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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
6
A survey of wash silks and new fabrics predicts a vibrant spring. It notes pinks and browns in striped and corded textiles, the rise of wash silk garments for shirts and dresses, and the bold use of blacks in delicate patterns. It highlights Paris inspirations, midwinter millinery, and the practical appeal of washable textiles for home sewers.
Frederick R. Simms of London has just received US letters patent for an armored motor war car. The vehicle runs on rough ground and across country with twin rotating turrets, Gatling guns, and protected gunners. Experts say the machine is practical and could transform future warfare.
A West Coast American congressman touring London’s Royal College of Surgeons learned of a dusty skull labeled as a slight to the U S. The State Department intervened but an attache settled the matter by bribing a janitor with a bright shilling, ending the episode quietly.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece cites an Indiana reader weighing how war dispatch language misnames gunfire. The note urges a standard list of sounds for Maxims Mausers and other weapons, joking for a convention of correspondents to settle terms.
A middle aged man reflects on the social sting of asking if a clock is correct. He notes that people defend their timepieces, from jewelry store to bakery, resenting the implied superiority of the question. He argues ask only when truly important and not idly.
A black Capitol worker in Atlanta has been arrested for eating pieces of kaolin on display at the State Geological Survey. Teeth marks on missing specimens led detectives to the culprit, a long-standing earth-eating habit noted among various peoples and regions. The practice is linked to sickness such as consumption, liver inflammation, and anemia.
The article argues smoking is injurious and urges quitting, blaming fathers for boys who smoke. It notes the habit persists despite attempts to quit and hints at long reform. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and a Rhode Island land lease yielding $20,000 annually from oyster beds.
Hinsdale resident Mrs Harriet Evans endorses One Minute Cough Cure claiming instant relief for her children from coughs and colds. The ad asserts rapid cure of coughs, colds, grippe and throat and lung diseases.
Farmers report the current peanut crop is unusually large though quality falls short of excellent. The bumper harvest promises robust yields for buyers and affects market expectations for prices this season.
Reports describe wills written by British soldiers on South African battlefields. In several cases the testators’ wishes were honored. One soldier on the Elandslaagte field scrawled All to my wife inside his helmet with a lead bullet.
Eugene J. Hall, noted poet and publisher, says one dose of Toofey's Honey and Tar restored his voice and saved his Chicago lecture at Central Music Hall. Endorsed by H. J. Moogh, Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co.
Engineers project a potential output of 20,000 horsepower along the Chicago sanitary channel, suggesting significant power generation capacity from the waterway. The estimate underscores prospective industrial and municipal energy applications depending on scale and infrastructure.
A magazine style note asserts most serious illnesses originate in kidney disorders and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure with a guarantee. The endorsement comes from H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co as sellers.
The colony of New South Wales Australia plans to export 90000 tong of wheat this season as part of its agricultural program. Government records indicate strong production and favorable markets expected to absorb the crop, signaling robust trade activity for the region.
A man named E. Presson of Press onville Kansas writes that the town’s users of Foley's Honey and Tar consider it the best medicine for la grippe cold and coughs. H J Moogh William F Jungkunz and Co.
The American Political League announced its first national convention will be held in Boston on July 4. It will be the league's only convention and Boston’s sole political gathering of the year.
The Detroit Journal reprints a playful exchange where a clairvoyant claims the reader was Bacon and Shakespeare replies that the idea arises from his many days in the park. The Bard, noted as an actor in the legitimate stage, wryly comments on actors of the period.
A British army incursion into Afghanistan left a soldier shot during scouting. His body was found weeks later beneath a tall rock with the message I want mother to have all written in blood. The War Office deemed both wills valid and supervised proper distribution of the estates.
The article notes that Shakespeare’s name can be rendered in about four thousand spellings with the poet himself using twenty two variants.
An army officer estimates that in the just closed century no fewer than 0,000,000 men have been killed in war in civilized countries, underscoring the vast toll of modern conflict.
An ad praises Banner Salve as the most healing ointment from H. J. Moogh and W. F. Jungkunz Co. It also notes Foley's Honey and Tar as a recommended cough remedy and mentions a sale at Stayer's Clearing, with men’s wear reduced from four dollars to 1.95. The text also lists New York state government employees at 9,821, with 5,000 linked to Albany and most residing there.
Train numbers and times show arrivals and departures among Milwaukee and connections to Chicago Racine Rockford Janesville Madison and Mineral Point division with through coaches Milwaukee to Rock Island. Baggage checked through to destination as J B Sweatt Agent lists departures at 8 00 am 12 15 pm and 4 40 pm with various westbound connections and freight runs between Freeport and other points.
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