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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1875
Page
5
A scrambled collection of quips and vignettes drawn from a newspaper page. It mixes jokes about editors and printers with brief witticisms on life, marriage, spelling bees, and everyday curiosities featuring casual references to places, people, and observations from Milwaukee, Boston, Chicago, and more.
Uncle Joe tells of a May exam at a distant school three miles from home where rivals Henry Bascombe and the narrator vie for a ten dollar prize for the best essay. A chloroform mishap ruins the plan to cheat, leading to a late, honest realization that integrity proves more valuable than the prize.
The Queen held court at Buckingham Palace with the Prince and Princess of Wales and royal entourage. Attendees included the Countess of Morton and other nobles while escorted by the Royal Horse Guard. Dresses featured sable trains, satin, Honiton lace, blue silks, and diamond tiaras and orders.
A writer recalls Alfonso the exiled Spanish prince at a Geneva boarding school. American students taunted him as “Spain” and he asserted royal status, prompting a physical scuffle that ended with his removal from the school.
Mr Howarth of London argues AmericanTurn toward Indian type in New England populations due to climate change and gradual racial shift. The piece notes immigration sustaining population while internal change is external. Also includes Greens recipe from London Garden and a humorous song promotion by Sep Winner for Spelling Bees fans.
A stranger asks Mr. Backbite to pay for sawing his wood left on the sidewalk. Backbite refuses then pays a dollar to avoid a violent confrontation, after the man threatens dire consequences. Cincinnati Saturday Night.
A young lady at twilight invites her little black dog inside after he sits on the stoop wagging. Her pastor, dressed in black, eyes the scene with a curved smile. The woman clarifies she meant the dog and the scene ends with a cautious, playful adjustment.
A prudential view argues that steady effort, integrity, self improvement, and prudent savings lead to lasting fortune and respect. The piece contrasts luck with the hard road walked by men who master business and cultivate character. It notes other quicker paths exist but praises the durable path of diligence.
Mrs A A Dinsmore of 19 Russell Street endorses H R Stevens Blood Preparation as a superior blood purifier and spring medicine for scrofula cankerous humors and rheumatic affections after years of use and trying many remedies.
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