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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1900
Page
7
The article describes the Victoria skirt style with a front lap and a Marie Antoinette fichu comparison. It notes black velvet bows at the bust, a central knot with a brooch, and pairing with square necklines. It also highlights fichu and bolero scarf ends for day dresses and Directoire influences.
The piece details spring styles with Victoria skirts soft shirts and dimity dresses trimmed in Valenciennes. It covers fichu drapery hair nets shell pins and hair ornaments like combs and velvet bows, noting the corseted silhouettes and lengthened sleeves for a refined season look.
The Division of Forestry reviews a Johnstown flood era plan to restore timber on 5,000 acres controlled by the Johnstown Water Company. Fire risk and rapid runoff from cleared lands prompt reforestation with staged planting and protection, funded by the government and company. Railroads study large scale tie timber on right of way as timber reserves decline.
A scattered collection of proverbs and maxims covers humor, health, finance, and social behavior. It blends practical tips with moral quips, noting habits from scrubbing windows to managing debt and addressing honesty, love, and duty in a folksy, timeworn voice.
A collage of maxims and wry observations covers self help and social habit. Notes cite charity, aging, respect, crime, home life, politeness, initiative, and efficiency with quips about husbands wives and work. An Atchison Globe quote contrasts coal workers with their bosses and wives.
The Victoria Cross, the British empire’s highest award for valor, rewards signal acts of bravery. The piece notes the Rorke’s Drift defense where Lt. Hook and nine others held a ward against Zulu forces for hours, earning eight VCs from that single action.
An advertorial pitch argues cheap cough remedies fail for severe threats and lung issues. It touts Boschee's German Syrup as a universal cure that heals tissues, relieves inflammation, eases expectoration, and improves sleep, with sample bottles available at Joseph Emmert's.
A dialogue contrasts caution with risk as a worldly man bets on suing for injuries from a slippery walk while a sober neighbour refuses to neglect cleaning costs. Included are ads for Kodol Dyspepsia Care, One Minute Cough Cure, and a strange Russian birth society paying rubles per birth.
Testimonials cite Foley’s Honey and Tar giving immediate relief from la grippe coughs. Reports mention a 60 cent bottle curing a wife’s cough, and other users praise DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Local mentions show varied ad style and product endorsements.
Practical kitchen advice from a historic column advising buttered paper wrapped ham baked after boiling, salt in coffee, mustard in beans, salt pork in split pea soup, egg yolk sieved on black bean soup, and whipped cream on white soups for improved flavor and presentation.
Hungarian author Maurice Jokai lists disease origins with influenza from Russia plague from Turkey cholera from Hindustan smallpox from the Saracens scarlet fever from China and yellow fever from South America in a brief cultural note.
Pound and mix well together one half cupful of chopped ham a tablespoonful of soft butter and a dash of tabasco or cayenne. To this add a tablespoonful of Indian chutney and the same amount of chervil chopped fine. Stir and mix all thoroughly and spread on thin unbuttered bread.
An advertisement touts Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for dyspepsia indigestion biliousness sour stomach and other digestive disorders. It claims use after meals ensures perfect digestion and a strong body with heightened mental acuity and drive. Dr. R B Strong commends the product as highly efficacious in the American Journal of Health.
The New York Tribune champions Republican policies praising Cleveland era labor and national growth. It lauds the forthcoming Tri Weekly as a valuable service with a handsome illustrated supplement, urging business readers to subscribe for reliable news and prestige.
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