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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1881
Page
3
In October vivid nature images unfold with wind and grain and sunset. The poem describes butterflies bees sunflowers birds pines ferns and vines under fair skies as autumn wanes, ending with a note that autumn is passing.
The text highlights Lake Tahoe and hot springs in Nevada, noting year round snow, accessible hotels, and notable sites including Cary's Hot Springs and Elko Hot Springs. It lists principal cities Carson City Virginia City Eureka Pioche and Agustin, and mentions rail access via Union and Central Pacific routes with J. W. Morse as contact.
A long feature mixes Nevada mining wealth with agricultural output and population data, noting 230,882 acres of land with 116,378 cultivated and yields of wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, and onions. It cites major bonanzas and districts, then shifts to Atlantic Monthly October contents with reviews and essays by Phillips Brooks, Howells, Higginson, Jewett, Dugdale, Phelps, Stoddard, and others.
The October issue surveys faith and religion fields, Reminiscences by Turgenieff, Gibbon love passage, Argylls Unity of Nature, Night in June by Alfred Austin, Parton's Life of Voltaire, Florio tragedy, Family History, Heat and Health, Bird songs, Kith and Kin novel, Berlioz biography, Garfield tribute, Leigh Hunt study, Punch and Pulcinello, foreign notices, science and art, and more. Subscription details list price 5 a year, 45 cents per issue, trial three months 1.
St Nicholas October presents Rossiter Johnsons story of Phaeton Rogers and Felix Oswalds In Natures Wonderland with numerous fine illustrations. The November issue will feature Alcott and a frontispiece by Josua Reynolds. Carter’s Little Liver Pills offered by Emmert and Burrell.
The October Wide Awake introduces Chautauqua Young Folks Reading Union with a monthly sixteen page issue. It features Law papers for young citizens Magna Charta stories Health and Strength articles musical biographies ocean series How To Do Things Wise Blackbird’s page and Natural History explorations. The issue opens with Amanda B Harris "Two Bears" and includes Mrs Lizzie W Champney's "A Foreign Embassy" illustrated by G F Barnes, plus Hale on playing a newspaper game and stamp collecting tips. It continues with "Boys' B.C." by M J Safford about ancient Egyptian street life illustrated by F B Church, and "Isaac Lemmon" by James Clement Ambrose. Parts II of "King Philip's Head" and other stories poems and puzzles complete the number. Ds Lothrop & Co Boston MA.
Scribner's Monthly for October lists articles by Nelson Page Browne Stoddard and others, with illustrations by Blum Riordan Burlingame and Schuyler. It previews Hodgson Burnett’s new serial for November and the magazine’s name change to The Century Scribner Illustrated Magazine with an authorized George Eliot portrait planned for the frontispiece.
A traveler’s brief sketch describes a harbor town near a ravine with water abundant in winter and a summer market in the wady bed. The town’s narrow streets, date-palms, gardens, and old houses echo Barbary life, with a small unprotected port and the scene unchanged since Gen. Eaton’s 1805 view.
The ad asserts Carter's Little Liver Pills are a specific for sick headache and a preventive when symptoms appear. It claims the pills act on the liver and bile to remove disease causes without weakening purgatives, and urges women to try them, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
Deadwood hosts a debating society last week where the president, armed with two revolvers, kept order during questions about royal flushes and lynching Mexicans. When discussion moved to self defense and firing on perceived threats, the president lost control and five funerals followed.
An advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bittera as a popular remedy in France and America. It claims anti scrofula properties, treats gout, skin disorders, and kidney troubles, sold as a condensed form with trial size offered. Price is listed as 1 dollar and 10 cents for trial.
A deaf Florida shopkeeper nicknamed Old Hunter keeps Union officers guessing his loyalties during the war. When a captain bets he can elicit preference from him, the old man stuns with a sly exchange about bull dogs named Beauregard and McClellan. The toast to his supposed treachery backfires as he raises a toast to the others, revealing his deafness makes him immune to the insult.
Lippincott's Magazine for October opens with Maurice Thompson's Grand Traverse Bay description and illustrations of lake scenery trout fishing and low living costs likely to draw summer visitors and autumn anglers. It reviews Cordova Moorish relics, Oswald's Sacred Baboons, and Louise Coffin Jones's My Journey with a King.
Peterson's Magazine for October offers superb steel engraving Dont Be Scared and a colored fashion plate with five stylish ladies. The issue features fans patterns, decorative designs, and the concluding historical novelet The News From York town tied to the Yorktown Centennial. Peterson touts quality, affordability at two dollars a year, and generous club premiums including a bound photo album. gratis specimens and club solicitations are available from Charles J. Peterson at 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
A mother reports her baby’s croup improving after using Thomas' Eclectric Oil on the doctor's advice. The next day the physician pronounces the child cured and well.
Two belles quarrelled on the veranda of a White Mountain hotel in front of about fifty guests. They scratched faces pulled hair and tore clothes for several minutes. Both bore lasting marks. They come from wealthy and reputable families.
In Malarious A district residents urged to use Fellows' Compound to protect against fevers and related attacks. Authorities emphasize self protection and endorse the remedy as a preventative measure for the community.
Medical men in Canada endorse Fellows Hypophosphites as a tonic that strengthens the system and helps ward off contagious disorders and diseases. A large number of physicians have written about its efficacy in specialist cases.
A critical reflection denounces sneering remarks about a wife who works. It condemns a caste system based on wealth, arguing true womanhood rests on character not silk and satin. The piece attacks social snobbery and elevation by money as a civilizational flaw.
N McRea of Wryebridge Ontario advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming it cures colds sore throat croup and any throat ailment and works like magic also says it heals burns wounds and bruises in large quantities sold and used.
A National Weekly quips that a new mustache era prompts young men to visit the Rogue’s Gallery before the barber. It warns against vanity styles from Van Dyke to Dundreary and urges barbers to display rogues on walls to deter exaggerated facial fashions.
Mrs. Barnhart of Buffalo at Platt and Broadway endured rheumatism for twelve years. After trying every known remedy without relief she was completely cured by Thomas Eclectric Oil.
A vocal critic pleads with a sick man to quit his current job paying ten dollars weekly. He urges a move to sunny California or the island of St Thomas for a year or sixty days, or a world tour. As an informal physician, he honestly offers the guidance for sixteen dollars.
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