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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1874
Page
6
A family excursion to Portsmouth begins with a rule of no books except a Bible or Prayer book. The group travels in plain dress, forgoes large towns, and stops at a farm to dine, where they debate reading and the value of botany yet keep a strong appetite for study and travel.
Literary notices describe September issues of Golden Hours and mention No Little Corporal and No. 477 of The Nation. Items include The Week Editorial Articles The Significance of the Fall Elections and Notes Reviews such as Henry Thomas Colebrooke and the Manual of the Constitution of the United States.
The Nursery for September shines with bright stories poems and pictures for young readers. Publishers spare no effort to make it the best magazine for very young readers.
The September Atlantic Monthly presents fiction sections by Howells Bayard Taylor Miss Woolson and others including J J Janne Charles Dawson Shanly and Cary Eggleston. It also features science and criticism pieces by N S Shaler G P Lathrop poetry by Lucy Larcom and reviews with art and education notes.
The Eclectic Magazine for September presents a warm portrait and life sketch of Peter Cooper by the editor. Contents include The Depths of the Sea, Ruskin writings, Latent Thought, slavery topics, Pasha, Bothwell, The Romance of the Japanese Revolution, Bunyan, Fiji, Spiritualism, plus Far from the Madding Crowd chapters and editorial notes. Published by E.R. Pelton at 108 Fulton Street New York. Yearly subscription $5, two copies $9, single issue 45 cents.
The September Overland Monthly presents a varied table of contents with works from Bishop Kip, J. Ross Browne, and others. It includes fiction and sketches such as Dont Tell Kate and Laird Gawain, travel pieces by John Muir, nature essays, humor by Prentice Mulford and Henry Degroot, a vivid poem Molokai, plus book reviews. Published by John H. Carmany & Co. San Francisco at $4 per year.
The issue previews The Gentle Angler on Isaac Walton and hunting antelopes in the West. It highlights humorous poems like The Cheated Mosquitoes and The Kittiwakes, serials Fast Friends and What might have been Expected nearing conclusions, a Pony Express article, Dutch Times, Crusoe author, Peterkin conceits, Jim Crow adventures, and Little Ben and the Sunshine.
Beribner s Monthly September presents Bret Harte s Wan Lee sketch and many works by Jules Verne Mias Trafton James T McKay Constance Fenimore Woolson Harriet Prescott Spofford Miss Hopking Mrs Davis and others. Living Age lists include Lord Macaulay Gladstone Homer San Marco and Far from the Madding Crowd serials with over 8000 pages yearly for $8.
A recent issue of Iron proposes comets are thin gas vapors held by particle attraction forming a sphere. The tail arises from concentrated light streaming through the body, with no solid nucleus. If true, the sun is feeding on the comet now and will see its size diminish after perihelion.
Governor Osborn declares Kansas must aid its own people after grasshopper damage devastates corn while wheat holds steady in parts. He urges county boards to inventory family needs and report to the executive office to devise relief, noting funds are not yet available but relief is essential. The governor emphasizes local investigation to ease fears and preserve subsistence.
The Winslow area has for weeks been stirred by a man claiming to be Doth Gaylord returning after ten years away. He asserts he is the husband of Mrs. D Gaylord, a wife and five children remaining in Winslow remember his build and appearance.
In Winslow and surrounding residents a man known as Doth Gaylord and later Traverse aroused suspicion by claiming multiple marriages. He carried two seven shooters and a bowie knife, threatened violence, shot himself in the left arm, and was arrested after a warrant issued Monday. A preliminary exam followed and he was jailed at Freeport to await trial.
The Springfield Union reports rising murders and outrages across Vermont causing panic. Strangers are treated with suspicion, and travel requires proof of good standing and alibis. In Enosburgh a bareheaded kneeling man with Bible goods prompted a mob to pursue him before calm explanation emerged.
Samuel A. Echols of Georgia writes to the Atlanta Herald praising Nebraska settlers. He describes Nebraskans as intelligent, hospitable, and polite, noting the new state attracts a better class than crowded cities and mountain towns.
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