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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1866
Page
3
A poignant old verse laments a parent’s loss and memory. The speaker cherishes a child’s shoes, recalling the child’s gentle eyes and the pain of departure. The poem envisions reunion in Paradise and steadies the heart as they wait for the shining path.
A period verse warns farmers to stock cattle wisely during cold, urging prompt sale only if hay and feed costs push profits beyond feeding costs. It advises feeding cattle three times daily with straw and hay or fodder corn, stressing careful husbandry when nature turns drear.
A long excerpt describes 1707 to 1718 volcanic activity near Thera with island formations and ships observing smoke and boiling seas. It also recounts humorous and curious tales, including a minister’s accidental fire in a pulpit, quips about authorship and posterity, and a string of brief anecdotes on courts, Quakers, editors, and public manners.
A London correspondent reports from Athens that a new island started rising in the Bay of Thera near Nea Kaimene on February 4, reaching 130 to 150 feet in five days. It is formed of rusty metallic lava with quartz like particles, and eruptions produced flames, gas, and a towering smoke column. The area shows sea temperatures rising, shallow depths around Nea Kaimene decreasing, and scientists like Dr. DeRigalla preparing to record further phenomena.
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