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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
6
Poem in memory of Highland Mary lamenting parting and death. The speaker recalls shared joys beside streams at Montgomery and mourns the beloved with vivid nature imagery and enduring love.
In a stormy moment Genevieve confesses to a man that her lover, an artist with genius, could not marry her due to her beauty and fear of jealousy. She explains their different natures and how she valued his career over personal happiness, fearing disruption to his work and success.
In a reflective Paris scene Powers recalls loving Genevieve while pursuing a distant career, choosing ambition over romance and later marrying an Italian wife. The narrator grapples with secrecy about Genevieve as he confronts shared memories and unresolved feelings.
The article describes a meticulous pre staged routine where a maid lays out an actress gown with accessories and multiple footwear, millinery, and hair adjustments. The process aims for rapid changes between acts or during a scene with ten minutes or less, often completing in five to six minutes without visible haste.
Harper's Bazar notes the golden rose bestowed by the pope as an heirloom of gold with rose balsam, costing about $6000 to the recipient for conveyance. It contrasts old world ceremony with American practice of receipts and resolutions, noting the gift is occasional and not always awarded.
An elderly woman challenges a new acquaintance’s view of Mrs. Mary Mehitable Brown. She notes a widow’s sympathy yet reveals confusion over the name Mrs. Brown. The dialogue centers on propriety and appearances in marriage naming.
The piece notes how black and gray rats outpace builders by adapting to drains floors and skirting. It highlights ship rats surviving steam ages and modern ironclads, house rats handling gas fittings pipes and cement, and sewer rats thriving with urban sanitation. It also mentions rats in cold stores eating chilled meat and game.
A university tutor famed for scorning poetry reads the Charge aloud, pauses to question the distance line, and humorously protests that the verse should specify "a league and a half" to be clear. The anecdote, told with Keystone’s framing, highlights comic misreadings of verse.
A Western agent touts lightning rods as superior by claiming their twisted end design guides a strike downward, preventing damage. The pitch emphasizes the rod’s efficiency from top to bottom, asserting reliability against electrical surges.
A Boston boy named Willie Jones prints a makeshift menu in the yard offering edible worms and toads for pennies after his mother told him to earn money. The neighborhood crowd gathers as Willie runs a thrifty, if odd, small-time venture, prompting the mother to intervene in the back yard.
W B Lake of Happy Creek Virginia touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as the best pill, claiming it clears obstructions of the liver and bowels with quick action and no griping. R signature H J M Moogk appears in the ad copy.
A verse by Alfred J. Townsend depicts a mountain lion tracking its prey across ridges canyons and ferns. The speaker boasts strength speed and stealth with vivid imagery of claws eyes teeth and blood in a defiant hunter's stance.
Science states rheumatism stems from uric acid in blood and is excreted by the kidneys. With healthy kidneys, rheumatism fades. Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as a remedy to improve kidney excretion and restore health. H. J. Moogk and W. F. Jung announce this cure.
By a new process in Massachusetts a genius has achieved sheet metal results nearly equal to tempering copper, suggesting a breakthrough that rivals a rediscovery of copper tempering.
Chas Replogle of Atwater Ohio could not work due to kidney trouble. After four days of Foley's Kidney Cure he recovered fully. Also mentioned are H J Moogh and W F Tuinekinn in the notice.
German authority estimates that about a third of humanity speak Chinese. Hindoo language exceeds 100 million speakers, Russian about 89 million, German about 57 million, and Spanish about 48 million speakers. The figures reflect broad linguistic distribution of the era.
J J Carson Prothonotary of Washington PA praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as an effective stomach remedy. He claims it digests food and cannot fail to cure. H J Moogh notes the world requires 80000 elephants annually for ivory, most from South Africa, with the Boer shipping lions from the Transvaal and killing 7000 within its borders.
H Clark of Chauncey Georgia says De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cured him of piles after twenty years and also speeds healing for skin diseases. Beware of dangerous counterfeits warned by H Moogh.
