01 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1881
Page
1
Poem portrays a baby’s hand as capable of holding vast wonders and the world itself. Refrains repeat questions about what the baby's hand can hold, contrasting flowers and bees with mountains seas and deserts. The speaker concludes the world rests in the baby’s grasp, suggesting tenderness and vast potential.
Clare Meredith pities Vivian Kilgour, a rich, moody bachelor, until Clare’s kindness and his own plea reshape his life. A portrait of loneliness and love transforms him as Clare becomes the light that dispels his outer gloom, culminating in a hopeful union and a favored home.
London Garden argues against removing old trees for landscape value. Transplanting mature trees often fails, requires constant support, and can kill subjects, especially those over thirty years. If relocation is needed with good roots, younger trees may fare better and still look impressive.
The Boston home opened last January has sheltered over 300 women and operates as a Christian unsectarian refuge with a laundry and sewing room to help fund its care. It has just been incorporated under state laws with corporators including Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. James T. Fields.
The Portland Oregonian recounts L L Williams a longtime Oregon figure who arrived in 1851 as a miner. He led men earned praise for his education courage and executive skill. Williams survived an Indian attack while prospecting near the Coquille and endured wounds from arrows before reaching Gardiner on the Umpqua River for recovery.
A calculation by arithmeticians estimates steam power by region at 9000000 horsepower for England, 7500000 for the United States, 4000000 for Germany, 8000000 for France, and 1500000 for Austria. Including locomotives, total steam power exceeds 30000000 horsepower, with over 105000 locomotives and 220000 miles of track. Each horsepower equals about ten men, yielding a daily working power around 300000000 men.
A giant married the fat woman in a Galveston circus side show while the living skeleton wed a Circassian girl. To celebrate the unusual union, a banquet was hosted in the tent for circus employees.
The article warns that absolute health requires balanced body development. It cites cases where intense training caused fainting after rowing races in Philadelphia and a death after a pedestrian contest in Sa Harbor. It argues overemphasis on muscular growth harms vital organs and that severe college athletic testing spares the healthiest, favoring uneven development.
A speaker argues for pure bred poultry, asserting higher per cent returns than common stock. He compares Partridge Cochins to ordinary fowls, noting eight months weights of five versus nine pounds, and claims full-blooded birds fetch higher prices while demanding steady care to maintain quality. Try it.
A fragmentary excerpt humorously links Buckland’s odd beliefs about oysters and inanimate objects to a comical wartime reminiscence. A crowd laughs as a little man recalls Civil War feats, only to reveal their stories may be fantasies or misremembered. The note ends with Illinois farmers thrashing turnips earlier since a new agricultural department.
A satirical piece claims clear gender inferiority by contrasting a woman's tiny private drawer stuffed with ribbons lace scraps jewelry letters fans and other readable odds ends with a man’s oversized drawer containing only socks neckties and braces that cannot be closed neatly. It mocks masculine ordering and practical clutter in a humorous old newspaper voice.
A gentleman in a London jeweller’s asks for a memorial ring containing relatives’ hair. The jeweller agrees, noting hair lasts forever and a gold chain can be a practical reminder for a man to hurry home, with a humorous aside about matching watches to wives.
The Schwatka expedition chasing Sir John Franklin endured unprecedented cold. Over eleven months in sleds the team traversed about three thousand miles. On January 3, 1880 temperatures dropped to 150 degrees below freezing, with a daily high of 69 degrees below and averages near 92 degrees below for twenty-seven days.
A Richmond merchant ridicules North Carolina troops in a wartime dinner discussion, claiming they only fought when whisky was in camp and noting Confederate humor about charges. An elderly speaker praises Virginians yet recalls a key wartime quip about paying seventy-five cents for butter milk during the war.
The article notes keeping bed side refreshments covered to prevent spillage and help the patient forgets the contents. It cites cooling drinks jellies blancmanges and other liquids as common invalid fare. It describes a bedside table with lids to amuse the patient who selects a drink, and states that keeping invalids amused and ready to relish wine are duties in nursing.
A British decision not to condemn polygamy is cited as Cetewayo, held near Capetown, is said to be granted four wives by Britain. The tone suggests a casual or diplomatic stance about kingly marriage arrangements and captivity context.
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