16 Dec 1874
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1874
Page
1
Fragmentary lines describe Lone Haws performance with open style and bright appeals. The text mentions Lopes and others in a poetic evaluation, noting beauty and flight in the athletic display.
A compact selection of Romantic verse lines praising love as a path to rest, heaven, and divine peace. The fragments juxtapose earthly love with faith, promising rest and happiness beyond sorrow. Distinct lines mention rest sweeter than life, Home and heaven, and the Saviour offering rest. The piece blends longing, devotion, and the transcendent ideal of eternal rest.
Cora Depeyster longs for a princely husband at Happy Valley. Montgomery Smythe, a smooth deceiver posing as nobility, woos her with tales of an ancient lineage and luxury. A detective exposes the hoax, revealing Smythe as a shopworn con man. Arthur Bayne later marries Cora to shield her from gossip.
A London Telegraph extract revisits Sinbad the sailor and the buried elephant grave, arguing modern research supports some legends. It warns ivory imports are rising, threatening African and Indian herds, and urges protection to prevent extinction like the dinornis.
A critical critique of elephant poaching in Zanzibar and the global ivory trade. It argues that hunting and habitat loss drive extinction while England consumes coal and ignores ethical duties. The piece foresees substitutes like billiard balls and elastic glass, predicting ivory’s replacement through science.
A Mexican judge forgets his watch and is duped by a turkey theft ruse as a thief uses the notice to recover the watch. The turkey is shared at a dinner with joke and laughter among the beach judges. Various folklore snippets follow about the man in the moon and long sleeps across cultures.
The piece contrasts legends and superstitions with traditions, noting how myths endure across societies. It cites examples such as Charlemagne said to sleep in Hess awaiting the Antichrist and the seven youths of Ephesus who refuse to bow to the emperor's idol, their faces said to stay young until resurrection.
Summarizes varied legal maxims on fiduciary duties, property, contracts, evidence, and torts. Includes administrator liability, adjoining-property dangers, fraud, mortgage fixtures, seller duties, surety, dog valuation, prosecution settlements, original entries, seals, trespass, injunctions, signatures, jury duty, spousal theft, misstatements, cattle control, heirship, and Sunday contract restitution.
The article extols home life as the source of true happiness and peace. It argues happiness comes from a loving domestic group, united by affection and discreet friendship, whose attentions and unfeigned loves bring the greatest contentment to sensible people.
A reflective essay extols the innocence of children and the moral uplift they provide. It contrasts worldly ambition with the tender endearments of family life, citing Cicero and Homer to illustrate how home affection tempers harsh public life and elevates virtue.
A New York Herald reprint notes organ grinders and street musicians are not as poor as feared. Ex soldiers in uniforms often earn the most, aided by sympathy from the elderly. A boy with a pitiful placard draws pennies, while some grinders save enough to retire. Italian bagpipers say business can reach $30 a day, with owners keeping earnings. The piece also mentions political intrigue in Mississippi and a Republican county resignation dispute in Chicago.
A Dec 1 report from Loupon notes the illness of the Oza of Rol. Rumors place the figure at 108600, though details remain unverified and official statements are awaited.
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