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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1870
Page
8
A Beverly Mass pupil faced punishment after a school earthquake shock when a teacher blamed his seat. Joe Meek, famed Oregon trapper and Polk relative, travels to Washington as Territorial messenger. A playful exchange mocks frontier marriage and Indian fears, highlighting popular frontier banter.
A Washington letter reports Chief Justice Chase will retreat from public life this winter. Friends have trouble reaching him as he has moved from the city to distant suburbs. Ohioans claim his retired pay will provide ample means for him and his family.
The text explains that papillomata or warts arise from an active neoplastic process in the rete. It notes the epidermal and connective tissue hypertrophy, with papillary structures elongating passively due to epidermal swelling and surface elevation driven by hypertrophy of both epidermis and underlying tissue.
A Victorian tone anecdote traces imitation from a New Yorker who had porcelain decorated with his daughter’s face, and a Sacramento cook who copied a ritual of ingredient use after the first failed cake. The piece notes a broader theme of copying across cultures and practices.
A merchant recounts an Oriental contractor who, lacking American building skill, hired a Yankee to erect the first home for a San Jose client. After completion he dismissed the workers and completed the remaining fourteen houses solo. He praises the race's industry adaptability and memory as a asset to the republic.
From Frankford September 13 the German press ponders Napoleon's possible return to the French throne. Reports claim he may reach Paris after Wilhelmshohe stay, with Prussia controlling peace terms and the republic's fate uncertain. A vivid portrait of Napoleon's waning vitality accompanies rumors of a political comeback.
A reflective note by A Typographical Kelle on printer life and editing a newspaper. The piece contrasts lights and shadows of the trade and cites a vivid scene of a venerable printer perched on a stool in the office as part of daily work.
Reader notes highlight witty quotes and jests from Geo D Prentice and contemporary papers. The selection riffs on manners, ghosts, love, and credit with satirical quips about marriage, gardeners, gold, and the inconveniences of status and cash.
A reviewer praises Mr. Burlingame for delivering his campaign oration with exact repetition yet apparent spontaneity. The author notes his unfailing accuracy, the rule of repeating verbatim while adjusting to each audience, and compares him to Tom Corwin as a master of consistent rhetoric. From the Atlantic Monthly November.
In commercial circles the war’s effect remains muted though crop destruction and food waste have pushed breadstuff prices up in anticipation of continental demand. The rise has not boosted exports due to a shortage of vessels to carry goods.
The text analyzes how war impacts exports and domestic prices, noting higher railroad freights hamper grain and flour from Santis, causing price declines in Chicago and Milwaukee. It discusses potential European demand, reduced cotton prices, the need to harvest more for equal net returns, and widespread business dissatisfaction across sectors from cotton to coal. It also mentions improved tobacco and meat prices and a general credit-heavy western and southern trade.
The Washington reading of Dickens from Bleak House featured a dog in the audience barking during emotional passages. Dickens grew red with laughter, then regained composure as the audience quieted. A related note recalls Dickens describing animals and his Washington dog tales in James T. Field’s papers. The piece ends with a reflective plea on kindness to children.
At a Scranton agricultural trot last week a driver was thrown from the sulky as his horse continued. Une gathered himself, cut across the grounds, intercepted the horse, remounted, and won the heat and the race.
The President has relieved Admiral Porter from active duty at the Navy Department upon his request due to continued ill health.
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