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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1873
Page
3
The article denounces General Wheaton's command during a Modoc attack, blaming mismanagement for high casualties. It compares the defeat to Braddock's and calls for experienced Civil War veterans to be sent to the scene to replace local officers deemed incapable.
A Minnesota correspondent cites a lawyer who bought 2,000 acres near St Paul at $19 an acre and raised wheat on 1,700 acres. In 1867 he produced 35,700 bushels grossing $85350 with profits of $14,500. In 1868 he yielded 30,000 bushels with net profits of $20,400, enough to cover improvements and return the purchase money, while land value today is about triple the initial cost.
U S Senator Pomeroy stood accused as Senator York alleged bribery before a Kansas Legislature vote. York claimed Pomeroy offered $8 000 for his vote and paid $7 000 to the Secretary, triggering a dramatic scene. The chamber then chose Judge Togalls of Atchison as U S Senator.
A Cincinnati correspondent explains C O D meanings with a humorous tale of a daughter asking for a cloak and a child misinterpreting call on dad. The note references Epiron's Drawen in Harper's Magazine, Harper's Bazar, and serials like Marphs's Master, with commentary on a ghost figure rowley staying silent and shoveling snow in white robes and bloodied hands.
A 15 year old in the First Ward School drew a large dirk knife during a quarrel with a peer and threatened the teacher when she intervened. He was restrained, then expelled after directors were informed. The incident calls for strict parental discipline.
The Lakeside Monthly on the table for February from publishers J J Spalding & Co Chicago showcases improved issues with rival status in the West and peers among Eastern Monthlies. Notable articles by James W Sheahan F W Laximore N S Dodge and popular country writers contribute stories.
Blackwood's Magazine and the British Quarterlies are named as standard authorities in foreign literature. The notice urges readers to obtain these works, via the Leonard Scott Pub. Co., to stay posted on foreign current literature.
Harper's Magazine for February presents a rich mix of features with Albert EB Coleman on the Diamond Fields of South Africa, Herbert Tuttle on Mont-de-Piete, Lyman Abbot on Mary Queen of Scots, Edwin De Leon on Eastern Woman, Henry Draper on Delusions of Medicine, and reminiscences by R. H. Horne. It also includes Wilkie Collins The New Magdalene and Mrs. Thackeray Old Kensington serials and Caleb Cushing recollections.
The February number of Ballou's Magazine is warmly praised for its variety and entertainment value. It promises happiness for children and women, offering affordable access at $1.50 per year with a Chrome bonus, or 16 cents for a single copy, via Thames & Talbot in Boston.
The February Kelectic magazines showcases an Edinburgh Review analysis on The Progress of Medicine and Surgery, plus The Royal Favorites of France from Revue des Deux Mondes, Goethes and Middlemarch gems, and George Smith on the Chaldean Account of the Deluge. Also includes Dogs whom I have Met, Pope Pius II, The Trish Brigade in the Service of France, Palleyrand, and opening chapters of Poo Soon. Ends with a steel portrait of Win Lt. Seward and subscription details from B R Pelton New York at 5 a year two copies 9 single 45 cents.
A historical snippet lists humorous coinages with blunt definitions such as Aly Dear- a quarrel start phrase, Stargain- a foolish mutual cheating claim, Jury- twelve prisoners in a box. State's Maidens- a pardoned wretch among criminals. 74a QGraoa- an odd ground form with lovers and posts, a fragmentary garbled line.
A hedgehog narrates its life from hiding holes to foraging at dusk. It defends its peaceful nature and sharp spines, recalls being chased by a terrier and teased by children, and pleads for kinder treatment while noting its sleeping patterns and vulnerability.
A tale from Illinois about a cat that awakened a sleeping family by persistent mewing and scratching. The cat led them to a stove accident where coal spilled and a fire started, saving the home through its startling nightly signal and the prompt response of caretakers.
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