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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1872
Page
3
A satirical verse set in Chappaqua follows a farmer and an old man repeating the refrain I’m going west. The piece sketches mishaps, sharp dialogue, and a late night scene by a White House window with a freethinking crowd and a tired figure clutching a carpet bag bearing the motto. The recurring line ties the vignettes as a political or social quip.
An old tale follows Metty the stubborn daughter who marries a distant suitor. After a deadly command to a dog and a disobedient horse, Metty vows never to contradict again. The couple’s cautious returns reflect her resolve as they visit her aging parents and face a series of misread animals on the road.
A collection of humorous clippings and quips from a Pittsburgh paper. Items include a man dyeing his moustache with coal black fluid, a widow who was buried alive and is alive again, a prisoner with a smooth countenance, and jokes about birds, shopping, and debts. Also notes on cheese shipped to the Pacific coast, a birthday poem misprint, a veteran bragging of engagements, and a quack doctor asking to leave tracks for a lady. The piece closes with a tale of a flag inscription at a Massachusetts camp meeting and a man who fell between two trains at Valley Stream, then quipping he can pick up his own corpse.
The Humboldt Union describes a large Republican mass meeting near Iola with a torchlit procession, band music, and an extended speech by General Atkins praising the party’s history from 1854 to the Civil War era. It notes attendance estimates, travel issues, and the procession’s route through town with the Humboldt cornet band leading thirty seven little girls representing the states.
In a household the three husbands seek Metty’s favor, each failing to move her. The father piles silver on the table for the most obedient, while Metty reveals the green sprig from their wood wedding day, proving her loyalty as the third husband retrieves it.
A historical note on tea preparation explains two active leaf ingredients alkaloid and aroma. Refinement favors pouring boiling water over much leaf, discarding first infusion, and slow stewing yields potent yet costly beverage. Poor drinkers lose flavor and quality while extraction rises.
The October Phrenological Journal presents a varied array of topics and curiosities. Price Sayer and R. Wells of New York oversee the periodical’s features, highlighting intriguing contents and notable entries.
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