15 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1881
Page
1
A nostalgic verse laments vanished childhood days and imagines a whimsical republic where crops and livestock flourish. The speaker longs for a world of endless harvests with tomatoes, potatoes, and fruit trees while horses spin silk and geese hum. The Turkish vine and gooseberry imagery frame a personal wish for rest.
Meg Lee resents summer confinement and schemes revenge after her sisters plan a debutante season. At Aunt Polly's farmhouse she befriends Sam Jinks, earns his affection, then returns for a ball where a turkey chaos leads to comic embarrassment for Lillian and Diana, while Meg secures her petty triumph.
A collection of satirical reactions from various periodicals on the Biblical kiss between Jacob and Rachel. Critics mock or reinterpret the moment, offering humorous takes on why Jacob wept, from romantic longing to practical jokes and moral commentary.
A boy cites stock market fluctuations as reason to skip school. He describes following Concordia and Sierra Nevada prices, the impact on his family, and how a drop in value keeps him home while his teacher holds stock. He fears the market and plans to quit school if it does not rebound.
A Havana society piece details population estimates of around 380000 with 10000 to 12000 Chinese residents and 4000 other foreigners. It paints crowded living conditions, opium use, and varying fortunes among Chinese residents alongside Moorish architecture, open-air windows, and colorful private residences including Aldama's palace costing about 600000 in gold.
A lion tamer named Aliamousa barely escaped a fatal attack by an infuriated Birmingham lion during a second daily performance. The beast had mauled an attendant days earlier and showed resentment after punishment. Aliamousa, clawed and bitten, fired into the lion’s mouth, struck the animal with a whip, and survived as the crowd cheered.
An Ohio man at heart muses on becoming consul in Turkey noting his claim hinges on being from Ohio. A friend questions his suitability, joking about wounds and finances while pointing out Indiana’s in-range issue and Westward roots.
A boy arrives late to school on a rainy day after telling his teacher his mother says he cannot attend due to heavy rain. The message reflects a simple domestic excuse amid an ordinary school morning.
SCLENTIFIC, King Oscar, of Sweden, decorates Virchow Nachtigal and SchoenslauK for commerce and discovery. The Paris fire chief urges compulsory electric lighting in large warehouses after the Printemps blaze. M le Roux finds a galvano meter can reveal two tenths of a second potential difference after current stops. Dalzell's old anemone guides Edinburgh garden curators. Iron oxide explains rust color dye fading. Electrostatic drying of wool and mohair via exhausted chamber and earth connection. Janssen confirms earth shine on young moon and maps lunar continents. Richelieu refloated at Toulon after fire and scuttling. Brown recalls a flying fish chase by a hawk at sea. Pickett cavern described near Monument Park and a new photophone-like device shows light can produce audible tones in gas filled flasks. The result hints at light sound relations and distant communication possibilities.
Ada Behan the actress visits Louisville where a wealthy planter proposes marriage. The dialogue reveals a clash over stage work and tobacco use, ending with the planter choosing to leave rather than face the freckled demand for chewing tobacco over marriage. Ada Behan never sees him again.
Gen. Logan often shares two card photographs of his only grandson. One image shows the child sitting on his father's knee with two randfathers and two great grandfathers nearby. The other depicts him on his mother's knee encircled by two grandmothers and two great grandmothers.
A Virginia City resident recounts a neighborly scandal told in fiction involving a newspaper man and his former flame. The wife insists on being part of the tale, and the couple’s breakfast-time row devolves into gossip as neighbors watch from their windows. The episode leads to public curiosity and a storm of social scrutiny.
The article exalts Lope de Vega as a landmark of literary fecundity noting he wrote plays rapidly and produced over two thousand original dramas. It cites Hallam's estimate of twenty one million three hundred thousand lines and compares him to Robert Southey Voltaire and Sir Walter Scott in prolific output.
Celia Logan chides Anna Dickinson for living in the public eye and shunning quiet literary labor. Dickinson cannot retire on earnings and seeks active stage life with a performance flair. Before marriage he was cherished as treasure, afterward dearer as treasurer, yet happiness wanes.
A historical report describes embalming methods for Chinese passengers boarding ships to China at San Francisco. It notes many are sick, with deaths common, and outlines an alleged process of embalming using arsenical solution injected into arteries, with bodies stored atop the wheel-house, giving rise to the term Lone Mountain.
Francis William Alexander, a half century figure known as the Wandering Jew, died in Middlebury Vt. A Scotsman by birth and educated, he traveled on foot and unsettled children with a eerie presence and whispered that he would never die. Local superstition said he aged endlessly and he pronounced dreadful words to heighten fear.
A whimsical doggerel verse in which Yawcob Strauss mocks a boastful fowl. The speaker praises the bird's sharp bill and rare pluck while challenging a two legged fowl to trip him up. The piece uses playful rhymes and older spelling to create a humorous tone.
The new Grand Opera House in Paris features plate glass mirrors measuring 42 by 50 feet, totaling 2,340 square feet per plate. Nine identical mirrors would cover half an acre, illustrating the building’s grand scale.
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