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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1880
Page
8
A fragmented 19th century column blends anecdotes on crime, education, marriage, and curiosities. It cites Mrs Irma Combrisson, Park Benjamin heirs aiding legal testimony, a Virginia teaching scene, and Vermont family endurance, ending with a centenarian patient still alive after three weeks of dubious prognosis.
The article traces the flag’s origin from a 1774 Massachusetts Spy suggestion to a Philadelphia light horse troop flag carried to Cambridge aiding Washington. It details costs for the silk flag, the evolution from thirteen to sixteen stars and stripes, and notes annual additions of stars with new state entries, highlighting progress over time.
The farmer should study concentration laws and learn to convert raw farm outputs into concentrated articles with higher returns. By transforming commodities like corn into branded products, he reduces freight, increases value, and treats the farm as a factory creating globally valuable goods.
The London Lancet notes abstinence preaching in London but cites West End venues where women use bottles for drinking away from home. It warns of a rising danger from self-administered morphine injections, alongside morning sherries and daytime intemperance in the City.
The saying reflects that the dead remain present in memory until they fade from our remembrance. It emphasizes enduring impact of those gone and the personal duty to remember them.
The article explains stars are true suns with vast distances beyond measure. It compares naked eye perception to telescope views, noting planets appear with size while stars stay points. It argues Jupiter would appear enormous under extreme magnification, yet stars remain invisible points.
Eastman Johnson recalls Auntie B on a quiet New England island where old customs linger. The old woman sits by the fireplace, recounting a regret from ten years ago when her sister missed hearing a hand organ musician arrive by steamer.
San Francisco, via the Chicago Journal, notes more than 100 millionaires reside in the city. It details Mr. Mackey born in Dublin in 1835 who arrived as a boy, worked for shipbuilder William N. Webb in New York, and sailed to California in 1852. He began substantial ventures in 1868 with Gov. Walker of Virginia’s brother, amassing wealth estimated at 15 to 30 million. He reportedly spends much time in a mine under a near 100 degree heat.
A Continental statistician calculates sovereign daily allowances from the civil list. The Czar reportedly receives 125000 francs per day followed by the Sultan with 90000 francs, the Emperor of Austria 50000 francs, the Emperor of Germany 41000 francs, the King of Italy 82000 francs, and the King of the Belgians 8215 francs.
At current progress the country may soon literally ship coal to Newcastle. We have sent steel to Sheffield beef to Britain cotton goods to Manchester and barley beer to Germany. Recently the steamer Marenco loaded 1400 barrels of herring at this port for Gottenburg Sweden, whose sister Norway claims the world's greatest herring fisheries.
Four year old Mary complains her button shoes hurt her feet. Mother notices the shoes are on the wrong feet. Mary says she has no other feet to wear and asks what to do.
In the North American Review, an analysis contrasts American and English beauty. It argues American features gain appeal up close while English beauty diminishes on closer view, noting universal traits and suggesting a union of both ideals.
Reese of Pittsburg announces a method to melt a one inch steel bar instantly by a 25 000 feet per minute air jet. He also claims rapid annealing of iron and steel at one foot per second and 100 percent ductility gain using only the metal's own fuel. He reports a $1000 royalty per machine and a patent sale to U S capitalists for universal application.
A fond father laments pride over appearances while his son, missing manners in a quarrel, returns from a neighbor’s yard having defeated the neighbor’s boy in a white alley, earning two crystals and a boly as spoils.
Russian missionaries claim success converting 4000 Japanese to their faith, highlighting rapid growth amid limited opposition and noting regional spread across several prefectures.
A cryptic line puzzlingly notes that a woman's attention is drawn by the outside of a bonnet while a man is captivated by its contents. The paradox invites readers to ponder appearances versus inner substance.
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