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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1881
Page
3
Verse recalling the Civil War era sung at a 1875 veterans reunion. Hon William Matthews of Monmouth published the poem detailing brave days, flag, drums, and nationwide unity. War memories, flag pride, and calls to remember sacrifices per veteran rhetoric.
February real estate sales show larger activity than prior year with varied prices. Listings include Wm Zipsie to Moses Matter for 100 acres at 6000, and multiple transfers across Freeport, West Point, Rock Run, and Waddams totaling hundreds of acres and thousands in dollars. Abstracts of titles provided. deeds mortgages and wills drawn by Taylor & Son.
The March Eclectic Magazine announces a broad table of contents including articles by Hyndman, Jelen Faucit Martin, William Pole, and Field-Marshal Suwarrow, plus poems, fiction, and essays on Shakespeare, German life, nature, science, and art. Published by E.R. Welton at 25 Bond Street New York. Terms five dollars yearly, single copy forty six cents, trial for this month one dollar.
A claim filed in late 19th or early 20th century records a demand for a very large sum tied to losses from 1812 alleged against the state or nation. The filing frames the amount as substantial damages in a historic dispute over war years costs. The text references the Florida claim and the long-ago losses, with no further specifics available.
Lippincotts Magazine presents entertainment and features in its March issue. Pieces include Six Months in a Country House in Russia by Alain Gore and The Diamond Mines of South Africa by I B Biggar with illustrations. Moose Hunting by Canuck, My China Boys by Fanny Stevenson, The Paris Art Schools by Phebe D Natt, Physical Uses of Pain by Dr Charles W Dulles, and The American Newgate by Charles Burr Todd. Lilith concludes the serial, and two spirit ed short stories plus a new Craque O Doom serial are noted for April.
The March Wide Awake features five full page drawings plus six in Beggar King and many other lavish illustrations. It highlights Connie Slicks Mr Slocum, How Philip Sullivan Did an Errand, Jonathan Ran Away from School, Camilla Urso’s career, Bessie’s Story, Tot the Dwarf, and three to-day talks on Poncas. Plays host to poems, serials Honor Bright Rocky Fork Polly Cologne Warlock o Glenwarlock, and four history essay money prizes. Editor Ella Farman. D Lothrop & Co Boston.
The Atlantic Monthly for March presents installments by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and Henry James Jr. A key feature is I. L. Lloyd’s Story of a Great Monopoly detailing Standard Oil’s rise and political influence. Additional pieces include Grant Allen on Genesis of Genius, Theodore Bacon’s The End of the War, Katharine Carrington’s The Seventh Hour, and Random Recollections of England by Richard Grant White. Poems, theatre notes, Rossetti essay, book reviews, and a Contributors’ Club round out the issue.
A February ruling by the Post Office revises Section 232 and Section 231, allowing limited handwritten or printed marks on first class matter and specifying acceptable identifications for second and third class mail. It permits simple names, addresses, and subscription data on wrappers, with restrictions to keep communications impersonal.
A Victorian reflection extols the value of a wife in private life. It urges men to share concerns with their spouses, arguing women possess keen insight and intuition. The piece claims many fortunes and personal saves come from wives being informed confidantes within the home.
Brother Gardner recounts Concord School of Philosophy queries on animal behavior and natural limitations. Nature, he says, has fixed roles for species, explaining why cows rest differently and cats never brood like hens, leaving the mysteries to be a headache for humans.
A reader praises St Nicholas magazine's March number highlighting its poetry, nature pieces, and stories. The writer cherishes articles like Brier Rose and The Giant Squid and notes the issue teaches lessons while entertaining. He mentions schools and universities and extols St Nicholas as a lasting influence.
The March issue features a large installment of The Crimson Trail, a banyan tree illustration, Shakspere and his home, skating scenes, poetry, twenty stories, five pages of humorous material, and a busy table of contents. Subscriptions are 15 cents per copy or $1.50 per year. Nursery shows spring despite snow.
A Hammer and Chronicle item notes Hop Bitters unfurling broad ads in secular and religious papers, claiming dominance over other remedies. It credits the Top plant proprietors with shrewd compounding, presenting bitters whose virtues are plainly observable to all readers.
Meyer and Co of Pittsburg Penn claims the Black Tip is superior to the Solar Tip for wear. The firm notes Solar Tip tends to rip at the top and require sewing, while the A S T Co Black Tip never needs sewing.
A fragmented dialogue shows a Mistress debating whether a young person can be engaged without a character. The exchange hints at school board certificates and concerns about honesty, cleanliness, literacy, and handwriting as criteria in a historical or legal context.
Richard White recalls Jinglish life and the English bar in witty sketches. He contrasts Inns of Court calling to practice in the United States, notes law as England’s noblest profession, and describes judges and barristers. The wigs, gowns, and curls draw amused scrutiny as symbol and tool of authority.
A Virginia stage ride yields a humorous tale. An old hunter-driver boasts of deer and smaller game, and trout abundant in streams. He claims mountain trout taste better than ham when caught fresh, salted, and baked in ashes with Injun meal.
Mr Spurgeon argues that the most useful church members act, not merely exist, and likens their impact to flavoring porridge. He recalls his own early days, noting lack of hypocrites and press scrutiny as a training ground that sharpened his ready speech. He emphasizes that preaching cannot be learned apart from actual preaching.
F Burrows of Burrows and Wistanley writes he was cured of a dangerous lung inflammation solely by five bottles of Eclectic Dieers. He recommends it to the public, claiming it cured many diseases it mentions and has proven it through friends and in nearly every instance it was effective.
Advertises Spring Blossom as a remedy for Billiousness and Liver Complaint. Claims value of newspaper advertising to sufferers, with price 50 cents and trial bottles at 10 cents. Presents a consumer health product in a period style.
N Richardson of the Sac and Fox Agency in Indian Territory states that the Only Young Pad has restored his health and he would cheerfully recommend it to others as noted in an advertisement.
A Scottish inventor, Mx Shieldayi, proposes a method to calm waves by sinking bottles of oil opened by a device. Tested at Peterhead with praised results, the concept aims to still storms in harbors and open roadsteads, though oil quantities may limit practicality on open seas.
An advertisement claims Carter's Little Liver Pills cure constipation by improving digestion and stimulating liver function. It warns against purgatives and notes the product aids natural bowel action. Price 26 cents, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
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