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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1881
Page
7
A funeral scene unfolds as a son says his mother, aged and frail, has outlived her usefulness. Family burden and neglect are contrasted with a pastor's plea for gratitude and compassion as bells toll through the narrative. The minister urges care for elders and warns against ingratitude toward aging mothers.
A Chicago Times correspondent argues education correlates with crime rates, contending that even strong schooling in New England correlates to higher crime than laxer parental systems in the South. He cites Kentucky and Virginia views on printing and schooling, compares European and Irish data, and cites New York and Ohio prison statistics to claim education reduces crime and poverty while urging universal schooling as moral light.
Leopold von Ranke, famed historian of the popes of Rome, is drafting a new universal history. The first two volumes, due soon, cover the earliest historical groups including the Greeks.
Garlich describes beaver activity on Carp River near Lake Superior, noting eleven dams along the stream, a dam near Carp Lake raising water by about thirty inches, and lodges built underwater with floors above high water. He cites beaver engineering as arch shaped and sturdy, with Indians sharing traits of the animal.
The Light Brahmas, termed idhi Brahma, are praised for beauty and profit among pure-bred poultry. They mature slower than Cochins, with nine month Cochins at 6 to 11 pounds and 16 to 18 month specimens at 18 to 14 pounds. Pullets 8 to 10 pounds and hens 9 to 12 pounds, noting their fame makes further description unnecessary.
The article argues that health comes from adequate light, not mere eyesight. Parents of studious children should ensure sufficient, glare-free light reaches the object of attention. It warns against twilight or deep shadows hindering work and emphasizes full, bright light without glare as key to eye preservation.
Mrs. D Morrison of Farnham Centre P Q endorses Dr Thomas Eclec tric Oil noting George Bell used it on his son to cure rheumatism after a few applications. An old gentleman reportedly benefited from asthma treatment with the remaining bottle. Describes it as acting like a charm.
A physician dismisses fears of burial or extinction as nonsense. He urges the patient to follow the prescription and drive such irrational thoughts from the head, asserting that nothing like that ever happens to his patients.
Final judgment for 4956.59 was entered in Norwich Conn in the case Mower versus Tubbs. The widow of Gen Mower, a Civil War commander and former New London postmistress, recovered money embezzled by Tubbs while serving as assistant postmaster at New London. It is alleged Tubbs concealed property to dodge execution.
The Rev Dr Wolfolk, a Baptist minister in Versailles Kentucky, claims to have located the infernal regions. He argues every star is a burning world with the sun among the smaller, and far along in combustion. He says white stars show even more intense burning and believes such a world could be the future home of the lost.
The pope's latest address emphasizes duties to the church and the Roman pontificate. He vows not to rest while injustices persist and to reclaim what has been stripped by fraud and deceit, underscoring resolve to correct wrongs.
For St Pauls cathedral London a bell weighing ten or twelve tons is wanton. The largest bell hanging there at present weighs only five tons and the dean and chapter say that this is intolerable. They have collected 8250 dollars for a new bell and they wish to double the amount.
Jones muses that a man is fortunate if his will is contested only after death and notes his own will has faced challenges since his marriage to Mrs. Jones. The remark implies ongoing disputes surrounding the spouses and estate.
A reader from Lapoit Indiana praises Spring Blossom remedy Hurrah for Spring Blossom and claims dyspepsia vanished. The note questions advertising and asks for a discount on a dozen bottles, offering to supply friends. He quotes price as 50 cents per bottle with trial bottles at 10 cents, seeking the deal.
Derangement of the liver causes constipation to injure complexion and pimples. Remove the cause with Carter's little Liver Pills. One dose sold by Emmert & Burrell.
The Weekly Journal describes itself as a large full weekly newspaper published each Wednesday. It covers home, office, and workshop topics with condensed news, literary pieces, editorials on current topics, and full market reports and reviews. It claims to be the best weekly in the West.
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