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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1878
Page
3
A fragmentary verse scene depicts lovers amid a misty sea setting. Tears fall from sorrowful eyes as vows and trust intertwine with deception and longing. The scene centers on a lonesome house, a parting moment, and the kiss of tears pressed on a hand.
Real estate market quiet as Taylor and Son list principal sales since last report. Transactions include Barton trustee to Peter Penticoff for lot 3 12 blk 1 Waddell's Add Freeport $717. W B Rhodes to Peter Stenzhorn lot 3 blk 1 Knowlton's Add Freeport $650. J B Schrack to Daniel Beaver 120 acres Buckeye area $7000. O H Phillips to G P Phillips 210 acres Kent $9100. Nathan Sheetz to H J Giddings 171 acres Florence $6000. Abstracts of titles available. deeds mortgages wills and other instruments drafted. loans negotiated.
A vivid interior survey of Heligoland, detailing the tiny cottage roofed with red tiles, two girls Gretchen and Ilsie Wasa with their grandmothers sharing black bread and caviar. It describes sea life, shells, sea-weeds pressed for art, and the island’s barren landscape with goats and sheep, ending with a note on longing for home.
A rough tale recalls a sheriff who battled nightly escapes as inmates stole lenses and escaped. He repainted the jail but salt in the paint led cows to lick it off, allowing more breakouts. The sheriff warned prisoners to behave or face harsher punishment.
The Edinburgh Review traces how writing materials shifted across civilizations. Egyptians used lime stone leather linen and papyrus especially papyrus. Greeks employed bronze stone wax and papyrus. Assyrians and Babylonians stored archives on terra cotta tablets cylinders and prisms, preserving Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar dedications.
Daniel Talcott of Glastonbury owns a vicious stallion that broke loose as merchant Joseph Stevens rode by on horseback. The horse pursued Stevens for nearly a mile, ears back and bellowing, until Stevens, wielding stones and clubs, escaped and the stallion was recaptured by its owner amid bystanders.
The Goajira Indians, about 80,000 strong along the Aspinwall seacoast, are portrayed as a fierce race with unique family rules. The father has little control over children, the mother's brothers and uncles form the parental network, and maternal testimony governs inheritance and property distribution.
The Society aims to educate women at home and has grown to about a thousand members across thirty four states. Members pay two dollars annually and communicate with a central Boston office about desired knowledge. Volunteer teachers provide reading guidance and loan books if needed. Each pupil must complete written examinations. the correspondence workload is heavy for ninety eight teachers.
The article argues hens should range freely and begin feeding at dawn, claiming the best poultry comes from birds never shut indoors. It notes dew harms young pheasants and partridges least, and that the healthiest fowl often roosts in trees until late autumn, underscoring the value of open-air rearing.
In Oakland California an unexpected use for sheep entrails is described as a durable belting material for machinery. After cleaning and brining the entrails are wound on bobbins and can be made into ropes or flat belts. A three quarter inch rope reportedly bears seven tons. The material is claimed to be more than twice as durable as hemp.
David Leach, 82, of Hillsdale, states his daughter stole $200. He says she retaliated by pouring boiling water over his head, scalding him severely. The incident is described as a feeble but aware elder accusing his daughter of theft and violent retaliation.
Mr Edmund Beckett writes from London noting that church congresses teach little yet reveal the value of a single rule limiting speeches. He observes that men of means could exhaust the room in a quarter hour while those lacking wealth were effectively silenced by the President's bell.
During a public speech in Ohio, a speaker paused and asked for input. A nearby attendee with a Scottish brogue offered a pointed reply alleging that the two men would tell more lies than anyone else if they toured the country together and that he would stay silent throughout.
A French paper humorously shows high Paris charges at the Exhibition. In a restaurant a gentleman nonchalantly pockets silverware prompting the garcon to remark that he is putting silver into his pocket. The man defends by saying the bill includes everything on the table.
In a tense moment Mr and Mrs Squibbles and a visitor sit in a parlor as an olive branch rests inside. The visitor comments babies appeal to kindness while Squibbles unexpectedly urges Maria to go in and strangle the infant, aiming to clear the room for his own talk.
Sunday night a young man with a fierce moustache startled Mr. Blivins by entering the front parlor meeting his daughter with lamp low. The youth declared in a muffled voice he was a secret arm of life as government and asked to be excused. Mr. Blivins, relieved, joked he feared he might resemble ordinary legislators whose duties seem gone.
A string of punned girls names appears in a collage of humorous citations from Whitehall Times Boston Post Philadelphia Bulletin Wilmington and New York Mail. The items joke about desirable traits and social scenes using the format Sal plus various endings.
A collection of sample female identifiers paired with newspapers and places, listing Sue Rome Sentinel Bet Ballston Democrat Peg Ha Sally Cin Breakfast Table Bridget Dutch Almanac Terese Kaing Shin aum Caroline Alaska Punch Lize Nor Her Viola Alaska Punch.
A reader wonders about bee instincts after a bee lands on a sea anemone near a pool, mistaking it for a flower. The author asks where the bee’s instinct lies, noting the anemone is an animal with no honey and prompting reflection on animal behavior.
A collection of misread lines and garbled phrases featuring odd juxtapositions. References drift across topics such as food, a prime minister, earthquakes, real estate movements, warm evenings, and a Song of the French People. The text hints at authorship and compilation roles without coherent context or clear events.
A jumble of summer resort chatter covers Adirondack rain, Cape May hotel rivalry, Newport thefts, Long Branch hacks, Coney Island drawing crowds, and Delware Water Gap flirtations. Notes on Niagara priced pincushions, Saratoga injuries, and rich Cape May, Newport, and Boston social scenes end with a quizzical nod to the Easterner’s question about a long-eared animal.
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