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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1878
Page
6
A collage of playful quips and riddles from a 19th century humor column. Jests touch on manners, mischief, proverbs, and light social scenes with names and local cameos, including jokes about conundrums and playful exchanges.
The article notes Pope Leo XIII abandons the white rose of his predecessor and appears in scarlet. It also notes a calmer, more restrained temperament, avoiding Pontiff Pio Nono’s frequent outbursts and condemnations.
Norway presents fish skins tanned for gloves eel skins for harness shark skins ten feet long three feet wide and whale skins sixty feet long for driving bands and machinery at the Paris exhibition.
Trains from Freeport North toward Sioux City run 4:25 pm Sundays excepted for mail and 3:45 am for passengers. Freight departures at 9:15 am Sundays excepted and 11:45 am Sundays excepted. Southbound services include 2:40 am passenger and 2:15 pm freight Sundays excepted. A Mitchell General Superintendent. Johnson Passenger Agent.
Eastbound trains leave Freeport for Chicago with Day Pass at 9 50 am and 3 10 pm Night and 1 00 am. Freight trains run 6 15 am and 6 15 pm. Westbound trains depart Chicago for Freeport with Day Pass at 9 16 am and 3 10 pm and Night services at 10 15 pm and 3 26 am. Revised December 1 1877 by R H Holder and W A Stennetts Ticket Agent.
Train schedule details list departures and arrivals for Freeport Rock Island and St. Louis routes with passenger freight and accommodation services. Names include J A Corron and F E Hinckley with managers GEO Skinner and T Penfield.
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