28 Sep 1881
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1881
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on a mother watching over her three children. The speaker describes the endless care of feeding bathing dressing guiding and comforting each child while noting the joy and pain of motherhood. The verses express devotion gratitude and the belief that raising children teaches the way to Heaven through patient love.
Squire Berrian hires a housekeeper Patty Darling, revealed as Patty Crampton impostor. After Miss Prudence Ketchum accuses her, Patty explains she sought a home and the squire offers marriage. Jane Crampton helped arrange the ruse. final note, Prudence never wed or attended any wedding.
A Rome New York druggist kept misspelled notes from various sources in a scrapbook. The Sentinel prints specimens such as Carbolick assid and Surepepeak. Other entries reveal requests for corrosive sublimate, chamois skin, bichromate of potash, opodeldoc, magnesia, arnica, and a bizarre string of garbled items like Keyan pepper and Rheu bub.
A country hotel guest recounts a comical fishing misadventure with splashings and a boastful tale of easy trout, ending with a boy paying for the fish. Meanwhile the Cologne Cathedral scaffolding, after recent completion, saw two thirds removed but yielded 200000 cubic feet of timber.
A miner in Windsor Hotel recalls Cedar Creek where General Phil Sheridan rode away leaving behind a hat. The man, now browned and bearded, tells how the general urged him with Never mind the hat, my boy. They recount the battle and shake hands, sharing memories of war life.
Abstract reflections on abstinence and diet linking long life to careful living. The piece cites Newton Beecher Lincoln Gould Vanderbilt and others, noting discipline aids enduring work. A humor vignette follows on a kerosene lamp and prudent living in neighbors.
A Michigan Farmer correspondent urges summer care for work horses. Turn horses out at night to pasture, maintain grain while avoiding hot fat foods like corn, use fly nets, proper collars with sweat pads, and gentle handling. Proper rest at noon and good feeding keep teams healthy and productive.
A Washington Letter notes Gen. Sherman frequently uses slang and quotations in endorsements on official papers. He quips that no more portraits should be painted at government expense after noting Generals Ord and Schofield had portraits, and Gen McDowell is denied a likeness at government cost. He cites a line from Pinafore to justify limits.
The piece recalls two famed historical pranks involving powdered substances used as fake poison. It links Rab elais and La Touche era figures, noting a jeweled joke that led to pursuits and imprisonment. It then reports a plan to lay a submarine cable from Emden to Valentia, connecting Germany with the United States via an Anglo-American line.
A pawnbroker describes diverse clients from wealthy locals to poor widows and a bank clerk couple. He notes articles pawned for survival, many later redeemed, while others fade from memory as hardship and secrecy shape their choices. The piece contrasts public image with private struggles and stresses business practicality.
A Prussian tale recalls Frederick the Great ordering a mill torn down near Sans Souci. The miller refused sale, legal action forced rebuilding and compensation, prompting the monarch to praise upright judges. A later descendant faced poverty and received a benevolent reply from the emperor offering help and a gift to restart fortunes.
The article describes the introduction of the Russian mulberry hybrid by Mennonites from western Russia, its rapid growth, size, and hard timber used for cabinet work and fencing. It notes high fruit yield, black or reddish white berries, aromatic flavor, wine potential, dense foliage, and hedging value, plus a brief historical note on London’s Hyde Park lighting.
The San Frang canners and Sacramento houses are buying much fruit this year. World markets push growth in canning with demand worldwide. Eastward shipments to Nevada and the Toretto region rise as southern counties send quantities to Arizona and New Mexico. Chicago Boston New York Philadelphia stock up as ripening fruit awaits eager urban buyers.
The text advises that long hours in drafting rooms can weary the body and impair sight. It recommends immediate rest before a decline appears and promotes Hop Bitters as a booster to restore vigor, sharpen vision, and improve overall health for better work.
A Georgia report notes Mormon missionaries active in White County for twelve months. The text describes the community as ignorant and densely so, while warning that northern areas may forcibly remove perceived apostates if law does not intervene.
A young Western woman tells a man he is her reader and hints at marriage. He fears the step, but their wedding cards have been issued, signaling plans for a wedding soon.
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