Henry H. Richards of Willseyville New York says a running sore on his breast lasted over a year until Banner Salve. After using half a box he was perfectly cured and would not be without it. Also cited are H J Moogk and W F Jungkunz as endorsers.
On a fete day in Sardinia the wives and daughters of farmers and tradesmen present a wonderful spectacle from the gorgeousness of their costumes. These heirlooms never vary in fashion and are handed down from mother to daughter through generations.
A South Burgettstown father reports his nearly dead boy recovered after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He notes improvement after a few doses and full cure with one bottle. Sold by Jos.ammert, Druggist.
A yearly statement from Pullman Illinois lists 7152 operatives in its industries with 6858 men and 29 women. Of these, 1544 rent homes, 1698 board, and 3242 reside in Pullman.
Otto Korb of Boonville Indiana promotes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as soothing delicate skin and healing stubborn ulcers with certain good results. The note claims it cures piles and skin diseases and warns against imitations by H J Moogk.
A Chicago Post item notes a wife comparing her son to his father when the husband returns home. The remark lands as sharp humor about likeness, reflecting a long history of recognition and pride in the shared traits between father and son.
A testimonial from C Williams of Sterling Run Pa praises One Minute Cough Cure as a fast remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. The endorsement claims it stops a cough cures a cold and prevents consumption and calls it pleasant and harmless. The message is attributed to H J Moogh.
Servant girls in Boston who read Homer Goethe and Schiller are spoken of in the labor bulletins of Massachusetts just issued. Boston kitchens showed that while cook books of various make are the most common, good books of other kinds were not at all unusual. In two or three cases history either of the United States or England seemed to be preferred.
W. W. Mayhew of Merton and H. J. Moogk vouch for One Minute Cough Cure as a quick safe remedy for coughs colds croup bronchitis grippe whooping cough pneumonia throat lung diseases and prevention of consumption. Children like it and mothers endorse it.
Schlott's Laundry at 42 South Galena Ave promotes shirt waists at 10 cents and lace curtains per pair at 30 cents. Telephone 269. Advertisement running on 4-16.
The O M and St P Ry resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car service between Chicago and San Francisco with a schedule detailing departures from Chicago at 10:35 p m Friday and arrivals in Omaha, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. An optional Salt Lake City stay is offered to visit nearby sights. Eastbound service leaves San Francisco Saturdays and reaches Chicago by Wednesday morning. G A Hearron, G P and T A, Palo Alto.
Change takes effect Sunday April 29 with Train No 54 leaving Rock Island at 8 25 pm to Savanna at 10 10 pm and Freeport 11 30 pm while No 5 leaves Savanna at 6 55 pm arriving Rock Island 8 40 pm daily between Savanna and Rock Island through sleepers added between St Louis and St Paul via multiple lines offering through car service Freeport to St Louis and enhanced south connections.
An advertisement extols the gulf coast along the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans as a premier winter retreat with mild climate pure air and ample hunting and fishing. It notes first class accommodations at moderate prices and that L N through cars link northern cities directly to the destination.
Rail schedule lists trains West from Chicago to Freeport and Freeport to Chicago with numbers No 150 through No 168 and No 147 through No 149. Timings range from early morning to evening with freight service not carrying passengers. Agent E. B. Daley signs the notices.
Rail timetables list eastbound trains from Freeport to Milwaukee with connections to Chicago Racine Rockford Janesville and Madison and westbound services to Cedar Rapids Kansas City Omaha and Council Bluffs. Through coaches run Milwaukee to Rock Island. baggage checked through. J B Sweatt, Agent, notes passenger.
Chicago Great Western Railway announces direct routes to Chicago from South Freeport with connections to St. Paul Des Moines St. Joseph and Kansas City. Trains include No 2 Chicago Limited daily No 4 Chicago Express on Sundays No 6 Chicago Special. Schedule times shown with Boston style timing.
The C M and St P Ry Co offers second class tickets to western points via connections with Great Northern and Northern Pacific at greatly reduced rates. Details available at the local ticket office. Secure our figures if planning a trip. J B Swerr agent.
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