21 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1867
Page
1
A gleeful tale unfolds of a man who bears the name Dead Broke, explains its grim origin and misfortune from birth, and recalls his lifelong battles with poverty. He recounts misadventures from school marble play to jail and a failed brokerage career, ending with a somber tombstone line.
A three year old child died after wandering into a wheat field and being fatally injured by a reaper three miles south of Cascade. The father halted the team but the child had already suffered catastrophic injuries from the sickle. Local residents report the incident as one of the most harrowing in Cascade.
An observer describes the John Brown grave site near North Elba, noting the eastward plot, a granite rock with a headstone bearing JOHN BROWN 1859, and inscriptions for OLIVER and FREDERICK BROWN. The piece recounts the stonecutter, the marker dimensions, and visitors who travel to the sacred space surrounded by mountains including Mount Marcy.
A correspondent recalls a recent ball where blondes in blue and brunettes in cherry captivated guests. The scene includes nymph like figures with green silk and lace, resembling sea foam, creating a vivid, seaside party tableau.
In June and July 1668 Bostonians used public baths freely with 1668 £ persons availing themselves. Bathers rose by 2,608 in July compared to last year. In Winchester Massachusetts a bee hive cart incident caused bees to sting the driver and bystanders as the hive was dumped into the street.
Madame E F Thornton, famed astrologist and clairvoyant, now at Hudson NY, offers trance guided predictions and a photorealistic future husband portrait via the Psychomotrope. Send hair sample, birth details, affection, fifty cents and a stamped return envelope for a written guarantee and certificate.
A city visit leaves a woman unrecognizable as she returns home claiming Circassian Balm greatly enhances appearances. The ad extols its skin healing, cleansing and beautifying effects, claiming a dramatic aftereffect on complexion. Priced at $1, mail or express delivery offered from W L Clark & Co Syracuse NY, the American agents.
A fragment from an old paper advertises Madame Ge Trude Remington a clairvoyant who claims to reveal a future spouse and deliver a life like marriage portrait by mail for fifty cents. It cites birth details eye color and traits, with a confidence booster and address in West Troy NY.
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