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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
5
A short, tense street encounter unfolds between a small bearded man with two guns and a large man with a bowie knife near the War Whoop saloon. They trade taunts about violence as the City Marshal intervenes, and a debt dispute ends unresolved as darkness falls.
A Quibbler remark questions Job’s patience and mocks Wrangler by stating he never lit his cigar to enhance his argument. The exchange suggests humor over biblical patience and debating style.
A humorous tale of a stubborn mule pulling coal uphill and a race man offering comic political advice. The driver, failing to move the mule, contemplates tactics while a bystander suggests a disguise to spur the animal, joking that the mule is used for the Dimocrat party and will not follow soldiers.
A collage of jokes and vignettes from The Comic Corner including switchmen and flags, a vegetarian, a hen and her set, a glass eye, a live wire, a coal hole, a whistling buoy, and a crusty employer. It slips into family scenes with children, editors, and a playful Q&A about spunk and gravity.
A collection of short moral and philosophical maxims from various authors. Includes lines from Shakespeare, Sterne, Bulwer Lytton, Buddha, and Dean Stanley, plus notes on virtue, suffering, forgiveness, and public good. The tone imitates a 19th century anthology of quotable reflections.
Closing Board of Trade quotations show July wheat 672 and July corn 38 percent while oats at 23 percent. July pork at 12.35, July lard 6.60, and July ribs 6.80. Chicago and Duluth receipts noted with hogs up, cattle higher, and sheep steady to strong. New York stock market coverage starts with Freeport report.
Eliot Gregory notes in Scribner that a Latin tempered poet reciting in a mixed audience at a cafe looks natural to observers. He says such scenes show grace and childlike abandon that would seem ridiculous to English or American tastes, yet the experience moves listeners.
During evening service at a Detroit church a peculiar squeak from the organ was heard throughout the auditorium. A soprano asked the robe attendant about the noise as the choir ended its recessional and exited to the dressing rooms, noting the odd sound but no further comment followed.
A veteran quips that beans were a much avoided staple after Civil War campaigns from Shiloh to Nashville and Antietam to the Wilderness. He notes beans proved staying but are viewed with fatigue in soldiers homes, predicting a generation needed to rehabilitate the vegetable.
An advertisement-style line extols Rocky Mountain Tea by Joseph Emmert as a remedy to lift spirits and vigor, inviting readers to partake in the tonic as a source of renewed energy.
Spring fashions arrive at Staver's with fresh boys and youths footwear selections. New styles feature durable uppers and comfortable soles aimed at growing feet. Sizes cover children to teens with popular colorways and sporty designs.
A New Orleans engineer recalls developing a pump device, securing $800 in patents, and selling rights for $500 upfront plus possible royalties. The buyer never markets the device, shelving patents to reduce competition, leaving the inventor with nothing despite promises.
A lyrical scene from William Higgs describes a vast plain at dusk with water fringed by reeds, bats circling, killdeer cries, wind through weeds, a distant star, and wildlife including an oak, hare, ewe, crane, mulking, ground owl, and hawk returning to a perch as night gathers near the foothills. The passage appears in Youth's Companion.
The subject ate another dinner but deemed it not worth the money, leaving disappointment over value and satisfaction despite additional dining.
A discussion on the rise of eyeglasses as a response to greater visual demands from modern life. Increased work, new inventions, and rising literacy have taxed the eyes, making properly adapted glasses a real necessity rather than a sign of degeneration.
The article notes British officers commonly wear armor under their tunics with mail hidden in leather casings and helmets sewn into tunic lining for protection. Some officers wear mail vests and rivals may scoff in peacetime but seek armor in war. makers target officers because the costly salts run about 10 guineas each.
Judge J J Du Bose recalls a murder trial jury selection when a potential juror claimed to be a foreigner. The defense asked if he was naturalized. the man replied Arkansas native, prompting laughter and the judge to excuse him for not being foreign enough for juror service.
Joseph Emmert endorses Dr Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup as an ideal remedy for children and for soothing, with claims it addresses throat and lung diseases and serves as the remedy of all remedies.
Mrs. G. S. Mansfield on Grove and Stephenson invites Freeport ladies to inspect a fine line of plates and samples of ready-to-wear suits skirts waists and jackets from the Chicago manufactory Chas A Stevens Bros. Chicago.
A Philadelphia scene shows two truckmen on Chestnut and Second streets yielding with refined gestures to avoid a collision. One finally wins the cross, while bystanders and a policeman note the unusual courtesy amid traffic chaos. A separate anecdote recalls a prank involving Munkittrick and a flour-delivery telephone.
The piece notes R. Munkittrick’s strong repute as a humorist and hints at a continued, persistent poetic career beyond his jokey image. It frames him as a figure with enduring creative reach and public interest in his literary work.
A West Jefferson Ohio man reportedly warned by doctors that a severe fistula would kill him if not operated turns to Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He claims five boxes cured him, buying from Emmert & Burrell's line at 9? per box.
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