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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1873
Page
3
A weary printer climbs the stairs to light a lamp and ease his toil while mourning his lonely life. Through tears he glimpses the ghost of an angelic face from a family Christmas memory, giving him solace and faith in heaven. November 1872, Inziano.
A discussion recalling childhood games considered legitimate in families such as checkers fox and goose and twelve men morris played on boards and kernels of corn. It argues lines between innocent home amusements and gambling, noting marbles and other games as potential gateways while stressing home recreation counters vice and saloons.
A long excerpt from a 19th century piece discusses temperate zones and extreme temperatures, noting impacts on crops and mortality. It reviews Lippincott's Magazine contents including Black's serial A Princess of Thule, Maury on a trans Alleghany waterway, New Washington sketches, Cuba's troubles, etiquette, Chateau Briand ducks, poems, and a chromolithograph premium for club members.
The Little Corporal returns with a fresh serial from favorite children's writer Mrs Emily Mantington Miller. Readers are urged to subscribe by sending 1 50 to John E Miller of Chicago to receive the popular juvenile publication for their households.
Edward Eggleston's serial The Mystery of Metropolisville, published in Hearth and Home, increases in interest with each number. Its humor and character analysis are praised, and its frontier life portrayal is unmatched. The family weekly's popularity rises further due to this unique serial.
A collage of lighthearted anecdotes and jokes from an old newspaper page. It features quips about family life, marriage, and manners, with a parade of humorous exchanges and puns. Names are scarce, but scenes range from a father teasing a child about a nose to a nurse and a whiskey ballooned nose, and a New York wife seeking mourning costs.
The Kansas Pacific line runs from Kanishka City and Leavenworth through Kansas to Denver, 689 miles, highlighting the state’s fertile lands, education facilities, and healthful air. It touts superior agricultural yields, top fruit displays, and hot springs near Denver to lure travelers and settlers seeking good homes along its route.
The Burlington Route markets its passenger service as leading for the west with direct runs from Burlington through Southern Town to Nebraska and Kansas, offering connections to California and the Territories. A free pamphlet titled How to go West, plus a large correct map, is available from the General Passenger Agent, Burlington Iowa.
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