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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1900
Page
7
An excerpt from Temple Bar presents three angels Love Hope and Patience guiding humans through bleak winter. The verse contrasts grief and despair with quiet endurance, ending with the hope of beauty and renewal as life’s stay.
Ralph Gordon, a perpetual inventor, fabricates a suicide device in his workshop after love and career disappointments collide. He designs a slow acting dynamite bomb tied to his waist, planning death by chance while he wanders from his ruined home seeking the moment fate will seal his fate.
Ralph Gordon masterminded a dynamite device strapped to his waist planning an explosive suicide. He encounters Deborah Dene, who arrives by train after a letter hinting at his death false. Overwhelmed by love, he abandons the plan and marries her. the bomb never detonates.
W J Stillman notes in The Atlantic that the Saranac community focused on Louis Agassiz not Imerson or Lowell. The famed scientist, famed for declining Paris offers, drew a deputation of locals who posed with an engraved portrait and confirmed his identity with gravity as they greeted him and his companions.
In Chicago News a farmer asks how to verify a cow’s lineage. Giles suggests checking a cattle log to locate the animal’s pedigree and breeding history.
In a temperance lesson from Daniel, the Quarterly meeting extols sobriety as strength. It argues alcohol destroys, while Daniel’s ten days on pulse and water prove temperance builds health, mental clarity, and moral power, urging abstinence for workers and believers alike.
A devotional note from Christian Life Ledger extols the sacredness of the poor man’s home and laboring life. It argues that true wealth lies in peace, contentment, kindness, and affection found in humble dwellings, which money cannot purchase. The message likens Jesus’ humble earthly life to a standard for valuing simple, sacred living.
A Presbyterian message describes living under Satan's sway in a hostile world. It urges Christians to gather as a peculiar people, wary of perils, and secure in Christ while pursuing holy duty along the path guided by a trusted savior.
A message urges church members to invite nonmembers, inform the pastor of potential visitors, and maintain regular attendance at all services to help the church prosper.
A compact summary of the lesson discusses Jesus teaching from a boat, parables of the sower and soils, and interpretations of wayside, rocky, thorny, and good ground hearers. It explains the age between Israel’s rejection and restoration and emphasizes bearing fruit, discipleship, and the need for steadfast faith.
An old advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures stubborn coughs from lagrippe or heavy cold, claiming it strengthens the lungs. It cites H. J. Moogh and W. F. Jungkunz as endorsers. A separate note projects U S mineral production this year near one billion dollars.
Henry H Richards of Willseyville New York says a running sore on his breast healed after using Banner Salve, reporting relief after half a box and vowing to keep it at home. H J Moogh and W F Jungkunz cite the remedy. Quicksilver finds in Brewster County Texas are described as the most extensive in the United States.
Chas Replogle of Atwater Ohio could not work due to kidney trouble. After four days on Foley's Kidney Cure he was entirely well. Also mentioned are H J Moogk and W F Jungkunz.
A brief notice invites patients to visit Mrs Hale at Pennsylvania House Cottage for foot care treating corns bunions and similar concerns. Includes directions and appointment suggestions.
Detroit May 23 29. Chicago Great Western Ry sells excursion tickets May 21 22 valid return to May 30 at 12.60 round trip. Higher rates via Michigan Central and Wabash of about 50 cents. Inquiries to agent C. G. Wayne or F. H. Lord G. P. at 118 Adams Street Chicago.
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