02 Apr 1879
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1879
Page
1
A Polish peasant Dorby endures a brutal winter in Warsaw. A jeweled ring gifted by a trained bird leads him to the king, who upon hearing the tale grants a garden and a home. Dorby inscribes a blessing over the doorway promising deliverance through faith.
A garden story by Lottie Brown uses flowers to explore pride and selfishness. A frail plant in a green tub draws scorn from lilies and roses, while daisies violets and myrtle vines quietly soften, forming a hedge of mercy that changes the garden’s heart.
A gardener tends a despised plant in adversity. The plant grows strong as visitors nearby bring care and water. Buds appear, and the garden blooms. The japonica emerges as the fairest flower, while former rivals repent, yet she forgives but stays distant, blessing the humble friends.
A man near Sweetwood Henry C Ershman suffered imagined odor and sinking illness. A woodchopper found a dead mouse in his coat lining, explaining the stench. Realizing this cured his fear and he began to recover.
A temperamental deacon who beat oxen in anger finds animals unusually docile after converting to Christianity. He recalls that harsh treatment worsened behavior, while now he hums the psalm tune Old Hundred behind the road, claiming it oddly calms the cattle.
A celebrated French preacher in a sermon on wifely duties spots three women in the congregation who have disobeyed their husbands. He points them out by striking his breviary at their heads, causing every woman to duck as he lifts the book.
Prof Blackimston reflects on the enduring power of a teacher's life beyond lessons and words. He recalls a moment of contemplation at a hilltop near biblical scenes, stressing that spiritual influence surpasses intellect and culture. The message urges humble devotion to divine mastery and lasting moral example for students.
The article recalls the 1849 origin of the Chicago Board of Trade at Gage and Haines flour store and lists early members. It notes G. S. Hubbard and Tom Richmond as foundational figures, Tom Dyer the political Irishman, George Smith and Alex Mitchell from Milwaukee, Julian Rumsey still present, and comments on wealth drawingChicagoans away West and on Rumsey’s enduring civic service.
Governor Needham extols New England labor as the foundation of American civilization. He argues that early industry built by settlers created the habits and institutions that propelled U S growth, comparing pastoral fertility and required daily toil to the world’s progress and learning.
In December 1845 in the Vosges, ten year old Xavier Thiriat helped four girls cross a brook by a loose plank. He saved a girl, then supported each child, later enduring paralysis and poverty. He grew into a respected botanist, meteorologist, librarian founder, telegraph manager, mayoral secretary, and a gold medalist of the Franklin Society, shaping his district with education and moral leadership.
Princess Louise entertains Sunday school teachers and pupils at Rideau Hall. After urging a shy girl to take cake, the princess discovers the child already has a pocket filled with cake she had secretly taken from the table.
The piece traces a brisk fashion for walking contests spreading from garrets to parks, drawing schoolchildren, letter carriers hopefuls, and even social upheaval as women join. It chronicles notable figures like Madame Anderson and Chappelle, reports on training routines, and notes rising public interest and routine telegraph updates from city to city.
An analysis of Horace Greeley as a borrower reveals how a early New York cutthbacker became the Tribune’s founder through a $1,000 loan from Dudley S. Gregory. Greeley’s habit of lending grew from gratitude, leading to financial strain and the loss of prudence.
In a 3 a m encounter, Artemus Ward, Clarkson, and others visited the Metropolitan Hotel seeking proprietor Mr Lilly. Ward introduced himself as Charles Browne and quipped that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, prompting a reluctant but hearty laugh from the sleepy hotel staff and company.
Speaker at the Worcester fair extols New Jersey as an advanced agricultural state with four million arable acres, three million on farms, average gross per acre over twenty one dollars, two thirds net after costs. Wheat yields sixteen bushels per acre, corn thirty nine, with pockets of higher yields. Strawberries yield 150 to 800 bushels per acre, and vines produced 167 bushels per acre on one estate, netting 1234 cents per quart. Travel via Pennsylvania railroad limits view of state fertility. peaches and small fruits thrive on higher land inland.
A man who stammered since childhood describes a easy method it reads aloud in a quiet room for two hours every two to three days while keeping teeth together. He practiced slowly reading aloud then speaking slowly to others and found his speech improved and eventually cured after repeated trials over weeks.
A poultry writer recalls his B E R Games hens eating eggs. He rigs a mustard-filled egg to deter theft, causing the flock to dash the egg and wipe their beaks. The trick backfires as the other hens mob the nest, revealing the plan and letting him reclaim his eggs the next day.
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