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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1880
Page
8
A string of loosely connected notes touches on a counterfeit dollar claim, a missing telescope joke, a steer into memory with a steeple tragedy, a gasoline explosion, a boy’s witty quip about moms without slippers, and varied vignettes from coastal towns to far nations.
Across the continent attention centers on prince education as monarchs seek to balance innate qualities with learned abilities. Critics warn overeducation risks producing scholar kings while noting resisting royal lineage and cautious courts. The English view differs, fearing naval emulation may palliate royal minds.
The American Car Company begins trial of hotel cars on English rails with praise from the London Times. The system offers lengthy on‑board meals and work time, letting travelers breakfast in Yorkshire, reach London by lunch, and sleep in comfort after a multi‑course dinner aboard.
The London Echo reports rapid inventions making war easier by using the Lamarre fireball a light emitting projectile that reaches enemy camps and burns openly while shells are fired to deter attackers. A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls a schoolteacher asking pupils who was the greatest saint and a boy answers St Julien.
The piece argues farmers face risks from grain speculation and storage costs. It explains betting on future prices as gambling, contrasts futures margins with real costs, and notes farmers must decide whether to hold wheat or ship to markets like Chicago. It emphasizes do not rely on options as gambling.
Lydia Thompson declares she will never act again, citing wealth and stage fatigue. A former London dancer who rose to fame in burlesque after moving to America in 1860, she built a fortune across several seasons at Wood's Museum and through British blonde performances. Her husband Alexander Henderson, ex army officer, manages three London theatres.
Charles Ar Showe, a Chinaman who became a Boston merchant thirty years ago, reflects on his return from China. He notes few social changes in China, observing that individual taste is frowned upon if it deviates from set forms, leaving people to opium and rigid usage. He also recalls his American wife and his rise in Boston society.
The text contrasts creditors pressing debtors with exaggerated claims of insolvency and illness. It then cites a Boston Transcript critique noting artists seldom profit from government commissions, as painters are expected to donate portraits of Congress members and cover procurement expenses, reducing a $10,000 commission to about $2,500.
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