02 Feb 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1881
Page
1
In a German village a betrothed pair faces heartbreak when debt fuels a singer Hans Werter's rise. Marguerite helps fund his dream but the debt leads to estrangement and tragedy as trust, love, and sacrifice collide. Hans returns to claim duty with a fatal end.
Mr Setemup enters breakfast with a blank look and puzzled mood. He dines on a platter the wife says resembles his soft hat though he swore it was a porterhouse. She cautions him not to share more about his earlier remarks or the time.
Sal Smith Rossel recounts a depot meeting after his Olio town show at Smoots Hall. An elderly farmer mistakes him for another performer and says a boy could use his act. The tale closes with a tongue in cheek remark on decorum and stage fashion.
Canadian ornithologist Mr. William F. E. Sanders described insectivorous birds beneficial to farmers. He cited warblers, kingbirds, swallows, nuthatches, woodpeckers, thrushes, blackbirds, meadow larks, orioles, sparrows, and finches, noting many feed on insects while some damage fruit crops.
A local advertisement promotes Carter's Ron Pills as remedies for nerves strength refreshing sleep blood quality and complexion. The pills are described as suitable for both men and women and sold by Emmert and Burrell at a price of 25 cents per box.
A quote from Iraine Harmer argues that first regulating the stomach then the liver ensures their perfect function and claims Stop Bitters can restore natural action, reducing ill health by a large margin in any climate.
In Almonte Henry Clement reports chronic rheumatism left him disabled until Dr. Thomas selectric Oil was used both internally and externally. Within two bottles he claims a radical cure and praises it for croup burns cuts and bruises as a superior household remedy.
The passage humorously notes the value of money and the oddities of medical remedies, mentioning trial bottles priced at 10 cents and a 50 cent price tag. It also mentions Nelbourne’s hotel keeper and a former English pugilist named A ve ry Sana Maco as a model, money-maker.
A fragment recalls a 19th century find a bound copy of The Rules of Civility translated from French and its curious table manners. The note links stories of John Edward Gile Union College alum pastor drowned 1819 and a colporteur with $20 000 found dead in a Niskayuna barn.
Captain Stone settled in Moundville West Virginia thirty five years ago and nurtured two seeds into a tree. After a storm the tree was cut into lumber and sent to Pittsburgh to be made into a coffin in which he was buried. In St Petersburg a room of diamonds and gems at the Winter Palace attracts visitors including Grand Duchesses and a French diplomat who joked about stealing them.
A detailed 19th century cleaning lesson outlines turning a room new through careful planning. It emphasizes arranging shelves and closets, dusting walls and cornices, sweeping from outside toward the center, and using a damp broom for a pristine finish. It warns many fail to follow these steps, leaving dust and damaged details.
The Royal Agricultural Commission member Mr. Fincia Dan advises British farmers to reduce wheat, increase livestock and dairying, and plant arch timber on poor arable land. He notes New England and old England farmers face Westward competition and should follow these strategies.
Once America’s most successful gambler and later a gambling expose, Jonathan H. Greene aged and poor in Philadelphia. From 1831 to 1842 he won large sums from both amateurs and professionals, including 836000 in three days. He devised swindling devices used by fare dealers, renounced crime, restored money to victims, and campaigned against gambling laws, shaping statutes in three states. Now his lectures and books fail to support his family.
Substantial circumstantial evidence pointed to John Shufelt in the alleged murder of his wife in North Egremont Massachusetts She vanished after a troubled life with him A dragging track and an old boat were found but the lake was repeatedly dragged and no body was recovered Shufelt was discharged and later cleared by proof that Mrs Shufelt eloped and remains alive
Government health authorities sanction safe colorants for edible use in confectionery and starch products. Approved agents include non poisonous colouring substances such as cochineal madder red saffron safflower turmeric spinach juice and blends for blue and green tones. Also permitted are burnt sugar spinach juice and Indian ink for black.
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