Only a Woman with an Ache for Rest in Firelight
A fragmentary verse image imagines a woman with an aching heart musing over fate woven threads. Hope slain within her breast, she values life yet seeks quiet rest amid a sad refrain.
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11 May 1881
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Freeport Journal in Freeport, Illinois
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1881
Page
1
A Siren's Call Ends in Love and Loss at Sea
Arnold Geith rescues a stranger in a fogbound coast tale and falls for Mabel Vere, but his heart remains with Rachel Huntley. After betrayal and heartbreak, a long wandering returns him to Rachel, who becomes his wife, while Mabel’s match ends in tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Chafid
AstrAbe
Reaver
Arnold
Rachel
Mabel Vere
Miss Vere
Mabel
New York
Chresapeake
James
Mr. Geith
Harold Mortimer
Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland Packing and shipping cod in St Johns
The cod fishery dominates Newfoundland’s economy with St Johns as the main trading hub. Salted fish are dried on shores, hauled to wharves, culled by experts, then packed by women and boys, pressed into casks, hooped, and sent to ships for the West Indies or Mediterranean ports. The entire process is strikingly rapid and efficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
St. Johns
West Indies
Mediterranean
Compressed Air Locomotion Trials Expand To Rail and Sea
A report notes experiments with compressed air propulsion in Philadelphia locomotives and Paris tramways. Colonel Beaumont’s ten ton air engine, with a 1000 psi reservoir, runs thirty miles in 63 minutes drawing sixteen tons, and aims to propel torpedo-boats and underground lines without steam smoke. Heathorn proposes water jet propulsion through narrow outlets to maximize surface contact, offering an alternative to turbine-like schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Paris
Beaumont
Royal Arsenal
Woolwich
Arsenal
Dartford
Heathorn
Sweating Rupees Reduces Value in India Banks
In India sweating rupees in cyanide or potassium baths is rising, with the Bank of Bombay loudly protesting defaced light rupees. Coins examined show many have been sweated to two annas, as the bank cannot allow sixteen annas of value to pass for fourteen. Holders face a 12 percent loss on last year’s mint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bank of Bombay
Bank of Ory
Uniform requirements for British navy officers described
Officers in the British navy must provide four distinct uniforms: full dress rarely worn except at St James levees. dress for court-martials balls and official receptions. undress for ordinary duty. dinner-dress featuring a round jacket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
The Origin of the Term Cracker in Georgia
A correspondent cites Dr W B Jones of Burke arguing the term cracker began in Savannah after 1776 with outlying forest dwellers who raided farms. It spread to all country Georgians through intermarriage and social mixing, with later Savannah elites using it as well. The claim rests on a London 1783 work by Anthony Stones, once Georgia Chief Justice, now rare and held by Congressional Library with copies in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Crackers
Atlanta Constitution
W. B. Jones
Burke
Savannah
Critain
Oglethorpe
North Carolina
Virginia
Clethorpe
London
Anthony Stones
Georgia
Congressional Library
Washington
C. Jones
Salem Dutcher
Augusta
Breakfast talk between Cameron and Jeff Davis over secession
Simon Cameron recounts a breakfast with Jeff Davis during Senate debates before secession. Davis urged peaceful separation. Cameron warned war if the North coerce. both men stood firm. Davis left the Senate soon after, and Cameron says he never saw him again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Union
Cameron
Potomac River
Susquehanna
Senate
The Faithful Dog and Human Affection
A reflection on the uncritical love of animals, especially dogs, versus human judgement. The author notes family life invites unseen scrutiny from wives and sons, while dogs offer unconditional devotion free from faultfinding. The piece praises canine affection as pure and sustaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Philip Gilbert Lumerton
Baroness Coutts Marriage Threatened by Grandmother Slip
The Baroness Coutts’s marriage seems charming but fragility emerges when the young husband calls her grandma. This gaffe risks strain as the couple navigates social expectations and personal foibles.
The Atheist Hume and the Christian Charity Trap
A fragment tells of David Hume wandering a swamp near Edinburgh when he sinks in mud. A passing woman ignores his plea until he recites the Lord's Prayer and the creed to prove faith. She then helps him out, insisting charity requires belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hume
Edinburg
Hume
Ni¢H
Sable King of Hawaii Feigns Regal Deference in Frisco
Stockton Independent recalls an anecdote about the king of Hawaii at a San Francisco reception. A late-arriving young woman mistook him for a waiter and asked for more ice, which he served with rumored success. The tale mocks royal pomp and notes regional jokes about his power under ministers and being called Dave by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton Independent
Hawaii
San Francisco
Mountjoy’s Bloodhound Pursuit Ends At Inn Door
A London sporting correspondent recalls Mountjoy’s tale of outrunning Lord W s bloodhounds over Hampstead Heath and a later night chase. The dog pack reportedly slipped early, forcing Mountjoy to sprint to safety at an inn, where he barred the doors and vowed revenge. Virginia reports five of twenty eight new iron furnaces built in the United States last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountjoy
London
Lord W
Col. A
Hampstead Heath
Howlt
Virginia
United States
Orange grove yield per acre estimated by authorities
The historian Fairbanks states an average orange tree yields about 700 fruit per season. With sixty trees per acre, 42,000 oranges per acre are expected, worth about $840. The estimate is cited as a reliable baseline, noting some groves will exceed or fall short this mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Floda
Carter's Smart Weed and Belladonna Back Ache Plasters
The new combination of Smart Weed and Belladonna, used in Starters Back-ache Plasters, is praised as one of the best for weak or lame backs and related pains. A plaster over the stomach is said to stop chronic dyspepsia pain at once. Sold by Emmert & Burrell at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Emmert & Burrell
Military rosters under new law list German army units
Under the new military law the German standing army will number about 18 000 commissioned officers 427 000 privates and non commissioned officers 1 700 surgeons 600 veterinary surgeons 650 gunsmiths 800 paymasters and 80 000 horses Prussia furnishes 3 30 000 men Bavaria 50 000 Saxony 27 000 Wurtemberg 19 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Bavaria
Saxony
Wurtemberg
Burdock Blood Bitters Sold By Drugists
Annoyance at burrs on clothing leads to remark that Burdock Root is a valuable blood cleanser. Burdock Blood Bitters are offered by druggists noted at 81.00 with a trial size of 10 cents.
Carter's Iron Pills for blood nerves and complexion
Palpitation of the heart nervousness tremblings nervous headache cold hands and feet pain in the back and other forms of weakness relieved by Carter's Iron Pills. Sold by Emmert & Burrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Emmert & Burrell
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Rachel Huntley
Anal S
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Sigmus
Fo Arnold
Tero
Olean
Danny
Sue
Chesapeake
Eartt
Bend
Hop Hittere Mfg. Co
Rochester
N. Y
Téromo
Traser
Mae
Regal
Tutt's
Murray
Tutt
Express
Murray St
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