17 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1880
Page
1
A young narrator recalls a panic during a midnight alarm at Graylands estate. After escaping a locked back window she helps summon the gamekeeper and guards, chasing burglars with muddy clothes and booted courage. The mistake reveals a cook’s misstep and a false alarm that bonds the household and neighbor Maggie.
A terrified narrator recalls a burglary scare as five men try the kitchen door at five in the morning. Nurses and a nursery maid alert Miss Jane to the danger while the narrator contemplates alarms, escape, and summoning the keeper for aid amid a sequence of mounting dread.
A detailed report traces Prince Roland Bonaparte's potential claim to San Donato and the Blanc fortune. It outlines marriages of Prince Pierre, legitimacy of offspring under French law, and Mme Marie Blanc's purchase of San Donato with a 32,000 pound estate deal, plus prior Monaco payments by M Blanc to cover prince expenses.
A Country Gentleman writer extols buttermilk as a remedy for stimulant cravings and stomach ailments. Regular use supposedly curbs whisky desire, strengthens digestion, and supplies lactic acid. It is claimed to prevent heart valve calcification and reduce heart flutter tied to digestive issues.
A young man named Noftsinger was hanged at Gainesville for the murder of Kline. The crime occurred on a warm summer night as Kline and his wife slept on the porch, the husband killed by a shotgun blast. The widow, who was pregnant with twins, confessed she prepared the porch pallet. she rose during the act and later said Gardner fired, aided by Noltsinger, her former lover. The woman is recovering and likely to survive.
At Pala in southern California an anniversary celebration of St Louis is held under the monks of the mission of San Louis Key. A large crowd of Spaniards and Indians attends daily masses during the week and bull fights in the churchyard. A bull and bear fight drew particular attention.
The text explains a simple concrete wall method using 3x4 joists as corners with external joists placed about eight feet apart and planks inside to form a one foot thickness. It outlines a cement mix of cement sand gravel, filling between planks with stones, pouring successive layers, and raising pinks. It notes walls can be two feet thick for large buildings and claims durable, paintless, repair-free results.
A Village rifle team member in Wyoming Territory prepared a long distance shot at an elk using a bizarre rig and precise wind readings. Two aides placed flags to bound the target but the elk fled before the shot could be fired.
Sir Garnet Wolseley, the British commander in South Africa, is noted as a tee totaler. The report highlights his temperance stance amid colonial campaigns and military leadership.
The writer notes English and French bathing styles at Brighton, praising British shoes and dress while critiquing crowns of the English leg and physique. He contrasts English, American, and French women, commenting on skin tone, hips, and posture with a minimal nod to English vitality and beauty.
The Christian Union notes the revision of the Bible is nearing completion with the New Testament to be issued first and the Old Testament not before 1883 due to its larger size. It warns against prejudiced opposition to changes while praising forty-one Greek scholars from all creeds for their careful English and fidelity to the Greek original. The piece urges calm judgment once the revised version is published.
A gallery displays a rich assortment of bindings from By, Lé Gascon, Crome, and Wrante-Banest, including silver and enamel pieces. Highlights include a Russian book cover in silver, a decorative German revival binding, and a rare embroidery bound item. The collection spans Italian, French, and Oriental influences, with notable examples from Margherita d'Arezzo and a painted silk exercice bound volume.
Practical gardeners note cuttings of fuchsias verbenas lobelia and others root freely in moist sand sawdust or water in brisk temperatures. Ferruginous soil and silica boost flower colors. unleached wood ashes and potash improve brightness. Iron oxide scales from heated iron bars offer a source of ferruginous material for soils.
A Toronto observer lauds Ada Cavendish for her fall in The New Magdalen noting she does not let herself down easily and laughs off danger with a striking metaphor about drops like a coon from a pine tree.
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