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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
7
An aunt leaves me an Angora cat who narrates a winter memory from childhood. The fat, pampered narrator longs to escape the home roof beyond a closed window, detailing a perilous rooftop adventure, new friends, a flirtation with a young cat, and a failed attempt to steal a cutlet from a working girl, ending with continued longing for freedom despite danger.
A narrator recalls hunger and cold in a rain soaked street seeking food. A wily tomcat guides him through ash heaps to find scraps, debating liberty versus safety. The cat refuses to abandon freedom for comfort, while the narrator returns home to a thrashing and warmed meals, embracing the paradox of true happiness being confinement.
A narrative from Popular Science Monthly details Amblyopsis cave fish found in cave pools sometimes twelve per pool of about ten by fifty feet and rarely in connecting rifhes. The fish glide quietly along bottom or swim with lazily used pectoral strokes and tail propulsion, appearing as white aquatic ghosts in varied depths, calm and unperturbed unlike eyed minnows and sunfishes.
A fresh college graduate working as market reporter on a Memphis newspaper wrote a humorous market note about the season’s first oranges. He described them as the first umbilical oranges of the season, prompting a wry comment from the Memphis Scimitar.
The relief of Ladysmith, achieved by General Dundonald and his command, broke a siege lasting 118 days. Lieutenant General Sir George White, former commander in chief in India, faced severe trials as the besieged garrison and civilians endured hardships. Ladysmith, Natal’s military hub, endured isolation from Nov 2, 1899, until relief arrived on Feb 28.
The article portrays Anna Held as healthy and wealthy, living luxuriously. It notes she rises after noon, walks little, rides often, and uses a Croton bath daily. She enjoys midnight suppers, drinks claret, eats rich foods, and imports French oysters from beds near Marseilles where she has investments.
The Third Avenue Railroad collapse in New York wiped out over twenty million dollars due to mismanagement and graft. Hugh J Grant, former New York mayor, is appointed receiver to unravel the tangled affairs and salvage whatever remains for stockholders and creditors.
The Washington Post notes a major shift in Senator Tillman. He entered the chamber with a prepared, essay like address, only returning to his former extemporaneous cadence as he rose to speak, echoing the Tillman of old who stirred the room with sharp caustic lines.
The late Signor Oll, famed vocalist, once made a curious wager with fellow singers at Her Majesty's Opera House. Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust was among his favorites, and his garden Scene strides to avoid Martha became a humorous highlight. He boasted he could cross the stage in three bounds. At the moment, he retreated then leaped from side to side, drawing riotous laughter as the audience and Martha's representative watched. Oll won the bet.
IX Hartgerink of Overisel Michigan endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for immediate relief and pleasant taste. The advertisement claims it digests what you eat and cannot fail to cure, attributed to H J Moogk.
A sour visaged aunt condemns a farewell moment as she declares it the last thing he would think of. The aunt exits as though she had scored every possible point in the dispute, reflecting tense interpersonal dynamics and a sharp town mood.
Wm. Orr of Newark Ohio says the One Minute Cough Cure keeps his family prepared and saved his boy from pneumonia. The ad claims it cures coughs and all lung diseases, is pleasant to take, harmless, and provides immediate results. Endorsed by H. J. Moogk.
A wartime-era excerpt notes Tashkend as a large city in the heart of Turkestan with an estimated population near 160000, about a quarter in the Russian quarter and garrison area.
Lewis Ackerman of Goshen Indiana says DeWitts Little Early Risers bring relief for his headache and never gripe. The pills gently cleanse and invigorate the bowels and liver as part of his daily routine.
Citizens of Chillicothe Missouri plan a ceremony in the city square to dedicate a handsome monument honoring Nelson B Kness who composed the music to the song Ben Bolt.
Eugene J. Hall credits Foley's Honey and Tar with restoring his voice ahead of a lecture at Central Music Hall in Chicago. The note mentions H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co. An Asheville business group forms to protect a large, still wooded region from lumber industry damage.
A collection of health claims and testimonials notes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney disorders, praises olive oil purity while accusing it of being largely cottonseed oil, and includes a rheumatism testimonial about Chamberlain's Pain Balm with a local seller listed. The text presents advertisements and consumer endorsements common to old newspapers.
The old council rooms in the Fry block are now in the hands of carpenters and will be remodeled for the use of Drs Caldwell Stealy and Firestone, who will move there about April 1. Their present quarters are too small and the new quarters will provide more room and modern conveniences.
Dutch village women in Trolland wear stiffened white lace hoods over black skullcaps, with elderly widows adding straw bonnets. They dress in dark blue jackets with cream breastpieces and multiple skirts wound into a grotesque silhouette, a practice unchanged for centuries.
Advice promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for severe throat and lung troubles. The ad claims it heals tissues, fights germ disease, reduces inflammation, aids expectoration, and improves sleep, urging one bottle and noting long-standing pharmacist support. It also notes German emigration declines with yearly counts from 1881 to last year.
G Vacher of 157 Osgood Street Chicago reports his wife suffered a severe la grippe cough that improved immediately after using Foley's Honey and Tar. A 50 cent bottle cured her cough entirely. Price 25c and 60c. Moogh Jung kunz Co. quotes Dr Wright of Detroit contrasting Adam’s hypothetical earnings with Rockefeller and Vanderbilt’s wealth.
People suffering from kidney diseases suffer a gradual loss of vitality and are urged to try Foley's Kidney Cure without delay. The endorsement is attributed to H.J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co.
New York's fashionable society has gained several hundred million dollars over the past five years as wealthy individuals from the western states relocate to the city, altering social circles and escalating prestige and influence.
An advertisement claims Banner Salve, a prescription from a renowned skin specialist, is the best treatment for piles burns scalds ulcers and all skin diseases. It is promoted by H. J. Moogh Wm F Jungkunz & Co. The article also notes a Chicago jail plan to employ female prisoners cultivating roses to improve moral standards.
A bold promotion claims Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets cure dyspepsia indigestion biliousness sour stomach and other digestive ailments. It asserts clear brains strong vigor and ambition follow perfect digestion and cites Dr R B Strong of New York City praising the remedy as highly efficacious.
A new grain based beverage named GRAIN-O substitutes coffee in grocers for delicate stomachs and children, offered at 15 to 26 cents per package. The piece also notes South African war horses dyed khaki to blend with the battlefield.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway has bought a copy edition of Mr. Sam T. Clover’s Glimpses Across the Sea for distribution. Send six cents for postage with your address to Geo. H. Heafford, general passenger agent, Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.
A promotion offers a gold watch to the boy or girl who sells the most Lekko Scouring Soap and Lekkoene through April 1. Earn tickets from grocers and view the watch on display at Edward Bengston’s jewelry store.
A reader touts Allen's Foot-Ease to absorb perspiration, keep gloves clean, and ease new shoes. It is praised as a dainty toilet powder and foot comfort aid. Physicians are invited to vouch for its purity. Sold in drug and shoe stores for 25c with free samples. Actress Allen S. Olmsted from Le Roy endorses it. Dr J J Henry notes a beggar count in an island population of one million.
When you want relief for a burn sore or cut try Banner Salve. Guaranteed the most healing ointment in the ree H. J. Moogk W. F. Jungkunz & Co.
The Tribune backs party lines, touts broad coverage and a Tri-Weekly edition. It argues the paper strengthens the Republican platform, praises Cleveland era labor efforts, and promises high prestige for the future while highlighting the value of its Daily and Sunday Tribune editions for business readers.
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