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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
7
A fragment discusses Newbro's Herpicide and a curious term used in a question about its origins. It mentions a person named Joseph Emmert as a species agent and notes samples and pricing in stamps, with references to scalp care and lice products.
John F. Daly, agent, notes east bound No 300, 202, 204, 306 services with buffet and parlor cars and west bound No 21, 208, 2, 207 services. Details include daily schedules with exceptions and connections at Rockford Belvidere Sycamore Beloit Janesville and routes to Milwaukee Madison and the Pacific Coast.
Rock Island timetable lists side notes on freight and passenger service to Freeport Mt. Carroll and Davenport. Westbound No 68 carries Rock Island passengers to Davenport with 7:46 am departure. No 10 runs Rock Island to Milwaukee with 7 am departure and 8 10 pm arrival, linking to Janesville and Madison. No 9 connects to Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and other Dakota points. J B Sweatt, Agent.
Greatly reduced fares offered from February 15 to April 7 to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and other West and Northwest points. Half rates for children of half fare age. Liberal stopovers allowed on all tickets. Tickets valid in Tourist sleepers. For details, contact a ticket agent or write F. Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago MDwiw
A Morgantown Continental driver Bobby Robbins foils a masked holdup, earning a five hundred dollar reward and a humorous letter from headquarters. The tale compares the firm's rigid Rules and Regulations to moral codes and wages, noting the vow to advance honest workers and the annual Christmas gift. The story blends corporate zeal with a personal tale of love and promotion.
London Chronicle notes widespread duplication of English place names. Newton leads with seventy two towns and villages. Newtowns raise the total near ninety. Sutton sixty eight. Weston Nortons Eastons Aston common in the west, reflecting limited naming creativity.
Sir Squire Bancroft told a London audience a humorous anecdote about a charming young woman visiting an aunt from Scotland. At a farewell cab she paid a shilling saying it was the legal fare. Inquiries by the cabman sparked a witty exchange about marriage and a treasure, as the tale unfolds with the cabby remarking on the girl’s thrift and effort.
The Boston Herald notes two doctors with the same surname, Benjamin E Sawyer a physician and Nathan Sawyer a veterinarian. A sick man named Jones was treated by the wrong Sawyer and Mrs Jones quips that Jones is a jackass.
Scotland Yard, famed as London police headquarters, is described as a historic site once hosting Scottish kings during travels to London. Located near Whitehall’s Banqueting Hall, it was allegedly held by Scottish royalty from 959 until William the Lion’s rebellion, with figures like Milton and Sir Christopher Wren among past residents.
An advertisement from Harper's Weekly seeks a capable woman to act as manageress floorwalker or supervisor. No hairdressing experience required, but must be tactful, reliable and born around September 22. London audience targeted.
Reticent individuals are described as the more secure benefactors to society, acting as nonconductors of heats and animosities. The cheerful promote happiness but the cautious balance social harmony by restraint.
Dialog hints at engagement and social roles as Bet ty contends Maud lacks know-how to manage a home while Bessie asserts the opposite, emphasizing the need for a man to run the household. The exchange reveals gender expectations in domestic life without resolving who is correct.
An 1890s style advertisement warns of kidney trouble dangers and urges cures with Dean's Kidney Pills. Wm Trotter of 232 Walnut St. praises the remedy, noting prior statements from 1897 and continued confidence in its effectiveness. Sold by all dealers, price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY, sole U.S. agents.
A tale about Ferdinand I of Austria who, fleeing a Syrian thunderstorm, discovered coarse flour dumplings. He demanded them in Vienna, drawing protest from cooks and physicians. He vowed to continue if denied, proclaiming Emperor I am and dumplings I will have, turning the line into a proverb.
The article surveys biblical and classical claims about iron discovery by Tubal Cain and Hephaestus, with Dactyles on Mount Ida as a source. It cites Jeremiah Rae hiel Mosea wentionus Job and notes ancient Egyptian iron use for tools, touching on steel and early ironworking traditions.
The article notes that tin was used as a medium of barter in Britain before Roman conquest and exported to Gaul before Christ. After Roman conquest, conquerors set up extensive smelting works that continued until at least the Saxon conquest, as reported by St James' Gazette.
A small British-Italian steamer carries passengers of English American French Italian and one German. Lunch is announced in multiple languages to accommodate all, but the lone German mutters Himmel and laments the lack of food. This vignette from Harper’s Weekly highlights early 20th century attitudes toward ethnicity and dining equity aboard ships.
A look at regional marriage signals: in Siam a lit cigar or taken light signals betrothal with dowry arrangements. In Calabria and India a lighted taper or pipe signals acceptance. In Siberia a bride gifts cigars and slippers to indicate the suitor will master the house.
A street scene in Japan features the pancake woman with a coal brazier and frying pan. Children gather after school attracted by the batter aromas, able to fry and eat small pancakes for a fraction of a penny, if they have coins in their kimono sleeves.
Official correspondence quotes a fourth class postmaster in Billyville admitting a bad leg from a wartime wound and a self inflicted gunshot while attempting to kill a squirrel for breakfast. He complains of no holiday and poor treatment, saying he’ll go on leave only when paid. The message was sent to headquarters in Washington.
A native narrator describes himself for a police post in the Central Provinces of India. He notes a long equiline nose, piercing eyelashes, a semi globular face and good physique. He traces a historical pedigree to three generations, mentions his grandfather as a millioner, his father becoming a schoolmaster and earning a pension before his death, and vows to pray for the recipient’s long life and prosperity if his aspirations materialize.
Conger eels stalk a timid octopus and probe its limbs. The octopus tries to hug its foe but fails, ink erupts, and the octopus retreats through turbid water. It can change color to blend with surroundings as a defensive tool.
An old Sus sex folklore note from the London Express says that when a bride returns home from church her single friends seize all the pins in her dress. They believe every maiden with a pin will be married within a year.
The common mushroom reaches full size in under a day. In Warsaw Poland some streets are paved with straw pressed into blocks hardened for use.
As early as 500 BCE, priests in Rome and Egypt produced artificial eyes, engaging in practices used by physicians and surgeons of the era.
The article notes common indigestion in school children hampers growth and causes pale cheeks and weakness, often from quick or improper lunch eating. It urges correcting the cause and treating stomach and bowel issues with Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, sold by druggists at 50 cents and 1.09 dollars with a money back guarantee.
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