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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1872
Page
6
A Calcutta court hears a witty woman witness who mocks a pillar count and stairs to expose a trap. The judge admits the incapacity to count and rules for her side, praising her clever retort in a case over a verandah balcony.
In a frosty November morning tale, Sister Charlotte lights a pillow whipping joke to wake Oliver Reed from bed. Father mislabels his laziness as Slack's disease, but Oliver realizes the trick, rises early, and after the bluff he becomes punctual and the first up in the house.
A narrator recalls a boy Frank receiving a small trap for a pet mouse. The mouse, given regular water and bread with cheese, grows tame and approaches its keeper. Frank frees Mousie to a life outside the cage, avoiding the trap as the cat Topsy haunts the house, and the trap falls into disuse.
The tale recalls John Trumbull as a boy in Lebanon Connecticut and the Mohegan chief Zachary who, after swearing off drink to ascend as ruler, teaches restraint. A Hartford dinner scene tests temperance, with Zachary warning the governor’s son never to tempt a man to relapse. The account ends with Zachary buried beside the Yantic Falls in Norwich and a timeless moral echoed by the narrator.
A sick Indian known as Hank Clay was cared for by Whitely in Detroit after a near Marine Hospital misstep. After three weeks he recovered and clashed with Whitely’s wife, who disapproved of their bond. The husband banished Clay from the home, but no violence occurred.
A meditation expounds that order, harmony, beauty and love stem from God who is being truth and goodness. It argues love of God as the supreme duty and the path to loving all good, noting those who fail to love God miss the universal good and true will.
The quotation argues excellence is earned through labor not granted freely, noting the quiet, steady progress of habits of industry. It compares diligence to clock hands moving toward a target, often unnoticed as gains accumulate over time.
An irreverent question to a clergyman about the devil prompts a plated retort to mind the caller’s own family record. The brief exchange frames a humor tone in a church setting with a witty punchline.
The Kansas Pacific Railway advertises travel from Kansas City and Leavenworth through Kansas to Denver, praising fertile lands, educational facilities, and superior cereal yields. It highlights healthful climate, hot springs near Denver, and opportunities for good homes along the route, urging readers to take the trip or settle in along the line.
Mail routes and closing times for several lines including Chicago and through routes via C N W and W U R. Some entries list arrival days, cutoffs at 1 PM 7 40 AM, and special notes for routes like Dubuque and Silver Creek. Office hours: 6 30 AM to 7 30 PM weekdays, Sundays 8 00 to 9 00 AM and 12 00 to 12 30 PM holidays. Smith Daters P M.
Public notice announces the sale of 24 feet off the west side of lot 7 block 41 in Freeport Stephenson county Illinois under a deed of trust dated June 21 1869 to secure a $2000 promissory note with 10 percent interest. Dated November 27 1872 trustee Edward P Barton sets December 28 1872 at 10 AM for cash bid at the front entrance of the new courthouse to satisfy the note.
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