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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
6
Northport learns of a quiet, beautiful newcomer Mrs Wrest who rents a cottage and hires Cornelia Bangs as aide. Peter Meredith, a wealthy, admired bachelor, proclaims love and visits Mrs Wrest, while her past remains carefully hidden as she leads a restrained life of reading, charity, and church attendance.
Mrs Wrest, shunned for refusing Peter Meredith, is revealed to be Editha, wife of Gordon Wrest and heiress to a fortune. Gordon explains their long separation was a search for each other and vows love. Editha and Gordon reunite as the past wraps into a hopeful future.
Two customers in a cheap New York restaurant hear a waiter translate their orders into bizarre phrases he shouts to the cook. The man asks for two eggs fried on one side and three slices of crisp broiled bacon. The waiter replies with odd phrases about cows and creeds. The woman orders a steak well done with onions and coffee with cream and sugar while the waiter delivers a jumble of peculiar kitchen orders including mud ballast and scrap iron.
A line from a historical page contrasts a grim proverb with a counter about dead women, using wry wordplay to reflect on maritime or adventurous storytelling. The fragment hints at a broader literary or cultural discussion without naming persons or places.
A medical student attempted to smuggle a human skeleton into Canada from Detroit by dressing it in female clothing and placing it beside him in a buggy. He crossed the boundary, reached his home, and learned there is no customs duty on skeletons.
A diner protests a meal in a cheap restaurant demanding the proprietor. The exchange with the waiter centers on dissatisfaction with the quality and payment refusal. The dialogue suggests an ongoing dispute over charges and service.
Comprehensive Sunday School study notes from 1909 outline Acts themes from the Ascension to Peter and John healing the lame man. Includes lessons on the descent of the Holy Spirit, the beginnings of the Christian church, Peter and John’s trials, Stephen’s martyrdom, gospel in Samaria, Philip and the Ethiopian, and Aeneas and Dorcas with Golden Texts and key verses.
A Christian Endeavor lesson for March 21 1909 discusses Pilgrims progress with references to character tests along the way. It outlines Christian resisting Worldly Wiseman Morality and Legality, and emphasizes reliance on Christ as the gate to salvation.
Rev Joseph H Fesperman of Sally bury North Carolina, author of several books, describes years of kidney trouble. He says a severe winter pain confined him to bed eight days, with thick white sediment in urine. After starting Foley's Kidney Remedy, pain abated and urine normalized. He cheerfully recommends the remedy.
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows Mr. Hewll gus grumbling that his wife fails to appreciate his gifts. He jokes about spending a thousand dollars on a birthday present and insuring his life for the same amount, fearing the wait for any payout.
Rev Tienry Winter district leader recalls a six year old Paul Alexander from Paris Missouri who recited Grandma's Cooky Jar and said I will say it so they will taste cookies A listener noted the boy made me hungry The piece sparked a call to live Christ so others may taste and hunger for His goodness in Christian Endeavor meetings
Dallas Texas plans to attract the international Christian Endeavor convention of 1911. Eighty three workers met at a banquet to discuss strategy and future meetings. No special train will be provided for Dallas and Texas workers to St Paul, but effort may win the convention for their state. Addresses at the banquet were well received and the evening was enjoyable.
The Christian Endeavor societies launch a fivefold drive covering missionary activities in meetings and study circles, personal work efforts, Christian citizenship and temperance, plus a publicity push to boost circulation of religious papers and missionary publications.
An advertisement urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar over unknown remedies, asserting it costs nothing extra and contains no harmful drugs. It claims to cure obstinate coughs and colds and warns against experimenting with health. The notice is signed by H. J. Moogl and Wim. F. Jungkunz.
Harriet M. Burbank, a piano teacher, is noted in Studio 86 Grove ft O-2dt, reflecting local arts engagement and teaching activity in the community. The brief item highlights her role in piano instruction and studio presence.
A fragment notes patrons not recely regularly will el due to disruptions in the office routine. The unreadable text implies irregular attendance affecting services and operations.
The article details glass making steps from initial marking with whiting to tracing with red lead and turpentine, roughing cuts with a water jet and fine sand, and finishing on two grinding stones Graigleigh and blue stone. It covers smoothing, polishing with wooden disks, acid baths, putty-like compounds, felt wheels, brush wheels, and final wash.
Advertisement from the Pennsylvania Gazette lists stolen items from Ben Franklin including a sagathee coat, four shirts, breeches, stockings, kerchiefs, calfskin shoes, a castor hat, and more. The thief is described as William Lloyd, about 80, Irish, a former schoolmaster, with Latin and Greek claims. A reward of thirty shillings and costs is offered for capture and delivery to justice.
In southern China a superstition says one of triplets will be a rebel. A supposed wise man blindfolds a dark room and ties color strings white red and black to each infant. The child found with the red string is drowned when brought to light.
The Book of Advertisement, printed in 1565 by command of Queen Elizabeth, aimed to define the English church doctrines discipline and ritual to secure uniformity in Great Britain. It led to nonconformists after Sampson and Elymphrey at Oxford dissented from some doctrines.
A Chinese legation member described as refined and pale described why pins are unnecessary in China. He argued buttons and buttonholes or loops and frags are preferable, calling pins untidy and leading to laziness, noting China sent back millions of pins from foreign makers.
A Manchester Guardian correspondent reports a Sunday school observation about a youth who attended a musical service. He heard a violin solo where many notes were played with the finger rather than the bow, described as a peculiar technique. The boy’s description adds a light anecdote about musical interpretation.
A fragment from Harper's Bazar recalls lively Sunday gatherings in the village cemetery, reflecting rural social life and local chatter about community events and rituals. The remark contrasts urban bustle with country town observances, capturing a snapshot of provincial culture.
A quotation attributed to Wayland noting that perfection in error is required to create anything. The line suggests that fault and failure drive invention and progress, implying that mistakes fuel achievement rather than obstruct it.
A London News excerpt notes Cain as a rare baptismal name. It cites Cain Hammam a Leiston blacksmith, and Cain Mahoney a Portsmouth navy warrant officer. The Irish parents allegedly intended Ixean Mahoney but the brogue altered it to Cain Mahoney, illustrating name mispronunciation.
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