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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1882
Page
8
A compilation of short items looms from varied topics including publishing figures, biographical notes on William D Howells, a Paris inheritance, Lake Constance, and a Swiss lake formation. It mentions prison costs, a Pensacola model man, English church influence, shipmates, Puget Sound camps, and child education quips.
A noted New York music teacher recalls a tale of a fashionable wife who secretly studied singing. Her progress inspires her husband to rediscover his devotion after a church performance reveals the truth. A happier couple emerges from a tale of music and marital strain.
In Paristan dialogue set on the crash day two figures discuss wealth and loss. One asks another about funds and possibility of a quick scheme claiming twelve millions could be made for both, then negotiates a small loan as the talk turns to desperation and missed sums.
In a Forest and Stream tale a boy runs away from school to join a hunting party. A candid exchange leads to a dramatic flush of a ruffed grouse as the boy watches and learns the field craft.
An English opinion notes Americans verdict that Wilde is not a fool and thrives abroad. It credits George Lewis for arranging the trip with D Oyly Carte, showing laughter and earnings in the United States while London spectators mock. It cites a London Citizen quip about the first aesthetic with Balaam's ass as punchline.
A New Orleans funeral honors Margaret Haughery with a distinguished pallbearers’ line including a governor ex governor two generals an editor a clergyman a banker and a merchant. The procession draws wide official representation as brokers pause on the stock exchange to show respect. Haughery woman of humble origin built a riverfront eating house bakery feeding steamboat workers for five cents to curb whisky and funded three orphan asylums before dying rich in reputation.
Observation in Salzburg Tyrol shows bricks from eight clay varieties acquire magnetic polarity after baking. Seven of eight baked bricks become magnetized while unbaked ones do not. Additional tests by Kell and Triendl indicate mineral samples like Breunerite and hornblende show induced magnetism after heating, with magnetism diminishing over time though ancient slag remains magnetic.
In Ontario country districts residents still enjoy de molishing unused toll houses long after tolls were abolished. The practice reflects local nostalgia and ongoing idle vandalism in rural areas.
Professor John H. Newberry discussed two main ancient American groups at the Academy of Sciences. The mound-builders inhabited the Mississippi valley with evidence of farming, mining, and extensive burial rites. The palace-builders ranged from Chile to Utah, peaking in Central America, Mexico, and Peru with grand roads, aqueducts, and cities.
A tale from Lippincott's Magazine recalls Mrs Tucker wife of Judge Tucker of Williamsburg solving a court day dining mishap. She welcomed a dozen lawyers without warning and, after a graceful dinner, invited them to dine again the next day. The moral: avoid apologies for guests.
An elderly poultry expert in the Country Gentleman warns that black varieties produce poor market quality due to pin feathers, while white or light-colored fowls sell better. Asiatic breeds are praised as strong winter layers, with chicks selling high as broilers in spring. Small breeds are gentler but fragile in cold, so multiple small houses are advised for flocks.
A golden eagle was killed on the Reavis ranch near Chico California while attempting to seize a dog the bird measured seven feet across from wingtip to wingtip. Fashionable dressmakers report overwhelming requests for artistic dresses from their lady customers. A Georgia mule has a right fore foot split like an ox hoof.
A reader letter from Mourne Illinois dated July 14 1881 testifies to the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The couple states the remedy helped kidney trouble and liver regulation after other doctors failed and praise it as the best medicine they ever used.
A physician notes years of kidney and liver pain and credits H H Warner Co Rochester for a Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The letter claims the product relieved suffering after prior medical failure. May 1881 city context implied.
Thousands of strong endorsements back Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for kidney liver and urinary diseases. Readers warned to avoid delay due to danger. London Live Stock Journal offers two methods to start a bulky horse, including quiet waiting or confinement until it walks out.
Post Office data shows 123 million postal cards dispatched in Germany in 1880. Berlin's Post Office Museum exhibits 418 different kinds of postcards.
An old advertisement touts Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment as a universal cure for piles and related itching in private parts. It claims instant, painless relief after application and offers testimonials from J M Coffinberry of Cleveland. Sold by Emmert Burrell and Henry Co in Cleveland for $1.00.
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