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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1879
Page
3
The excerpt presents John G. Whittier’s lyric meditation on winter’s beauty and inner renewal. It contrasts the stark exterior world with an awakening interior joy, urging transforming faith, hope, and love as the last days be lived best.
In a quiet morning scene Miss Dinah Prynne, nearly fifty, prepares for a reunion with her old sweetheart after a vow. Teresa, her comedienne confidante, frets about rain while Dinah recalls his blue eyes and noble figure from youth, fearing the shock of time when he arrives.
In a long memory scene under a cherry tree, Miss Dinah recounts a youthful romance with Richard Clifford. She admits flirtation and jealousy with Ignacio and Rose Graham, and Richard’s long absence in California. As a storm looms, the lovers’ past and missed chance hang over a feast planned for Clifford’s welcome.
Teresa hurries to greet a carriage as Miss Dinah longs to see Richard Clifford. A lightning strike blinds Dinah and she recovers to wed him after weeks in fear, while the great dinner goes begging and a long-ago love endures in memory.
Virginia observer Thomas D Lilly reports bees and butterflies damage colored Petunias more than white ones, choosing darker colors while white flowers escape. The study notes the insect preference is driven by color, not sweetness or fragrance, with Morning Glories showing a similar but lesser effect.
The piece discusses engraving as art, citing W J Linton in June Atlantic on how true engraving reveals intention through line work. It argues that if parts are unintelligible, the engraver failed, and the absence of a master art power signals poor quality regardless of favorable newspaper recommendations.
An editor urges readers to read a little each day even if just one sentence. The reminder suggests fifteen minutes daily builds noticeable yearly growth and discipline, echoing Horace Mann’s call to steady study.
A digest of kitchen instructions covering ham boiling times for different sizes, lime wash preparation, corn dodgers, beef tea, baked stuffed tomatoes, and chicken croquettes. Includes soaking guidance, soaking times, and step by step methods for frying croquettes and preparing broths.
An article describes how farmers profit by processing surplus apples into jelly. A New York Tribune report from a Michigan correspondent explains a method to produce white, clear jelly by skimming impurities from hot apple juice. A shallow wooden tank with a coil and steam boiler keeps impurities in foam for easy removal, yielding clear jelly when cooled.
Britain has about 10 000 miles of underground telegraph lines but higher costs and reduced current capacity deter expansion. Gutta percha insulation is attacked by rats mice insects and fungus. The General Post Office holds 8809 miles of cable plus 110095 miles of land wires across 24885 miles of line.
An incredulous traveler denounces a railroad line for lacking scenery and lakes in a report from the Three Press. He vows to abandon the route, declaring he will ride a lumber wagon home and walk from the next station, accusing the builders of favoring Detroit and Chicago over landscape value.
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