23 Jan 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1878
Page
1
A reflective poem praising the influence of a child’s pure face on a parent. The speaker describes waking to the child’s radiant presence, finding comfort and joy that banishes gloom, and feeling renewed strength and gratitude for the blessing of the little one. The memory sustains the parent through weariness and distance.
Cleve Symington woos Birdie Lorne after her poverty debt, gains her affections with honesty and defies his mother’s plan. Birdie refuses a money driven match, yet accepts true love. Mrs Symington feigns charity, then orchestrates a lavish homecoming to celebrate a genuine, joyful union.
Frothingham recounts John Jacob Astor's loan of 250000 dollars to Gerrit Smith amid panic. The Oswego mortgage secured the gift, but a clerical delay delayed the papers. Astor trusted Smith's word for weeks, while Smith fulfilled his part promptly.
Governor Duval of Florida, son of a poor Virginian, returns after eighteen years to his old cabin. A colossal figure, Tab carries a heavy gum back log to the fire, surprising his taciturn father as he enters Washington bound for Congress.
A Western Iowa man is sentenced to ninety nine years in the penitentiary. He claims it is the longest sentence on record since Mr Evarts died.
Geoffrey Hudson an English dwarf stood eighteen inches tall when a youth and was served up to table in a cold pie before the king and queen by the Duchess of Buckingham in 1626.
A fragmented reminiscence compares a young cavalry officer to Custer and Stuart, detailing his striking appearance and dress. The narrator contrasts royal soldier imagery with a stage costume, then shifts to a Newtonian scene of a man observing soap bubbles, highlighting dramatic shifts between myth and science.
A commemorative list of prominent figures who died in 1877 across fields including literature science religion journalism theatre military navy education business invention and religion. Names span Thiers Motley Owen Warren Abbott Bain Davenport Vanderbilt Brigham Young and others.
The Leicester Square house Newton occupied in London persists and his observatory welcomes visitors. A widow neighbor recalls a Royal Society fellow visiting next door and noting the eccentric habits of her neighbor, who played with the sunlit mornings in peculiar ways.
A comic Christmas Eve error at the Peabody Hotel arises when a captain and his wife trigger a misunderstanding over "twenty-seven suppers." The head waiter misinterprets the room number 27 as twenty-seven meals, leading to a humorous bill and an explanation about the captain’s miscommunication with the steward.
A devotional exhortation urges believers to trust God wholly and seek confidence in His favor. It cites David’s vow of belonging to God, the Lord as shepherd, and the spouse’s union with the beloved to illustrate unwavering faith and reliance.
A young preacher recently sent to teach the ignorant used the parable of the prodigal son to illustrate parental love. With grave demeanor he spoke of the calf killed to celebrate a prodigal’s return, and quipped that the father may have kept the calf for years awaiting his son.
Dr Tweedie questions the Bible's truth and binding power and asks if families plan to sanctify the Sabbath. He warns against indifference and seeks to stir readers to make the Sabbath their delight rather than a weariness to avoid a ruinous eternity.
A philosophical query by Edward questions the uniqueness of Christ as saviour and measures excellence, virtue, venerable appeal, and endearment. It argues that any desired qualities beyond those in Christ would be redundant or unnecessary.
The quotation urges rising early and setting apart hours for duties to prevent wasted days. It warns against allowing distractions that break focus, claiming unbuilt discipline leads to unprofitable, frivolous days and a lack of personal enjoyment.
The passage presents a jagged reflection on salvation attributes and liberty, mentioning a wife, bonds, and a figure named Jonathan. It reads like an incomplete historical note with unclear context and several garbled names.
A hazy clipping recounts Dr Dio Lewis linking modern civilization to feather pillow use and overheated brains among youths. It mentions King Gambrinus supposedly ruling before Christ and inventing city names Ha burg Cambray, with sects and ministers questioned by congregations.
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