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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1897
Page
7
A Chicago Chronicle feature portrays Concha Bianca a capable Mexican railroad station agent at Etla near Puebla and Oaxaca. The young woman handles telegraphing freight and passenger duties, earning rapid promotions and respect from train crews and management.
The present emperor Huang Hsu ascended the throne on January 12 1875 at age eight He was among the youngest monarchs to rule China The article notes 22 dynasties and a long royal lineage with early emperors said to reign for very extended periods and a history stretching back to Fubhi in 2852 2787 BC It estimates 88 sovereigns 92 emperors 2 Tartar rulers 6 Mogul emperors and 8 compresses in China’s royal lineage
In a Windhurst’s Park Row gathering John Brougham Lester Wallace Artemus Ward and others debated what rules the world. William Ross Wallace left, Thomas Leigh read aloud a new poem titled What Rules the World, and Brougham applauded with a brief speech. The verse ends with the line the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.
An old man laments a stubborn, sleep walking son who refuses to work or study. He notes seven doctors cannot diagnose him and jokes the youth will write books and earn monuments only after starving.
In a playful exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the oldest Snigsby daughter declares a wish to sit on a snowy cloud and drift across the sky while Mr. Mallow muses that she would likely pass through it safely.
A Detroit Free Press quote argues true character lies not in grooming but in how a man leaves his hair uncombed, suggesting restraint and individuality as defining traits. The remark contrasts neatness with deliberate neglect as signs of character.
McClure's Magazine explains how the Atlantic cable uses a steel wire sheath packed with jute around a gutta percha core. Sections differ in wire counts from 24 to 12 and even bundles of three cables, balancing weight and strength for deep sea and shore end protections.
Weary Wag glees that a genius is appreciated only after death and muses on pilgrim fathers as wanderers. Dusty admits ignorance but the pair discuss fame, posterity, marriage, and life while Dusty drifts to sleep.
A New York Tribune report cites a life insurance examiner who argues gas house work is less hazardous than long term exposure to dust. He notes old gas workers are rarer due to culling and fumes, while brewery workers appear healthy but may be short lived. He highlights iron workers and dust prone trades as especially deadly.
From Austin Dobson's Eighteenth Century Vignettes, the portraits of Rousseau and Hume were painted in 1766 after their January arrival in England. Rousseau’s portrait likely paused by their quarrel and shows him in American dress, while Hume’s depicts him as a deist era envoy influencing Parisians with whist.
Police with a staff search the grounds and marquees after guests withdraw from a queen’s garden party. They examine nooks for lost jewels and send found trinkets and letters to the lord chamberlain. In a second note naturalists speculate about wasp sentinels and peach blossom symbolism.
Poem fragment recalling beloved faces from childhood and family life as firelight illuminates memories. The speaker lists scenes of a grandmother, a pastor, a schoolmate bride, a mother and father, and siblings, ending with a yearning to reunite in heaven. Freeport, Ill.
The buffalo Times notes a nightlife quip about drummers chasing each other in the Iroquois corridor where a group is told a story the teller claims is great. A Cincinnati Inquirer quip recalls Buckle and his History of Civilization unfinished ambition and his long project.
A cow recognizes calf pictures, tigers are drawn to a trap by a companion image, a timid horse notices a picture of a person ten times, and a cat will not spring at a painted bird.
A fragment from a 19th century reminiscence describes Ralph Waldo Emerson’s humor and memory lapses. Anecdotes recount his笑able retorts about wood and shingles and his cheerful smile when facing life’s puzzles. His daughter’s berry party question yields a quip linking age and invitation.
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