10 Mar 1875
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1875
Page
1
Lucy Larcom's March ode describes returning birds and flowers awakening after showers. Spring imagery fills the scene as woodpeckers drum, sparrows hop, finches wear crimson caps, and blossoms spread across gateways. March is named with heralding calls and nature's chorus.
A fragmentary poem recalls a coastward shipwreck with torn bales broken boxes and a wrecked hull. Amid the ruin a lone gold ring gleams, spared by the sea and cast ashore, offering a faint beacon of hope for those wrecked by fate.
A young Senator fixates on a mysterious woman in the Senate gallery, likening her to Marguerite. He learns her identity as Miss Carver, seeks to win her attention through valentine notes, and navigates social scrutiny while pursuing affection amid political life in Washington.
A Senate clerk receives a cryptic Valentine note with no name. The note triggers his imagination about a mysterious Marguerite. A visit from Miss Carver reveals the supposed Marguerite was actually Miss Carver’s maid, a German cousin’s involvement, and the senator’s embarrassment. He burns all the Marguerite mementos.
Dr B Symes Thompson lectures on catching cold and prevention. He argues against fearing cold air, notes draughts through small openings injure, ventilation prevents illness, and compares effects on horses. He discusses dry method cautions, and favors vigorous perspiration via hot or Turkish baths to relieve mucous membranes and cure the cold.
A man holds a woman close as he dreams aloud of their future bride life. Her flute like voice agrees with tender promises and a domestic morning ritual of buckwheat cakes and sausages. The scene blends romance with rustic domestic fantasy.
Uncle Tim recalls a spring night in forty six when a Maltae cat and fifty six allied felines cleared a Crooked River cellar of rats. Betsy Ann urges fleeing but the Maltae returns with a platoon of cats to battle the infestation. The tale ends with a long cleanup and astonishment at the rodent siege.
A Florence court hears a suit over who sculpted the Lincoln Monument in Springfield. Tom Gagliardi alleges Mead hired Italians Passaglia and Bordo to design and execute the work, with Mead profiting while the two subordinates did the actual carving. Gagliardi submits letters and receipts as evidence. Mead must answer or risk being deemed a fraud. The Illinois public seeks clarity on the monument’s true creator and whether they were duped into honoring a charlatan.
The London Weekly Dispatch notes that upon the emperor’s death all subjects must mourn by rank. Mancharians paint walls and bound sedan chairs in black, while common people shave heads and perform rites. Mandarians and gentry gather for lamentations in a temple on appointed days, with a ceremony led by a professor who commands a kneel.
In a provincial ceremony the crowd performs lamentations and bowing as the emperor's death is announced from Pekin. Officials urge restraint and routine business continues while public sorrow unfolds differently across regions.
The article reviews Dr. Livingstone’s expeditions revealing Nyassa as a distinct lake from Lak ganyika and noting inland seas and river systems. It highlights his journals with observations on animal life, fishes, and natural scenery, praising his enterprise and foresight for future exploration.
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