03 Sep 1879
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1879
Page
1
A horse and team collapse under a heavy load as bystanders watch. The poem laments the weary laborer dying in harness and questions meaning, mortality, and society's response in a bustling city street. attributed to L J Boyle O Reilly.
Dudley Manning, living in a shabby apartment, overhears Edith Armitage longingly wishing for pale blue stockings. He bribes fate by buying them and delivering them to Edith, who misreads the gift as a sign of genuine romance from Aunt Delaney. Edith and her sister Susan unfurl a tale of misread signals and social pride until Dudley confronts Edith and declares his love on the hotel stairs.
Dudley Manning and Edith appear blissful in Mrs Delancey’s library after a chance meeting at the station. He questions what he did to offend her as he learns they are engaged and prepares to write to Edith. Edith’s smile and mysterious reply fuel his sense of proprietorship.
An Ohio man opens a cheerful Detroit drug store with quirky labels on every drawer and bottle. The shop displays skulls, crucibles, bones, almanacs and liquorice while marketing odd warnings and jokes. A bold frame promises a future as a millionaire or bust within months.
A farmer advice piece urges timely care of tools to prevent decay from moisture. It recommends cleaning implements after use, storing in a tool-house, painting, and a rust-preventive mix of lard and rosin. Properly cared-for tools last longer and perform better, saving time and expense.
A reader claims a newspaper used his name Colonel Mumbledock without permission. The editor admits no prior consent but notes the item fits his search for news. The man follows the colonel to the counting room where he buys twenty five papers and marks them for wrapping.
Tables by Samuel B. Ruggles display rising freight moved east by Central and Erie railroads along with the Erie Canal. The five year totals end 1853 total 26 million tons, end 1877 total 88 million tons, and projections for 1882 exceed 150 million tons.
A New York Times correspondent notes England remains a hub of art sales with cotton magnates and Liverpool merchants driving galleries and studios. It cites self made and inherited fortunes among leaders like Ripley Bass Crawshay Johnston and Labouchere, detailing their significant incomes and histories from humble beginnings to wealth and influence.
The excerpt records Dr. Samuel D. Gross urging Kentucky doctors and the public to emphasize preventive medicine and hygiene. He advocates establishing town and state health boards to combat zymotic diseases, stressing the need to protect physical, moral, and intellectual well being and to mobilize rising physicians to educate citizens year round.
The Shen Pao in Shanghai reports a decree by the Empresses-Regent establishing Ambassadors Envoys and Consuls General for China with fixed monthly salaries from 350 to 100 pounds and medical officer pay of 50 pounds. Remuneration covers lodging meals and travel. Ambassadors and Envoys must telegraph to the Empresses in emergencies. Posts not to exceed three years.
Upon Voltaire’s death chemist M. Mitouard kept the brain and, after his death, it passed to his daughter then to cousin M. Paul Verdier. Verdier died in 1858 and left the relic to the French Academy, which declined the bequest fearing a rush of similar offerings to the academy’s museum.
A recipe from Prof Olmstead recommends mixing lard with common resin to form a thin protective coating for metal surfaces. Melt slowly and apply with a cloth, coating lightly to exclude air and moisture. wipe excess from items like knives. Reapply after wear, as needed.
A guide on egg freshness and quality. Fresh eggs sink, have a lime shell surface, and cling to the shell when boiled. Boiled eggs peel easily after a day or more. Transparent viewing shows clear golden yolk. Bad eggs may be dark or spott ed and can sound metallic when shaken.
A mother recalls her child asking if being made of dust would make him muddy inside after drinking. The offbeat remark reflects a simple, curious inquiry from a young child about matter and cleanliness.
The York Herald notes bold predictions of Colorado miners eclipsing oil magnates as they turn to New York and Paris. Reports claim mines yielding 250 to 290 million dollars in silver with minimal cost. Mackay and Tabor fortunes loom large while many seek quicker riches. Employees and investors flock to opportunities, with tales of overnight wealth and changing fortunes across the mining and finance world.
Reports indicate numerous favorable ledges near Sitka with strong prospecting energy in the mining district. The Alaska Gold and Mining Company mill at Fifteen Mile Sitka operates successfully, yielding about $30 per ton, as ledges are clearly defined and promising richer, broader deposits.
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