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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1879
Page
6
A collage of brief notes on trade and politics includes foreign merchants shipping eggs to London in cheap coffins for profit, a Michigan farmer seeking Yale terms for a car and schooling for his son, and notes on banking discounts for Canadian notes. Other items cover vintages, labor relief costs in Pennsylvania, and humorous exchanges about smuggling and smoking etiquette.
From Kansas City Missouri to Kansas City Kansas dated March 8 1879 the writer praises mild weather and booming growth. They note 60000 residents expanding at 26 percent yearly, booming pork packing with Plankington Armour processing 4000 hogs daily, and large immigrant traffic to settle Kansas. They advise new settlers to inspect land first and discuss Indian Territory opening and expected migration patterns.
An article on cold weather health explains catching cold as a first step to possible illnesses. It stresses prevention through pure air nutritious food and clothing to maintain skin temperature and recommends regular exercise to generate body heat.
In a court scene Abraham, an attorney, defends a client charged with donkey larceny. The prosecutor testifies he tied the beast at the gate, prompting cross questions about where the donkey was stolen from, followed by hearty laughter from judge and audience.
The Father of the English Language united Norman French and Anglo-Saxon in a landmark blend. The Canterbury Tales include over 2000 French terms, many borrowed wholesale, with others only slightly altered. Chaucer’s linguistic contributions are hailed as a rich, transformative influx to English.
The text argues that allowing children to sew and make mistakes aids learning. It says a child who is constantly shielded from errors may become static and unvital, like a tallow candle, suited only for burning, implying growth comes through correcting missteps.
The Leices ter Square soup kitchen superintendent outlines a method to feed the poor with inexpensive soup. For one hundred gallons, cook bullocks heads or legs, onions, carrots, turnips, three quarters of a bushel of lentils or peas, a pail of rice, and a portion of flour to thicken.
Christing Nilsson is soon to be installed as the Grand Mistress of the English Branch of the Eastern Star, a charitable Masonic order for English women of rank and distinction with male relatives who are Masons.
Local notices report the arrival of mall projects at Wreiteport Post Office area and at Gluscablullons with details pending official confirmation.
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