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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1873
Page
6
A jumble of anecdotes and quips from a bygone era includes misheard names, playful misreadings, and sly humor. Bits touch on a county clerk, a sea voyage, a minstrel organ, and a bank of miscommunications. The prose preserves a echo of period wit and social snapshots.
Noah Brooks reflects on New England boyhood days by the sea, contrasting salt air and stormy coast with inland summers. He recalls Aunt Rachel guiding him along the shore during gales, shipwreck relics, mussel gatherings, driftwood fires, and raft building with buoyant coastal joys for boys who never sailed.
A near-forgotten tale of the thimble finger hat once worn by girls mothers and ladies. The piece traces origin from Holland or China with the claim the inventor was a woman and notes the thimble’s evolution from tiny accessory to common item in English homes. It recalls Pope and the growth of sewing tech in a nostalgic voice.
A little boy offers aid to a struggling woman in the rain by taking her umbrella and tying her parcels with a string. The woman thanks him and he replies that he likes to help people, urging readers to do likewise.
A humorous reminiscence describes a boy at a surprise party wearing his first paper collar. The narrator endures heat and embarrassment as the collar slips, sparks laughter, and prompts a swift retreat home.
A Galveston News correspondent recounts Satanta and Big Tree after release from Huntsville prison. Satanta compares Indians to a small handful of sand and whites to vast hills, urging peace as whites can whip them. Big Tree adds the leaves of the tree are Indians and whites fill the forest, noting the danger of firing guns. The chiefs suspect subsidy and question the sincerity of peace while the pair recall trains, white camps, and minstrel shows. Satanta admits learning from whites and vows not to fight again, warning natives are like children next to whites.
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