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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
7
A letter or advertisement quotes Dr A L Newton asserting the ability to cure many diseases without surgery and locating trouble without questions. It praises magnetic healing and notes many prominent doctors acknowledge its usefulness despite some opposition.
Doctors Newton advertise magnetic healing with cures for rheumatism and female troubles. They claim to avoid exposing patients and cite testimonials as evidence, asserting high success in restoring health and alleviating pain.
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offers July 4 excursion fares within 200 miles at one and one third round trip fare. Sales start July 3 and 4 with return by July 5. Agent J B Sweatt handles tickets.
Freeport Model Works at 51 Stephenson St offers repair services for bicycles lawn mowers guns typewriters cash registers and any item in need of repair. Bike sundries on hand and model and tools work are specialties.
Northwestern line offers excursion tickets to Milwaukee at reduced rates from June 2 to 5, inclusive, valid through June 30. Tickets available via agents of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway on account of the Women's clubs meeting.
A Washington Star excerpt laments the unseen taxpaying man behind grand public displays. It contrasts glitter and ceremony with the quiet, essential worker whose name is rarely printed and whose contribution fuels the machinery of society.
A shy linen draper's assistant joins a cavalry regiment to win love from a girl who adores soldiers. He endures ridicule, earns respect from a stern sergeant, and proves brave in a Boer War rescue, earning a possible military cross before dying a moment later.
An elderly Tioga resident’s daughter returns early to find ten colored guests in the parlor and the dining room set for twenty. The kitchen cook was preparing a feast as the girl learns Pie invited neighbors to dine. The party left the house hungry while the cook and girl enjoyed the feast.
The Sporting World notes a crowded field for the season with Cooper the prior champ and Kiser staying home. Amateurs like Balas Major Vaylurs and Kramer Moran and others such as McFarland Newhouse Freeman Downing are contenders. Eaton and Waton weigh in with Kramer favored to win the title.
A Sunday wheel check scheme on a New York boulevard was foiled when a regular customer spotted a counterfeit situation. A boy tried to swap a poor wheel for a good one using altered checks, but the wheel-bearing numbers misaligned led to exposure. The incident hints at possible accomplice involvement.
The Associated Cricket Clubs of Philadelphia had planned no internationals this season due to a turbulent arrangement with Prince Ranjitsinhji's team last autumn. Now they are in talks with Derbyshire captain S. J. Wood to bring over an English side. If arranged, three matches are planned two against Philadelphia and one against an 18 colt team with a captain, plus additional games in other cities.
An English inventor has developed a puncture locator that forces an autimoeniae solution into a tire. The result is a blue spot on the tire surface around the puncture and a strong smell, helping locate the patch by eye and nose.
A humorous dialogue excerpt from the New York Herald explores opinions on love today, with a young man advised by a father not to marry, an old-country suitor sharing tales of courting grass widows, and a punchy verdict that marrying one can make a man a jackass, provoking light debate on proposals and propriety.
A Lincoln letter in 1849 handwriting is described as historically important. The Lincoln fragment, sent to T. J. Pickett, discusses presidency chances and a confidential stance. The Tribune notes aging with dignity and promotes Dr. Pierva’s Golden Medical Discovery as stomach health boosts.
In England it is not a compliment to mention a girl’s bloom. W E Lake of Happy Creek Virginia says DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are the best pill in the world. They remove obstructions of the liver and bowels act quickly and never gripe. H J Moogk.
The New York Central railway updates dining car design to prevent kitchen fumes and smoke from entering the car. Kitchens will be accessible only via the platform vestibule, with about half of it integrated into the kitchen area. The dining car service is under the General Passenger Agent and aims for excellence in every aspect.
The Association of Military Surgeons U S announces its annual meeting in New York City from May 31 to June 2, 1900. A companion excursion ticket sale is planned from Chicago on May 25 with return June 6 at one third fare. Inquiries to Agent C G W Ay or F H Lord G P T Ay 113 Adams St Chicago.
An aging advertisement extols Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion biliousness sour stomach and other stomach ailments. It claims after meal use restores digestion endows vigor and ambition and cites Dr. R B Strong praising the remedy as highly efficacious.
Promotes the gulf coast along the Louisville and Nashville line from Mobile to New Orleans as a mild climate hunting and fishing destination. Describes first class accommodations and moderate prices with through cars from northern cities to Florida points. Ads reader to write J. K. Ridgely in Chicago for folders.
The New York Tribune extols its Republican alignment and vast reach, touts the Tri-Weekly and Weekly editions as practical substitutes for a daily, and urges readers to subscribe for business, family, and agricultural news. It highlights reasonable prices, illustrated supplements, and broad editorial content.
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