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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1878
Page
3
A quoted verse closes with a nighttime blessing as a guardian of sleep speaks of slumber and dream, wishing blessed dreams and a peaceful night. It references a German origin and a devotion to rest under the Father’s sight as morning brings new sorrow.
A brief note on French newspapers and the diminished number of newsboys in Paris. The piece laments the quiet cries of newsboys, contrasting them with the broader issue of a shrinking child population and its societal effects.
From Paris in July 1878, a Regular Correspondent notes French printing quality and newspaper variety, praising Le Temps and Figaro while criticizing inferior ink and circulars. He observes Paris newsstands, scarce boys, and a vast press landscape. the piece discusses France’s declining birthrate, emigration drain, and the nation’s wartime mindset, warning that peace tetaples masking a drive for military glory.
The piece discusses difficulty of teaching reading in India with non Roman scripts and the push to adopt the Roman alphabet, noting gendered literacy gaps and early education limits. It also cites the Coal Trade Journal on faster Atlantic steamships since 1840, fuel efficiency gains, voyage times, and a tragic year in 1873 with ship losses and passenger deaths.
Washington Letter condemns Democratic leadership in Congress, alleging a new rebellion to seize government power. It contrasts Civil War sacrifices with modern tactics, cites figures like Lincoln and Grant, and warns Republicans to unite to defend law and order amid looming political unrest. The writer accuses southern Democrats and allied northern allies of undermining the presidency and military authority. It ends with a weather proverb linking swallows to approaching wet weather.
The piece claims a German agricultural method uses a paste made from well-bruised common squills and finely chopped bacon mixed with meal to form cakes fed to rats. It cites German Agricultural Gazette correspondents reporting rat and mouse extirpation in cow stalls and pigsties since adopting the plan. The text also discusses musical ability in the blind and includes medical notes on bicarbonate of soda for burns and sunburns, advising the burn surface be positioned to aid blood flow to the heart to ease pain.
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