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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
6
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation describes repeated bribes offered to a clergyman including $160 for praising health food and $1,500 to alter a marriage date. The clergyman reports threats of exposure and rebukes the courted bribers. The piece ends with whimsical lines about rain and monkeys.
A zoo keeper notes that big cats fear rain and pace their cages while on rainy days keepers feed extra hot milk to calm them. Wolves enjoy gray weather and seem cheerful, though described as treacherous.
In Pouliguen France a candle left on a mantelpiece survived winter and was found eaten down by a mouse according to La Nature. The rodent climbed the marble chimney piece and the polished silver candlestick ten inches high, ate the candle from top to base leaving the wick upright, implying many days of work. Antwerp stands as Belgium's main paints and colors market.
A physician recounts guiding police to a house after a child used a telephone to summon help. Officers found six year old Kiddie Thornton hidden in a tub, recovering from anesthesia. The boy had identified streets, leading to a staged kidnapping attempt thwarted by medical intervention and cautious parent education.
The national committee issues the call and selects the temporary chairman who presides after opening prayer. Contests are settled by the national committee. A permanent organization is formed with rules, credentials and resolutions. The convention adopts these reports, then proceeds to nominating speeches and ballots for president and vice president.
Samuel T. Blythe argues Parisians are not truly polite, describing them as discourteous in daily life yet seeming courteous only in conversation. He notes frequent bumps, crowded seats, and self interest tempered by a single word pardon. The essay appears in Everybody's Magazine.
In Gangutta Bengal a barbarous practice called hook swinging is described. People adorn with garlands and pierce a wire through the tongue then dance for over half an hour with the wire through the tongue. Some are sewn by a wire needle threaded with cord along the arms. The spectacle resembles herrings on a wire. Viewers are said to be drugged beforehand and appear dazed throughout the event.
A humorous piece noting an English statistician’s playful measurements of smiles. It cites estimates of a woman’s mouth stretching half an inch per smile and thirty six smiles per day, totaling eighteen inches daily and over 182 yards yearly, while contrasting more generous, characterful smiles of Roosevelt and Bryan.
A fragmentary 18th century account describes Captain Cook's ship the Endeavor at Mercury Bay New Zealand where a brown eight year old boy named Fanihwa reportedly joined the voyage. The excerpt notes Taniwha as a leader among feared goblins and the boy walking the ship with dignity.
A dental surgeon notes that after every bine cast side wedding the dentists of the quarter reap a harvest from broken teeth caused by wedding cakes. Bakers mix in charms coins and china dolls to find gritty ingredients, and guests frequently crack teeth during feasts.
A brief wartime style exchange shows Servant urging a cut again while Collectur states Mr Skinner is too ill to speak. The servant protests, insisting Collectur do all the talking.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is recommended for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste, preferred over violent purgatives. Obtain the booklet and a sample at H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
A historical note states Mexican law requires a Mormon man seeking a second wife to present a certificate signed by his best helper declaring she is Wilting and to obtain express consent from the proposed second wife and her parents.
Rice paper, used to wrap cigarettes, is not made from rice but from membranes of the bread fruit tree or from flax and hemp trimmings. The London Tribune notes France produces cigarette papers for the world while Austrian and Italian output is small.
Historical practice noted that strict penalties for underweight bakery goods led bakers to overcompensate by issuing surplus loaves. The text cites a regime where bakers supplied thirteen loaves for a dozen to avoid risk of penalties, reflecting a bias toward ensuring weight standards.
The great Mackinaw trout is the largest of all trout. It averages fifteen to twenty pounds and has been known to reach over twenty pounds. It is the biggest game fish next to sturgeon in the freshwater realm.
A Claremont New Hampshire resident writes that about a year ago she bought two bottles of Foley’s Kidney Cure. The medicine cured her severe kidney trouble of years' standing and she endorses it as a grand good medicine. Signed H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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