27 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1879
Page
1
A narrative poem by Winnie Willis laments a family’s loss as a shadow falls over the home. The speaker recalls a beloved brother’s grave, a mother’s graying hair, and a father’s sorrowful smile, all centered on the haunting image of a vacant chair at the hearth and the sisters gathering in vigil.
An elderly narrator recalls a brutal nor’easter trek to Brookdale to pay off a mortgage, facing wolves, a pistol shot, and a dramatic cottage rescue before delivering the funds to lawyer Simes. The tale ends with the narrator aged, reflecting on the perilous night.
The New York Tribune notes Madame Lebrun painted Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante in Naples during Sir William Hamilton’s ambassadorship. The portrait cost 2400 francs, later sold in London for 8000 francs. Lebrun recalls Lady Hamilton as witty yet ill-natured and crafty, with a vivid anecdote about a rose in her hair after a letter from Lord Nelson. Lebrun visited her in London in 1802 to find her greatly changed in appearance.
An excerpt from Chambers' Journal warns heart overwork in youth and adults. It links excessive mental and competitive strain to heart disorganization, noting that even routine actions raise heart demand. It cautions against anxious, hurried study and suggests methodical work with planned variety to spare the heart.
A pious young man seeks a clerk post at a noted store. The merchant quizzes him on habits and behavior, rejects him after insisting no fool will apply, and the man departs with a warning that the youth won’t be so good next time.
A rural guidance note urges every farm to secure clean abundant water for people and livestock. It recommends wells with pumps, clean surrounding drainage, and piping to point of use. It suggests rainwater collection, cisterns, and filtration to prevent disease from water impurities.
The Treasury notes annual values for world currencies, listing coins and their rates in dollars and cents. Entries include Belgium franc, Bolivia dollar, Brazil milreis, France franc, and Great Britain pound, among others, with figures like 19.5 cents for Belgium franc and $4,974 for Egypt pound. The rates apply to foreign merchandise imported on or after January 1, 1879.
The National Medical Review details how Chinese doctors palpate the anterior wrist using three fingers to read nine pulses on each hand during limited respirations. They claim a complex system linking viscera, seasons, stars, and colors, with pulse variations by season and a 24 hour internal circulation starting in the lungs. They describe twelve main channels and their directions, valuing anatomy as essential knowledge.
The article urges teaching girls practical housework to enable them to manage a household confidently. It stresses knowing what to do, when, and how, compares good meals and table setting to cost, and questions parental responsibility in preparing daughters for the privilege and duty of maitress of a home. It ends with a note on Sir John Lubbock’s experiments showing ants exhibit stronger hatred than affection.
Paris Boston Courier reports a dangerous illness recovery and a physician’s cure using a heated flat iron on neuralgia. The account contrasts a professor and a woman with severe bilateral pain, describing a heated iron rod applied lightly in longitudinal and latitudinal lines. Red marks fade. the patient recovers by the third day.
Dr. Dufour reports a brown owl nests under a farm roof with young brood. The farmer removed the young, then the owl attacked him injuring the eye with a beak and claw. The following dusk the bird struck again, wounding the cornea and causing complete sight loss in one eye and risk to the other.
A collage of animal intelligence stories describes a cat and other pets. The cat learns to respond to a postman summons, opens gates, and uses a knee as an aid, while a kitten and a kite example illustrate clever methods to gain access. The tales emphasize keen observation and practical problem solving.
A practitioner with fifteen years of experience and four epidemics claims alcohol may aid malaria treatment with diphtheria quinine, noting one hundred and twenty five cases with only one death, compared to an ordinary treatment failure rate around thirty three percent.
The text recalls the June 18 1815 Waterloo battle in Belgium with Napoleon’s defeat and moves to June 19 1867 Mexico’s Maximilian execution ending French influence in the Americas, then mentions June 1879 the death of the Prince Imperial during training.
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