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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1881
Page
2
A poem contrasts the ninety nine who toil in fields mines and farms with one who revels in wealth. Labor’s rewards turn deserts green and cities rise while the many suffer poverty. The poem foresees dawn after long night and labor’s ultimate victory across the land.
A reflective memoir tracks a boy’s shift from boyhood pursuits to early romance. He details Sunday church strolls, longing for girls, and rival admirers, culminating in a lost paradise theme as admiration yields to a mature, disillusioned view of love and social change.
A Victorian voice argues that every child deserves equal and sound education regardless of class or rank. The speaker envisions uniform schooling for rich and poor, preferring merit over pedigree, and likens life to a race where all start fair and the best win. The piece weaves in miscellaneous notes on a New Mexico mine history and literary commentary on Carlyle and German influence in England.
Jack Finehart and his brother vow mutual silence over a shared love. Six years later Jack breaks the pledge. at the Platte River a pistol misfires, his brother declines to kill him, and the two never meet again. The piece closes with fashion notes on hats, lace, beads, jewelry, towels, corsages, and evening dress details.
The Pall Mall Gazette casts doubt on the Virginian farmer Lynch as the originator of Lynch law. It notes a 1687-8 Judge Lynch in America and cites a Galway mayor of the fifteenth century who hanged his son. In America the Virginia Lynch is credited with extrajudicial proceedings, a name whose use likely arose later.
A Utah territory law grants women 21 or older who meet residency and citizenship criteria the right to vote in elections. Mormon newspapers protest Governor Murray’s claim that the provision could allow a 12 year old girl married to a Mormon to vote, prompting indignation and controversy.
A Continent speech argues Canada lacks a strong national identity and could be annexed by the United States if war arose with the US. It contrasts Canada’s stagnant provincialism with America’s enduring traditions, democracy, and cultural vitality, noting Britain’s labor and food interests would find little intellectual significance in Canada.
Dr William A Hammond in the International Perdew cites a case where water from Lourdes worsened a patient then common water labeled miraculous improved her condition. A maid Bridget quips about artful ornamenting a plate. a California bill lets victims’ families sue murderers civilly, even if the offender is dead.
A Galveston News note recalls a husband walking with his little girl when a friend admires the child and comments she resembles the mother about the mouth. The father jokes that he has never seen the mother’s mouth at rest long enough to judge.
The article notes steady restoration work on St Mark's Cathedral in Venice. Scaffolding screens obscure part of the facade, similar to the adjacent Ducal Palace. Workers demonstrate ingenuity in replacing marbles and mosaics, aiming to preserve the unique edifice for another thousand years for Christendom's admiration.
The late Mariette Bey was tall and commanding yet modest in soul. Decorated but wore Legion of Honor only when required. An industrious individual who rose before dawn to work in his library year round. A charming talker and hospitable host, he left his family nearly penniless.
A man died in Boston and friends planned a laying out. An Irishman was called for help. While moving the body the head toppled, eyes and mouth opened, and the Irishman yelled in panic. He ran out shouting he would kill him once he gets ghitick, leaving mourners shocked.
A Richmond Dispatch note reports a local Pittsylvania Court House stamp from the secession period, offered by a Northern dealer for 50 cash, with a held price of 100. Only two known examples exist. the item is a small reddish ink stamp on white paper in a coarse brown envelope sent to a Lynchburg firm.
The piece compares West population growth from Bradstreet's figures with the vast 20,000,000 frontier versus about 50,000 early settlers. It also recounts the tale of Charlie lost in Canada and a ransom demand of 20,000 dollars, noting the father’s long struggle and claimed $60,000 spent without recovering him.
A Hindoo thief employs a huge lizard strapped to his belt to scale walls at night. The animal’s suction allows it to grip the opposite wall while the thief pulls himself up and then drops down. The lizard is released by choking it to end the ascent.
Le Duc urges home production of sugar with enthusiasm and reports broad national support. He argues the sugar problem is the era’s major issue and claims domestic sugar and syrup could save 90 to 120 million dollars yearly from imports. He believes sorghum can resolve the shortage and plans to persuade the nation against critics.
A Heidelberg professor told an Italian congress that experience proves the need to examine the hearing organs of locomotive engineers and firemen before appointment and every two years or 80 in service. Hearing loss often occurs without the sufferer knowing it and can be as dangerous as color blindness or harder to detect.
Richmond Va has grown 27 percent in ten years. In 1870 the city had one railroad line. by now it will have five trunk lines to the west and south. It is described as the healthiest city in the south, producing 25 million dollars in goods annually and paying 32 million dollars in government revenue taxes over the past twelve years, mainly from tobacco.
A Paris dressmaker sues a well known belle on the turf for 67500 francs for clothing furnished in six months. The defendant claims she intended to pay the bill and cites a 58 franc partial payment as proof.
The simplest and best regulator of the Disordered Liver in the world are Carter's Little Liver Pills. They give prompt relief in headache dizziness nausea and prevent and cure constipation and piles remove sallowness and pimples from the complexion. Carters Little Liver Pills are very small and as easy to take as sugar. One pill a dose. Price 23 cents. Sold by Emmert & Burrell.
Rev G Horsford writes he suffered liver complaint but with Spring Blossom he improved after nearly three bottles. He asks about price and quantity noting 50 cents per bottle and 10 cent trial bottles.
A discussion on electricity as a healing latent force permeating matter. Thomas' Electric Oil is described as relieving neuralgia and rheumatic pain, as well as aiding throat and lung ailments and other conditions. The claim emphasizes widespread recognition of electricity as a curative agent.
The New Haven Register quotes a question on a boy’s disregard for comfort as he plays outside in cold weather. The piece notes he endures wet feet and frost-bitten ears while pretending to have “raving fun” and shouting to friends across the street.
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