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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
7
A poem reflecting on an old kitchen rocker, its sturdy splint construction, and the memory of its makers. The piece honors simple craft, family life, and enduring duty as the chairs’ lovers grow distant yet remember. It quotes the sentiment that works define a person.
A juror blocks a guilty verdict over twenty years by a conscience driven decision. A backwoods settler narrates youth, love, and a land purchase, recounting a land sale trip with his friend George C. and a return home ending with a mysterious summons at night.
A wanderer seeks shelter with his horse. later his watch and horse identify him with a murdered man. Arrests follow, a crowd denounces him, and a grim judge sentences him. A pardon arrives, exposing the true culprit who had betrayed hospitality. The final verdict absolves the innocent man and implicates the actual killer.
Harper's Round Table wonders if Venus could host living inhabitants. It notes Venus is similar in size to Earth but orbits closer to the sun, receiving about twice the solar heat. The article compares planetary climates and suggests life might be possible in Venusian conditions, though no answer is given.
A farmer’s wife keeps a careful churn, scalds it, and sun baths it to keep butter pure. The text compares the stomach to a churn, arguing that a sour stomach taints the body, and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a nonalcoholic cure that purports to sweeten the stomach and blood.
A skunk challenges a lion to single combat and the lion declines, fearing the fame of fighting a skunk would outlast his glory. The anecdote echoes Henry Ward Beecher lore about restrained retorts to critics and an early encounter with a small animal teaching a harsher rule. The piece cites Our Dumb Animals as context.
The ad touts Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for indigestion biliousness headaches and general malaise. It claims doctors were scarce in the past and a few liquid doses from Emmert & Burrell's sample bottles would reassure buyers nothing serious ails them.
An Indian man recently arrived from the reservation to Rapid City with his squaw, daughter, and two hand satchels. He went to a local bank, hesitated briefly, then produced $2,000 to open an account. He is recorded as the sole Indian bank depositor in South Dakota and among the wealthiest in cash among his people.
A Portland politician Solomon TLirsch, millionaire and former minister to Turkey, faced a 60 day Oregon Senate stalemate. He refused to vote for himself, choosing principle over power, aiding John Fl. Mitchell in a compromise that led to Mitchell’s election.
A reclaimed antidote claims rapid relief from diphtheria with Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil marketed by Emmert Burrell. The ad urges readers to buy at drug stores and notes the product as a medical remedy.
An advertisement urges parents to give Grain-O to children instead of tea or coffee. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly, and costs about four times less than similar coffee. Grocers sell it for 15 cents and 2?
Try Allen's Foot Ease a powder to shake into shoes for swollen nervous hot feet. It cools the feet relieves smarting tight shoes and gives rest. Blisters callous spots corns and bunions pain are eased. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25c trial package free Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY
Pay your tax at my office rear of First National Bank. All personal tax must be paid this month. J. C. Koscu, Collector. 2-0
A classic description of snowstorms on the western prairies shows how blizzards blind, freeze, and drive travelers and wildlife. It contrasts the fates of wildlife like wolves and prairie chickens with the plight of Sioux and other plains people, wandering until exhaustion or death.
Dissenting circles in Sydney discuss allowing tea during Sunday afternoon divine services. Innovation costs are expected to be small, with congregation members taking turns supplying refreshments. The measure aims to foster comfort within worship while maintaining decorum.
The town board will meet Tuesday evening March 6 to audit bills. All persons with town bills should leave them at No 99 Chicago Street. O D Emerick Town Clerk.
A Spanish archive reveals the early costs of exploration. Stipends for sailors were 10 francs a month and captains 80 francs, while Christopher Columbus earned 1,600 francs per year. The note adds that salaries have risen since those days.
The Gulf coast along the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans offers mild climate pure air and easy hunting and fishing. First class visitor accommodations are available at moderate prices with through cars from northern cities via L N R R. Write for folders to J K Ridgely NW P A Chicago.
The English language now claims over 260000 words, widely acknowledged by authorities, about 70000 more than the combined total of German French Spanish and Italian. A threadbare coat described as paid for at least keeps one from paying for a tailor's bill.
O Taytor and Frics advertises money to loan on real estate at five percent interest. Local firm promotes available loans with clear terms for property financing.
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