17 Nov 1897
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1897
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple daily train timing entries for the Madison and Dodgeville lines, with passenger and freight trains. It lists departures and arrivals, days limited to daily or daily except Sunday, and mentions ROWLEY as agent.
Train listings show departures and arrivals between Freeport and Chicago Milwaukee Rock Island and other points with notes on freight only trains baggage handling and through coaches. Services include eastbound westbound connections and limited schedules with daily and Sunday only frequencies and stage transfers.
An Ohio Farmer writer outlines three keys to speed and quality in plowing. Proper hitching by horse height and a three foot doubletree, adjustable tugs, and correct clevis height ensure the plow runs at the desired depth, level, and with light draft. The article details how changes in team height shift the line of draft and depth, and notes adjustments for soft versus hard ground and riding plows with furrow wheels.
The article discusses using a riding plow for improved furrow work when leveled correctly and notes it excels over the walking plow unless an expert operates it. It also covers pumpkins for feed, advising removing seeds and cooking to improve nutrition, and warns raw seeds may neutralize nutrients. It adds green pumpkins can be stored to January with protection.
The Buffalo Commercial notes The Atlantic Monthly 40 years ago featured Emerson’s Brahma and recalls an undated family letter from a Longfellow relative about buying a sleigh. A newly printed verse allegedly by Longfellow imitates the sleigh theme, suggesting playful literary exchange.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a close call for football player Scrubbs during a bargain day rush. He looked pale after the scare, but avoided injury, ending the incident with no lasting harm.
A Victorian remark on clergy salaries and benevolent work draws laughter at a literary gathering. A speaker notes it is easy to be good on five thousand pounds a year while others are left to be good for nothing, drawing a self-deprecating laugh.
In a brief exchange Toddling Tuffnut-Wot and Weary Walker discuss ambition and past plans. Weary muses about forming a syndicate to buy the Union Pacific, reflecting a bold but hypothetical idea from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Indianapolis Journal recalls the quip by Aaron Burr that a door is not a door when ajar and Alexander Hamilton retorts it is a chestnut as the two men shared port. The duel followed, marking a famed early American moment.
In Tit-Bits style a deaf man is robbed by a footpad who, amid the scare, asks what is wanted. The assailant proclaims money or wife and dashes away around a corner, leaving the victim startled by the brutal demand and his own chipped confidence.
In a brief item from the Somerville Journal and New York Journal, a man reportedly fled with a folding bed after defaulting on a small debt. The landlady laments the loss while the man jokes about spare coins and cigars found earlier. The scene underscores a petty theft case drawing local attention.
In a brief Detroit Free Press exchange, Crib ley quips about the depth of his law practice. The humor hinges on how "finer" would imply less of a firm, underscoring a sharp, local voice.
Detroit Free Press notes Willie Wheelaway spends his days on a bicycle as a lifestyle. The brief item highlights his devotion to cycling and a quip about living on wind.
A weary seamstress sits in robes, stitching through fatigue to save her life. She toils from morning to night, her nerves frayed and sight spoiled by a piece of fancy work, while a sobering nod to a bustling city life echoes from Chicago News.
J A Johnson of Lynn Centre Illinois touts Chamberlain s Cough Remedy as life saving during his three year old son s severe croup attack He is a druggist with Johnston Bros who handle many throat and lung medicines and he selected this remedy for his family owing to its national reputation for croup Also notes sales of the remedy by Emmert Burrell and mentions various ads including pie and pill slogans The Japanese government publishes daily weather charts forecasting storm movements days ahead for captains to use
A casual health tip suggests Foley's Honey and Tar after exposure to a cold. The note claims it never fails, attributed to H. J. Moogh of Swartz & Fleck. A Texarkana hotel anecdote reports a railroad spike found in a guest's hash with a playful explanation about steer and collision events in a lifetime.
A London publisher asked subscribers to vote on the next Scott Library volume. Goethe won, with critical papers selected. Also notes on cough cures and medical advice contrast with a New York court ruling about a murder jury attending church on Sunday.
A advert describes Foley's Kidney Cure as a truthful medicine not claiming a new ingredient or universal cure but aiding kidney and bladder diseases. It cites H J Moogh and Swartz & Fleck and notes other local claims about piles cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It also mentions admonitions about women’s dress in Dulmen and critiques ink quality of current books by Emmert & Burrell Swartz & Fleck and Ab experts.
An advertisement asserts that delaying treatment risks pneumonia or consumption and pledges instant relief and a certain cure from One Minute Cough Cure, listing O. P. Guenther & Co. Swartz and Fleck H. J. Moogh Emmert & Burrell as sources.
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