15 Mar 1882
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1882
Page
1
A nostalgic poem narrates a stern boy commandant leading children through a snowbound lane. He tests discipline with a mullein whip and precise marching orders, facing a muddy obstacle that disrupts their march. The scene shifts to admiration for the boy’s quick thinking and future triumphs.
In a German town a dying Lewis Craven entrusts his daughter Cecil to Aubrey Mortimer and contemplates a future union. Mortimer, rich and admired, grows fond of Cecil, a steadfast nurse to her father and devoted companion to Mortimer, as Craven nears death. The tale hints at Cecil becoming Mortimer’s wife if the father consents.
In a London ballroom Aubrey Mortimer discovers his wife Cecil dazzles society after a life of quiet hardship. She reveals deep love for him while he fears her fame and social ascent may widen their distance, until a tender confession binds them.
Buff tints and beiges with stripes appear in new dresses. Velvet ribbons on bonnets and silk-muslin throat bows trend with washed silks and watered-silk revers. Paniers, triple plumes, and changeable silks show in styles. satin-faced silks replace tulled satins. Green plush serpents adorn bonnets and sleeves. box plaitings replace flat plaitings. Bold color pairings in yellow, pink, and green lead next season.
A young man in Steubenville with a fez, cane, and cigarette clashes with a woman over the weak sex joke. She seizes him by the throat and delivers a dexterous flip, proving politeness counts in the vote as she declares she will vote before his dyspeptic moustache gains more hairs.
The article observes dinner party excesses among the suddenly rich and fashionable, noting chefs and cuisines from Kentucky to Italy. It criticizes frivolous dishes and praises genuine gastronomy, highlighting new tomatoes, cucumber salads, and orange salads. Mentioned names include Miss Juliet Carson, Miss Helen Campbell, and Miss Parlon as writers educating housekeepers.
A historical opinion laments overworked students with six hours in class and four to six more hours of study at home. It argues parents must safeguard a child’s recreation and resist turning homes into additional classrooms unless they actively oversee lessons.
A guide to courteous visiting emphasizes clear invitation terms, respecting hosts’ plans, and guests maintaining independence. It advises punctual meals, minimal fuss, and gracious participation in family routines, aiming for unobtrusive hospitality without lingering beyond necessity.
A £25 Bank of England note found its way back to its origin, traced to a woman in humble circumstances who found it among her grandfather's papers. The note’s loss was likely an accident, with no evidence of theft by the former ward of an old mail coach. The matter ends as the note is recovered.
A reflective piece on feline cunning and human manners. It contrasts Puss’s selfish attachments with sportsmen’s cruelty, and ponders whether nature provides an escape from the cat’s predatory talents. It notes kitten charm in youth, the Becky Sharp comparison, and a playful, warnings tone about catlike behavior.
Senator Sawyer, renowned for wealth in Congress, urged his daughters to be self sufficient. They promised to learn to sew and cook, hosted a dinner, and revealed they prepared the meal and dresses themselves. The father rewarded each daughter with a $25,000 check for independence.
The Star Mountain buck, a four hundred pound Adirondack legend sought by many New York sportsmen, was killed after years of hunting. T Irwin Jr of Oswego secured the head and antlers, to be mounted by a New York taxidermist, preserving a prized long antler trophy.
A religious meditation asserts that beings exist through God and share in his eternal life. It emphasizes unity with the divine, the certainty of living beyond mortality, and the belief that humans are part of God's eternal being, led by S A Brooke.
The New Haven Register notes a budding fashion dubbed riding pillion where a woman sits behind a man on a saddle for a close ride, seen as an appealing novelty for the season. Mount Eta’s aspect changed after the eruption, now 3280 metres high with a crater rim reduced to ten metres in circumference.
A note to send with a tailor’s unpaid suit prompts a boy to deliver a package with a picture and a taunting note. The recipient woman reads a message from her lover admitting tired devotion and the tailor learns of the deception. The lover is brusquely rebuffed by the girl's father when he calls.
The fragmentary text recounts a bizarre exchange about baldness and marital anger. A speaker notes men pull out hair when angry, while wives pull out what remains. The joke ends with a quip about a married man keeping a hair.
An advertisement promises cure of pimples black heads blotches and eruptions using Dr Fraziers Magic Ointment. It cites F Drake of Cleveland Ohio as a cured case after doctoring failed and notes Henry & Co sole proprietors. Also promotes Williams Indian Pile Ointment for piles sold by Emmert & Burrell.
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