22 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1881
Page
1
A fragmentary verse piece describes sea currents and wrecks drifting from Bermuda to the Orkneys. It links stormy seas with inner emotion, suggesting poetic truth planted by heaven in the Isles and the tireless will that wrestles fate. The poem ends with a note of lasting, hoarded words in books.
A narrator recounts an intoxicating visit at Madame d Alemons country seat Les Bergeries with Jacqueline and the striking Princess Vaninka. Amid music and moonlit walks in Chevreuse valley romance heats, tentative vows and playful seduction spark a dangerous attraction between the narrator and Vaninka as Jacqueline’s gaze lingers.
In March 1865 a Mobile aide describes a Confederate deserter posing as Sergeant Burke who gathered absentees from East Tennessee. He spurred zeal for the cause, aided by papers, vanished at surrender, later reappeared among Federals claiming protection from Canby, and is suspected of feeding Farragut details. Also notes on baby monkeys and Malay parental care in observational passages.
The article lists notable women who served in foreign and European armies from the late 18th to the 19th century. It cites Louise oussaye de Bannes, Angelique Brulon, Therese Figueur, Virginie Chesheres, Louise Scanagatti, Marietta Giulianni, Erminia Manelli, Herminia, Augusta Kruger, Bertha Weiss, a Russian officer unnamed, Sylvio Mariotti, and Dolores Rodriguea, detailing their ranks, actions, and dates of service. It notes Carlileapers editor Mr Froude’s regret over publishing the Carlyleapers.
In a Washington Capital anecdote, Zach Chandler is summoned to a high stakes diplomatic dispute between the United States and Britain. Mr. Fish seeks a solution as Queen Victoria’s orders harden the stance. Chandler answers with blunt candor, urging the old lady to “go to the devil” in tighter diplomatic terms.
A street figure with flowing hair and long beard inspires Boston dealer Bingo to hire him as a model. The man arrives clean shaven with short hair, wearing a plug hat, only to be rejected as unusable. Bingo abruptly slams the door, ending the encounter.
In a hurried moment many tired men eat hastily and drink ferry beer or lemonade, risking dyspepsia. A physician advises a quick remedy using a few small raw clams with red pepper, ensuring the juice is not wasted to curb hunger and thirst.
Fred De Leon the Boy Road Agent of the Blood Stained Prairie ambushes a stagecoach killing the driver and messenger before a fainting woman reveals she is his grandmother. The night ends with the outlaw leaving the scene as the stage continues into darkness.
In 1876 a Staunton society young woman and a Staunton man wed in Baltimore after a license was secured, then kept the union secret. The couple, separated by distance as he seeks wealth in the West, preserved the secret for nearly five years. Seven people knew, yet no one in Staunton spoke, disproving the adage that women cannot keep secrets.
The passage extols lemons as a universal health drink and remedy. It claims lemonade cures bile, wards off worms, treats skin ailments, prevents disease, and aids dental and nail care. Sailors drink it daily. lemon juice is advised for gums, skin, chilblains, fevers, neuralgia, warts, and dandruff via topical or beverage use.
An English writer calls St Petersburg a vast prison city with about 150000 in uniform to watch some 500000 prisoners. A tenth may crave a free Constitution, while nine tenths do not understand it or deserve its privileges, rushing to the devil if given one.
The Boston Post offers practical yet cheeky guidance on lawn care recommending a 5 am mowing time. It argues early mowing both trims grass and avoids disturbing neighbors at breakfast, while noting precautions to prevent self injury from the machine.
Bill Arp argues that schooling is not essential for success and that a plain life with a good newspaper, Bible, and honest work yields more lasting value. He contends Congress has many smart men, but warns that patriots and honesty are found among humble, quiet lives rather than elite education.
The piece praises George Eliot as gifted in conversation. It notes her rare ability to draw out brighter thoughts from others than they believed themselves capable of, leaving listeners charmed and inadvertently speaking wiser remarks they would not have voiced alone.
French police, struggling to trace Russian young women studying in the Quartier Latin, find they keep to themselves and associate mainly with male compatriots. Absence from Orthodox Church offices on Rue Daru suggests Nihilist sympathies, while Greek Church discipline shapes women with Sophie Pieowski spirit.
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