08 Nov 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1888
Page
1
The 1889 Freeport Illinois issue promotes child health and prenatal influence. It argues for choosing a healthy partner, avoiding alcohol and tobacco, and rejects 'wasp waist' fashion as damaging to motherhood. Frances Willard cited as advocate for purity and reform.
A collage of stray items reports vast war costs and odd facts. A Lincoln Nebraska tale mentions a trip to California to witness an execution in enemy lands. Philadelphia plans an industrial school. Other items note a crocodile trainer named Peron net from Giera, a speculative world voyage, and varied cultural snippets. The Utah Supreme Court dissolves the Mormon Church corporation. Bismarck hosts a servants fete and Germany’s telegraph poles supply. A Nebraska man forms a one man band with household instruments. Dupont heirs cherish a pearl brooch worn at nuptials for centuries. A Georgia man owns antique brass spoons from before the revolution. The piece closes with San Guia vera, a ruined southern North American city near Texas, its four acre stone buildings, lava stream, and arid lands, remaining a mystery.
A curious moonshining case unfolds in the Federal district court with Bascom Johnson on trial. He admits aging 17, ran an independent still for years, uses improvised gear, and supplied local youths, with Franklin county cited as the scene.
A fragmented account describes Akona women challenging strict gender roles in the Cameroon region. After long oppression and forced labor, strong-minded women advocated radical reform, secured a place in decision making, and achieved a notable triumph, though tensions with the Akona men remained. The report juxtaposes this with observations on urban noise pollution and its effects on health and behavior.
The article describes fiery Hungarian horses driven through Vienna’s park by well-dressed staff in white gloves, attracting attention from women. It also includes a quirky mix of notes on carpet scraps, kitchen tips, and household hints, all presented in a florid, eclectic style.
Major George De Laney visits Cheatham's office to borrow one thousand pounds under strict secrecy. A moneylender, posing as a witness, confronts a sharper who pretends to be the major, forcing a tense confrontation about deceit and debt.
A chaotic scene unfolds with debt details and a vow as Major De Laney returns to his hall. Charles Vane seeks Rose’s forgiveness while plotting a future with her, and Sir Povey Vane negotiates debt relief for the couple. A Boston note adds minor local color about clover seed and weather strips setting.
A Colurg resident touts a universal cure for diarrhoea claiming his children recovered after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Local druggists advertise Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup and Beggs Blood Purifier with testimonials and guarantees, urging readers to purchase these patent medicines.
Mr MIL Prohlichatein of Mobile Alabama praises Dr Ning's New Discovery for consumption bronchitis and catarrh claiming instant relief and cure. He notes trying other remedies with poor results and recommends Electric Bitters and Dr King’s New Life Pills. Free trial bottles offered at Minunert Burrell's Drug Store.
Parents urged to stop allowing children to strain with lingering coughs and dangerous medicines. The advertisement extols Bags Cilel Ayh cough syrup as a safe relief, claiming it outperforms rivals and can prevent worsening illnesses like fever or consumption.
Wonderful cures are reported in Kame Ga as Dr Kings New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve deliver universal satisfaction. Local remedies claim to cure consumption with a few bottles of Dr Kings Discovery and Electric Bitters used together, sold by Emmort and Burrell.
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