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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1882
Page
7
A collector identified as Baroness Strouve ends additions to her teapot line as she notes her collection of technically distinctive yet grotesquely antique Japanese art objects inspired the design shift. The shift marks the closure of a new production run and reflects a decisive turn away from future pieces in the line.
Major Tyrone Galnes recounts an 1866 interview with President Lincoln about freeing a Confederate soldier held at Camp Douglas. Lincoln questioned authority, then ordered a release via executive order 90 after reviewing a written statement and counsel from Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt. The tale ends with Galnes noting Lincoln’s humility and firm resolve.
A humorous address in a thick dialect mocks the past and urges focus on the future. The speaker jokes about forgotten history figures and laments nostalgia, urging readers to chase progress and avoid despair despite daily struggles.
A North Carolina man confirms absolute truth about a distant kin causing scandal after a white man he knew admits disowning relatives who “disgraced themselves by voting the Radical ticket.” The tale reveals the convict status of the accuser’s kin through forgery.
In Brooklyn a longshoreman notes nanny goats provide ample rich milk to babies and coffee, while penned goats near Harlem and at Gowanus differ in milk quality based on feed. The piece contrasts local goat husbandry with economic hardship and seasonal display of goats around the docks. A separate note discusses vaccination effects, citing a Norristown case where a vaccinated young woman develops a strong urge related to the donor’s arm.
A Salt Lake City gentile vaccinated with virus from a Mormon neighbor embraces Mormonism, marries three wives, and seeks more. A Milwaukee man who paid debts promptly is vaccinated by a friend slow to pay and now avoids creditors, becoming a dead beat. The Cleveland Viaduct is deemed solid and Peekess Cough Syrup is advertised at 50 cents to 1.000 dollars per bottle by Emmert & Burrell.
Mail departs and arrives across lines including Chicago and Through Eastern and Northern routes. Details list departure times such as 3:40 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Chicago to Eastern, 4:20 p.m. to Dubuque via Illinois Central, and 9:00 a.m. to Northern via Wisconsin Central. Weekly patterns note arrivals Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with multiple towns named and varied times. Office hours shift seasonally from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and extended hours on holidays.
Chicago markets report a quiet day on Change with futures wheat 14 cents lower, corn down 4 cents but fairly active, oats 14 to 10 cents lower and less active. Rye firmer, burley unchanged, provisions easier.
Market table from Freeport dated April 7 1882 shows grain prices for wheat spring corn rye and barley, plus hay flour feed oats and corn meal. Includes live cattle hogs and cheese values along with vegetables potatoes onions cabbage apples and other staples. Also lists lumber timber fencing and boards with sizes and prices.
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