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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1878
Page
6
A contemplation on frugal living urges households to plan expenses for table dress and groceries, urging husbands and wives to agree on a fixed sum for household costs. It argues spending wisely improves well being and cautions against unnecessary purchases while emphasizing prudent use of money and time.
Buckwheat, an Asian native brought by ear lest settlers, was grown by the Dutch along the Hudson as early as 1026 and later by Swedes on the Delaware. It then spread across New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania where buckwheat cakes and honey were common. The free states became large producers as cultivation expanded in the North and Northwest. The present annual yield exceeds 0,000 bushels.
An agricultural note explains Canvasback ducks gain flavor from valiseneria or wild celery. A savvy farmer feeds domestic ducks celery tops and roots for a week or two before slaughter to improve taste and reduce barnyard rankness. Rochester Hares endorses the idea for bon vivants.
The text asserts that through prayer the soul is tuned for eternal praise in heaven and that sincere prayer elevates earthly praise. It suggests greater devotion yields richer, antiphonal praise from within, linking earthly piety to celestial reverence.
When gloom surrounds, faith through promise reveals a prospect de lightfully bright. The line suggests optimism and hopeful outlook amid adversity.
Visitors heard of a ground hog promised to the Garden by a friend from the East. An expressman delivered a large box. scientists gathered to inspect the prodigy, but the lid revealed a huge sausage instead of the anticipated ground hog.
A motivational reflection urges immediate action once inner guidance feels divinely inspired. It compares human will to God’s fiat and notes hesitation spoils outcomes while the wise follow a guiding light toward truth.
The quote asserts that Jesus embodies God and King through weakness and humility. It emphasizes that as God he conquers through feebleness, as King he governs without pomp, and as Saviour he is free from riches, pleasures, and honors. The moral stresses divine power revealed in humble degradation.
The preached word gains power only when received in faith and applied to the soul. One should approach ordinances as ailing souls seek Bethesda and attend with a practical, receptive spirit to gain true spiritual benefit.
A passenger train in Ireland recently ran over an intoxicated man on the track. He survived his injuries and, staring at his severed limb, quipped to the guard that he did not intend to stop the train.
The text recalls Socrates praised as the wisest man by an oracle yet preferring to be called a lover rather than a professor of wisdom. It frames humility as the measure of true wisdom in ancient discourse.
A devotional plea urges Christians to seek God with vehemence and bold faith, asking for grace to pursue a holy vocation. It notes Anon and other sources stressing fear of God and diligent works, and prays for wisdom to number days and apply the heart aright.
The text counsels that one who has suffered an injury should, for his own benefit, forgive the other half as well as the rest. It presents forgiveness as a guiding principle in dealing with harm and maintaining personal peace.
The passage warns that medicine can cure when properly applied but can destroy when rashness or ignorance prescribes it. It cautions readers to avoid careless or uninformed cures and to seek prudent medical guidance.
A husband tells his wife he has swallowed strychnine in a startling nocturnal moment. She urges calm and asks him to lie still, hoping the moment passes without harm.
A concise proverb notes that engaging with a fox entails accepting cunning. It emphasizes caution in dealing with sly or deceptive counterparts.
A collection of quips and short humorous vignettes on subjects from razors and Scotch whiskey to astronomy puns and backhanded compliments. Included are classroom quips about meteors and Hebraists, a New York train joke, and a police milk fraud remark.
Passenger and freight schedules show trains from Freeport north and south with departures at 428 pm Sundays and various morning times on other days. Through to Sioux City, Chicago connections, and West to Freeport listed with arrivals and departures, plus agent names and office locations.
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