06 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1880
Page
1
A poem recounts a grieving suitor visiting the silent corpse of his beloved. He laments her death, questions the mystery of dying, and hears her voice as a serene, comforting witness from beyond. The entombed bride reassures him that love endures beyond death.
A poor sewing girl Alice Morne helps a mysterious prisoner who escapes a hidden trap in a bull's-eye coal vault. She shares her life and money with him, and a later twist reveals Lionel Tracy, the presumed heir, courting and marrying her, transforming her status from poverty to a celebrated bride.
A reflection on extempore preaching contrasting humble honesty with famous orators. It recalls Father Taylor’s candid plea when losing a grammatical thread and a celebrated preacher who forgot a sermon division, turning to memory, the organist, and a hymn to illustrate how association and recollection prove the soul’s immateriality.
A quirky adage pairing quotes on essentials with a jab at modern comforts. The piece playfully notes we can endure poetry art books and conscience yet cannot cure rheumatics without Eclectric Oil, alongside a humorous line about cooks.
Popular Science notes a soap washable paper from palmetto fibre, nitrogen excretion figures, ozone vs hydrogen peroxide disinfectant debate, castor oil for leather preservation, and a peat bog mineral substance. It also reports on chemical alloying of platinum, ruthenium, iridium with lead and a method to detect chicory in coffee. The Card of Clothing advises habits and tools for easy garment care, including stain removal, dusting, and storage tips emphasizing cleanliness and proper folding.
Angus McDonald writes to The Toronto Globe endorsing a distant waterway from Canton to Pekin with no locks. He cites examples of incline planes in New Jersey to Scranton and urges rapid incorporation and bond issuance for Trout Valley canal, predicting cheap food and capital support from lenders and statesmen.
Niles Michigan druggists Larimore and Dean celebrating 30 years in business report Day's Kip-Ney Pap as providing superior satisfaction to any remedy they have sold, highlighting stronger patient results and lasting relief.
Louis Baude a Paris area baker was condemned to death for trying to poison about three hundred people by adulterating dough with arsenic. He had been charged with embezzlement by his master and, seeking revenge, doctored loaves so master and mistress avoided consumption. The jury convicted him but later signed a memorial for commutation.
A narrator describes a Mexican breakfast aboard the City of Mexico with vivid dining details from a courtyard restaurant. He recalls a dish of radishes with butter, frijoles, an omelette, and a fish called pescado de lago, while banter with Senor Gonzalez and a comic interlude about snails and a Dublin Bay herring frames the scene.
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