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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1900
Page
6
A boy at a 240 acre farm attempts plowing with a light team. He learns quick, but the plow flips, hat lost, and he is hurled into the dirt. While recovering, he spots blackbirds and uses a bean shooter to bag two birds per pass, repeating along the furrow.
A narrator recalls a boy learning to plow under a hot day’s sun. He pursues blackbirds and kildees between furrows, shoots several birds, and endures dirt and fatigue. By sundown he realizes plowing is hard, dirty work, though he enjoyed the hunting bits. He concedes the rest was awful.
The piece humorously explains a man wearing his vest badge even off duty, noting that his unbuttoned coat reveals his badge and authority. It jokes that power is enjoyed by all from president to peasant, reflecting the Washington Star style.
A health note urges every person to take a daily bath, preferably after rising. Use a quart to a bowl of water, two containers if available, not hot but cool. Bath 2 to 5 minutes, wet thoroughly, dry with a towel, briskly rub, then dress and exercise to promote circulation.
A thrifty Frenchwoman cleans black silk by brushing dust away then sponging with hot coffee strained through muslin. The right side is treated then the fabric is dried and ironed through thin paper to avoid shine. This method restores gloss without papery stiffness.
A teen farmer's son, helped by a generous cow and friendly toll-house hosts, travels to a seminary to pursue education. He works through multiple institutions, earning degrees, becoming principal, then professor of Hebrew, and writes a respected commentary.
A chaperone magazine laments the decline of male gallantry as women enter the labor market. It argues fewer small courtesies persist, citing women’s longing for bygone chivalry and questioning whether courteous behavior will return as men’s conduct changes.
A traditional method explains flattening the breast bones with a mallet then baking in a shallow tin with salt pork and a little salted water. After half cooking, finish on a broiler over clear fire, browning the skin and serving with melted butter and chopped parsley.
A simple velvet and plush fabric cleaning method uses a stiff whisk broom and a pan of boiling water. With a helper, hold the fabric taut over the steam with the wrong side to the water to remove wrinkles brighten color and restore nap. For crease spots, apply French chalk before steaming.
A dentist cited by The American Kitchen Magazine argues that poor teeth in children stem from insufficient exercise and chewing. Modern child foods like soups and mush do not demand mastication enough to draw blood to teeth, limiting strengthening effects. He urges feeding harder foods to improve dental strength.
A rug salesman advised wetting rugs thoroughly and turning them face down to dry as a remedy for slipping. He claimed the wetting dissolves a gummy substance used in making the rug backing, reducing the danger of falls for homemakers with smooth floors.
In Washington Star quotes, an artist’s friend questions Mr Philbone’s unqualified praise of a picture. The remark suggests the praise may hide a rejection. The exchange reflects tension between acclaim and artist expectations.
A witty remark notes that while changing outfits may please a woman, adopting a new facial appearance has the opposite effect. The quip contrasts fashion with evolving looks and hints at social reactions to changes in appearance.
The earthworm, or angle worm, is praised for diligence and soil enrichment. It is cautious, patient, domestic, and a foe to danger, often surfacing in rain, feeding near leaves, and aiding birds and fishermen. It can survive severed segments, though sometimes is eaten piece by piece by predators.
A man would not recognize himself if he were seen as the woman believes he is, suggesting confusion between self perception and external judgment within the social gaze.
Advertisements and anecdotes tout Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs colds and influenza with testimonials from users and physicians. Mentions Emmert and Burrell druggists selling the product and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure praised for immediate relief. Notes Greece banning antiquities export and Swiss drunkard cures.
A collage of testimonials praises One Minute Cough Cure for la grippe coughs croup and throat and lung diseases praising immediate relief and safety. Mentions households in Chicago North Carolina penitentiary $50 000 borrowed and Buffalo Polish voters in a cosmopolitan elite.
E Presson of Pressonville Kansas writes that residents who used Foley's Honey and Tar endorse it as the best medicine for la grippe cold and coughs. The note appears in a where H J Moogh and Wm F Jungkunz & Co are listed as involved or distributing parties.
Mrs. H. V. Brown offers china painting lessons at 74 Clark Ave. The notice lists location and contact details, indicating a small local class setting for residents interested in decorative painting.
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October the Southern Railway offers low one way and round trip tickets to most Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida destinations. Homeseekers pay one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip. tickets are valid twenty one days from sale. Details and illustrated matter available from Ws H Taytos in Louisville or J C Beam Jr in Chicago.
Illinois Central timetable lists westbound No. 1 Omaha Limited leaving Chicago and arriving at Omaha, with intermediate stops at Freeport and Rockford. No. 8 Omaha Express and No. 21 Dodge and Lyle Express provide Chicago to Freeport and Dubuque service. Eastbound No. 2 Chicago Limited departs Omaha and arrives Freeport and Chicago. No. 4 Chicago Express runs Chicago to Freeport and back. additional No. 81 Dubuque and Chicago Express and No. 82 Dubuque and Chicago Express operate on Sundays. Madison, Dodgeville, and Centralia lines show departures from Freeport with various arrival times. numerous trains specify daily and Sunday schedules, with some no-stops between Chicago and Dubuque.
Train schedule notes Chicago and Northwestern routes with departures from Freeport and arrivals in Chicago. Contains multiple service numbers 147 149 151 152 154 155 157 158 161 168 187 and remarks on freight status and daily operation patterns.
The notice details No 53 passenger service with 8:00 am and 1:45 pm departures, close connections for Chicago Clinton Ia Dubuque and St Paul, and No 6 connection options for Cedar Rapids Kansas City Omaha Council Bluffs and west. Through Milwaukee to Rock Island coaches available, baggage checked through to destination. J B SWEATT, Assistant.
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