03 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1880
Page
1
An elderly couple recalls a stylish church service where wealth and poverty sit apart. They reflect on the beggar at the gate versus the richly dressed worshippers, warning against pride and urging humble piety as they anticipate heaven’s simple, pure faith.
A proud storekeeper Samuel Phillips is driven from home by a harsh father after a shop theft incident. Years later he returns to save his father from ruin as the father’s pride collapses, and son’s generosity restores family ties and fortune.
A passenger describes a curious man with a glass eye who stares at a woman aboard a Kansas Pacific train. The exchange leads to a humorous explanation and a pleasant continuation of the journey. The piece then shifts to a feature on a fashionable new laugh and a separate note about the Dismal Swamp in Virginia, debunking myths and praising its healthful environment and natural waters.
A San Francisco portrait of the hoodlum as a modern urban menace. The piece sketches his ragged appearance, flashy Sunday attire, and roguish behavior from tar flat quarters to assaults on local shops and washhouses, depicting him as a social threat feared by police and citizens.
Mrs Cannon of Robinsonville Texas felt impact on her face while riding from church and found a rattlesnake in her dress sleeve upon returning home. The snake dropped to the floor and was killed. The bite caused swelling and pain leading to a doctor's visit.
A London Telegraph note recalls Muscovite ladies swooning over great musicians. Anton Rubinstein faced kisses and embarrassment after a Moscow concert as patrician fans swarmed the pianist. Salvi, departing Moscow, endured ardent admirers who begged for a lasting souvenir a farewell pinch leaving blue marks for visibility.
An English tourist witnesses a funeral in a country churchyard where a dejected man takes a tooth from a skull and sews it into his clothing to cure toothache. An old man confirms that wearing the skull tooth is a traditional remedy and claims it has kept him free of toothache for five years.
Quick methods for repurposing leftovers include Minced Fowl and Eye a cold roast fowl with egg milk and lemon, Mutton Hash using onion stock and sauces, Beef Rolls from cold beef with puff paste, and beef patties baked in rich pastry. Each recipe emphasizes careful heating and avoiding boil to keep the dish appetizing.
An exhortation to mothers to avoid cosmetics on young girls. The piece urges preserving natural skin through fresh air, exercise, and water, warns against bismuthcontaining powders, and compares powdering to dressing a rosy baby for a ball. It emphasizes the bloom of girlhood and questions a mother’s role in cosmetic use.
A brick three story school building at Northfield Mass, funded by Mr Moody and allies. Ground floor measures 100 by 40 with a central tower rising seventy five feet and two side towers. First floor houses kitchen dining parlor reception rooms study and two schoolrooms. Second and third floors hold thirty seven dormitories with brown ash interiors and inside blinds.
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