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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1875
Page
6
A garbled column—snippets from a 19th or early 20th century issue—threads through a jumble of social quips. It mentions a Brooklyn woman, schoolboys, a Punch reference, fashion notes, and scattered captions about American geography, theaters, and domestic life.
A Hartford boy of fourteen saved himself from a brick well after sliding into icy water while delivering his father’s dinner. He cut and climbed inch by inch, praying for strength, and finally surfaced in the snow to tell the tale. His father mourned the missed meal but rejoiced in his son’s safe return. The story ends with a note on self reliance and faith.
A playful scene on State Street shows MacStinger's boy delivering his dinner in a tin pad as a crowd of schoolboys, led by a butcher's helper, stage a marching band styled prank. The dog Tige swallows the dinner, prompting a chase as the boy contemplates payback and family trouble.
Arviner Will uses a roadside good deed to teach that when others are in trouble you should push to help. The scene ends with the farmer offering doughnuts and apples, turning a small act into a lifelong lesson about Christian charity and eager assistance.
An artificial nose was manufactured for an Illinois man whose nose had been bitten off. Under chloroform the surgeon outlined a 2.5 by 3.75 inch pattern on the forehead, removed skin, formed a nose shape, cut nostrils, grafted the skin into place, and stitched the forehead. The operation showed promise of success.
A Detroit man overhears a boy asking about a party invitation as a girl clarifies her feelings. She says her mother and father are opposed and she cannot encourage him, offering only sisterly friendship and refusing gifts or valentines.
Brigham Young has recovered enough to sit up and wed occasionally, indicating improving health and possible future nuptials.
Fireless locomotives using thermo specific engines offer a fire free alternative for street railways. They run on heat from a furnace tank and need minimal skilled operation. New Orleans trials show annual running costs of about $10 767.55 for fifteen cars, or 1.96 dollars per car per day, with greater speed and comfort than horse cars.
Read and approved minutes from the last meeting. Programs included instrumental music by O G Bodman and Edna Dovenberger, readings by Jennie Canfeld and Lillie Berry, an address by Rev W H Tibball on Economy, a quartette by Bodman and others, and a debate on whether teachers influence character more than parents, negative winner.
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