21 Jul 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1880
Page
1
Poetic meditation on birth and destiny as a child emerges from darkness into a changing world. The speaker blesses a newborn, calling him a future man who will carry loved ones forward, shaping a life path from early gloom to eventual maturity and quiet strength.
Elfrida Moore and companions stage a prank to scare Evelyn using a sheet fashioned into a phantom. Miss Mildred reveals a darker tale of Isadore, Oliver, and a fatal Halloween plan that left Isadore insane and Oliver dead, and ends with Isadore in a state asylum.
The article recounts Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s birth in 1807 in Portland Maine his Bowdoin College years with Hawthorne and Pierce his early poetry and major works including Coplas de Manrique Outre Mer Voices of the Night and The Song of Hiawatha The piece notes his Dante translation and the influence of his father Stephen Longfellow a prominent jurist and politician.
The article argues clothing regulates body temperature by controlling evaporation. Woolen fabrics, porous materials, and snug cuts keep skin warm and heat loss steady, while rubber and leather hinder evaporation. Looser warm-weather wear is recommended in hot climates. uniforms are praised for consistent heat management.
North Carolina takes keen interest in fish culture as leading streams in the state are being stocked with the best varieties of fish. The effort aims to boost aquaculture and support gentle conservation of native waters.
The Duke of Edinburgh states distress on Ireland’s coast has been severely under acknowledged. He praises charitable work led by the Duchess of Marlborough and American aid, urges timely relief and expansion of coast fisheries to provide sustainable employment, and warns of renewed hunger without ongoing subscriptions and longer relief.
The piece links squalor to neglect and poverty, noting a tidy cottage can still be pleasant with industry and a healthy wife, while neglect causes dust, stains, and decay regardless of house condition. It mentions England’s new pest, the tipula grub, which harms greenery and is described by the Royal Agricultural Society.
The writer argues farmers can profit from ducks without ponds by using deep nets and occasional pump water. He highlights Rouen and Aylesbury as large, marketable breeds weighing about twelve pounds, noting Rouen’s green head, brown-gray body, and early laying, while Aylesbury is pure white and similarly sizable.
The San Francisco Society of Pioneers quarrels over two claimed original bear flags. One flag, long believed identical to the 1846 Fremont flag at Sonoma, is challenged by Gen. Joseph W. Revere who says his flag is the real original and has held it since hauling it down himself.
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