08 May 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1878
Page
1
A satirical verse mocks a young pianist and her virtuoso display. The speaker extols familiar concert terms while urging a return to traditional tunes such as Maiden's Prayer and Swanee River, contrasting modern bravura with classic pieces.
Through mist of blossom spray orioles sing for May delight. Brown bees hum in clover while spring voices cry June and June once more. Scribner publishes in May with a lyrical nature scene.
Miss Laura M. Gemmil d elivers a High School reading on gossip and the female role in society. The piece condemns idle talk among both women and cultured men, warns of sensational newspaper practices, and recalls the iron mask as a symbol of public shaming for gossips.
From Washington April 27 1878 the piece surveys society's women artists in the capital Mrs Morrell and Miss Ransom depicted in Paris era works and a General Lee portrait in progress, then shifts to Florida sensationalism McLin confession reaction, political bills, and upcoming budget battles with President Hayes pay issue and Gordon's predicted speech.
Excerpt discusses marital love and neglect, urging wives to recall youth and foster harmony. It references Chamber's Journal and values peaceful homes. The passage then lists periodicals and books featured in Littell's Living Age, noting subscription options from Littell & Gay, Boston.
The Gilbert Elevated Railway from Trinity Church to Central Park opened on Wednesday. George M. Pullman, principal stockholder, organized the inaugural trip as crowds cheered. An engine and four cars moved over the line in twenty minutes.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a somber foreboding tied to an accident aboard a Europe bound by cable. Names, places, dates unclear. cannot determine full details from the fragment.
Washington Letter recalls a 1870s night when Rutherford hosted a card party with Evarts Sherman and Mrs Hayes presiding. The anecdote paints Mrs Hayes as gatekeeper, keeping distractions away from the president and guests as rumors of intrigue surface and a later admission of constraints on social life at the White House.
Charles Werner reports in the Leavenworth Times a golden display at Hershfield & Bro's showing a tin pan filled with gold from the Penobscot mine. Nate Vestel, Montana bonanza king, owns the mine near Helena, recently in debt but now earning about 2000 daily with 70000 in gold in two months and a 200000 offer from a Chicago firm. The piece notes his rise and a humorous anecdote about a junior clerk asking for bereavement leave.
A jumble of quips, anecdotes, and notices reprinted from various papers. It cites jokes about old age and youth, animals, travel and daily life, with brief mentions of Brooke, Bret Harte, and the Paris exposition costs. The tone is crowded, stray items flow with puns and witticisms.
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