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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1878
Page
3
A man sits by a twilight window puffing a cigar and recalling bank stock as two ladies gossip about fashion. A knock brings a tailor, a fresh suit, and sharp critique of linings, collars, and trousers as the curtain nears its risqué end.
A fragment from a Chicago notice describes a playful child’s features and belongings, listing yellow hair cheeks lips nose eyes hands feet smiles and tears. The piece concludes with attribution to Mary S and Nellie Woodhead of Chicago Illinois, suggesting a personal or family notice about a baby.
A compact Washington letter discusses the hatchet hero and celebrates on his birthday. The piece covers the silver bill passage, the president’s position, and the mint’s capacity for coinage. It notes society gossip and highlights the House action admitting women lawyers to the Supreme Court, with other brief items.
Regular Correspondent reports Washington’s Birthday parade on temperance day drew mainly youths and ex-reformers with banners blaming fathers for drink. The procession lacked polished appearance and featured banners such as We will not fall into the trap. Temperance is good but the display may hurt the cause. The silver bill passage looms, with divided opinion on whether the President will sign it.
The cabinet weighing a presidential workaround after ten days would push the silver bill into law without a signature. Dr. Linderman reports minting capacity to stamp 240 dollars per minute, about 1.6 million per month in Philadelphia, with similar output in San Francisco and Carson City. Private society events, the Charity Ball, and remarks on women jurists and Justice Davis fill the social page, while opinions on the bill and political maneuvers dominate analysis.
A collection of light anecdotes and remarks from various papers. Snatches include wordplay on John Bull and O K, a quip about St Bridgett and the Schuylkill, and a note on life insurance as a universal need. Also jokes about fashion, a cat in an Annapolis mail bag, and light satire on public figures and events.
A wealthy Kansas City merchant named W Dunn sped via Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe from Kansas City to Pueblo and Manitou Springs to see his dying wife. He paid for a special locomotive and train, achieving up to fifty miles per hour and an average around thirty five. The dash is hailed as the fastest voyage yet from the Missouri River to the Rockies.
London correspondence describes Albert Grant's Palace at Kensington finally finding a buyer in Mr. Mackey, a San Francisco financier. Reportedly once in the market for long, the estate may elevate the Mackeys into any social circle, possibly even royalty.
Revised and corrected Dec 1 1877. Schedule shows trains from Freeport to Chicago and return. Fast daytime departures at 9.50 am and 3.19 pm with night services at 1.00 am and 6.15 am. Freight trains listed as 6.46 pm and 4,508 m0. Officials R H Holper and W H Stennett act as ticket and general passenger agents.
Train schedules show passenger and freight movements from Freeport West to Rochelle and Rock Island routes. Details include arrival and departure times, connections with other lines, and notes on freight and accommodation services managed by F E Hinckley and office agents.
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