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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1905
Page
8
An advertisement asserts dandruff results only from the dandruff germ and promotes Newbro’s Herpicide as the sole cure. It urges daily scalp washing is ineffective and asks readers to send one dollar for a sample from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit, Mich, via agent Joseph Emmett.
A couple in a dimly lit room argues over marriage and female independence. The woman challenges traditional roles while the man, amused, asserts the differences between being a wife and a woman. He concedes gentleness yet insists on equality, ending with an intimate moment and a tentative resolution.
A sharp quip from the New York Press about a single man who believes he never errs. The remark suggests a wife would prove him wrong and add perspective on personal humility.
A historical medical brief claims a positive cure exists for weak nervous worn out women. It describes symptoms as bloodless irritable despondent and subject to various nervous troubles and presents a perceived remedy. The tone mirrors period medical advertising with assertive health claims.
Mrs John Bailey testifies to Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills easing nerves and improving sleep appetite and heart action after uterine troubles. The ad claims pills rebuild energy restore vigor and cure headaches and dragging sensations with a mended heart and steady nerves. Expressed endorsements promise benefit for female complaints and urge purchase from Buffalo manufacturer and Freeport dealer.
London Express notes a new cleaning method tried on St Pauls cathedral. Vacuum cleaner noise filled the old library as dust was swept from oak carvings. A sand blast attempt to brighten the exterior proved long and tedious due to stone hardness, with limited area cleaned and a decay resistant coating applied. Removal of the hard surface is deemed inadvisable as natural protection.
At a prominent Philadelphia church a weekly collection includes unworldly items from ungodly contributors. Envelopes already hold coins, stamps, tickets, medals, buttons, tobacco tags, gum, candies, an umbrella tag, bits of metal and glass, and other varied objects. Over 200 offerings are expected to be mounted and framed as a curiosity.
The royal saddle room at Landing Nam displays a rich assortment of saddles from distant regions, including elaborate presentation pieces valued highly. Gold and silver hoofs, over fifty ornate harness sets, racing pictures, and dog and horse paintings by national artists fill the walls alongside Punch and Vanity Fair prints of Prince of Wales.
A fragmented column notes debates on peacock feather adornment as a fashion fad. It describes women’s outfits with feathers and mocks male reactions. The piece provocatively warns against acts of harassment along Fifth Avenue and in parks when women exercise or stroll with babies.
Practical crowding of domestic advice covers foot care for housewives with hot footbaths and supportive footwear, plus tips on corns and sweating. The piece then pivots to recipes and household chores including creamed dandelions, a homemade toilet soup, an apple slicing device, dishcloth hygiene, and lunch box packing. Additional notes include etiquette for calling and greeting the hostess.
Boston financier Benjamin Stevens is noted as having served fifty years as president of an insurance company. Mrs Christine Ladd Franklin begins lectures on color vision at Johns Hopkins. Mrs William Shaw of Pittsburgh donates land valued at 32000 to Moorland or Moat lister college. Marehloness Oyama is described as an accomplished swimmer horsewoman and wife of the famed Japanese figure. Dr Sophyanta Fletcher is cited as the first woman physician to practice in Boston at age sixty one. A New York man Jeremiah Barker inherits 200000 from a California uncle and soon receives another 100000 from an English relative. Governor Frater of Tennessee, stepping into the late senator Bate's seat, is noted as a former private citizen chosen governor. A Kansas City patrolman recounts the social awkwardness of walking with him and the public's misperception of him as under arrest, culminating in a humorous street scene on Walnut Street.
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