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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
3
Avekland beauty expert urges matching home surroundings to a woman’s coloring. She argues paintings of old masters miss the sitter’s background, preferring settings of velvet, fur, and gold to harmonize eyes and hair. She predicts pastel rooms suit blondes while richer tones suit brunettes.
A period note on door decor explains that lace panels or curtains enhance entrance doors. Initial cost surpasses silk but lace lasts longer with ordinary care, remaining attractive for years. The description outlines a large oblong panel easily made by a person skilled in fancy work.
The guide explains a BR measuring twenty six inches long and half a yard wide, with options to extend length and width by six to ten inches around the braid. It notes making lace roses and sprigs by hand before appliqué, then basting the net over the pattern and sewing to the braid as in the Marie Antoinette technique from Delineator.
A guide of simple remedies includes lemon juice before bed and on waking to ease bilious attacks, egg preparations for cleansing and voice, and onion vinegar for ringworm. Also advice on consistent soap scent, internal and external care for enlarged pores, and a hot water morning rinse with boric acid and witch hazel lotion.
Guthrie, the capital of Oklahoma, shows a taxable valuation of 5.5 million dollars, up from 1.5 million last year. The tale notes 872 variants of Ypsilanti copied from envelopes by a post quartermaster. New York City incurs funeral costs of 32.50 dollars per unclaimed body passing through the morgue, with about 9,400 such cases observed.
A brief survey of notable elderly figures across professions and regions. Michigan Senator Burrows maintains vigor and presence while speaking. J P Morgan stands by a Newport cottage yet favors a simple bungalow. Samuel M Hall recalls a four year old bet with a long cigar, and Thomas H H Greene marks thirty five years of letter carrying service. Henry Fowler, a Methodist born in a parsonage, rises through church and state to peerage. General Roger A Pryor reaches eighty in fine health with distinctive hair. Benjamin A Piper notes a lifetime in Augusta’s retail scene, beginning as a clerk at fifteen and running a family store for fifty seven years.
Base Hits. Bobby Wallace of the St Louis Americans can run quickly. The Washington club has an option on Catcher Killifer of the Austin Texas league. Larry McLean of the Cincinnati Nationals says this is his last season behind the plate. Hal Chase of the New York Americans shows speed in his throwing. Brooklyn president Ebbets says he has picked up a few good men in the south but no pitchers, willing to stand pat on Wilhelm Pastorius Bell Rucker and McIntyre.
The article notes 4.5 billion rail passengers annually, and world railways expanding from 210 miles in 1880 to over 350,000 miles now. It highlights U S growth in 1882 and 1887 with adding 11,569 and 12,867 miles respectively, and compares Korea’s tiered fare of 14% cents per mile up to 50 miles and half a cent beyond 300 miles, implying high cross country costs for an American transcontinental line.
A collection of brief quotes from Detroit News Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Washington Post and London Engineer on language aviation economics and policy. The remarks touch on common idioms word usage ship costs and future military spending in a concise reader reflection.
Jane Corcoran joins the cast of All of a Girl. Yvette Guilbert to appear in English in a new musical comedy. Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom’s new opera The Princess Donna. Louis Mann's new play The New Generation by Jules Eckart. Grace Morse engaged for Brown of Harvard with James Young starring.
Patrons are asked to notify the office if their newspaper is not being delivered regularly. The notice requests prompt reporting to ensure service continuity.
An old advertisement fragment lists various ailments and cures including distemper colic colic and dysentery. It promotes Humphreys Medicine Co of New York offering remedies and prepayable shipments. The text is damaged with partial names and stray letters.
A child picks lottery number 2224 and wins a £20,000 prize in an Irish lottery. The tale notes Mitford’s early life, London lodging hardship, and the lucky birthday selection leading to sudden fortune. The piece highlights Mitford’s tales and sketches as her enduring fame.
Henry Ward Beecher praised good eating for Christian conduct. Eloiace Fletcher offered four Fletcherism rules: eat only when hungry with plain bread and butter, chew until liquid, sip tasty liquids, avoid food when angry or worried, and eat calmly. Following these rules supposedly improves teeth and health.
Kavol Kowates a Pesth shoemaker invented the meerschaum pipe and died in 1704. A large piece of white clay arrived in Pesth in 1723 via Count Andrassy who had it from Turkey. Kowates crafted two pipes one for himself and one for Andrassy whose popularity sparked global meerschaum mining and pipe making. The original Kowates pipe is kept in Pesth museum.
