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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1871
Page
4
Lamily Girele recounts a soldier boy who followed his banner with light and joy. He died in sight of the banner after marching until he fell, earning no heroic fame but joining the honored band who gave their lives for their fatherland.
Dame Bertha’s reminiscence reveals a life of sorrow and resilience in a late Victorian manor. She recalls river mill life, a devoted foster father Isaac Evandale, and a brutal separation from her true mother and father. The tale culminates in a reunion and enduring filial devotion, marking Bertha as the steadfast “Good Dame Bertha.”
Notes from a traveler detailing a June trip from Bloomington to Springfield on the Chicago and St Louis Road. The writer praises Springfield’s summer beauty, reflects on the Capitol project costs, describes hotels waterworks and cemeteries, the Lincoln Monument, arsenal displays, and a stop at the governor's mansion before continuing to St Louis with a partner for life.
A mother recalls a missing boy with black eyes and a small dog, contrasting a lively past of whistling and play with a grown son who has returned from college. She longs for the nursery’s simple joys and laments that confinement once felt tedious, urging other mothers to cherish their children now before they are gone.
A Portland correspondent says grasshoppers have caused millions of dollars in damage across Maine. Farmers in Androscoggin and Kennebec fed starving cattle on grain fields to scavenge whatever pests had left, leaving vast tracts with no grain. Many square miles yield little to no corn despite earlier strong promise.
Atlantic Monthly writer W D Howells describes a couple breakfasting at a railroad station to vivid life. The scene features flies and a peppery muddy draught mistaken for coffee, oily potato slices, beef pretending to be steak, and hot greasy biscuits evoking dyspepsia.
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