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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1900
Page
6
A collage of witticisms and aphorisms from the Chicago News. It contrasts wealth with folly, notes on women and art, and quips about dogs, gossip, and money. A poetess laments a heavy burden, while a reformer jokes about domestic labor. The piece satirizes everyday vices and virtues.
The text notes the British admiralty’s naming limits due to signal codes, claiming new ship names force edits to every signal book. It contrasts England’s population with that of China, Russia, France, the United States, and Germany, and argues six states govern three-quarters of humanity. It also dismisses Panama Canal efficiency over Nicaragua, saying Panama’s work would be longer.
A compact selection of humorous reflections on age, marriage, curiosity, and small town manners. The piece ponders how aging changes behavior, the value of flowers in marriage, and the idea that old newspapers still hide unread notes. It closes with a light jab about Adam and Hoe's tale.
A quirky poem-like verse links birth months to expected spousal traits. January yields a prudent melancholy housewife, February a humane wife and mother, March a frivolous chatterbox, April inconstant but good-looking, May handsome and happy, June impetuous and marriage-minded, July handsome but sulky, August amiable and likely to marry rich, September discreet and well-liked, October pretty and coquettish yet unhappy, November liberal and kind, December well-proportioned and fond of novelty.
A Medical Review exposes statistics predicting shifts in New England's Anglo-Saxon population and urges rugged strength. Beechams Pills are promoted as a vegetable remedy that cures bilious and nervous disorders, headaches, constipation, and female ailments. They are said to be physician recommended and priced at 26 cents per box.
A Washington Star clipping recounts a wife reflecting on advertising as an art. A stylish promoter offered to host a luncheon featuring a biscuit course, supplying all details and services at no cost to the host in exchange for promotional exposure. The luncheon, arranged with a leading caterer, impressed guests, and the biscuit course was deemed the best. The promoter described similar successful campaigns in other cities.
Johns D Smeadley truant officer of Jacksonville testifies that Kid-ne-oids relieved his kidney pain after other treatments failed. The product is described as Yellow Tablets, not pills, sold for fifty cents per two week box by druggists and H d Moogh's Drug Store. Descriptive booklet available from John Morrow & Co.
The Chicago River now runs toward the Mississippi after a massive canal project costing about 34 million dollars. The feat could enable a ship canal to the Mississippi, but lake shippers fear lower lake levels and smaller towns worry about sewage, while Chicago claims the water is clear. Congress must decide who is right.
A novel tale describes various early riser methods in urban life. A revenue clerk devises a cunning alarm by sending himself a telegram that reads Mother is dying with delivery at five in the morning. The ploy reliably rouses him and becomes habitual.
A discussion among newspaper men traces how the term gun shifted from meaning fowling pieces and artillery to refer mainly to modern long guns. The piece contrasts cannon with guns and recalls historic images associated with cannons and older warfare while noting current nomenclature.
The writer laments how losing temper destroys daily happiness and purity of feeling. A clean heart and song can turn heavy with anger, making one feel like a culprit for the rest of the day. The passage reflects on the lasting burden of temper once it is unleashed.
Homeseeker's excursion tickets to nearly all U S points go on sale at all ticket offices of the Chicago Great Western Railway on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of February March and April at a low rate of one fare plus 2 00 for the round trip Tickets are valid return within 20 days from sale date. Seek details from any CGW agent or write F H Lord G P W A 118 Adams St Chicago 12 FD Feb 16
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month through October, the Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to many Southern states. Homeseekers’ tickets are one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip, valid twenty one days from sale. Southeastern territory advertising opportunities and details available from Wu Ha Tayco, A G P A, Louisville Ky. J C Beam, Jn, N W P A, 80.
A dense rail timetable lists multiple Chicago, Freeport, and Dubuque routes. It shows departure and arrival times for Nos 1 2 4 8 21 22 31 and others on Madison, Dodgeville, and Dodge connections, with stops at Chicago Freeport Dubuque and Omaha and notes service tweaks and daily vs Sunday operation. The page includes times for the Illinois routes and the Dodgeville branch as well as centralia st Louis connections.
Fragmented OCR shows multiple train numbers and times with notes like No 150 7 30 and No 156 6 35 pm and No 168 4 40 pm. Mentions Saturday Sunday service exceptions and freight trains with unreadable following text.
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