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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1881
Page
5
A lettered miscellany of fragments reports a country village scene with Mrs Brown's gossiping, the Postmaster, and townsfolk. It recounts a pension request, villagers' faults, and a plan to auction Mrs Brown's goods, rugs, and keepsakes amid a wider tale of travel and curiosity.
A letter from India describes fakirs and devotees in a bazaar display of extreme penance. One man vowed to lie on upright nails for twenty six years and had completed sixteen. his body is thin and sore. Another holds a flower pot at arm’s length for five years. An additional devotee stands with an arm raised, muscles rigid and dead, with nails pressed into the flesh. All appear mouldy and sad.
Three Erie Railway employees walked onto ice above the Goat Island bridge to spike a twelve foot log with a sign reading Gap East via Eria Railway. Spectators gathered as the log shifted, water splashed, and the men struggled back to shore after a near perilous crossing. They declined future repeats for 1000 apiece.
Public opinion holds that Spring Blossom cleanses Breod quickly, despite doctors not agreeing. Advertisement notes price at 50 cents for full size and 10 cents for trial size.
A fragment from a 19th century page mocks puns about land bought on credit and a window repair comparison to Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil. It also promotes Carter's Tron Pills for nervous and circulatory symptoms and notes a tailor charging for fur lining, referencing a sable cloak case.
Theoretical water power equals the weight of moving water times its velocity per second, divided by 550. Discharge or square inches measure cross section of water to drive a wheel, not fixed by bucket or chute sizes.
The Rev. Dr. Withrow of Boston rejects Mother Shipton, ignores planetary positions and statuary forecasts, yet agrees with self Prophecy adherents that humanity is approaching the world's end.
Readable church schedules list multiple denominations with service times and Sunday school details across Pleasant Street and related streets. Also lists city officials including mayor, city clerk, treasurer, attorney, marshal, street commissioner, surveyor, aldermen, county officers, clerk, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, and board of education with names and offices.
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