13 Oct 1880
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1880
Page
1
Poem recalls a bereaved mother reflecting on the death of her young son. She describes moments of daily life and imagined presence, noting the child’s absence yet feeling him near. The verse intertwines grief with enduring maternal memory, daisies, and faith.
A village baker’s daughter, Rosiland Maywood, marries Francis Maywood, a wealthy village bachelor. She pursues social pleasures losing sight of her ill child Herbert, until a late night at Mrs Danforth’s ball triggers a rift. Herbert falls ill, Rose regrets, and after a tense family crisis she repents and dedicates herself to husband and child, changing her ways forever.
A London divorce case ends against Mrs Butler a fashionable society figure once married to Mr Kingscote and Captain Butler. The jury found her guilty concerning three men including Lords Flow er Marcus Hill and Marcus Beresford. She faces another marriage to Lord Marcus. An incident at Charing Cross followed, where she struck a man with an umbrella and knocked him down.
The German African Society currently sponsors six expeditions traveling through Central Africa. Funding comes from the German Government or private subscriptions. Dr Nachtivatt serves as president of the society.
Tim Buckley recounts a Colorado tale of saltwork at the Little Chief mine and a cash sale ruse. Bitters, a fellow prospector, is duped into an inflated assay, and a planned sale collapses after an eight ounce per ton finding triggers suspicion and a second, falsified result.
A woman boasts to friends on a ferry boat about learning to swim in a seven by three foot bath tub. She claims to swim, dive and float confidently and jokes about teaching others in a backyard puddle.
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