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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1877
Page
3
A collage of jokes and short quips about wedding customs women drivers and moral maxims. Humorous vignettes touch on Christian revival in Chicago courtship longevity of feuds and oddities from temperance to travel. Several named scenes include a silver bust discovery a crib prayers and a minstrel troupe ending with a punchline about selling a nuisance.
In Congress on Jan 16 1877 petitions from South Carolina claim Wade Hampton statements are untrue. Sherman reports Brinad silver bill with no recommendation and plans a personal substitute. A resolution asks for info on Turkish revolt and Patterson recognizes Chamberlain as SC governor. Discussion follows on electoral laws, Wells case and a custodian order. A Jan 17 note reports expenses and ongoing Petersburg occupation debate.
News brief highlights new publications from Jacksonville publisher J. D. Price & Co and G. P. Putnam's Sons. LH Woodbridge’s Dig Two Heads Wanted and Lt. Col. Dodge’s The Plains of the Great West receive notice with prices and sale venues. Also covered are legislative actions, amendments, and a Louisiana Returning Board contempt vote amid routine parliamentary reporting.
A 19th century essay urges households to schedule evening entertainment. It champions home life over work and seeks to strengthen family bonds through music reading games and inexpensive activities. It advises parents to join children in leisure and avoid letting home life become dull or isolating.
Davis comments on a shipment of 116 liquor cases and six coffin cases sent by Great Western Dispatch from New York to Sault Lake City. He quips that the whisky fills those coffins, reflecting a grim joke on the odds of danger and death accompanying the liquor trade.
A historic tribute recalls Polycarp facing a fiery stake. He refused to renounce Christ, stating he had served Him eighty six years and nothing bad ever occurred, choosing loyalty over survival despite imminent death.
An old toper, thirsty, drinks water and proclaims it may be wholesome for females and tender children. He remarks on its taste, noting it does not taste badly, implying it is safe for those groups.
A fragmented timetable lists trains for Freeport, Rockford, and St Louis routes. It includes northbound and southbound departures from Freeport, Chicago connections, freight and passenger services, note on Sundays, and revised 1876 authority by R. AH Honper and W. H. Strennett with Rock Island and St Louis connections.
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