10 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1880
Page
1
A verse from All the Year Round urges readers to let offenses pass and avoid anger. It highlights that anger harms sensibility, and joys are fleeting like dew on spray. The speaker suggests singing a cheery song and reflecting on personal errs to ease sorrow.
A staged robbery tale unfolds as a Bolivar forest pursuer carries ten thousand dollars to buy lands. Murder follows when a masked rival demands the satchel and killer is killed by locals. The villain Bill Larkin is identified and hanged by a lynch mob at the oak where the murder occurred. The piece ends with advice on mule breeding and market demand.
The New York Post notes New York city’s underuse of pneumatic tubes for rapid mail and parcels. It cites an early Broadway tunnel, mentions Western Union tests, and compares London and Paris systems. The piece suggests elevated rail lines offer a cheap route to install tubes and urges capitalists to adopt the scheme for public benefit.
During a sermon at the Grand Rapids Michigan Baptist Church a five year old child left his seat and stood beside Pastor Graves. When asked what he wanted the boy requested a glass of water. The pastor served it, the boy drank, bowed, and returned to his seat thinking the crowd honored his misstep.
A survey of tech progress and oddities includes Popular Science noting Morley of Holyoke with a button sewing machine for shoes, Deprez’s new electro motor, and a long critique of Dr Richardson. It also covers orbital magnetism insights, Japan’s divination practices with bamboo sticks, and a Portland Me exhibition of two minute steamship models built over 464 days.
A guide on gentle handling of young animals to ensure future obedience and productivity. Kindness from birth prevents fear, improves behavior, and increases dairy value. Calves and lambs learn from calm treatment, while harsh blows hinder milk production and resale appeal. Professional dairymen seek well treated stock before purchase.
Next to Old Swedes, Christ Church Philadelphia stands as a venerable church building. The parish traces its founding to 1695 with a wood and brick church completed in 1697.
A French inventor develops a simple device for non-swimmers using inflated Indian rubber bags to keep the user upright. The jacket supports head and shoulders, enabling propulsion. The main novelty is a collapsible propeller system that works like a duck's foot, expanding when pulled back and collapsing when pushed forward, suspended by chains from the buoyant jacket.
A Toledo man divorces in Indiana to wed another. His daughter finds the ad and proves the affair. She coerces a public remarriage to restore the family, planning to keep the truth hidden and suggesting a climate change for the husband.
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