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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1876
Page
3
A nostalgic reminiscence describes a church trip with Old Bill to a sunny hilltop meadow. Crows gather, converse in ordered fashion, and a grand crow delivers a pompous speech. Two small crows dismiss him. a grand crow rallies mates to plot corn theft, prompting grandpa to ride away with the warning of last crow.
A Boston woman hosting séances is exposed as using a trap door to fake spirit appearances. The Herald reports investigators revealed access to the kitchen below and visitors from the living world. Reputable figures are urged to be jailed for fraud to curb credulity. Two Irishmen scene adds a humorous note about a fall and a joke about being spaceless.
A guest recalls a cruel husband who vows to keep a temperance pledge. He fears his wife’s reaction and plans to break the news gently. Upon telling her, she faints, recovers, and prays for his strength to stay sober as they kneel together in renewed vows.
A small dog loves mice and shares three caught by himself among his mistress and mother, with one mouse on each hem and a third on the dress, prompting a note on generosity and arithmetical division. The piece also notes Towa as a French form of an Indian word meaning the sleepy ones, and calls Iowa the Hawkeye State with motto Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
A reflective moment in a domestic scene where Mary reads a Quaker saying about seizing kindness and opportunities. The line awakens regret over wasted chances and ponders a mother’s fragile health, prompting a shift from planned self amusement to action and concern.
Mail routes and schedule details for Freeport Post Office listed with arrival and departure times to Chicago Monroe Dubuque Elizabeth Buena Vista and more with seasonal office hours from November through Sundays and holidays. Signed SMITH D ATKINS P.M.
An 1872 testimonial spread claims VEGETINE purifies blood aiding kidneys and nerves, not a harsh purge. It’s praised by physicians and apothecaries, with endorsements from Boston doctors and a Cincinnati reader praising relief from dizziness, costiveness, and dyspepsia after use.
A survey of notable literary figures appears in the current publication, listing Max Muller Tyndall Gladstone Cobbe Proctor Hatley Proctor and many more. The roster includes Frances Power Cobbe the Duke of Argyll Mrs Oliphant Mrs Muloch and Trollope. Readers are invited to explore writings by these celebrated figures and others.
LUTTELL'S LIVING AGE January 1 1877 announces the 182nd volume and continued praise from leading journals. It promises weekly sixty four pages of essays criticism tales travel science biographical and political items from foreign and domestic sources, touting value as a comprehensive current literature digest.
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