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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1866
Page
6
A reflection by Bishop Doane likens virtue to an anvil enduring hammering. The soul remains steady amid trials, with duty as a guiding star and innocence as its rest. The metaphor extols resilience, steadfastness, and calm beneath earthly heat.
An Englishwoman recounts a June ascent from Sorrento to the Hermitage and down into the crater of Vesuvius. She notes hot, smoky air, lava rubble, dangerous footing, and signs of a changing crater with unstable rock and potential future eruptions.
In Paris Cirque du Champs Elysees on June 8 Batty narrowly survived a fatal attack by a lioness. Five lions joined the assault as Batty kept them at bay with his whip while crowds and keepers rushed in to quell the onslaught. He regained control and urged the lions to retreat amid cheering teams.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Hamilton is expected to appear in public soon after prior obligations. The text references obedience and a forthcoming public appearance with unspecified details or dates.
Mrs Mary Romney a German wife and mother lately believed dead after a brief illness was found alive when a brother viewed the coffin. Doctors had waited for signs of dissolution and a crowd gathered as the burial was halted.
A dog at East Twenty-fifth Street pound saved a boy who fell from a dock into the East River. The dog grabbed the boy by the arm and pulled him to the dock before the rescuer could fully act. The dog was praised, not killed, and kept for three days before being awarded to the boy’s rescuer.
Ex-Governor Briggs recalls reading Adams family letters and the moment the future president credited his mother with all that was good in him. He emphasizes mothers influence on sons and lasting early impressions.
The piece states that the human figure is six times the length of the foot and that all statues follow this ratio. It explains measurements for the face one tenth of stature, the hand one-tenth, and the chest to brow at one seventh. It also details facial thirds and arm reach versus height.
A quaint writer notes women fear of hiding from the world more than fears of running, sailing, or walking. He asserts marriage poses greater risk than these risks combined, framing it as a pervasive social anxiety.
The narrator muses on a child born and raised in Mammoth Cave who would pity the cave's darkness once he steps into the bright world. He imagines how spring, birds, sun, and green landscapes would reveal the emptiness of the cave’s cautioned explanations and provoke delight in the outer world.
A round table essay condemns fashionable women's drunkenness with claims of liquor access in shops and salons. It cites eighteen year old girls, Broadway stages, and secret charges. The Lynchburg Virginian laments idle Southern youth and urges manual labor over lax opportunities. The Salt Lake Vedette attacks Brigham Young finances, and the Nashville Press narrates a Tennessee judge denying support for President Johnson's policy amid postwar political shifts. The South is portrayed as returning to power with capable citizens.
Hon. CL Vallandigham Hon. J D Bright and Hon. C J Faulkner pass through Baltimore on the 18th toward Washington for a presidential interview. A fellow traveler says their mission includes urging the appointment of Hon. J B Weller former Ohio governor now California as Secretary of War amid Stantons retirement anticipation.
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