18 Dec 1873
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1873
Page
1
An 1872 poem by MALY E. Grinswoun contemplates the lure of idealized lands beyond the desert, the haunting pull of superstition, and the promise of illumination as delusions fade. The speaker cites Samson and the march of knowledge, imagining a future where truth replaces fantasy and a blessed day dawns.
A reflective verse extols the four seasons winter spring summer and autumn. The speaker praises winter’s frosty beauty spring’s renewal summer’s bounty and autumn’s golden stores, claiming each season offers distinct delights and memories. The poem ends noting perpetual charms across all seasons and a timeless joy in nature.
A narrator recalls courting Annie Sheldon a flirtatious beauty in a bustling August gathering. After a game of croquet and growing tensions, he misleads her by showing affection to Jennie Benson to spark jealousy. Annie confronts him, the pair resolve their love, and the narrator admits his deceit, vowing to remain faithful in their cozy home.
A royal family nurtures three daughters whose glass hearts break or crack with danger. The youngest wins favor with a page who must become a master glazier to marry her, learning craft from scratch as he rises from servant to suitor. The tale blends danger, romance, and craft in a period voice.
A learned glazier seeks marriage to a princess by proving two feats of skill and grace. The king tests him with delicate hands and a worthy heart, matching love with craft as the tale unfolds through generations.
William Benn, better known as Laughing Bill, a famed 19th century laughist from Philadelphia born in 1827, is visiting Newphe City and stopping at French's Hotel. He recounts his infectious laughter during the 1868 state election night in Philadelphia when Andrew G. Curtin won, transforming Chestnut Street into a wave of uncontrollable mirth and drawing sharp mockery from The Age. He describes duels of laughter with rival laughers in Chambersburg and recalls being barred from theatres for laughing at performances.
The readable lines show a jokey rehearsal scene with an audience laughing and a performer seeking to avoid drawing attention. Phrases hint at self deprecation and stage nerves while the narrator notes the crowd’s reaction and the performer’s intent to remain at ease.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports a tangled stock fraud involving Phillip Arnold and partners. Shares bought in New York at $20 then sold at $40 drained millions, with Arnold and Lent among big losses. the 100,000 share company capital collapsed amid investigations and shifting fortunes. Arnold, once a Kentucky frontier figure, reportedly moved to Arizona and then Kentucky as scrutiny grew.
A fragmentary report notes a claimed 17th century style picture in Scarborough that allegedly shows William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway at their marriage. It features a man and woman as parents of Agno Hathaway, a scales scene with gold and silver, and a chain counting scene, with the commission suggesting the image may date from Shakespeare’s rise to fame.
The sapphire, the widely used gem for betrothal rings in Eastern regions, is noted for its deep blue color symbolizing faithfulness. The item emphasizes cultural value and preferred engagement symbolism in these countries.
If every word men uttered fell to the ground and grew into a blade of grass, public discourse might gain value tenfold. The idea imagines speeches transforming into natural growth, suggesting current rhetoric lacks tangible worth.
An ancient warning states that binding a slave with a chain will recoil on the master, as the metaphor warns that cruelty boomerangs to the one who inflicts it. The line underscores a moral cause and effect, linking oppression to eventual punishment.
A fragment reflects on names laid low by envy yet rising through fate toward prosperity. It hints at social standing and resilience, implying that humble origins can endure and eventually outshine mean motives. The prose suggests a moral about merit and enduring success.
A fragmented bedtime scene shows a girl Kitty calling for her father as she leaps to his arms in a dark setting. The father embraces her, and a moral introduces Jesus bidding children to come unto him, urging trust and devotion.
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