19 Sep 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1888
Page
1
A framed verse by Margaret EL Ba urges resilience and steady progress, with lines about ignoring fretful thoughts, trusting time will ease burdens, and moving forward step by step toward a brighter tomorrow despite present hardship. It emphasizes grace in speech and inner strength.
In a May 1808 Madrid palace scene, Murat demands Capt. Dupin and confronts a distressed young captain about a forbidden family secret. The exchange exposes tension between duty and personal risk amid Napoleonic intrigue on the European chessboard.
Translation from French chronicles Murat’s court intrigues, a young Aurora Duplin captivates the marshal with playful tales and a vivid imagination. The scene blends heirlooms, uniforms, and a future name, foreshadowing Mme. de Black’s famous identity as George Sand.
A curious tale from a Boston Herald piece describes a maid’s desperate theft of a hand painted porcelain piece signed by a giver. Unable to confess, she seeks a replica, hiring a decorator to reproduce the item. The counterfeit stands today on a Louis XV cabinet, valued at $1.50, with no one the wiser.
The piece recounts a curious encounter in New York where Jay Gould, in disguise, met George Decker of Margaretville and a bold confidence man on Broadway. It shifts to a Bowery restaurant scene where four salesmen of diverse backgrounds sample meals and discuss their origins, reflecting on race and identity in a vivid urban vignette.
Damuscub letter reports burglaries stealing $23 and a silver water item at Lamb house. It notes fairs, meetings, and entertainment planned with speakers from Freeport and Des Moines. Includes community updates on bridges, schools, and local visits, detailing residents traveling and attending county events.
Log eating is described as unfashionable yet comfortable and healthy compared with many modern dwellings. Warner’s Log Cabin remedies echo nimory traditions to keep log cabin dwellers well, with a nod to Tip Pecanoe.
The second annual festival opens September 24 and closes October 6 with entertaining events. The Chicago & Northwestern Railway offers one fare round trips from Iowa and Dakota September 23 to October 5, and from Illinois and Wisconsin September 28 and 27, October 1 and 2, with return allowed through October 10. Tickets and information available from any C&NW agent.
An excursion to Sidney in Cheyenne County Nebraska is offered on September 25 with a round trip at one fare. The trip includes investment information for the fall, with stops after leaving the Kansas heat belt. County fair sessions are on the 27th and 28th upon arrival. Contact Boyer's Carpet Store Freeport for details. Mr Tester will accompany excursionists. Sell through Doster Penren Co Bidney Neb. Also medical ad for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy noting high deaths from cholera morbus and urging use. Emmert Burrell sells.
A Chicago dealer warns that many young clerks buy clothes on credit through trusted tailors. They pay a weekly sum, often $6 or more, until fully paid, keeping stylish wardrobes but accumulating debt. Merchants note this method fuels consumption with high profits for tailors while tying workers to ongoing payments.
The fragment discusses Mr Henry Kendall and his work The Kinship of Men, arguing that true unity comes from individual giving rather than shared stock. It mentions the idea of lineage toward the thirty-second generation and references Rome, but text is garbled and hard to parse.
The piece warns about the hazards of glass blowing, noting death and serious injury risks. It mentions high weekly pay but few stay in the trade, with a Chicago News anecdote about prohibition era attitudes and a tangential note on Honduras druggists gaining rights to practice pharmacy.
The piece touts new ladies hats as the latest craze stirring excitement among women. It also advertises Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for women's ailments, claiming many benefits, with caveats about guarantees and manufacturer promises.
One of the country’s largest seal cloak makers will display a full line of long and short seal skin cloaks jackets and wraps at WM Walton’s Cloak Room Freeport on September 21 and 26. All garments are warranted first class and offered at manufacturer’s prices. Also note a health ad urging regularity with St Patrick’s Pills available from Emmert and Burrell.
The column promotes Electric Bitters and Chamberlain's remedies with testimonials from T Bainbridge Munday Dsq county attorney and others in Kentucky and Illinois. It touts cures for malaria jaundice diarrhea and kidney liver and stomach disorders, notes cheap Chicago excursion tickets, praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and ends with a challenge from Beraman & DouMan against New Model threshing machines.
C A McNAMARA & Co shows new season goods arriving daily at 117 Stephenson Street. Childs School Shoes are best in market with prices way down. Old grain shoes for ladies misses and children in all prices. Elegant line of Ladies and Men's fine shoes in latest styles. Call us to save money.
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