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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
6
A reader argues against civil service tests for jobs from police to firemen. He says ability to spell or geography should not bar capable workers and portrays politics as a ladder for the urban poor. He insists experience with people matters more than book knowledge and that exams unfairly block practical talent.
Treasury figures show global gold use in arts dominated by France, followed by Britain and the United States with the latter consuming about 31 000 pounds yearly worth around 10 million dollars. Silver’s main industrial uses include plate, plating, mounting, ornamentation, and photography, with the United States leading in silver use due to widespread amateur photography.
Margaret Sangster in the Ladies' Home Journal urges shy individuals to stop worrying about themselves. A college student visiting his sister is praised for ease and absence of self consciousness. The piece links self-absorption to humiliation and suggests focusing on others to overcome bashfulness.
This recounts Greyfriars Bobby, the loyal Edinburgh dog who stayed beside his master's grave for 14 years until his own death. Baro n ess Burdett Coutts later funded a drinking fountain near Candlemaker Row with an inscription honoring the faithful hound.
The finger bowls are brought after every course and placed on small plates with doilies. A lemon slice or flower may float in scented water to refresh fingertips. Dip only the finger tips, not the whole hand, and wipe gently with the napkin after using.
A plan to raise one dollar from each guest for charity by pledging work until the amount is earned. Then it tells the story in rhyme, followed by a wage-earners meeting to recount tales and award the best rhymester.
The article outlines American scouting as a shield against surprises in war. It details advance guards, outposts, and coordinated formations with brigades, regiments, and battalions, plus artillery support, skirmishers, and staged deployment from 1,400 yards to 500 yards. It notes field hospitals near the front and rapid casualty evacuation as fights unfold.
The Boston Beacon describes a laughing chorus game where players alternately shout Ha then join in a chorus, progressing in groups until all laugh together, with forfeits for laughing. It also explains a bubble-making method using Castile soap and glycerine to produce larger, longer-lasting bubbles for a nursery party game with prizes for the best bubble.
In South American cities milk is delivered by cow as a moving wagon. Drivers milk the animal at each house to provide fresh quart portions, sometimes using multiple cows per route. Condensed milk has risen in popularity, yet some still prefer milk straight from the cow despite the heat and lack of ice.
A fairy hauls bits of happiness rejected by folk and weaves them into a Robe of Joy that endures beyond time. She tells seekers to look along their path for remaining joys, even if some stray ones were taken. The tale encourages finding borrowed happiness in daily life.
A discourse on gold describes its abundance in rocks and ocean waters, stating that even a mile of earth could hold a vast treasure and that oceans contain widespread traces of gold and silver, suggesting more than any miner could ever mine.
An old advertisement claims August Flower is the largest medicinal sale in the civilized world. It touts use for indigestion biliousness headaches and general malaise and promotes Green's August Flower in liquid form with sample bottles at Joseph Emmert's store.
The Warrambool district in Victoria suffered devastating fires described as the worst in 50 years. About a million acres of grass were destroyed and 20 000 sheep perished along with hundreds of cattle. Estimated damage totals around 500 000 dollars.
A South Burgettstown mother recalls a nearly fatal whooping cough episode in her child improved after a few doses of Chamberlains Cough Remedy and says one bottle cured him. Also mentions Foley s Kidney Cure and a Bremen tax proposal increasing income thresholds.
Ask your grocer today to show you GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain-O mimics Mocha and Java but is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. Priced at 15 to 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers. Brooklyn Public Library directors push a central library plan costing over $1,500,000.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen smarting nerves in feet and relieves sting from coins and bunions. It makes tight shoes feel easy and cures sweating callouses hot tired aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. mail order 25c in stamps. Trial package free. Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
Queensland marriage rate declined from 14.5 per 1000 in 1868 to 6.8 per 1000 in 1898, reflecting a long term drop in nuptial activity. The data show a steady downward trend across the period with no short term reversals evident.
No family can afford to be without One Minute Cough Cure. It will stop a cough and cure a cold quicker than any other medicine. It cures croup bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles and prevents consumption. Pleasant and harmless. H. J. Moogh.
Science states rheumatism stems from uric acid in blood and poisons should pass through the kidneys. With healthy kidneys no rheumatism, and Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as restoring kidney function through purification by the kidneys.
Sensitized linen for photographers is now sold at the same price as sensitized paper in the country.
H Clark of Chauncey Georgia claims De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured his piles after twenty years. He also says it speeds healing for skin diseases. Warns consumers to beware of dangerous counterfeits. H J Moogk.
The Indianapolis News quotes an exchange where the Artist praises expression while the Critic notes a perfect look of disgust at the smell of paint, capturing their contrasting reactions in a concise downtown note.
A method describes restoring knives with detached handles by filling the cavity with finely powdered resin. Heat the knife peg red hot and press into the handle, then hold until the piece cools and becomes firmly fixed.
The C M and St P railroad resumes the Midland Route Tourist Car service from Chicago to San Francisco with a Friday 10:35 p.m. departure, stopping at Omaha Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and Salt Lake visits, reaching San Francisco 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. An added Salt Lake City layover lets passengers visit local sights. Eastbound service leaves San Francisco Saturdays at 8 a.m. and arrives Chicago Wednesday at 8:25 a.m.
A fragmented timetable lists multiple trains between Freeport and Chicago with numbers No 150 through No 168 and times from morning to late evening. Freight services are noted as not carrying passengers. Daily service, with some Sundays or Saturdays exceptions, is indicated by the agent E. B. Daly.
Baggage checked through to destination. No. 6 departs 8:00 am and connects for Chicago Racine Rockford Janesville Madison Milwaukee 3:40 pm arrival. No. 36 connects to Chicago Racine Rockford Janesville Madison Milwaukee 8:40 pm arrival. Through coaches Milwaukee to Rock Island. No. 53 passenger has 1:45 pm service and 4:40 pm connection to Chicago Clinton Ia Dubuque St Paul. Agent J B Sweatt announces schedules and freight connections between Freeport Cedar Rapids Kansas City Omaha Council Bluffs and westbound points.
Train notices list daily departures from South Freeport on EABT No2 Chicago Limited at 60.8:178 and No4 Chicago Express Sundays, with No6 Chicago Special and DRG WEST No1 St P K C Limited daily at 9:37 pm, No3 Express daily ex Sunday 10:09 am, No6 Express 1:55 am. Ticket office in Brewster House. Stage departures 4:30 and 8:45 am and 8:00 pm on arrival of trains. Baggage checked through to destination. A G Fitz agent and F H Lord G P T Agt Chicago.
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