24 Oct 1877
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1877
Page
1
A coastal village witnesses a devastating storm as a ship wreck looms and a brave woman faces peril. A preacher uses a trumpet to guide survivors and, amid the chaos, a man clings to life while a hymn echoes over the waves. The crowd mourns as one brave singer sinks and joins Jesus in song.
Lou Venestre rides to warn and rescue Berrian Knowles from Vigilance Committees. She frees his horse, enters the Knowles home, pleads for flight, and the couple flee together toward the southern banner, seeking safety and reunion.
A reflective quotation notes that God’s children gain strength from trials. It compares them to cedar trees that dig deeper roots when blown by winds, concluding that outward tempests and inward declines end in renewed growth as they bear fruit upward.
A brief discussion on three simple gases oxygen nitrogen hydrogen and three compound gases oxide of carbon carbonic oxide and sulphide of hydrogen. The piece links these gases to infant health and home ventilation, then shifts to practical hog farming advice emphasizing shade, water, and natural running space for healthy hogs on western farms. It cautions against polluted air from combustion and cesspools, and advocates open stoves and proper ventilation.
Farmers overlook hog pasture, urging attention to grass as a primary feed. Experts cite hogs thrive on pasture, needing one acre per five hogs, with clover and orchard or Kentucky bluegrass as preferred greens. A well managed pasture boosts pork production by feeding hogs through summer.
In St John News a pensioner’s death led his widow and three relatives to order coffins from three undertakers. Each order went to a different man, resulting in three varied caskets arriving at the shanty. After howls of protest and a few professional jests, Coffin No. 1 and No. 2 were deemed unsuitable and the trio departed with No. 3, leaving Burke in charge.
A brief sermon-like piece asserts that speech reveals inner state and character. It parallels a vessel’s contents with the tongue and quotes the great Teacher on being justified or condemned by words. Gratitude and devotion are urged to inspire praise and thanksgiving.
A London board officer finds a young boy sleeping in a fruit basket in Covent Garden Market. He offers schooling and care, but the boy refuses, asserting private property rights and threatening Duke of Bedford involvement if disturbed. The exchange shows tension between authority and a street urchin claiming liberty on public space.
The excerpt recounts Porson’s forgetfulness at times, a quip about moral and physical evil, and a fall of laughter at an ignorant remark. Dr Parr questions him on evil, Porson replies that life would have been fine without it, then discusses Captain Cook’s fate with a curious listener who later shifts to conversation.
The gardener describes a method to prepare meat and plant waste into a hot bed. Collect leaves in November, pile in a close place, saturate with dung liquor wash house water urine and stable manure, cover with fresh dung, heat, turn, add moisture as needed, and age into fine mould in two months. Avoid oak and fir leaves, favor sycamore elm alder maple and other soft woods, add maiden earth layer to catch liquids, keep dry and well ventilated.
In Somerset Maine a fox and Mr Fairgrieves dog share a yard behind the store. They frolic in harmony with the dog conceding to the fox at meal times. The fox once hid a bone by digging a hole then placed a dry bone over it to keep for later. The dog, seeing the fox’s treasure, quietly retrieved the dry bone and left.
A middle aged woman confides daily to the post office of anxious mail waiting for her husband on vacation. She receives a postal money order from him and reads a letter mocking counterfeit fears, tears in her eyes as she praises his thoughtfulness and fears jail for possible misuse.
A religious reflection urges Christians to seek daily spiritual sustenance through Christ. It notes that yesterday’s grace or food cannot sustain today and emphasizes reliance on God for strength amid trials. The piece reflects on Christ’s provision, patience in suffering, and the call to continual joy during earthly journeying.
A clergyman scolds disruptive attendees during a sermon as a young man is accused of laughing and talking aloud. He urges reproof of misbehavior to preserve order and decorum for the remainder of the service.
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