10 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1878
Page
1
Poetic relic expresses enduring love and forgiveness after loss. It speaks of vows under a yew tree, distant seas, and a hope for mercy and peace through divine grace as earthly temptations fade. The speaker pleads for pardon and peace, envisioning angelic music and a welcoming shore.
In a spring shopping scene Laura and Henrietta buy a mauve satin dress and gaze at diamonds, Laura secretly borrows hired jewels, and at a party the truth emerges. Charley consoles and promises to explain, but Laura learns a sharp moral about vanity and honesty.
In the British section of the Paris Exhibition a glass chair by Osler & Co., London, draws large crowds as a notable exhibit presented for an Indian prince.
A baffled lawyer demands which side of the street the feminine witness lives on and is met with the witty reply that she lives on both sides. General laughter erupts as the examiner concedes.
An English visitor notes American industry gaining ground over Britain in the Russo Turkish war era. He observes Birmingham producing no Russian or Turkish cartridges while Bridgeport operates continuously, with Russian and Turkish commissioners in one plant. He cites Lowell cotton exports to Manchester and cheaper US cotton goods in British markets, plus American hardware outselling in Europe. He warns Birmingham imports show US dominance in axes, hay forks, pulleys and other implements, despite freight costs.
Benjamin Disraeli, age thirty, thanked Taunton electors for returning him to Parliament wearing a bottle green frock coat and extravagant waistcoat. At the banquet he spoke with affected phrases and used dramatic hand gestures to display glittering rings, adjusting his collarless look as he leaned on the table and pushed back his curls.
An old woman on a Cork to Dublin coach asks the guard for water with sugar lemon and a splash of spirits. The guard humorously notes the request as hot punch, while chiding the woman for not asking for punch openly.
The piece lists tea and veg based dishes like soup one turnip potato onion and scalloped eggs with parsley and cream. It moves to dessert and bread items including strawberry shortcake and coffee bread, then describes a chicken dish with gravy and sweetbreads with a rock cream dessert. It closes with the Broad Street water contamination explanation and Dr Snow’s cholera-related notes.
A Harper's Magazine correspondent recalls a New Haven boy Willie who negotiates a soda with a plan: six children at a nickel each would cost thirty cents, but Willie insists on thirty-five cents to be bought off proving shrewd arithmetic and parental exasperation in a light, humorous anecdote.
William Saunders, Superintendent of Government gardens in Washington, describes a fruit tree wash. He recommends mixing lime and powdered sulphur in hot water to a white-wash consistency, then adding half an ounce of carbolic acid per gallon at application. Saunders applies it to trunks and partly to main branches, preferably in spring before leaf emergence though later applications may be more effective.
A Texas newspaper reports a strong Christian faction in San Antonio forced an infidel speaker from town after he delivered a lecture opposing Christianity. He was warned that a second attack on the Christian faith would merit hanging.
A Boston reader recalls moving to a town nine miles away where three boys aged about eight seven and five play in a large yard. They dig a hole they call a well, using dirt to bake imaginary pies and cakes, aided by a grandfather who brings them shovels and a wheelbarrow.
The article stresses that turkeys need abundant nutritious food offered frequently, especially when young. It warns against underfeeding during the critical growth period and notes high mortality if nourishment is insufficient as the birds shed scales and plumage, underscoring the need for shelter and care for eight to ten weeks.
Prof Beal describes weed control by depriving air to quack grass and Canada thistles. He notes complete kill in four months with repeated shallow cultivation or soil disturbance every four days, preventing recovery. The method relies on continuous soil-to-weed contact and avoids allowing any above ground growth.
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