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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1878
Page
8
A collage of notes on electric lighting plans for the British Museum, rival bands Gilmore and the Royal Artillery, a Florida farmer’s rattlesnake cellar placard, the Pekin Gazette on Kung Fo Whing and the telephone, plus varied tips from recipes to home remedies and odd local tales across the United States and Europe.
An exchange urges women to be practical, capable, and industrious. It contrasts a capable bloom of a girl with fashionably idle daughters and calls for more freedom, activity, and natural strength. It urges loosened corsets and a return to plain, wholesome femininity.
Report describes Miss Coffey as sweet tempered and modest while calling Mr. Leeper a worthless bully. After a two week marriage they separated by mutual agreement. He spoke ill of her to friends. One evening she confronted him at the post office, drew a cowhide from her pocket, and severely scarred his face before calmly leaving.
Notice lists daily office hours for different solicitors and vendors including commercial travelers from 7 to 11, church subscription solicitors from 11 to 1, book agents 1 to 3, stationery peddlers and insurance men all day, with a note that they attend to their own business at night.
Horace Mann urges boys to be kind to peers facing poverty or disability. He advises shielding vulnerable classmates from taunts, sharing food, aiding dull learners, and accepting gifted peers without envy. He champions forgiveness over retaliation, ending with the image that kindness outweighs brute strength.
John S. Nottage writes of long illness with dropsy and swelling, praise for Vegetine after months of treatment and multiple doctors. He reports improved sleep, weight gain, restored appetite, and recovery of health, plus other cures including neuralgia relief for an aunt and canker humor treatment for a child. He endorses the remedy for all humors and strength in old age.
Trains East from Freeport to Chicago and West from Chicago to Freeport listed with day passes and night runs. Revised December 1, 1877. R. H. Hooper and W. A. Stennety named as ticket and general agents.
Passenger and freight notices show train schedules for Westbound departures from Freeport. GEN MANAGER SKINNER notes freight and accommodation services with times such as 1:06 pm and 8:115 am, indicating daily connections and freight movements.
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