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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1873
Page
5
Scribner's February issue features a poetic meditation on memory and time. The prose reflects on the old year as a lining to the new and the way past wines season present moments in January.
The narrator recalls a Christmas Eve scene around the tree with Bessie Moore and Eve, a shy baby who gives a gift to the speaker, and the moment of blessing from Eve’s father. The tender family tableau ends with the line that the holy fire of Christmas has never seemed more sacred.
Fragmentary verse recalling childhood days on a hill-side farm with bare feet and outdoor play. It recalls clapboard houses, a garden of roses, orchard shade, schoolhouse summers, and scenes of children roaming fields and playing make-believe, sharing simple joys.
A narrator recalling a tropical voyage with her brother and crew, she reveals a haunted middle state room where a captain’s jealous wife and a ghost haunt the tale. Pedro the cook prays for safety as the couple’s tragedy unfolds, fragments of a letter reveal a perilous past, and Bombay offers escape with a new acquaintance.
An obituary recalls Barnum's gorilla Briggs who perished in a museum fire. The piece praises his performance, notes his Jersey City roots, and recalls his rise from mermaid to gorilla. It mentions Barnum seeking replacements in Africa while lamenting Briggs's unique talents. Also previews illustrated magazine plans and a dramatic frontier tale.
The Northern Illinois Horticultural Society announces its annual meeting at the new Court Hotel in Freeport from January 21 to 24, 1878. Delegates are invited from sister societies. list of officers includes President Lewis Ellsworth and Treasurer L. Woodard along with a large slate of vice presidents secretaries and standing committees across Illinois communities.
A fragment notes a superstition style warning about avoiding sleep to prevent bad dreams. It mentions a vocalist and a husband, and a phrase about boots being blacked inside, suggesting a cryptic inscription or sign idea. The exact event or source context remains unclear.
Duscaur Towa Jan 3 report a forty eight hour storm pause but belated trains and mails ripple through the state. Western rail lines suffer heavy snow drift with four to six inches in cities and up to fifteen inches inland. Awnings roofs and barns collapsed under weight though no major damage noted yet.
A fragment cites focusing on personal sufferings over sins, indicating a moral exhortation or sermon-like note within a larger historical public record. The line hints at religious or ethical discourse typical of 19th or early 20th century newspapers.
Wezes advocates strong winter move to repeal remaining usury laws. They note Britain omitted usury statutes for seventeen years, lowering rates. If Gov Ogles leads repeal, honest citizens will back it as reducing fraud and deceit in finance.
The annual meeting will be held in the new Court House from day 21 to 24 inclusive. Everyone interested in horticulture is invited to attend and will be welcomed. Dr Warder of Cincinnati Mr Hall of Quincy and other leading western horticulturists will attend. A committee will arrange accommodations for visiting delegates.
Dr. Aspinwall has moved to Chicago and opened an office at 809 W Monroe Street. The community regrets his departure after two years here, where he made many friends. The move is seen as financially sensible, with prospects brighter for him and his wife, as reported by the Joliet Republican.
The First Congregational church ford wrestles with ownership of a fine organ once owned by Rev. Mr Goodwin. After his long pastorate, factions claim the church or Mrs Goodwin should be paid for the instrument. Meetings are held to settle the matter as disputes arise from the organ’s cost reported around a thousand dollars.
The fall returns of population show over 34,000 immigrants arriving in the state this past year. About two thirds came from Germany and more than half are engaged in agricultural work. The state is on track to rank third or fourth nationally in population growth, with Ohio slightly ahead.
On a farm near Roanoke last week, Brother Baker attacked Samuel Carpenter with an eight ass quarrel over a conflict dated back to eighty. Carpenter was cut and beaten. Baker has been arrested.
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