14 Dec 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1881
Page
1
Fragment lines describe a dazzling scene at a gala opera. A singer’s 80 voice and gilded rafters ignite awe as flowers fall and a man leans close. The night reveals a shy lover and the power of art to move hearts.
In a Windham family tale Felix Dashwood's engagement to Madeline Westford collapses after Mrs. Dashwood rejects her, only to be upended when Thespia Clifton declares engagement to Major Miles Keatly. Madeline ultimately wins the mother’s approval and vows to brighten her in law’s home. The story ends with Mrs. Dashwood admitting meddling was folly as she grants blessing.
At Yorktown a celebration recalls Uncle Nelse, a colored veteran who guided the field, believed he witnessed the surrender. A visitors dialogue recounts the tale with mock Washington and Cornwallis, ending in a humorous misremembered clash, as reported by the Toledo Blade.
A historical portrait of fanciful petty rulers in Germany echoing French court life. It recalls Count William who built a tiny island citadel on a cabbage patch and Gunther who ruled sixty thousand in sixteen square miles, with clocked rooms, theatrical intrusions, and a wrestler prince defeated by a farmer.
The Court of Appeals upholds state sovereignty in divorce law, ruling a marriage valid when recognized by another state such as Connecticut or Illinois. This decision challenges New York lower courts, potentially rendering bigamy prosecutions moot for those who remarry out of state. The case of Barker Von Voorhis involved a Connecticut remarriage after a New York divorce and impacts future judgments.
A Chambers Journal illustration details Mr R a thrifty yet generous man who keeps string and paper habits as a peculiarity. He unravels knots for others helps passengers on trains and hoards twine and scraps. Nearby Durango Mexico a Cerro del Mercato iron ore mountain yields 50 to 75 percent iron and is described as soft and bendable.
A Chicago Times correspondent notes great progress in packaging for many goods, especially small fruit, but butter remains in traditional earthen cracks and Welsh tubs. The piece argues for air and moisture proof, light, attractive packaging, ideally with multiple small retail portions to reduce handling and prevent odor transfer.
The piece quotes Gen. Taylor praising peace and amity in 1849, cites Buchanan’s South speech on preserving the Union, and notes John C. Calhoun’s remark about equality. It also records a Western clergyman’s sermon analogy likening gospel preaching to water soaking a sponge versus wind through a chicken coop, reflecting public wit of the era.
A Massachusetts governor recalls General Sherman’s Georgia march tale about paying a crying old woman with Confederate bonds. The anecdote ends with the woman’s husband’s shock, the army’s supper, and Sherman’s gift of $100,000. The piece also notes a college president urging graduates to “do their best” in crowded professions.
Frasers Magazine recounts Nelson returning to Yarmouth in 1801 and sailing for the Baltic, describes the hard fought victory off Copenhagen against Russia Sweden and Denmark, and the death of Nelson aboard the Victory on October 21 1808 after a life of duty. It highlights his quote I have done my duty and the dramatic cockpit scene as the flagships fell silent.
A new book on Word Building appears to have been written by a man who struck a clothes-line while splitting wood in the backyard. Few aggravations spur word building, yet some writers display too much emphaticness to sustain a formal work.
A nostalgic reflection on old time courtship at singing schools in the early 19th century. The piece recalls candlelit gatherings, church tunes like Bradstreet and Coronation, and the yearning of youth, voices, and hopeful romances despite time’s passing.
An advertisement claims Dr Frazier's Magic Ointment cures pimples black heads erysipelas and other skin diseases leaving the skin clear and healthy It cites a Cleveland Ohio user F Drake Esq and notes the product as a cure All claims urge purchase from Henry & Co sole agents Cleveland Ohio Also promotes Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment for piles priced at $1.00 and available via mail or druggists.
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