15 May 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1878
Page
1
A reflective poem critiques social ranks and dress as superficial, urging that true value lies in honor, feeling, and thought. It denounces titled privilege and calls for universal rights, justice, and the dignity of all people regardless of status. The speaker emphasizes labor, justice, and inner worth over outward spectacle.
Col Nathaniel J Cooling of San Joaquin recounts a voyage tale on the Magnolia in which he first falls for a bogus New York diamond, bets heavily to prove its value, and after duping swindlers, has the real gem set in his ring before returning to California, leaving the con men bruised but alive. Eighteen thousand dollars net from the caper, with Cool Nat declaring the Golden State the place to learn bold tricks.
An old item warns that sweet oil cannot reliably neutralize poisons and may cause harm after ingesting corrosives. The piece notes no universal antidote exists, and urges against trying the alleged poison neutralizer, highlighting risks and calling out the quoted claim as absurd.
A young lady described with vivid features visits a Jefferson street dry goods store seeking corn colored silk. The youngest clerk mishears and presents scarlet. The customer repeats corn color, the clerk jokes about corn colors, and the proprietor arrives as she leaves, column ready.
The piece extols George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as ideal civic figures and urges present leaders to emulate their virtues. It recounts Washingtons resilience at Valley Forge, his two presidential terms, and his postwar retreat, alongside a Lincoln anecdote on military discipline illustrating leadership and trust.
Gen Sherman promotes a new book of reminiscences that revisits Civil War stories with personal impact and sharp anecdotes drawn from his own experiences, offering a brisk, observation-rich collection that stands out among revived tales.
A haggard tramp pleads for food at a Court Street home while a wary woman refuses citing her husband’s orders. He retorts with a wry, desperate plea about a sick mother and hunger, noting his thrifty alternative meals from newspaper ads and a restaurant billboard. The exchange ends with the man moving on, craving even a scrap of nourishment or a photo of a chicken.
On a spring day marking General Lee surrender the capital buzzed with joy. Soldiers from blue and gray mingled as a cabinet meeting with General Grant and Lincoln before his assassination recollections unfold.
A tale recounts Mr. Gladstone riding third class in Ireland with friends to observe the lower classes. A fellow passenger, in a rich Hibernian brogue, remarks that people say the former Prime Minister is on board. Gladstone replies and his companion adds that there is not a bigger blackguard in it.
A Land and Water London correspondent reports on a Russian approach to hydrophobia using Cetonia aura beetles. In spring, locals gather beetle grubs from ants nests, place them in earth until metamorphosis, then kill and dry the beetles. Powdered beetles are stored hermetically and dosed as three for adults after a bite, one for a child, or five if the bite is already manifested. The treatment aims to induce a long sleep and is complemented by surgical bite care. some Russians give dogs a half beetle as prevention.
Report states a Dutch company has secured rights from the Khedive to reclaim about 75,000 acres around Lake Marcotis. If successful, the area would be planted with vines as it once was, restoring a district famed for viticulture.
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