06 Nov 1878
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1878
Page
1
In this fable from the Sandy Circle two glasses a red wine and clear water trade boasts of deeds. The wine claims conquest and ruin while the water counters with mercy healing thirst and lifting the weak. The pair recount their triumphs from a rich banquet to rural praise as they sit on the rich man’s table.
A March 1807 siege of Dantzic sees Jerome Dubois saved by Natalie Vaillant amid a deadly storm. He rescues Lisette, is condemned for desertion, and is spared when a sortie changes the battle. Lefebvre refuses pardon but promises promotion. Dubois becomes a captain after the crisis and eventual heroism.
The article extols John Howard born in 1726 as a model of selfless service, linking his name to the Howard Association and a long history of prison reform and humanitarian work. It chronicles his motives, prison visits across Europe, relief work, abstemious life, and death in 1790 after aiding pestilence response on the Black Sea.
Two hundred farmers attended the Bureau County Agricultural Board meeting in Princeton. Reports include crop yields from 1878 and 1877 spirits and tobacco consumption, stock movements to Chicago and Buenos Ayres, and frost impacts on crops across Normal Peoria Iola Pana and Mulberry Grove Illinois. Prices and crop reports cover spring wheat oats rye barley and corn with apples selling 26 to 60 cents per bushel. The publisher invites farmers to contribute thoughts and ideas to the journal.
A garbled collection of political lines and phrases referencing Democrats, townships, papers, and vague actions. The text repeats party language with unclear terms like dunham and eronkrite, making interpretation and factual extraction difficult. It resembles a political pamphlet or satirical clipping rather than a coherent report.
An assortment of oddities and brief notes include remarks on righteous living, postal cards written in French, large mine withdrawals in Utah, and various anecdotes. Reports cover accidents in Britain, a proposed Alexandria to Cyprus telegraphy line, a new telephone improvement, and social observations from Germany and America.
A Buffalo trial demonstrates using Niagara Falls power via compressed air to transmit energy to the city. A company has formed, with machinery near the Falls and above the Bridal Veil, including large air receptacles and reservoirs. The system would lift about 850000 gallons of water 150 feet each minute, using a 214 foot fall, and ties to Day's canal as a water power link.
A well dressed gentleman praises the works of the divinely gifted Smith and seeks to buy one at any price, while the dealer has no Smiths. The next day a man brings in no fine Smiths, unsure of value or demand, but wishes to sell them. The dealer pairs the two events to detect a possible deception.
The late Cardinal Franchi charmed guests with witty talk at a dinner with Cardinal Manning. He scandalized the host by producing a cigar case and offering cigars to all. He doubted England’s Catholic conversion, saying it would not occur in his day and joking that it would require canonizing Saint Mammon.
A traveler questions a young lady about seat engagement in a railway car and she reveals she is his baggage. A plantain remedy for toothache is described using chopped leaves infused in alcohol, with a tincture applied to the tooth and taken in small doses.
A traveler asks why the vessel stopped during a dense fog. The unperturbed wheelhouse manager cites fog and poor visibility. When reminded they can see the stars, the urbane pilot responds that until the river is clear they won’t move. The passenger returns to bed.
A St Joseph County Michigan Republican notes a dangerous practice of coloring ham bags with chrome yellow a lead chromate pigment. He praises turmeric as a cheap harmless alternative and cites an unusual local curiosity about a tramp who accepted work offered by W Wilson of Bury Oak and now serves faithfully.
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