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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1878
Page
6
A fragment discusses how belief and mental focus influence health. It cites examples like seasickness and fear of bleeding to argue that cheerful minds aid recovery while worry worsens illness. It asserts that the mind controls bodily life through faith and attention.
The excerpt muses on city names and their ironies from Salem to Jerusalem, noting sieges and transformations. It references the Louvre as a monument to civilization, Syr Darya as a muddy river, Sagorod as New Town, Sebastopol’s crumbling defenses, and a Russian capital with changing fortunes in a vast plain.
A Youngstown Register reader recalls a rail trip after the Pittsburg Exposition. A radial couple appeared reunited, but the escort grew displeased as the woman clung to a Pittsburg companion. On departure at the depot she struggled for fare, prompting laughter from onlookers as she fumbled for tickets.
The article describes a large lampblack manufactory at Petro B where flames impinge on slate to form deposits that are scraped for market. It notes gas from nearby wells fuels steam-heated boilers and an ice line transports oil to Pittsburg, highlighting Petrolia’s gas and oil resources and its impact on local industry.
A fragment advising readers to treat servants with plain honesty and fair duties while prioritizing a household's practical needs. It urges avoiding praise or censure, focusing on home comforts, and managing duties without unpleasant talk, stressing self-reliance.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions individuals and a location but lacks clear actions or events. It references people named Josh Bilin and Shelryhea with unclear connections, plus enduring phrases about a course and living arrangements.
The article argues women should freely express love through refined manners rather than feigned indifference. It claims both sexes deserve equal expression, condemns hypocrisy, and suggests women may modestly show preference while avoiding excess.
Improved tuberous begonias are ideal basket plants due to their large bright blooms and natural droop. With good soil and steady water in a moderately cool dry house they provide months of charm. They also perform well on rockwork in conservatories and prefer warm sheltered spots for varied color.
The piece recalls a 1457 European case where a sow and six pigs were tried for murder, the sow executed and the rest acquitted due to youth. It contrasts historic bans on butchers on juries with modern practice in the United States, noting animals are not tried by jury here.
A Walter Scott anecdote recounts a baronet hosting Presbyterian ministers in a large room. The butler stocks each with a Bible and a beer. The youngest reads Scripture, so the host removes five Bibles and replaces them with six more bottles of ale for the others.
The beet grows wild along the Mediterranean in Greece and on Atlantic islands. It has two subspecies and was cultivated by Greeks, Persians, and Indians. Romans knew two varieties. Charlemagne ordered beet cultivation on his estates, spreading across Europe and to North America.
Chatsworth, the Duke of Devonshire’s estate, spans 2000 acres with a private park and 102 acre flower garden kept by 60 laborers. Surrounded by hills, the mansion is secluded and unseen from outside. The rest is grassland and woodland stocked with deer, touted as Europe's finest private residence.
A Paris dining scene shows a snob lighting four cigars as a gentleman asks permission to eat while smoking. Bishop Haven’s Liberia mission plan meets trade defiance. Osgood and Bovard push to establish Boporo mission amid native irritation. US cheese export hopes stir debate with profits and far shipping costs. A Versailles woman serves two months in jail for wearing the Legion of Honor ribbon.
In a Commercial Row saloon a reader scoffs at a neighbor’s fussiness while recalling Crabb of Marysville who died with a smile and joked his halo fit poorly. Another tale recalls a strongman who leaves church claiming he could preach better with one hand tied. A Paris journal lauds American Exhibition locks as superior to European examples.
A humorous exchange features a Sunday-school teacher asking which is best, wheat or tares, and Master Hobbs answering tares because wheet breeds while tares do not. The pun relies on wordplay and mispronunciations for lighthearted effect.
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