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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1878
Page
3
A Washington letter reports on the Life-Saving Service scandal, noting a potential new investigating committee and the exclusion of lobbyists from the congressional floor. It also mentions a temperance revival, the Society, and related matters shaping policy and public attention.
From Washington, Feb. 2. criticism grows over the U S Life Saving Service following the Metropolis and Huron disasters. Questions rise about efficiency, cost, and politics as lawmakers consider investigations while ex members lobby and temperance issues surface alongside social dullness and science of memory.
The article notes memory cleansing in actors who repeatedly study new parts. After long runs, performers report losing recall of lines after a year, needing full restudy for the same play. It highlights rapid forgetting when knowledge is not needed and the impact of repeated performances on long term recall.
Washington February first the House examined charges against Doorkeeper Polk. Mr Baker offered affidavits by Ingham Coryell and M A Duffy and moved to have the Rules Committee investigate Polk. After debate affidavits were referred to Civil Service. Ellsworth sought to omit the affidavits from record but failed. The case against Polk is expected to be strong.
Jesiah Toopes argues winter plant protection should preserve soil and air, not heat. He warns against heavy root heating and dense top coverings, citing spinach, strawberries, and roses. Light shading with straw and loose evergreen boughs, plus tanbark and dry leaves around roots, best protect plants.
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