29 May 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1878
Page
1
A fragmented lyric poem imagines wealth from ships returning with gems and gold. The speaker longs for one ship to come home safely, fearing loss yet praying winds bring the beloved vessel back. The refrain laments ships at sea and seeks reunion and love over riches.
Poem fragment describes faith as a companion on life’s shore. It evokes weary souls, guiding hand, angelic eyes, and a rose scent of Paradise. The speaker envisions beloved passes crossing into the beyond while Faith remains beside the reader.
A village tale unfolds from Sophy Groves's, where Cousin Eunice narrates Prissy and Mosey’s lives at Yellerlouse Farm. Prissy’s love Arnold Rice, a vanished fiancé, a missing fifty dollar note, and a hidden letter in an old cream pot drive a family through sorrow to a wedding and a lasting providence.
A veteran writer advises wives and mothers to be cheerful and agreeable to sustain marriages. She urges daily kindness, practical sensibility, and a tender character as the path to lasting happiness, noting a wife’s influence on her husband’s pride. A separate anecdote recalls two men soliciting charity and a tale of a housekeeper’s wage in old days. The latter laments low pay for four weeks of exhaustive labor in domestic tasks.
Windred Years Ago Bam, second President, records in his diary a long critique of public houses and spirits. He links taverns to vice, poverty, and crime, noting their impact on religion, morals, and social order, and observes an increase in such houses driving voters and misfortune in towns.
Sleep before midnight refreshes the body and skin while late nights show through in dull eyes pale skin and tired features. Healthful rest a few hours earlier preserves brightness, charm and vitality, making the face look rested and lively.
A well dressed boy and a ragged urchin are pictured near City Hall. A gentleman praises the well mannered boy for sharing his apple with the hungry child, patting him on the head and expressing sympathy for the poor boy.
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