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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1879
Page
8
A collage of short items covers varied topics from a Colorado Methodist church with no male members to Jamaica, Utah, and New Zealand notes. It notes a Fayette Sheldon fine, Paris broom purchases, a Salt Lake Gentile property tax view, and the Great Gray Owl, plus a tale of a boy learning to say no. It cites emigration, France regimental flags, a Jenner statue purchase, and American coal in Switzerland.
A sweeping reflection on famous figures who rose from humble beginnings. Artists, engineers, navigators, and writers such as Arbright, Turner, Cook, Burns, Brindley, Inigo Jones, Opie, Romney, Foster, Franklin, Burritt, Akenside, Kirk, White, and Wolsey are cited as examples of genius forged by perseverance. They overcome hardship to achieve eminence, becoming guiding stars on life’s sea.
The Western Rural argues that general education is insufficient for farming and professional training. It praises agricultural colleges for connecting learning with labor and notes the agricultural press' decisive role in elevating farming as a science. It calls for young inquirers to prepare thoroughly before choosing farming as a life work.
A writer warns consumers about using kerosene lamps with the wick turned down. He notes air pollution, health risks, and potential fainting fits from insufficient light. The practice wastes oil, spoils fabrics, and leaves the home with a bad odor and untidy appearance.
Estimates place New York state with about 6 400 church groups serving 2 000 000 worshippers and a 1 300 000 member base. Church property is valued at roughly 117 million dollars.
The excerpt reproduces a Southern Democratic paper from Okolono Mississippi with a fiery feature head Power and Shot. It advocates Confederate aims and rebukes Reconstruction laws. It lauds the Capitol capture and threatens Yankee radicals while praising Jeffersonian Bourbon dominance and Confederate advancement.
The New York Tribune notes Mr. Springer of Illinois praises tissue-paper ballot criticism and proposes uniform ballot size nationwide to curb fraud. It argues the measure cannot be a rider to an appropriation bill and urges Democrats to address Hull-Bisbee and South Carolina cases before tying reform to spending bills.
A Louisi ana native urges Northern Republicans to prove sincerity by securing citizenship and funding for relocation of Black southerners fleeing bullet ridden homes. He argues the Windom bill should back practical settlement, farming, and political service, as the Mississippi Valley Black population looks northwestward.
A sea captain recalls a prank from early voyages when a cabin boy used Spanish fly plasters to keep the cook in bed. The mischief backfired as both boy and cook suffered sore backs, the crew left with a lesson on safety and mischief.
The Albany Argus explains meerschaum meaning sea foam and identifies the mineral as a hydrous silicate of magnesia found in Moravia Spain and Asia Minor. Best material comes from Eskischehr near Pursacle River in Asia Minor. Armenian Christians mine it. Vienna and Ruhin produce vast pipes worth about 2 million dollars yearly, with many false substitutes carved from artificial mixtures.
The Colorado Ute Indians consent to selling a four mile square tract in the Owray valley to the Government. The area is demanded by miners and is inaccessible except through these lands. The three Ute tribes plan to transfer twelve million acres of their reservations in total.
A scrambled entry lists live rock freight times and rates, mentioning 00 pm and 8.08 pm with a rate of .26 and a figure 46, but details are unclear and no clear event or entity is defined.
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