18 Aug 1875
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1875
Page
1
The verse counsels patience with gossip as you travel through life. It warns that townsfolk will judge your dress and finances, mock integrity, and spread echoes of rumor. The only shield is to act by your own conscience and ignore idle chatter.
A dramatic exhortation urges the reader to rise, work, and face hardship. It contrasts uneasy loneliness with the call to courage and steady effort, promising guidance if one remains faithful. The voice presses for perseverance, learning, and discipline over idle ease.
In a domestic tale, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. White scheme to learn lodge secrets by tickling Mr. Brown’s ear while asleep. The plan backfires when Mr. Kite overhears and informs Brown, who later attends a lodge meeting, leaving his wife anxious about the reveal.
In a small domestic tale Mrs Brown awakens during a staged murder joke by her husband who pretends to reveal a secret plan to kill a betrayer. The pair share a noisy, laughter filled moment that leaves neighbors puzzled and both women in question linger.
Oliver Wendell Holmes argues that modern fashion and vanity corrupt proper gentility. He rails against women in long dresses dragging mud through streets, calling such showiness vulgar. He insists true cleanliness and restraint define a lady, condemning ostentatious fabric displays.
This column questions the Sunday night fire loss where a saloon and restaurant survived while nearby property burned. It mocks reliance on wind, urges that prayer would curb such flames, and criticizes women for abandoning churches to rely on fire departments and hydrants.
A London Milk Journal article cites Dr Benjamin Clark and others asserting warm East India milk as a specific for diarrhea and typhoid fever. It claims a pint over four hours can check violent diarrhea, and that milk helps in scarlet fever by sustaining strength and soothing the stomach.
A Vicksburg reader recalls Union and Confederate pain, praising reconciliation after the Civil War. The veteran, missing fingers and a leg, recalls Fredericksburg, Grant, and aims to shake hands with a Yankee foe, urging forgiveness and American unity. Excerpts from the Lynchburg Virginian praise Lincoln and the “better angels of our nature,” urging harmony and the restoration of unity.
A narrator reflecting on postwar unity proclaims the country as one family. He speaks of graves and war orphans, declares resolve to stand together with Uncle Sam’s boys, share homes and meals, and outproduce rivals, vowing a lasting harmony for a million years.
In a reply to Freeport Bulletin and other anti license towns, Pecatonica proclaims its streets weed free and free of law defying beer gardens. It claims growing prosperity, improved welfare, less vagrancy, and harmony, challenging the Bulletin’s claim that no town can prosper without saloons.
The Sara toga Bankers' Convention of April 1838 adopted a resolution urging banks to resume specie payments on January first next, 1889, with allowance for earlier action. The plan passed 14 to 2 by state votes, reflecting a precedent set after the panic of 1837.
A concise reflection notes that a contented mind is highly valued and sought after for its peace and stability, contrasting with unrest and distraction. It emphasizes internal harmony as a valuable personal asset and virtue.
The readable portion hints at a request to publish plain language on one paper side, excluding names and post office addresses, with assurances of good faith. It suggests a public posting of content as desired, but details are unclear from the damaged text.
A Baltimore American note remarks that high-priced thoroughbred horses fetch low bids at New York auctions, while Thoroughbred cattle from Kentucky draw surprising sums. At Winchester and Ashland sales, the Roses of Sharon and Red Roses families sold for substantial totals, with cows and calves fetching up to several thousand dollars each, and two lots averaging about 1847 dollars per head. Buyers were mainly Kentuckians and Western farmers, with some agents for English breeders.
Instructions from a Journal of Agriculture guide buyers of horses for the French army. They should observe the animal calmly, test gait on all legs, and check eye clarity. Post feeding, reexamine for pupil contraction and overall health. Look for signs of past restraint, wounds, or scars indicating prior tying or rough handling during shoeing.
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