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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1881
Page
7
A historical excerpt explains the difficulty of living at great heights. It notes that the average U S elevation is 2 600 feet but people tend to live around 700 feet. only a small fraction inhabit higher regions. It discusses oxygen scarcity, freezing conditions, and how few reach ten thousand feet while most stay below two thousand.
A Manchester city council case on excessive bathing during hot weather risks health, with reports of bathers staying in water for hours, especially women. The Manchester Baths regulate a 30 minute maximum, but rules are ignored, prompting calls for printed warnings on health risks and possible improvements.
The James brothers recruit farmers in farming communities by studying local men and offering 100 to 500 dollars to act as lookouts and to raise a disturbance during robberies. After the heists, the farmers are paid and kept under fear and obligation, creating loyalty that makes them hard to identify or betray.
A Camden widow and a Philadelphian suitor share a wary courtship. After a drawn out chase he teases her about indifference. She replies with a sly remark, admitting belief is hard since he is a director of multiple gas companies. The tactful exchange reveals social context and business ties.
London correspondent notes the aesthetic dress trend is mild in style with peacock blue sage green terracotta and saffron colors. Short cropped hair and limp poses dominate, with some costumes borrowed from Ellen Terry. Despite flaws and unclean fabrics the fad is economical, costing only slightly more than Parisian gowns.
A London letter to the New York Times recounts an American observer surrendering a vacant chair to a lame man, then being challenged by another visitor who questioned his Englishness. The exchange highlights perceived national etiquette during a gallery visit.
Henry Fawcett, the blind postmaster general of England, urged that blind people be allowed to live as normally as possible. He spoke at the college for the blind at Upper Norwood, saying home life brings joy and that talking about visible things aids the blind. He called for better organization to mobilize goodwill.
The article argues that sleep habit is the best promoter of restful sleep. It warns that explicit training to sleep the same way at the same time forms a neural center in the nervous system, producing sleep as a rhythm. It notes practical steps to build the habit and cites a curious incident of children in St Louis injuring themselves while exploring a ball and wire, with inquiries into who left a railroad torpedo nearby.
Mr A J Rivkoff of Cleveland argues at an Atlanta meeting that adults, including tradesmen and professionals, recall little geography after school. He compares them with 14 or 16 year old high school graduates and says geography is learned mainly for business or pleasure then forgotten, offering little lasting discipline or usefulness.
A Newfoundland tale recounts a sea captain’s wife insisting on naming their baby Hyena after a distant Labrador voyage. The parson balks until the skipper clarifies the intended name Joseph Hyena, with the cleric noting the later nickname Josey for the child.
A six year old boy, son of Henry Barnes of Broad Ridge, vanished on an errand then was found hanging from a pine tree about twenty feet up. He said something cold seized him around the waist before he ascended. Tracks suggest he leaped to the tree, leaving no nearby prints. Local observers debated whether an animal or unknown force caused the ascent.
A correspondent notes how Tongatabu natives say Ofa meaning love when sneezing as a polite sign to spouses while in Samoa the cry Soefta meaning God bless you parallels English usage. The piece also reports on M Trouve’s electric velocipede using axle motors and battery power to drive a tricycle at cab speed, aiming for 12 to 15 mph.
Steven Creek New York February 6 1880 a reader says Hop Bitters helped him recover from a long illness and regain strength W F Weller reports improvement and near full health The Texas Central Railroad main office clerks and officials reportedly take a daily parish lesson from a company paid instructor.
Col L T Foster of Youngstown reports a Humbletonian pony with large hock spavin and a smaller enlargement on another joint, lame for long. After using Kendall's Spavin Cure from Randall & Co as directed, by day four the horse was no longer lame, lumps disappeared, and limbs were smooth. Foster shared the remaining bottles with neighbors.
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