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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
7
Roy Farrell Greene notes in the Detroit Free Press that a courtship triangle unfolds as a young man jealously notes Dolly's chaperone. The pair, ages twenty five and nineteen, share outings yet refrain from personal romance while blue eyes and gray hair mark contrasts in the trio.
Lord Lawrence, ruler of India, was a blunt man of action yet showed a tender side. On his voyage from London he comforted a crying infant on board, explaining the child alone did not seek to gain from him. The scene reveals his rare warmth amid duty and travel.
A Notes and Queries snippet discusses stocking myths. Wearing left stockings inside out, crossing stockings and shoes at bedtime with a pin to prevent cramps or nightmares, and placing left foot first for toothache immunity are cited as folk beliefs. The piece notes Burns’s view that toothache defies such superstition.
A Glasgow woman entered a church by mistake and donated sixpence to the collection. Realizing she heard the wrong preacher, she respectfully asked for her sixpence back from the elder, preserving her choice for the desired sermon.
Miss Matilda Snowflake sat at the piano singing a cheeky tune about her chicken, while Zeke Darkleigh, who had visited her father’s henroost the prior week, asked if the song hid any personal meaning. The exchange unfolds in a Baltic sense of sly humor in this brief Baltimore American item.
A distorted Chicago News fragment questions Diggs and mentions a prior owner of a donkey for three months. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates, names, or events to confirm a full news item.
The shepherd kings introduced horses to Egypt before 1700 B C, though early Egyptian monuments show no horse figures. This notes a gap between adoption and representation in monuments.
A Philadelphia Times quote notes a woman showing her point in a unique way as she sharpens a pencil, illustrating her clever argument.
The article explains lyddite as pieric acid formed by fusion, used in dyeing Peaceful uses. It notes its violent burn and blast, stating lyddite shells 11 times more destructive than powder charges. Percussion fuses trigger a picric powder exploder inside the shell.
Reverend David Macrae recounts a tale of Charles Lamb at dinner exposing an aspiring poet by feigning that his own youthful lines and even Milton were the author’s. Lamb casually quoted from memory to provoke the author, who grew furious yet Lamb maintained a grave, humorous mood throughout the exchange.
A writer recalls walking by Lake Michigan when a strong lake wind brought on a severe influenza in minutes, vanishing over 500 feet away. He argues ozone in the air caused the illness, not temperature or wind, and notes residents near the lake moved back to avoid similar effects.
In Somersley, Sam Price a Barrington friend and noted rider is recalled as greedy during meals. A neighbor quips that a dinner without money has its own price, while a tale from Sir Algernon West recalls a man who predicts three days without food.
A Chicago Times Herald quip notes a young lady laughing when she sees someone dancing, illustrating a lighthearted moment about happiness. The remark reflects a philosophy of making others happy and a playful reverse reaction to dance.
A humorous exchange in London features Dibbs presenting a photo he claims shows his wife’s first husband while Dobbs derides the image as brainless. Dibbs clarifies the photo is of himself at age 20, revealing a misperceived lineage in a witty family moment.
A man invents a voice dictation typewriter that writes spoken words. The joke notes that the machine writes everything spoken, with a quip about preferring one that does not. Source: Baltimore American.
A man distrusted Japanese auctions and recruited two friends to witness his bid against a room of bidders. He narrated how a cloisonne jug, once purchased for $12, was pushed up by a sharp-tongued auctioneer and ultimately defended by the crowd, leaving him with a costly lesson in overpaying and a story about the matchless thrift of department stores.
A discussion on actor earnings notes weekly pay ranges from 12 to 500 dollars. Usual rates for competent performers span 50 to 150 dollars, with stars commanding higher sums. The piece cites The Ladies' Home Journal view and quotes Rev. W E Sitter on a health remedy.
A humorous snippet shows a young reporter fearing an onion scented scoop as a maiden confesses her odor. The piece is followed by a testimonial for One Minute Cough Cure from Wm. Orr of Newark Ohio praising its quick relief for pneumonia and lung issues, endorsed by H. J. Moogk.
A collage of quotations from the Indianapolis Journal praising wit and remedy anecdotes. Included are notes on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and One Minute Cough Cure with testimonials from H. J. Moogk and Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman. Also mentions African Highland rail stations in Natal Kaffirland and a Port Elizabeth–Grahamstown line junction.
A Chicago household notes dramatic relief from la grippe cough after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The 60 cent bottle allegedly cured the cough completely, with price options 25 and 50 cents. Endorsed by G. Vacher of 157 Osgood Street and H. J. Moogk with Wm. F. Jung kunz & Co.
The C M and St P Ry restarts the Midland Route Tourist Car service from Chicago to San Francisco with a schedule: Chicago 10 35 p m Friday to Omaha 3 55 p m Saturday, then to Colorado Springs 10 45 p m Sunday, Salt Lake City 9 30 a m Monday, Salt Lake City to San Francisco 9 45 a m Wednesday. An optional day at Salt Lake City is offered. Eastbound runs San Francisco to Chicago each Saturday at 8 a m, arriving Wednesday 8 25 a m. G H Hearroorp, GP TA.
Mrs. A C Thomas advertises a hair work business listing services in all branches at 255 Galena Street. Local clientele are invited to inquire about custom styles and extensions.
Visitors to East Gloucester meet the woman rumored to inspire Mrs. Eliza beth Stuart Phelps Ward's Madonna of the Tubs. The unnamed Madonna recalls sassing Ward for writing the story and dismisses its truthfulness, saying Ward later sought her out. The encounter highlights tension between fiction and life.
Advertisements tout Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for indigestion and biliousness, with testimonials claiming relief from headaches and malaise. A separate note cites 38 000 municipal employees in New York and compares street cleaning to public charities. A Germantown testimonial from Josx Epvaar praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm. A report notes six foot orange river asbestos found, aiding Griqualand West Copper and Cape Asbestus companies.
An advertisement claims Banner Salve is the best and most healing salve for piles, burns, scalds, ulcers, and skin diseases, made from a prescription by a world renowned skin specialist and sold by H.J. Moogh, Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co. The text also notes a projected decline in horse use and reports England experiments showing motor power can haul heavy freight wagons at one seventh the cost of horsepower.
Suffering people with kidney disease are urged to try Foley's Kidney Cure for a gradual restoration of vitality. The product is guaranteed. Buy from H J Moogk and Wm F Jungkunz & Co.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October the Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida for homeseekers. Tickets cost one fare plus 2.00 for round trip and are valid twenty one days from sale. For details and illustrated matter contact Wa H Tayzog Louisville A G P A J C Beam Jn N W P A 80 Adams St Chicago Ills. 6-8dwtf
Winter in the South tempts readers with the gulf coast between Mobile and New Orleans as an ideal escape. The L and N line offers through cars from northern cities and to Florida points, with first class accommodations at moderate prices. Write J K Ridgely in Chicago for folders.
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