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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
7
A young boy Harry earns permission to stay up all night and act as a sentinel by the parlor fire. He parades with a toy gun, calls out Who goes there, and endures fatigue and the sand man as family members bid him good night.
The article describes deep ocean exploration, noting depths over 30,000 feet and vast underwater valleys. It explains dark, cold habitats with eyeless, large animals, organic deposits from sunlit zones, and the Challenger voyage shaping oceanography. It also cites precise depths, areas, and global temperature patterns at sea floors.
A playful fragment about a foolish little frog who attempts to ride a horsey. He dresses himself and hops, but the horse refuses to move. The frog is thrown off and lands, crying, in a short humorous verse.
A collection of pun filled questions and punchlines about everyday objects and social quirks. Topics include gloves, horses, sugar, marriages, potatoes, clocks, dough, beer, phrenologists, bay horses, writing masters, and thieves. The tone is light and dated, with mis-spellings reflecting OCR.
A woman asks the depot gateman if she has time to run across the street to match a sample of ribbon. The guard replies in strong dialect that she has no time, noting the fin leaves in three hours and a half.
An excerpt from Pearson's summarizes palmistry ideas on how finger positions and thumb shapes reflect personality and judgment. It describes various hand poses and the traits they allegedly reveal, including teachers, judges, clerks, and general types, noting the influence of unconscious actions in character assessment.
The piece recalls Professor Morse facing skepticism when seeking Congress support to fund the first telegraph. It notes the 1845 opening of the first telegraph office in Washington and contrasts tiny early receipts with today’s vast revenue, highlighting the quirky rise and fall of small sums in early April.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt explains how hard water helps beans lentils and split peas keep firmness and skin during boiling while soft water weakens them. It covers salts gyp sum lime and ammonia methods for hardening water and advises salted hard water for onions, long boiling times for string beans, and using bread in greens to absorb odor.
This design may be embroidered in silk floss or painted in water colors on linen or velvet and stretched over cardboard. The pretty flower is most showy in red yellow and a purplish salmon shade, the latter rarest. Artistic taste is needed to arrange colors and flowers for satisfactory results.
A writer argues that many men fail to treat wives and sisters with proper courtesy, urging a social revolution through right training of boys and girls. Parents should enforce courteous behavior at home as a core virtue, echoing a teacher who says home discipline shapes manners more than school.
A father quietly examines his son's homemade map and walks away without praise. A bystander notes the missed chance to affirm the child’s effort and urges the father to acknowledge it. The anecdote argues small words of encouragement bring great joy and change.
A discussion of how a woman's prospects for marriage vary by age. Statistics claim the best chance is at twenty five, with most marriages occurring from twenty to thirty and numbers declining after thirty, especially after sixty.
The New York Press notes Governors Island's Fort Columbus serves as the East Department HQ and military prison. Convicts perform hard labor under sentinel supervision to keep walks and promenades clean, and the grounds free of litter while keeping the sword clipped.
After a piano recital two English women whispered that the Americans applaud loudly and vulgarly. The audience endured silently as they commented that the man should perform again while the Americans accepted the critique with quiet restraint.
A light exchange between Mr Meeker and Mrs Meeker from the Chicago Tribune notes how the husband fulfills requests with self-deprecating humor. The dialogue highlights recurring phrasing changes and a playful turn of speech as she overhears him.
An advertisement promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy for coughs and lung troubles. It claims to heal tissues, destroy germs, reduce inflammation, aid expectoration, and improve sleep. It urges trying one bottle and notes sample bottles at Joseph Emmert's store.
An account praises General Gatacre for tireless service in Sina. He once hurried through Ambala duties then rode 100 miles by Himalayan roads on a midnight mission for a departing lady. He returned to Kalka and resumed work without visible fatigue the next day.
Newark Colorado resident Wm Orr testifies that One Minute Cough Cure saved his son during pneumonia and remains a trusted remedy. The ad claims it cures coughs and lung diseases, is pleasant to take and immediate in effect.
A collection of sharp sayings on ambition laziness attire manners and money drawn like snippets from a Chicago Daily News column. It contrasts the hustler with the loafer notes about politeness honesty and self awareness. The piece ends with a jab at those who claim thievery as a rule of thumb.
Local sale offers wall paper at 15 to 12 cents per roll, engrains 12 cents, with additional discounts on paperhanging painting and calcimining. Estimates furnished. Joan E Apamson 56 Stephenson St 89d2w.
A reporter visits Joseph Hodges Choate, then ambassador to Britain, and after a brief interaction Choate humorously replies while avoiding interruption. The piece pivots to a testimonial for Kodol Dyspepsia Care, credited to E Hartgerink of Overisel, Michigan, praising immediate relief and ease of use as a dyspepsia remedy.
Postmaster general Tsav¢ Van Alphen of the Transvaal recounted a comic encounter near Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Station. A police officer claimed he must appear before the Maryland coroner, prompting Van Alphen to joke that he is a resident of Pretoria and not under Maryland authority. The officer apologized, remarking on his surprise at meeting “the whitest ’coon’ I ever saw.”
An advertisement asserts most serious diseases start with kidney disorder and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure guaranteed by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co, urging readers to try it if unwell.
A Caledonian like fable where the Raven and Owl are close friends. The Raven makes a white dress while the Owl gives boots then makes a white gown. The Raven refuses to calm, the Owl spills lamp oil on the Raven, turning its coat black and ending their tale with the Raven forever dark.
Mrs Calvin Zimmerman of Millsburg Pennsylvania endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a speedy, harmless remedy for coughs colds croup and sore throat. She notes it is pleasant for children and claims it produces immediate results and can prevent consumption.
Chief Deltsch of Cincinnati enjoyed a story at his own expense when his bright grandson teased him during a moment alone. The boy told him he was an awful good looking guy, prompting a speechless reaction before the youngster was rewarded for his perceptive comment. Nearby, Rev. W. E. Sitter writes of a lasting dyspepsia cure.
For sale offers scarce city parcels and desirable building lots across all areas. Call 209 Float Street or City Drug Store. Also money to loan at 5 percent on first mortgages. 2-8dtf Peter Merzqaar.
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