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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1883
Page
6
A garbled mix of items covers fat stock exhibitions in New York, rising university enrollments in 1882, and public warnings about law studies. The piece recalls Gustave Dorn, Hikasan Strauss, and theatergoer habits, plus a tale of a Milwaukee fire hero, a cooperative store in Piærelvita, a mine accident in Silver City Colorado, and a French population census critique predicting France’s decline relative to Britain and the United States.
In a Detroit Free Press tale a Michigan man who dodged a creditor is cornered by a mutual friend’s office. The creditor pressures payment, offers a week loan instead of settling, and the man signs a receipt in full. A suit follows and the plaintiff wins, holding a clean receipt for the debt.
In Louisville, Colonel Stoddard Johnston pretends to suffer from a splinter. He pierces his nail with a straw hidden up his coat sleeve, drawing sympathy as Zach Smith helps. The ruse ends with a long splinter pulled free, prompting shared laughter among onlookers.
An archaic verse fragment depicts Lins dying of dyspepsia after a quarrel with his mother in law. The wise wrin summons the mother, who instructs his beloved toothy-wootsy in cooking, translating a domestic scene into a cautionary tale.
A fragmented OCR passage from the New York Post presents poetic lines on women, love, youth, and beauty. It references sensory scenes by water, reflections on motherhood, and idealized female charm, with archaic diction and varied imagery.
A narrator reflects on women’s cleverness and men’s ignorance. He argues women puzzle men, adapt to masculine weaknesses with artful patience, and often outwit with quiet wit. The essay disparages male arrogance while praising female perceptiveness and restraint.
A Chicago Herald piece on feminine tear tactics explains the art of crying to influence others. It prescribes brief, effective tears, premeditated with subtle irritants, and careful makeup and posture to evoke pity while maintaining beauty and composure.
A well known clergyman condemned luxury in dress during a recent lecture. He urged simple homespun fashions echoing grandmothers calico dresses, criticizing current taste for fine fabrics and costly adornments. The audience, mostly women, noted the old sacrifices behind affordable calico.
In a satirical critique, the speaker argues women are trapped by dress and fashion, asserting that women’s love of attire signifies inherent inferiority. The piece contrasts women’s obsession with garments and jewelry to men’s steadier fashion, claiming men preserve comfort and health while women sacrifice ease for appearances. It concludes questioning whether education or opportunity will erase this dynamic.
An elderly speaker in the Boston Journal recounts a scene at fish stalls where a crabby old man nods to a lobster and speaks of adversity shaping the soul. The crustacean then grabs the man’s hand in a humorous handshake, sparking lively display.
Old miners show strong respect for underground rats as pest control and warning signs. They keep a few rats as pets, feeding them at shifts, while noting that dead rats foul a level and live rats scavenge food remains. The practice reflects miners’ routines near new drift work and cross cuts at the Virghiela City area.
The New York Herald notes Ouresad spans sixty square miles with 600000 residents yet only 444 policemen, about 250 available for night service, calling the city increasingly wicked.
The Senate failed to muster a quorum at the sea meeting on the 6th while members introduced numerous bills in both chambers. Key measures reference railroad taxation, court duties, policing powers, and a pension extension, with debate over a joint resolution and executive appointments. The House and Senate conducted limited sessions on the 7th as votes and approvals touched education, finance, and law reforms.
The article describes elater beetles of South and Central America, noting over 70 species from Chili to the Southern United States. It details their yellow and green phosphorescent spots, glowing when flying or clinging to a finger, and notes ornate uses in decoration by ladies in Tily and Greece. It recalls historical use by natives and a Spanish captain Del Domingo Uonde displaying a large beetle on a Panama hat.
An editorial warns promiscuous kissing spreads disease and urges moral caution within families. A Selina, Alabama report notes a 10 year old Black girl fell fifteen feet through a trestle, ending headfirst in mud and later rescued without injury.
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