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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1882
Page
8
The letter extols farming life with gratitude for health and contentment. It urges daughters to gain practical education, especially in the kitchen, while praising wives who know how to work. The writer counsels women to cultivate gardens, manage households, and support independent livelihoods through farming.
Readers recall Florida alligators as elusive and dangerous beasts. Tales describe their size from twelve to eighteen feet and their boldness near human activity. The account notes their teeth in jewelry lore and warns of attacks, while recollections mix folklore with real encounters along Kissimmee and nearby rivers.
The article recommends warming feed before feeding poultry in cold weather. It advocates parching corn to improve laying, noting warm, well-moistened grain enhances digestion and prevents ailments from new crow corn. It cautions feeding fowl warm feed rather than cold, with about two parts wheat.
In a touching scene described by the Davenport Democrat a man named Carter met a cold, orphaned boy Aaron Dunlap after travel aboard a steamer and led him to his mother. The reunion uncovered a sister Carter had not seen since 1862 during Civil War service with a Maine regiment.
Five men at the Seven Stars Inn Baltimore founded Odd Fellowship on April 26 1819 leading to 450000 members and 7100 lodges. The order reports 8400000 yearly revenues 2000000 in annual dispenses 78000000 total receipts in fifty years and about 30000000 assets after relief and expenses. Death rate near 1 percent and average member age about forty.
About twenty years ago two fossil animals of interest were found in Bavaria. One was Archeopteria skeleton now in the British Museum and the other Compsognathus in the Royal Museum at Munich. A single feather named Archeopterya was found at the same locality. Later another skeleton appeared in the Berlin Museum. These specimens shifted views of their classification from reptiles to dinosaurian reptiles.
The author exalts laboring people as nature’s nobility, declaring workers across all stations upper circles in nature. He condemns those who spend without earning, consuming without producing, and dissipating wealth inherited from relatives as the truly low class.
Dr B J Kendall Co receives thanks for circulars and reports heavy sales of Kendall's Spavin Cure. A farmer near GoLoma, Mr A H Sutton, says after using six bottles on six horses the remedy is unmatched for spavins and ringbones. Ryno & Gilson sign the letter in GoIoma Michigan, November 4, 1880.
A 170-year retrospective notes Emperor Joseph I of Germany died of smallpox, attributing the death to his physician's treatment. The text contrasts medical science paths from 1741 to 1882 while reflecting on health practices across eras.
The fragmented text depicts a discussion on race and representation with remarks about Black people, public perception, and dignity. It references a figure named Detroit and a critic’s stance on labeling and a Black minister’s public stance as it notes family life and social perception.
A Northern traveler meets a father and son armed with shotguns who recount a tale of a daughter eloping with Bill Gordon and Sam to Blankville. They joke about shooting the preacher for “satisfaction” as they plan to intercept the couple before the knot is tied.
A Plumas County report describes Indian fishermen using heated sand in their canoes to keep warm while fishing. A Digger paddler rests with his back to the flame and fishes for speckled beauties as white men struggle to keep pace in the cold river waters.
A mouse roams a Connecticut classroom prompting teachers and students to stay still as the creature parades over desks and feet. The teacher tries to calm the class but the mouse leads a comical chaos ending with a hornpipe on hind legs.
Elbridge Simpson of Hudson New York writes about his experience using Fellows Compound Syrup Hypophosphites in treating consumption and other lung and throat diseases. He asserts this preparation best meets the needs of the age compared with other phosphorus and phosphatic remedies available.
A medical note discusses Habit Chores a twitching disorder in children and some adults. Symptoms include facial or body muscle spasms such as eyelid twitching and head twisting. It likens the condition to chorea and notes debilitation of nervous health as a contributing factor.
Dr Hoote notes that persistent unfixed habits require early intervention. He urges parents to remind children to guard themselves and exercise will to check movements. He warns that prolonged habit difficulties hinder overcoming them and may affect general health if unchecked.
An engineer on the Southern Pacific Railroad mailed to General Master Mechanic A. J. Stevens from Gila Bend a collection of semi tropical animals. The assortment includes a seven inch centipede a tarantula a tarantula hawk a dozen scorpions and overgrown Gila monsters. A rattlesnake with seven rattles and a button was also sent during the wakeful night observation.
A fragment from Texas Siftings recalls a harsh remark by Mrs. McSpillking to her mother-in-law. It also cites a French census overview from 1700 to 1876, noting population figures, losses from war, Alsace Lorraine, and a hoped rise to 38 million in the latest count.
An aged reminiscence recalls Frederick William Baron de Steuben aiding the Revolutionary Army with drill and discipline. At Newburgh he gave his last dollar to a wounded black man seeking passage, while other odd notes tell of a London scientists removing a reptile from a man's skin and a Garfield battle photograph gifted to Mrs Garfield.
Facsimile signatures attest to the genuineness of testimonials for H H Warner Co's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. A Moline couple claim long kidney and general liver issues improved after using the remedy, praising it as the best medicine they have tried and recommending it to others.
A letter from the Mayor of Moline in Chicago May 30 1881 praises H H Warner Co Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The writer says years of kidney pain ended after doctors failed to help and attributes relief to the remedy.
Thousands of endorsements, many in cases where hope was abandoned, praised Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for kidney liver and urinary diseases. A court scene caption highlights a quip about understanding foreign language and the speaker’s confusion over the judge’s questions.
A miracle cure for piles promises instant relief after application. Dr William's Indian Ointment claims to absorb tumors and stop itching, with endorsements from Hon J M Coffinberry of Cleveland. Sold by Emmett & Burrell and Henry & Co in Cleveland, price $1.00.
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