28 Jan 1874
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1874
Page
1
A long fable narrates Dame Partlet the hen who grows impatient awaiting her eggs. She scolds her chicks and pecks shells, hurting her brood and ending in sorrow. The tale warns to wait and finish tasks calmly rather than rushing for quick results.
A tale contrasts levels of falsehood from petty lies to deliberate deceit. Sarah Powers hides a five dollar note loss linked to her lover Robert Veazie. After discovery by her father, both confess, Robert is dismissed, and Sarah admits her guilt. The family forgives, choosing mercy, hoping happiness follows.
A Baltimore Sun description outlines a piano’s nearly four year creation from wood seasoning to final tuning. It details 16 wood kinds plus ivory, metal, felt, and varnish imports, hundreds of parts, and a complex movement with pedals and strings. The process spans years of drying, roasting, veneering, and meticulous hand finishing before a tuned instrument emerges.
W. H. Herndon defends his claim to write Lincoln's life and recounts an interview with Mrs. Lincoln at the St Nicholas Hotel in 1865. He quotes her remarks on Lincoln's religion, notes questions raised by her denial, and insists he recorded her testimony accurately and in good faith.
An excerpt shows a harshly satirical exam of law candidates beginning with a smoker query and drifting through fees and client numbers. The examiner mocks as the candidate answers awkwardly, culminating in a suggestion to take a drink before signing the certificate.
The Aldine Chromos for 1874 present two Moran studies of nature. The White Mountains scene and the Green River cliffs in Wyoming Territory are praised as grand, picturesque works showing earth and air, with breadth, feeling, and dramatic light. The chromos are deemed among the era’s finest landscapes and the finest offered to the American public.
The Zoo mourns its oldest resident a rhinoceros that lived twenty four years in captivity despite harsh English weather. It broke its jaw years ago yet survived to the end as keepers note the animal’s temper and daily meals of hay buns and fruit. The hippo bred in the gardens but breeding attempts failed. The skeleton skin of the deceased is prepared for valuable medical or educational use.
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