24 Nov 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1880
Page
1
The piece laments fallen soldiers and memorializes their sacrifice. It contrasts the quiet bivouac with former battles, praising courage and the cost of victory. The poem invokes eternal camping ground, silence after war, and the finality of death in combat. It references glory, banners, and the foe’s advance as memories fade.
Beulah, governess at West Lawn, wrestles with a crossroad between love and fortune. Bertie Alsager, a rich bachelor, professes love and promises luxury, while Vernon returns soon with a demanded loyalty. Tomorrow brings a confrontation as Beulah faces two suitors and a torn heart.
Beulah wavers between Bertie Alsager and Pierce Vernon as a storm rages in her life. She visits the library to choose love or career, confesses fear of losing Vernon, and betrays him to Alsager. A perilous cliff rescue follows as Alsager acts, and Vernon survives while Beulah loses both men to a bleak future.
The writer compares Wiesbaden to Saratoga and Newport, noting outdoor living, grand kursaals and casinos open to all, and villas with names like Villa Anna. Lodgings exist in villas, meals are taken outside, parks are wilder, and American visitors pay similar costs. The hot springs water is a curiosity, boiling and needing advance drawing for baths.
The four largest boot manufactories in Milford Mays employ about 1500 workers and produce around 1800 cases of boots weekly. Two fine shoe makers produce roughly 500 pairs weekly. With two exceptions, all shoe manufacturers are operating at full capacity.
A reflective piece argues barbering economics and craft, noting the need for fair pricing and skilled shaving. It contrasts swift shaving with careful work, then transitions to a sentimental meditation on hands across life stages, praising mothers grandmothers and Providence in lyrical prose.
A discussion of dogs facing moral choices and temptations. It notes dogs’ apparent knowledge of right and wrong, the inner struggle between virtuous and vicious impulses, and how even intelligent breeds can resist or yield to temptation.
The passage argues that keen insight and deep sympathy bring severe mental strain. Clear perception can be a scientific pastime but when joined with the strong necessity of loving the mind and heart face continual conflict.
Prof. Robert Peter presented to the Kentucky State Historical Society a pilaster cast of the skull of Daniel Boone and the original mold. The cast was obtained in 1845 when Boone’s remains lay at Frankfort cemetery.
A practical guide to keeping poultry healthy and productive. Key tips include warm, dry housing with sunlight, dusting and exercise areas, buying healthy birds under four years old, ample fresh air and water, systematic feeding, varied diets, clean well ventilated coops, avoid crowding, regular disinfection, and introducing new blood yearly. Emphasis on breed selection, breeder reliability, and marketing dressed poultry.
Sarah Winnemucca daughter of Piute leader receives a snug house in Oregon and an annual pension of 600 dollars as reward for her services during the Bannock war. The arrangement marks recognition of her role and aims to support her for years to come.
The London writer Mary Berwick, later revealed as Adelaide Proctor, sent poems to All the Year Round. Dickens, unaware of the ruse, praised a piece attributed to Berwick and found the family amused. Barry Cornwall later explained the mix up, elevating Proctor in English poetry circles.
The Mutchinson family birthplace and homestead in Milford New Hampshire is undergoing thorough repairs after years of dilapidation. The square old fashioned house on a two mile eminence from Milford village will keep its exterior and interior layout with only interior changes and a fresh paint job. It has long housed Matthew Gray who married Rhoda Hutchinson. the property now belongs to Abby Hutchinson Patton and Ludlow Patton formerly of New York, who are restoring it to reflect her childhood home.
The Furth and other European toy stocks, including lead soldiers and elastic balls, face export pressure after bans in France and Germany. The American market is expected to absorb these goods, but parents should scrutinize children’s toys carefully for safety due to poisonous colors and other risks.
A monument to Robert Burns planned for Central Park New York depicts Burns perched on a fallen tree trunk in contemplative stance as he apparently composes the ode To Mary in Heaven.
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