18 Dec 1872
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1872
Page
1
An ornate meditation contrasts desert mirages with the lure of a blessed land. It asks whether knowledge dispels superstition as the speaker urges guidance toward a brighter, heavenly path beyond darkness. © Groiswonn, Peatontea, December 9 1872.
A lyrical meditation on winter spring summer and autumn, praising nature’s cycles. The speaker finds joy across seasons from winter’s frosty scenes to spring flowers, summer songs, and autumn’s harvest. Remembering boyhood joys, they note each season’s gifts and the enduring charm of nature’s praise.
A narrator recalls a sunlit visit to a mutual friend's house where Annie Sheldon toys with flirtation across croquet and river trips. To win her, he feigns distance and pursues Jennie Benson, triggers a dramatic confession, and finally persuades Annie to accept his love as they plan a happier future.
A royal family bears three daughters with glass hearts and narrow fortunes. The eldest breaks at a bee garden window, the second cracks with hot coffee, and the youngest attracts a page who becomes a glazier. He proves worthy by mastering glass work and delicate hands, wooing the princess, and marrying her, saving the heart of the family. The middle daughter becomes a kindable aunt, guiding the younger generation while the eldest son’s wish to be king leads to a glazier’s rise. The tale ends with the moral of fragile hearts lasting when cared for and the aunt’s sharp wit guiding princes to better deeds.
Laughing Bill, famed all around as the laughing champion of the United States, visits New York City and talks with a reporter about his birthplace Philadelphia in 1827 his imposing height of six feet six inches and 200 pounds as well as his method and drills for eliciting infectious laughs. He recalls his first public attention in 1863 on election night in Philadelphia and describes encounters with rival laughers in Chambersburg and audiences at Fox's Theatre where he can laugh at will and with permission from theatre doorkeepers. He notes guards and theatre officials seek to keep him from laughing at performances and explains he would laugh again for fees ranging from 100 to 5000 dollars.
The article outlines a vast stock scheme tied to Phillip Arnold and associates. It details incorporation, stock transfers, and massive profits from sales at $40 per share, with losses totaling hundreds of thousands. Arnold’s holdings, flight to Kentucky, and later mining ventures are traced amid a web of losses for Ralston, Harpending, and others.
A Scarborough resident Mr Malam possesses a claimed early seventeenth century print showing a scene labeled Rare Lymninge with dothe make appeare the marriage of Anne Hathaway with William Shakspeare. It depicts a father weighing gold and silver, a mother counting chain links, and a doorway into a marriage ceremony scene. The creator suggests the image, whether contemporary or later, reflects Shakespeare’s rising fame.
An analysis notes raphire as the most used gemstone for betrothal rings in eastern regions. Its deep blue hue is said to symbolize faithfulness and enduring commitment.
A reflective line notes that if all spoken words sprouted into grass, the worth of public speeches would dramatically rise, suggesting speech has hidden value and ecological imagery underscores communication's impact.
A moral maxim warns that curses cast on others rebound to the caster. The image of placing a chain on a slave shows the other end binding the oppressor, illustrating the idea of inevitable poetic justice in retribution.
A fragment discusses names lying on the ground and not yet on fire, while those raised by tying to the area of prosperity face envy. The wording is abstract and lacks clear individuals or concrete events.
A father calms his frightened daughter Kitty at a dark stairway and urges trust as she jumps into his arms. He repeats a message of Jesus loving children and dying for mankind, urging belief and surrender to love. The scene emphasizes faith, safety, and familial trust.
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