22 Feb 1882
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1882
Page
1
A reflective verse contrasts joyful bold wit with mournful drab gloom. It praises laughter as healing charm and warns against lingering sorrow. The speaker asserts that mirth overcomes gloom and that those who spread sunshine brighten others’ lives.
A collection of light anecdotes from children and parents, illustrating innocent cunning and comic misunderstandings. Tales range from shop observations and zoo curiosities to questions about freezing points and a child's view of religion, manners, and memory.
The writer recalls a curious scene where a child notes a canary only sang half a verse and jokes about drowned cats and cold water. A relative’s sea voyage yields sea-sickness memories and a child’s wry comment about motion on a steamer, reflecting humorous maritime talk aboard.
The article humorously compares Indian naming customs, where a medicine man names a newborn from the first striking sight, to Western practice of naming after relatives or famous figures. It warns that adopting Indian naming would blow up directories with odd, lengthy names like Sitting Bull or Red-Headed Servant Girl.
A bantam in a farmer's house declares it is time to start a family. The farmer places goose eggs in a bowl as a test nest and the bantam dutifully incubates, bringing up goslings with surprising devotion. She trains, protects, and even endures punishment, displaying steadfast maternal resolve.
A meditation on the enduring allure of a beautiful hand in women, contrasting fading faces and hair with the hand’s perpetual grace. The piece honors the hand as a lasting charm that survives time, adornment, and age, renewing allure through gentle gestures and subtle signals.
A Kingston Freeman report describes a young mother who bathed her baby in a small tub placed on a gas stove. The water overheated, prompting a panic as the grandmother and two servants rescued the child. The incident leads to a plan where the grandmother supervises while the mother learns proper child care.
In a Brooklyn Eagle blurb a long courtroom farce unfolds with a prisoner who bristles at the judge and lawyers. The exchange features threats of keeping the “long eared ass” in line, a lawyer promising a month of hypotheticals, and an adjournment set for eleven tomorrow morning.
A January note from The National Live Stock Journal stresses that breeders should not neglect sows after mating. It warns against overwinter feeding with dry diets and argues for access to roots and forage, proper bowel regulation, and careful feeding of both mature and young sows to ensure healthy farrowing and milk yield.
An Iowa paper recounts a humorously garbled editorial mix up when a smoking foreman combined notes about Storm Lake short-horns with a local concert by Storm Lake’s young ladies. The result praised the ladies as fine short-horns and praised the cattle as elegant singers, ending with the foreman vowing to quit tobacco.
Charles Sumner reportedly denied ever finding a joke in his speeches. His friend recalled Sumner’s wit during ordinary conversation and Mr Baines quipped that a joke in Sumner’s speeches was as likely as finding one in the Book of Revelation.
A period article explains frost bite causes, risks, and treatment. It covers circulation effects, danger of tight skates, slow thawing, and home remedies such as snow rubs and cold applications. It warns for professional care in severe cases and mentions kerosene oil as a claimed relief for itching and pain.
Joseph Howard laments cigarette vice and youth corruption. He recalls a judge reproving a Bible scholar and a violent clash over Noahs ark. The piece criticizes cigarette smoking, opium soaked paper, and street tobacco trade, urging public exposure to nicotine effects to curb the habit.
Mr Stevenson's Smithsonian party uncovered a sixty mile long cliff face city with multi story houses and temple ruins. Comparisons of Pueblo village artifacts support a theory that Pueblo Indians descended from the cliff dwellers, who carved fortress homes on sheer walls, possibly recording a tragic history in decipherable hieroglyphs.
A compact, reflective piece quotes George Sand on money and passion, blending aphorisms about marriage, beauty, conquests, and social relations. It suggests caution in love and service as bridges for reconciliation, ending with a note that consolations only help those open to them.
The National Live-Stock Journal notes daily stable cleanliness impacts dairy cows and horses alike. It asserts foul, odorful stalls cause sickness, weak flesh, and poorer digestion, while clean environments boost health, vigor, and feed efficiency across livestock.
The Virginia tobacco crop dominates farming profits with careful bed preparation seed sowing spacing pruning and worm control. On average seven hundred pounds per acre sells for seven cents per pound and one thousand pounds per hand worked can be produced, with land use supporting multiple crops to balance labor.
Prof Phelps sharply criticizes crying clergy saying tears are a nervous luxury and not a virtue in public speech. He urges weeping clergymen to use tonics study mathematics take fresh air and ride the saddle as remedies.
The piece contrasts American and English speech, arguing American women overuse jargon while a plain Saxon vernacular is valued in England. It claims educated English speakers prefer simple, natural talk and view pompous language as a flaw, praising straightforward expression.
A fragmented 19th century query humorously contemplates six hugging machines in full blast and the chaos of family life. The speaker imagines bonnets, silks, cigars, muddy footprints, and pug-faced woes invading every corner from parlor to kitchen, lamenting the absurd domestic delusion.
An advertisement touts Dr Frazier's Magic Ointment as a cure for skin diseases including pimples blackheads blotches and eruptions as well as Itch barber's itch salt rheum tetter ringworm scald head chapped hands sore nipples lips and chronic ulcers. It cites a Cleveland case of F Drake Esq who allegedly improved after using the ointment and claims the product is the first positive cure for skin disease. Also promotes William's Indian Pile Ointment for piles with price and local sellers.
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