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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1882
Page
3
Fragmentary verse recalling old boys, graves and heaven, with lament for departed mates. The speaker asks where the old boys are as death shadows fall and memory links the living to the past. Strong but unclear names and places are referenced in a nostalgic tone.
Katy Gardiner and Arthur Graig clash over temperance as they plan a life together then separate. Katy resurges in a factory boarding house with friends while a lost brown glove ties to memories of Katy and a physician, who recalls their past and seeks to return the cherished item.
Mary and Lizzie visit church while Katy, with one glove, stays behind. A stranger rings, Katy answers, and a man kisses her, declaring her darling. Katy now lives at Dr Craig's residence with the three factory girls, in a sober home with no liquor on the sideboard.
The article surveys how town bombardment has evolved from targeting fortifications to attacking cities. It cites Vattel and Vauban, notes Copenhagen 1807 and Strasbourg 1870, and recalls Roman and Greek traditions of sparing sacred sites. It contrasts moral cautions with military necessity across eras and references Gentlemans Magazine.
A compact discussion on the aims of rhetoric, contrasting Edmund Burke as thinker and orator with a noted Massachusetts chaplain who wins audiences by tact. The piece cites a Norfolk sermon and a proverb on the oculist, closing with a fragmented census note on wool production in the United States in a historical spring.
A Philadelphia physician reveals widespread pharmacy fraud, detailing substitutions and dilutions that corrupt prescriptions. The article shows duplicate prescriptions, with druggists altering dosages and ingredients, including iodine, cinchona, idoform, and bread crumbs, to save costs while compromising patient safety.
The essay argues that those who endure poverty without begging deserve sympathy more than the openly needy. It highlights sewing women who earn meager wages, endure health decline, and hide hardship to avoid charity, urging discreet assistance to bring light to their dreary hours.
A garbled OCR passage mentions Marseilles and bouillabaisse, Amiens and a railway station, and references to tripe cooking and a revolutionary hymn. The piece appears as a jumble of misread phrases about French cities and foods without a coherent narrative.
Fragmentary line describes parsley on bites and sausages paired with Bordeaux wine in Paris noted as better known than crayfish. Arles is praised for Roman remains, beauty, and local sausissons. A remark on disbelief in dead donkeys and a reference to Fear Rowned appears.
Mrs. Davenport sought a divorce citing her husband T. W. Higginson's rigid theory of marriage. He imposed rules restricting her clothing, diet, social contacts, letters, and even topics, insisting she obey without question. She talked back, left, then returned under renewed rules, ending in divorce granted as the husband failed to sustain his control.
Archibald Forbes notes in North American Review how a young American lieutenant served as military attaché to the Russian army in 1877 78 and authored a standard history of the Russo Turkish war that the Russian general staff uses as a textbook. He contrasts British and Russian honors with English promotions and other flags, while praising a British general’s transport success in the Abyssinian expedition and the Civil War quartermaster who, after twenty years, had his brevet upgraded to substantive rank.
A Philadelphia Press reader recalls using soap cakes stamped with town names as small-change in Mexico. Each cake worth 1 cent, sometimes washed and reused, with a police witness noting soap is legal tender for small sums in many areas.
Dispatches report Allied moves in Egypt with Arabi Pasha rebels near Wallaha and Suez. British, Turkish, and Egyptian authorities discuss protection of the canal, with England seeking international police and control of military actions. Port Said unrest and troop concentrations are noted alongside political shifts and proclamations.
A distant observer watched a brown thrush near a small bush cry out in distress as a black snake coiled beneath the plant. He frightened the snake away, saved the bird, which then revived and fluttered off toward Petersburg freight.
Pennsylvania courts strike down breach of promise to marry suits by holding that the original promise must be evaluated at the time it is made. If not fulfilled within one year, the claim fails, regardless of subsequent courting. The rule aims to shield men from facing juries and costly suits. Journal editorial summary cites Detroit Free Press.
A curious exchange in Oil City ends with a young woman teasing a plush clerk about how hosiery is sold. The clerk mentions zebra colored pairs priced at 85 a pair as the backstage banter unfolds amid curious customers.
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