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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1870
Page
8
A jumble of brief anecdotes covers a Chicago boy missing home and a family quarrel, Cuba sugar crop notes, a Cincinnati hospital incident, a Good Templar expulsion by whisky, tobacco health warnings, hints of juvenile mischief, a Muskingum co. tragedy involving a coon hunter, and South Carolina state finances improving under Republican leadership.
A visiting party of savants notes Easter Island in the vast Pacific. The barren forty mile isle hosts colossal stone statues up to fifty feet tall with crowns of volcanic tufa. The statues show retreating foreheads and prominent mouths, suggesting a rudimentary yet expressive craft.
Commentators debate whether the Easter Island statues derive from a vanished Pacific continent or from a Mexican lineage. Some scientists propose the island as a peak of a submerged landmass, others link the figures to Mexican physiognomy. Several monuments head to the British Museum for further study.
A fragmented satire on farm management detailing watered stock debates, barn designs, mortgage planting, hog and horse training, and a cruel cow-kicking method, framed as practical mistakes and overconfident plans from rural life.
A long patched text delivers homely aphorisms on weather signs, cockroaches, and manners. It also includes satirical notes on young men seeking church vestibule viewing and reverent tributes to women, especially mothers, with references to Desdemona Lucretia Borgia and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
The preacher said the cross predates Christian teaching, symbolizing life. He cited Nile river rites where wooden crosses appeared with the flood and signified fertility and renewal as waters rose.
The quote extols baptizing churches with steadfast spirit as Harlan Page urged in a call to decisive action by divine grace. It highlights his resolve to act without waiting for others and to rely on personal commitment to faith.
The article argues for teaching equal use of both hands, challenging the habit of overvaluing the right hand. It cites surgeons, draftsmen, woodmen, and carpenters who use both hands proficiently, noting the benefits of ambidexterity in speed, precision, and versatility.
At a Washington Correspondents Club banquet a toast praising women was read. Mark Twain replied that women contribute through sewing buttons, organizing church fairs, confiding neighbors' affairs, giving advice, and sharing honest opinion in all aspects of life.
Dr Wall argues marriage enhances health by reducing bachelor unrest and social isolation. Married life invites home comforts, nurtures virtue, and provides purpose through wife and children, reducing vice and crime. Voltaire is cited, linking marriage to decreased criminality, with statistics showing many criminals are unmarried.
Miss Mulock notes that true economy rests with a heroine who prioritizes family comfort over display. She argues many women incur debt for appearances, choosing modest living over public entertainment, and asks society to accept such choices or shut out those who cannot pretend.
The article urges parents to talk and engage at home not only in public. It warns a silent household dulls youth and risks them seeking escape. It cites a Quakeress’s jealous husband incident and warns against peeping and secrecy in domestic life.
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