28 Jul 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1880
Page
1
Poignant scene from Harper's Weekly on emigrants leaving Seijono for Liverpool. The station at Scone In & Tondon witnesses farewell cries of Gonel as families endure painful partings. The piece laments child bereavement and asks whether wealth can ease sorrow as travellers gaze seaward.
In a tense household a young husband Harry Jameson faces a crisis of love and duty. Fay, his wife, lies near death after a confrontation with his mother who reveals a painful truth about his past betrothal and marriage. Fay slowly regains life as a reconciled family holds hope for their future.
London dispatch notes a rising contingent of Russian women—tesiles gymnasiasts seminarists technics and students—seeking education and professional careers. In St Petersburg Moscow Kazan and Kiel, two women's groups form the Georgistkeys and Studentkeys as they pursue medicine, nursing and midwifery amid government restraint and wartime needs. The first Russian woman with a medical diploma, Mme Sooslott, returned from Switzerland in 1868 and obtained a license after local examination. Government support grows as war reveals capable women, culminating in the establishment of a Women’s Medical School and funding petitions, with thousands serving as assistants and even army doctors.
A London Telegraph note discusses a white adult whale presented to the Royal College of Surgeons. It recalls a past incident near Dunrobin where the whale injured its back and possibly fractured its skull. Experts debate whether such injuries come from collisions or prey pursuit, noting little is known of the whale’s private life.
A Michigan doctor writes on human hair color and variation, discussing straight, wavy, and kinky hair with odd claims about hair angles and frizz tops. He links hair orientation to dyed feathers on birds, fright-induced hair erection, and a Jardin des Plantes ostrich incident with a bizarre scavenged stomach contents.
A Hartford woman recounts a ten minute duel with a single rooster after he watched her through a partition window. She defended herself with kicks and holds while the bird pecked, spurred, and finally toppled the door before she escaped with bruises and a flushed tale.
A London era account describes a Japanese quack named Desabura who disguised himself as a English physician at fairs in Yedo. He peddled worthless remedies from loud boxes, overcharged, and even assaulted an unhappy customer while the crowd watched. He profited by exploiting the poor and credulous despite violent incidents.
The Board of Overseers at Harvard College voted to accept the 1880 Legislature act allowing ten qualified Massachusetts residents to hold the office of overseer.
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