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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1877
Page
6
A chaotic collection of quips and snippets ranging from moral maxims to humorous anecdotes. Includes odd dialogues, misread proverbs, a christening remark, a hotel rope tip, and a joke about anatomy and everyday objects. Reflects a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper miscellany style with scattered personages and scenes.
Virginia City Enterprise reports a curious tale from Charles Kaiser about his lone town hive. Old Tabby, the cat, stalked the bees, pounced at the hive entrance, and was stung repeatedly as the swarm attacked when she crushed a bee. Rescued by a gardener, she fled, queenly sprints up fences, and vanished for more than a week.
In a reminiscence from 1566 a North Carolina figure recalls Jacob Thompson Mississippi commissioner sent to persuade the state to secede. The tale notes Buchanan’s stance, Thompson’s public reception, and the cabinet member’s role in stirring insurrection against the government.
A narrator argues for crows by recounting how they feed on grubs and beetles unearthed by harrowing. He notes crows help control pests, and claims crows rarely harm corn sown with machinery, urging acceptance of the bird in civilized areas.
A historical puzzle explores multiplying large numbers like 987654821 and 987654321 by varied multipliers, reversing digits, and interchanging figures. Each computation yields striking results such as repeated digits, with patterns forming all ones, all sixes, or all threes, and ends by noting the multiplier derived from the first and last digits.
From the Burlington Hawkeye a humorous tale recounts a patient’s dramatic question during a dental procedure. The dentist jokingly names rivers, ends with the patient’s tooth restored, and the piece closes with a devotional benediction and reflection on faith and family.
Railroad timetable corrected September 6 1877 by R A Honper and W H Strennett ticket agents. Details include trains leaving Freeport for Chicago and Rock Island lines with day and night passes and freight services. Also notes arrivals and connections, with passenger and express services and varying times on Sundays and weekdays.
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