05 Oct 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1881
Page
1
A Chambers Journal reflection on ancestral beauty and virtue contrasts simple rural life with modern privilege. It praises ancestors for modest dress and gardens, home-centered learning, and dignified motherhood, noting occasional small scandals and the era’s fading rural ideals.
A veteran teacher recalls a tense writing afternoon where discipline challenges clash with compassion. Frank Dunbar’s act of disobedience tests the teacher’s resolve, the class’ support, and a humane decision that preserves trust and order.
The residence of noted gambler Charles Reed features stained glass windows with family and favorite horses, a carved wood mantel costing over 2500 dollars, and a room illuminated by a stained glass window. The house also contains a fine collection of bric a brac throughout.
Two 6 and 8 year old boys whose fathers work at Mile Mines and Greer smelter found a prospect hole in Clinton Gulch and inscribed a pretend claim. They declared they jumped the claim and the pick and shovel too. The owner confronted Superintendent Gleason and Parks after seeing the inscription. The gag ended with laughter and the boys have made no real claims since.
In a vivid note on climate, a British officer's wife recalls a warm Burmah home where owl eggs in a drawing-room plate area hatched after days. The scene centers on a cool room as eggs in a corner table slowly crack and produce owlets, illustrating the contrast of heat and domestic life.
Pope Leo XIII has retired from journalism as his paper the Aurora is suspended. The venture cost him several hundred thousand dollars though it boasted several able contributors, it lacked a journalist in its management and did not sustain proper leadership.
A scene unfolds as a rough looking man with coon skins presents scalp offerings to an editor at the Eagle’s sanctum. The editor mocks the claim and questions authenticity, while the man departs unimproved. The piece then shifts to Lady Artista in Maine describing daily art students, then a small comic on a country store, and a humorous car ride misdirection about Greenwood cemetery.
A collection of rustic proverbs and sayings attributed to Farmer Ben. Witty lines compare weather, crops, livestock, and market worth, with playful rural wisdom. The lines reference corn, oats, wheat, apples, butter, weeds, and a chicken hawk, all within a single column.
A Yankee coachman guides a group of Englishmen to the Bunker Hill monument and is asked about a past thrashing. He replies by asking who currently owns the land, highlighting ownership over history.
A London Spectator tale describes canaries caring for each other during a heat wave with the male as nurse. A later scene shows birds alarmed by a passing balloon, likely mistaking it for a predator. The narrator notes harmony between a green and a yellow canary and how they share treats and respond to supply.
Horace Pettee deposits two hundred old English sovereigns at Amoskeag bank in Manchester New Hampshire. The coins date as old as 1745 with Revolutionary War years, likely idle since the present century began, with six percent interest totaling over 50000 if accrued. They will be sold at par value.
A state announces a capital project to construct a new capitol building valued at 1 million dollars. Officials say the project aims to replace aging facilities and provide modern offices for state agencies. Construction timelines and exact site have not yet been released.
The Kyrle society in England holds meetings where members read Kyrle papers. Prince Leopold serves as president of the society.
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