16 Nov 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1888
Page
1
Two related notices involve Uno YEN and Zernien Por Weak, detailing carrier or mail service actions. The items reference specific individuals and procedural steps within postal operations, indicating changes or contingencies in delivery handling.
Physicians discuss general paresis and a newly described Austrian disease, detailing mental decline, impulse control loss, and delusions of wealth. They note progressive ruin, physical debility, and early death, with heredity and dissipation as contributing factors, and warn that no cure exists.
A reporter visits 10 cent eating houses on Desplaines, Clark and nearby streets to document how a dime buys a square meal. Boothboys, clerks, and laborers share tables with the poor, noting prices, discounts, and the social divide as patrons seek nourishment amid hardship.
Miss Rose Lasier of Freeport died Tuesday morning after months of liver and stomach trouble. A beloved, selfless lady, she spent her days helping others and bringing comfort to sick rooms. Her death saddens her aged mother and the entire community. funeral services were held Thursday with Dr Jerking officiating.
A late 19th century column notes Roumanian superstitions guiding daily life from avoidable bread days to whispers of devil winds and shadows. It also reports on English brides aboard Castle Garden, seduced by Mormon prospects in Utah and the moral debates surrounding arranged polygamy.
A religious discourse discusses Joshua’s distribution of land east of the Jordan after Israel’s exile from Gilgal, focusing on the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh. It emphasizes obedience, patience, and rest in God, citing verses about faithfulness, blessings, and returning home after years of marching.
Numerous reports claim relief from nervous ailments including headaches fits nervous prostration heart conditions and perpetual worry through Dr Miles restorative Nervine. Also notes dangers of croup in winter and promotes Chambersin's Cough Remedy and Berggs Cherry Cough Syrup with emphasis on avoiding dangerous medicines for children.
A 19th or early 20th century drug advertisement questions why people buy cheap nostrums from dubious firms when Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker purports to purify the blood. It claims universal satisfaction at equal price and guarantees a refund if the product fails to work.
Mrs. A. Jonnsen of Toledo showed heart disease symptoms and breathing trouble until Mills Cure, praised by Swarts Bros, claimed to cure after doctors gave up. Advertisement highlights Mills Pills as safe and sure, offering free samples at Swarts Bros.
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