16 Jan 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1878
Page
1
A poem celebrating simple virtues born of love and faith. It praises a mother’s prayer, an aged parent, a happy home, sister and brother love, and a clean tongue. The verses link beauty on earth to divine origin and heavenly birth.
A playful verse about a tired little boy who resists bedtime even as the sun sets and lambs and chicks tuck in. The rhythm keeps a nursery tone, noting the boy’s stubborn mood despite exhaustion.
Philip Norwood’s betrothed Pamilla Hyatt is accused of murder after a locket clue ties to the case. Norwood and James Newman expose the danger of false accusation and sustain faith through imprisonment and a hospital reveal. Allie’s confession clears Pamilla, Allie dies, and Pamilla wed Norwood in the ensuing summer.
A Scientific American correspondent recounts a rare singing mouse that appeared near a piano, chirping and cooing with evident pleasure. The creature followed piano notes, performed nightly, and was seen under a lamp with visible throat motions. Captured mice were kept alive briefly to sing, but the singing stopped after the trap.
A Ladies' Floral Cabinet correspondent describes repairing a broken ivy jar with papier mache. She soaked book paper, blended it with glue, applied thin layers over the jar, added a scalloped top edge, and later repaired a rusty tin can. The finished surface dries to a light stone hue, paintable or stainable with aniline.
In West Plattsburg a witty customer tricks a barkeeper into selling crackers by proposing a drink first. The landlord offers a glass and claims crackers can be bought for three cents after the drink. The customer declines and comments others sell crackers cheaper elsewhere, ending the tale with a humorous gag about price.
A summary of Professor Erasmus Wilson’s London lecture findings on scalp care. Brushing preferred to washing for stimulation. various stimulants and preparations discussed for baldness and alopecia including ammonia, camphor, and iodine liniments. Dyeing hair outlined with cautions on lead-containing formulas and potential health risks.
The article warns butter spoils from nearby odors and poor storage. It advises buyers to choose sweet clean butter and keep it in a cool cellar away from fish meats and vegetables. It urges care by all households and notes wealth enables better preservation.
A witty monologue portrays a spinster reveling in independence. She boasts no husband’s calls or looming funeral plans, contrasts herself with married life, and cherishes cat companionship, quiet evenings, and shared moral pondering by the fire.
A playful exchange between Jamie O Flannigan and Bridget unfolds during a two hour journey in an oyster wagon. Bridget blushes as Jamie teases her with a wagging tongue joke about her red cheeks and the ponies.
A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer lists chicken varieties and their annual egg yields. Light Brahmas Partridge Cochins eight to the pound 130 per annum. Dark Brahmas eight to the pound 120. Plymouth Rocks eight 150. Leghorns eight 160. Dominiques nine 185. Games nine 180. Bantams sixteen 90. A Mobile deputy humorously questions a juror, who retorts he is a Son of Malta, and the deputy relieves him from service.
A North Carolina colored preacher cites the Messiah’s words to urge humility and charity. A Wisconsin Sunday School teacher relates the widow’s two mites story, describing a poor woman who sewed mitts to sell for the Lord’s treasury, illustrating devotion.
Mann urges boys to be kind generous and magnanimous at school. He warns not to notice disabilities or embarrass others while sharing tasks meals and lessons. He asks stronger pupils to forgive injuries and avoid revenge, stressing school as a display of better character than force.
The text cites Hone's Every Day Book noting a person who defeated sloth by a single determined act to rise early, wash, and begin the day at a fixed hour. It argues that rapid reform is essential and gradual change would have jeopardized the effort, with heroes rising betimes and persisting in the discipline.
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