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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1877
Page
3
A reflective poem urging pity for all as brothers and soldiers clash. It questions whether rivalry and pride justify hurting others and warns that all will crumble into dust together. The speaker pleads for mercy and unity over strife.
The poem laments the passing of the year and bids farewell to friendship marked by shared joys and sorrows. It compares time to waves and tides, promising that cherished memories remain even as the year dies. The speaker notes lasting value in friendships born from years together.
A collage of literary gossip and anecdotes: Tennyson’s stature and Dantean profile, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps lecturing on representative modern fiction at Boston University with George Eliot and other authors discussed, Motley's historical novels, and earnings from George Eliot’s works. It shifts to a California redwood discovery and ends with antiquated accounts of duels in Illinois, Lincoln, Cartwright, and Peter Cartwright, urging law and order.
A montage of travel manners contrasts a rare American traveler with civil Parisian conduct, then a Gibson anecdote about mystic numbers and a three-piece packing habit. Miss Tarriet Iosmer guides the tale as Gibson explains he travels with three items: valise, carpet bag, and hat-box.
The Alliance recalls P. P. Bliss as a conscientious singer and composer who led musical conventions nationwide before his evangelical career. He wrote under Prae Fhundo Basso, contributed to musical periodicals, and advised against unsuitable music for pupils. His wife Mrs Bliss aided his work, though other authorship claims are disputed.
Abstracts list numerous Freeport parcels with buyers and prices including L FE Gross to Fred Daws 900 dollars and A I Wise to Jacob Krohn 15000 dollars. Taylor & Son advertise titles deeds mortgages and loans as conveyancers.
Revised December 27 1876 shows trains north and south from Freeport to Sioux City St. Louis and beyond with passenger and freight services, East and West routes via Chicago Rock Island and Rockford, listing departure times, arrival times, and agents names Houpier Stennet and Hinckley.
The issue for the week ending January 27 includes a biographical sketch of John W. Croker, pieces such as What She Came Through by Sarah Ytler, A German Bath Carita by Mars Oliphant, and The Jews in the Hast with the Storm Wave in Bengal. Poetry features The Farewell of the Old Year Afternoon and two sister sonnets I Let the Past be Past and I Will the Past be Past. The miscellany notes several interesting articles.
This charming little magazine for the youngest readers offers a beautifully illustrated monthly visitor with engaging content designed to bring joy to households across the land.
Fragmentary OCR item shows a health product notice with garbled text it mentions Vegetine and a year or code 2142 though content is unreadable for action date or claims.
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