03 Oct 1877
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1877
Page
1
The passages recall Coates Kliney a former editor now attorney of Xena Ohio and present a lyrical reminiscence titled Rain on the Roof. The poem frames memory love and mother figures as rain patters across shingles stirring the soul and nature.
A long family tale from Aunt Emma recounts hardships, weddings, and reunions across generations. The narrator recalls a log house, chores, and patient love as Lida and Dora find husbands, Dora marrying a country doctor, Lida staying with father, and Emma’s long awaited romance with Uncle Tom ending in a cross‑country union. The piece closes with wistful wishes of future visits.
A historical note describes a bark herb infusion for neuralgia using half a pint of water and lubelia, strained then salted, applied with hot cloths and repeated until pain subsides. It also mentions relief for rheumatism by applying cloths dampened in a weak gas-soda solution to painful joints, with lukewarm washes for inflammation.
From New York, Sept 27, 1877, Tweed names allies in a broad graft web and implicates Republicans and Democrats while discussing rapid transit from elevated lines to improve city life. The piece notes a court path to curb monopolies, outlines transit progress, and reflects on social issues from gambling estates to church gifts and temperance debates.
A damaged OCR fragment quotes Rutherford describing forces of wind and love upon a withered creature. It presents a personal, poetic reflection on involuntary affection and coercive welcome, without clear context or attribution beyond the author’s name. The passage is incomplete and its historical source remains unclear.
The note reflects on friendship as the supreme refinement of love, praising Christ as the embodiment of ideal companionship and moral excellence. It presents friendship as a higher form of love, highlighting virtue and spiritual closeness as core elements.
A sweeping blaze at the Patent Office in Washington on Sept 24 1877 destroyed over 20 000 models and models of bridges tools and patents. The roof collapsed in sections trapping several people while damage spanned the west and north halls. Fire engines from Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia fought the flames amid a city in a heightened state of alarm. Some relics including Franklin’s press and Washington items were saved, but losses reached millions.
Fragmentary note describes a great fire in 1832 that destroyed a handsome public building in Washington and promises fuller details in a future letter. Mentions remaining records, a historian’s outline, and damage overviews to be presented later.
The writer argues Florida can profit from diverse fruit, not just oranges. Strawberries can ship February to July, grapes from Hartford to Rotundforlia varieties thrive, peaches ripen May to November, and blackberries plums and wild varieties abound. California costs cited as comparison, with Palatka to Chicago freight at $15. The piece urges investors to cultivate grapes and other fruits to diversify Florida horticulture and boost prosperity.
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