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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
6
A poetic quatrain from Clark W. Bryan in Good Housekeeping extols the sweet contrast of a baby’s laughter and crying. The verse praises the infant’s dimpled cheeks and the tender, captivating moments that define early parenthood.
A vivid account describes a brutal mob roaming Constantinople with bludgeons and knives, targeting Armenians and other minorities. The piece portrays brutal street violence, fear, and the police’s failings as mobs gather in the Turkish city.
An expedition led by Lieutenant Hearst revisited Europe after three years, traveling from the Ni i region to Timbuktu and Lokoja. They used native boats, logged measurements with an eqnograph, and kept peace with local communities while gathering new geographic data.
The fragment notes a sale of Sir Richard Burton’s Arabian Nights translation raising $80 used by him and his wife for years, and an obituary mention of a fly’s eye and alertness. It also references the goldenrod as a symbol of celebration.
John Dutton Wright surveys Deaf education from seventeenth century attempts by Butler to later permanent schools in France Germany and Britain. He contrasts sign language and oral methods, noting three current instructional systems in U S schools: sign with manual alphabet, speech with manual alphabet, and speech only, with writing used in all.
The Lord mayor of London collapsed under heavy ceremonial robes while introducing Ambassador Bayard. He sat, removed the insignia, and was revived with Mrs Bayard’s smelling bottle as described in the Philadelphia Record.
The article traces sign language origins from Savage signals to Dr. Gallaudet in Hartford 1817, then the finger alphabet for grammar, and later Horace Mann backed spoken instruction in New York and Northampton. It notes a long debate between sign advocates and oralists, with signs gradually losing ground in many schools. It closes by comparing North American Indian signs to modern deaf signs as historically noteworthy.
A Zuni residence describes haiwe or paper bread baked on a hot stone, using corn or wheat flour ground finely, then rolled into a long continuous sheet. The process blends careful grinding, water brushing, and rapid baking into one unbroken sheet preserved for journeys or hunts.
Helen Marshall North chronicles the 18th century romance of Lady Eleanor Charlotte Butler and the Hon. Sara Ponsonby who fled home to Llangollen. The pair dressed in masculine fashion and hosted famous visitors including Sir Alured, a British field marshal who inspired a love story with one princess. Eleanor dies in 1829 and Ponsonby remains withdrawn for 18 more months.
Mr. George U C Perkins argues Japan has cheap coal and labor, proven market reach, and advanced machinery. He says Japan is studying chemistry physics and mathematics to boost industrial efficiency while preserving Japanese character and reliance on foreign markets.
In Montmartre at 28 Rue Ravignan Mimic Berthelot’s grocery, tiles in a rear chamber yielded a stair entrance to a network of passages. Authorities investigate relics from a fourteenth century Paris monastery while uncovering history. A separate dental-like scene notes a stethoscope check for a cardiac patient and a patient concealing a five dollar bill.
A brief Indianapolis Journal quip contrasts secret societies with a woman’s love for society secrets. A veteran typewriter boarder characterizes women as not taken with secret societies, while a cheerful fool notes their fondness for social intrigues.
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The North Western Line offers a personally conducted tour through Mexico led by Mr J J Grafton. The trip begins in Chicago on Tuesday morning February 2 1897 and lasts thirty days aboard a vestibuled Palace train with sleeping observation and dining cars. Extensions available and full rates info provided by the Chicago and North Western Railway agent.
Train schedule fragment shows arrivals and departures for multiple routes. Daily and Sunday services listed for Nos. 1 2 4 8 9 and others, with times to Lena Warren Galena Freeport and West. Southbound and northbound trains noted, including times 3:06 am 7:14 am 1:30 am and 6:05 pm across weekdays and Sundays.
The Dodgeville line lists passenger and freight trains with daily frequency except Sundays for passengers, and notes on through connections to Racine Janesville Madison Rockford Chicago. It lists agent signatures H. W. Rowles and R. H. Holder, with Chicago departures and stage connections via Brewster House.
Fragmentary entry shows unclear time and location references. No coherent event or entities readable. Further context needed to form a proper headline and summary.
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