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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1881
Page
3
A funeral scene unfolds as a son, moved by loss, recalls his mother once called useful and a burden. A pastor's sermon seeks to counter harsh judgments, urging gratitude and care for aging parents while warning against bitterness and ingratitude in families.
The author argues that education reduces crime, citing Massachusetts and Vermont against Virginia and South Carolina. He cites Kentuckys free-school history, clergy and press influence in New England, and the supposed failures of public schools and printing presses in the South. He warns statistics can be misleading and urges universal schooling to curb moral decline.
The eminent historian Leopold von Ranke, noted for Pope history, is drafting a new universal history. The first two volumes, soon to appear, cover the earliest peoples including the Greeks.
Garlich reports beaver activity near Lake Superior lands in Ontario county Michigan along Carp river. Eleven dams formed ponds and strong arch dams, with lodges built underwater and floors above high water. Beavers cut maple to feed under ice and store bark for winter, impressing local Indians with their engineering.
The Light Brahma ranks highly among pure bred poultry for beauty and profit. At nine months Cochins may weigh 6 to 11 pounds, cocks by sixteen to eighteen months weigh 19 to 14 pounds, pullets 8 to 10 pounds, and hens 9 to 12 pounds. They are well known. further description seems unnecessary.
The passage argues that health comes from sufficient, unobtrusive light rather than mere brightness. Parents of studious children should ensure real illumination reaches the work, avoiding twilight or deep shadows. Proper light, not glare, preserves eyes for focused study and long-term vision.
Mrs D Morrison writes that George Bell used the oil on his son curing rheumatism after a few applications. An old gentleman also used the remaining bottle for asthma with the best result. She calls it a charm.
A doctor reassures a nervous patient that burial will not occur. He dismisses the patient’s fears as nonsense and urges adherence to his prescription, insisting such outcomes never happen to his patients. The exchange reflects a dismissive, confident tone typical of period medical advice.
Final judgment of 4956 59 is entered in Mower against Tubbs in Norwich Conn. The widow of Gen Mower who served under Gen Sherman during the Civil War and who was appointed postmistress at New London by President Grant sues for embezzled funds. It is alleged Tubbs hid assets to evade execution.
The Rev Dr Wolfolk of Versailles Kentucky argues he has located hell on earth by celestial theory. He claims every star is a burning world with our sun among the smaller stars in advanced combustion. He adds white stars burn even more intensely and holds such a world may become the future residence of the lost.
The Pope vows continued effort to reclaim what fraud and deceit have stripped from the holy see. He emphasizes duties to the church, dignity of the Roman pontificate, and unwavering action beyond the current state of affairs.
In London at St Pauls Cathedral the dean and chapter seek a new bell weighing ten to twelve tons to replace the five ton current largest bell. They have raised 8250 dollars and aim to double the sum for the project.
Jones argues a man is fortunate if his will is not contested after he dies. He states his own will has faced challenges since his marriage to Mrs. Jones began.
An old marketing note jokes about a product named Boring Blossom with humorous misprints. The fragment mentions relief for dyspepsia, offers trial bottles for 10 cents and a price of 60 cents, and asks about an allowance for ordering a dozen bottles.
Derangement of the liver with constipation injures complexion and causes pimples and sallow skin. Remove the cause with Carter's little Liver Pills. One dose sold by Emmoert & Burrell.
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