Count Enzenberg asked Prince Bismarck to write in his album over the signatures of Guizot and Thiers. Guizot wrote two prudence rules to forgive much and never forget. Thiers added that a little forgetting would not detract from forgiveness. Bismarck remarked he learned to forget much and to ask forgiveness much.
An elderly man, eighty three summers, with brown hair, meets a younger friend with white hair. The younger asks why the elder does not turn gray. The elder replies that gray matter on the brain remains inside, explaining his dark coloration. Source: Syracuse Post Standard.
A quotation from Brother Dickey in the Atlanta Constitution discusses charity and financial care, noting that giving to the poor should not be consumed by worrying about interest or returns. The remark frames benevolence as a duty toward the land and the community rather than a mere calculation.
The comedy The School For Scandal opened at Drury Lane theater on April 8 1777 marking its debut in London's era of stage satire. It showcased witty intrigue among social circles and established its author as a leading figure in 18th century theater.
The cough syrup claims fast relief for coughs colds hoarseness whooping cough and bronchial throat trouble. Mothers especially recommend it for children. Pleasant to take and gently laxative. Sold by H J Moogh and C P Guenther.
A facetious stranger jokes about heaven as a workman spreads a carpet from church door to curb. The workman responds that the carpet is only a bridal path, reflecting a calm, thoughtful tone in a brief exchange.
Burrowing bees, unlike social honeybees, nest in crowded neighborhoods on dry sloped sites. The queen digs a shaft with several cells stocked for the brood while workers forage, and a vigilant pair guards the nest against robbers and parasites.
A writer in the Craftsman details a compact 4 by 6 foot bathroom in Japan with four essentials a stool a brass wash basin two wooden pails and a dipper for fetching bathwater and a white wood round tub. Heat comes from a copper funnel with charcoal and a bamboo gutter channels water to the yard. Estimated costs total eleven yen for the setup.
The article notes skin absorbs liquids brought into contact, with some fluids detained locally and others entering blood and lymph. It claims blood baths were once used but fall short because key blood components cannot pass through unaltered skin. Milk baths are favored as more scientific and sensible, though costly, opposing the idea of soaking in large quantities for minimal absorption.
A Scottish doctor maintains a scattered practice using carrier pigeons. During long rounds he takes several birds. if a patient needs medicine urgently he writes a prescription and the bird carries it to the surgery. An assistant then prepares and sends the medicine. If later needed, the doctor leaves a pigeon to summon help.
A neglected, repentant man blames police persecution for his ruin. He recalls an early arrest for a minor alleged offense and laments his life damaged. An old lady offers a dime and asks about the charge, to which he replies vagrancy.
A Life magazine note reports Somerville’s progress with a newly constructed jail praised as the finest in the county. The piece highlights the community’s development and the value placed on public safety infrastructure.
A quotation emphasizes that state wealth is true prosperity only when grounded in righteousness, contrasting material gain with ethical governance and virtue as the core of public good.
To those afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble backache rheumatism Pineules for the Kidneys brings relief in the first dose. Hundreds testify to their remarkable healing and tonic properties. 30 days trial 1.00 They purify the blood. Sold by H. J. Moogh and C. P. Guenther.
Brussels report notes cries of Long live the king as the Belgian Senate adopts the Congo annexation treaty and the colonial charter amid Conservative support.
A reflection on speed and efficiency urging practical shortcuts. It contrasts swift methods with quality, advising precision in tasks, avoiding unnecessary frills, and using labor savers. It promotes systematic household control, machine work, and selective reading to conserve energy for larger goals.
Public health guidance urges careful milk handling to prevent disease. Emphasizes choosing clean milkmen, pasteurization, proper packaging, cooling, and returning bottles. Ends with a patriotic note on women's role in building homes and safeguarding health.
Household notes give practical advice on selecting heavy fruits, polishing mirrors, rehydrating canned foods, peeling salted ham, preventing cabbage boil overs, cleaning candlesticks, and refreshing lace with flour or French chalk. Emphasizes simple methods, timing, and gentle handling for everyday chores.
Promotes a liquid malaria remedy claiming to regulate the liver kidneys and bladder and relieve biliousness sick headache and constipation. Pleasant to take with a bottle priced at 1.00 containing 244 times the 50c size. First dose brings relief. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
Local ad notes Rinoy tuner available through Brown and Meyers or Acene 890 with order placements encouraged.
Fragmentary note requests patrons to accept regular newspaper delivery and favors recipients with timely notices. Limited readable names or dates prevent exact details, but the item underscores a push for consistent circulation and reader cooperation.
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