheeler-Wilcox New England Mrs. Wilcox Wilcox

Giddy Gills Aproad and the Abroad Woman

An excerpt critiques European aspiration and the plight of European and American women traveling alone. It notes poor students, idealized independence, and the risks of misperceptions while highlighting young feminine travelers, their money troubles, and independent journeys without chaperones.

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Coffee and digestion by Walter Turney and other notes

Observations discuss how coffee interacts with different foods and conditions. It notes that coffee with meals can retard digestion, while a cup between meals may aid some, and that nervous or stressed individuals may suffer more from coffee. It cites Mrs Turney and Sir William Roberts, alongside a brief anecdote about a son who failed at a Dakota venture and a missionary-themed newspaper piece.

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Woman of Wing's Station Births Twenty Two Children

A woman in Wing's Station, not yet fifty, has given birth to twenty two children. The tale contrasts her age with the extraordinary brood, while Thoeban's queen is described as dressing plainly in yellow yet wearing a large diamond necklace.

Tonlaa Mishel Wing's Station

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