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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
5
A curio of death links a Mrs Carnot will clause to a carved idol from India crushed as directed. Tales say the idol curses owners with fatal fates, a Paris ring repeats bloodied outcomes, and a Luxor cast and other artifacts allegedly bring quick deaths to handlers, all amid fringe museum lore.
The piece explains how a quick line busy signal guides a caller via the exchange. An operator uses a single click to indicate a busy line among many, avoiding extra work by attempting a prompt connection. The author notes operators prefer to connect at first attempt to minimize subscriber repeats.
A 1745 report records a Kingston Surrey ale house keeper ducked for scolding in the river Thames at Kingston bridge before thousands. The piece notes ducking as a common early punishment for women, with Elizabethan and Georgian references and a quip by Dr. Johnson.
A three month married wife confides to a friend that she suspects her husband wed for her money. The confidante advises that it may comfort her to know he isn’t as foolish as he seems, quoting a line from the London Tatler.
The text ponders why cowardice is contemptible and courage noble, arguing that a self-centered individual, who is the basis of the world for others, should not prioritize personal preservation above all else. It questions how selfhood relates to broader duty and risk.
A young doctor writes in the Saturday Evening Post that about fifteen percent of bills rendered amount to nothing, or nearly so, unless their value as teaching patience is considered.
A fragment recalls a river crossing, a ferryman and a traveler. The boatman notes no one was lost before but mentions a drowned professor last spring who was recovered after two weeks of searching.
In a witty exchange Tete de Vera claims Percy sends everything he shoots to hospitals while t Qienon notes Percy never shoots anything but gamekeepers in a quip from the New York Press.
The Badge notes that formal events demand dress coats to avoid doubt about equality. Puck comments on rapid nail growth as a sign of good health, reflecting lighthearted health whimsy.
A Youth's Companion tale recalls a railway office misunderstanding over planting trout fry. Conelly the gardener, lacking clear guidance on placement, asks whether to sow fry tails up or down as the map shows a muddy stream and the map’s markings are unclear. The agent, irate, calls him a blockhead.
A New York Press excerpt describes east side residents wary of large bills and the abundance of pennies in daily transactions. The piece notes how a dollar change can leave a large tip in pennies and recounts attitudes toward changing five and ten dollar notes in local shops.
Two enslaved men on a southern plantation planned to fire the master’s evening cannon without sound. Jim fetched water while John lit the fuse. A loud blast occurred. Jim had gone to fetch water and did not return as expected. The master questioned when Jim would return.
A London anecdote recalls a conscientious objector to tipping barbers who tracked fares across inner London and suburbs, traveling over 100 miles in a year to avoid tipping and ending up with a beard after failing to find a barber who did not know his stance.
The pulp of a strawberry is not a fruit but a mass of seeds with the seeds themselves forming the true fruit. Pollen life animates each seed and also expands the surrounding receptacle into the soft, glossy part we eat.
Aunt Matilda learns Jason Hardapple proposed to Sae Wages after years of silence as Miss Polly Jaet notes the town’s speed mania. The Chicago News records the surprising moment at Bacon Ridge and hints at local excitement.
A fragment describes a ceremonial basket display during a Sidonese ritual called krachiut or basket rite. A king commands a princess to weave large baskets and fill them with rice sweets meats cakes and other items for display at palace booths covered in red and white cloth.
A fractured note from an early Chicago Tribune snippet shows a speaker urging someone to call at seven sharp as they failed to wake. The exchange blends a casual domestic tone with a literary Emerson quote about nature.
Ab Dropsitis priced at 25 cents or a lead by Humphrey at the Medicine Company corner of William and Joby Streets in New York.
Nervous debility weakness and prostration from overwork and other causes. Humphreys’ Homeopathic Specific No 28, in use over 49 years, the only successful remedy. $1 per vial or special package for serious cases $5. Sold by druggists or sent prepaid on receipt to Humphreys’ Med. Co. William and John Sts.
The child Heinecker of Lubeck is described as knowing the chief incidents of the Pentateuch at one year and sacred history by two, with knowledge of modern and profane history and geography plus French and Latin by age three. He died at four. The text notes 687 languages in Europe and claims they are variations of about Attly distinct languages.
Quote from Secretary Wilson on stocks not affecting farmers, who instead invest across the border in Canadian wheat lands. WM. CLEMENT promotes Manitoba and Western Colonization Co. offerings of high dry wheat lands with easy terms. 45,000 have sold in the Dakotas and Minnesota to reinvest in Canada. 215,912 immigrants arrived in 19% with Britain leading, Europe and the US following. Excursions every Tuesday. call on or address.
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