27 Apr 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1881
Page
1
A brisk social round as two girls name every house in a morning calling card tour. They plan stops at Mrs Jones, the Greers, Mrs Sneyde, Mrs Van Upstart, the Riske and De Ruyter households, the Degina’s grand ball, Fanny Harris, the Graynors, and others. They note mourning cards and the need to finish before lunch.
A young woman narrates her changing view of Doctor Austin Buchanan, a lame but brave physician staying at Fellmount. Her cousin Gerald praises Buchanan after a firefighter act that left him crippled, and the narrator discovers she admires the grave man more than her initial hero worship of flashy youths.
A hospital lull lifts after a month of fever and strike woes. A London doctor recalls meeting Vera Carleton, a nurse who lost family in grief and came to nurse amid squalor. Their reunion blossoms into a vow of love.
An 1876 Sardinian murder of Antonio Siotto Sinto is linked to political motives with four brigands testifying for the State in Rome after a delayed trial. The piece also reports a Brescia banquet of asses meat praised as nutritious and a Mexico City police detail guarding from street to street with lanterns lit, giving a theater-like nocturnal impression.
An Indian woman in a British Columbia village was buried alive after a medicine man ruled the infectious fever must be buried with her to prevent an epidemic. The grim decree was carried out literally and the outcome followed in local reports.
The speaker argues the Sabbath is for bodily rest but varies by need and place. He condemns excess, praises Sabbath liberty as conscience driven, and cites Horace Greeley and Beecher. He laments Sunday meals and catechism, recalling joyful Sundays of youth and urging no popular amusements on Sunday.
A wealthy English merchant John Oliver owned Green Mount in Baltimore. His daughter, 20, loved a man with a feud with her father. They planned to elope. guards patrolled at night and shot trespassers. The girl died at the gate, and the mausoleum was built on the spot with the cemetery deeded to the city.
An ad asserts Carter's Little Liver Pills are a specific for sick headache and urges women to know this. It mentions one pill per dose and sales by Emmert and Burrell.
An item touts a tonic with biblical phrasing The ad notes Christian poets and Spring Blossom aiding those with impure blood The product is priced at 50 cents with trial bottles at 10 cents.
Rev A J Mallory of Wyoming reports curing bronchitis in one week with Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil. He says dealers note unprecedented satisfaction for coughs colds asthma and rheumatism.
A critic notes a piano player so brilliant in rendering the tune Home Sweet Home that the performance, with its bang and confusion, is indistinguishable from Moses in Egypt. The remark emphasizes the pianist's dramatic mastery and expressive power.
The piece surveys spring and summer fashion trends including bayadere striped parasols, ombre millinery, bead covered bonnets, large pokes, river garlands for evening wear, plaid Scotch ginghams replacing dresses, pale India muslin neck-scarves, long buttonless gloves, color plume head dresses as worn by royalty, and enameled jewelry. It blends fashion commentary with humorous snippets about daily life and a portrait of the Empress of Austria in hunting dress, noting her flawless habit and poised riding.
A Kansas Farmer writer explains typical annual egg counts for Light Brahmas and Leghorns, noting Brahmas lay about 150 eggs yearly with 100 between December and June, and Leghorns around 170 yearly with most in summer. Pullets begin at six months, and winter warmth affects laying.
A report from Richmond Virginia describes the discovery near Powhatan Court House of a medal allegedly awarded to the Duke of Cumberland. A colored man found the relic embedded in mortar while tearing down an old chimney. The piece bears a battle scene with Rebellion justly rewarded and Culloden 16 April 1746 inscriptions, the reverse shows a bas relief of the duke and his birth date. The medal is now in the possession of A M Howard of Powhatan Court House who suspects it may be the original British government award to the duke.
An historic overcoat worn by a veteran of the 1812 war and part of the first winter of the rebellion sold at auction in Pennsylvania for 75 dollars and fifty cents. The garment remains in good condition given its long and harsh service.
A Union Pacific engineer with a stammer recalled a cow collision report missing from writing. He claimed not to remember the incident yet described seeing the cow lying on its back by the track and signaling it was fine, leading to a private inquiry by the railroad magnate.
A city editor confronts a furious man who protests being described as drunk and a beast in a published note. The editor insists on “giving the news,” and the man threatens to wreck the office if a correction isn’t printed. He demands proper spelling of his name Smyth.
In a curious reflection on political conduct, officials who show odd or improper behavior are found wanting, prompting vacancies across offices where leadership is open. The pattern suggests heightened scrutiny and calls for accountability among public servants.
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