03 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1872
Page
1
A moody lyric fragment describes a dim day ending under lowering skies, a distant beloved who disappears, and a mourner seeking restored calm. The speaker longs for rest, perceives a moment of clarity, then endures persistent pain and a restless wind. The poem moves between longing and hope for world redress.
A homesick return to a once beloved rural scene reveals a white house cobwebbed and silent while the garden festers with weeds and decay. The speaker longs for childhood delights but finds only rotten fruit, stagnant springs, and a hollow, haunted landscape as the robin’s song fades.
After a long illness, Lucy Campbell survives and waits for her lover William Blaisdell. Jameson, a rival, uses manipulation, but Lucy remains steadfast. Blaisdell escapes a Confederate prison and returns to Oakland to find Lucy has stayed faithful, reuniting with her on New Year’s Eve amid village celebration.
An Eastern divinity professor harshly criticizes students devotional writing, leading a shorthand student to copy the opening prayer and expose the professor’s hypocrisy. The New Haven Register notes the college’s tightened criticism after the incident. Several brief notes report Seward’s improved health, Train's quip at a lecture, and the Commercial Advertiser's view of Humphrey Marshall as a capable replacement.
The World sketches Duke Alexis third son of Emperor Alexander II and Maria Alexandrovna. Born January 1850, he faced fragile health but grew robust, later serving as Captain and Aid de camp to the Emperor and commanding the Ekatherinenbourg infantry. Noted for naval passion, bravery in rescuing a drowning girl earned him a medal. his lineage blends Prussian blood and imperial duty with military zeal. The piece also notes John R. Duff winning a capital prize in a Memphis postal lottery.
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