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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1882
Page
6
A fragmented 19th century column covers diverse items from corsets and exports to Cherokee imagery, a War Department badge incident, Oscar Wilde quips, a Vermont man’s thumb injury and death, land grant myths, lunatic asylum critiques, pension office pranks, Rutherford B Hayes inquiries, and a sleeping marvel named Joan Grumper.
The article cites General Sherman and Major General Tecumseh salutes at a Washington stage performance, a Paterson classroom warmup with Virginia reel, Cornell pranks on thermometers, and German theater fire statistics noting 523 theaters burned in 272 years with London and Paris leading incidents.
Nebraska leads the nation with 1.73 percent illiteracy, followed by Ohio at 2.71 and Illinois at 3.15. New York 3.28, Pennsylvania 3.41, and Massachusetts 4.24 percent. South Carolina records the highest at 32.32 percent, with per capita educational spending under 43 cents. Northwest states retain Old New England education influences amid large foreign populations and pioneer poverty.
The article discusses breeding off horns in native cattle, noting horns both injure and alarm in barns. It cites natural trends toward shorter horns, compares Texas long horns with short-boned stock, and mentions searing calves as a possible method. Instances like Ayreshires in Bootland show ear clipping evolving into a fixed trait.
A collage of midwestern gossip and social chatter contrasts a New Haven shopping pitch for curlers and makeup with comic anecdotes about fashion and urban vanity. The piece blends cheerful fashion admonitions, a sly moral about appearance, and brief vignettes of daily life including a theater mishap and a worried husband seeking care.
A discussion on English women portrays the dowager and mature matron as powerful yet conservative rulers of entertaining society. The piece contrasts English restraint with American freedom, noting that English ladies favor gradual change and view modern ideas with caution, preferring to preserve established pleasures.
A Paris correspondent profiles the Comtesse de Peyronny, a young, charming writer daughter of Mme Bard. Separated from her husband, she pens popular pieces for Figaro earning about 80,000 francs yearly. Her claimed paternity by Victor Hugo is noted, with Hugo not denying the link.
In a queer tale of social intrigue, Mme de Poyronny’s fashion world targets popular women while Maia da Poyronny’s former collaborators swirl. Lucien Double is pressed to publish and illustrate a volume. Borealis Brown and Aurora White hurry to a church ceremony as the ring vanishes and reappears in a carriage corner, triggering a tense, comic chase before the wedding entrance.
The piece argues money cannot purchase education good manners or a clear conscience. Wealth helps but cannot replace knowledge self control or ethical conduct. It stresses that true richness comes from education and virtuous principles rather than gold.
The piece laments high officials compromising ethics to shield crimes, noting how attempts to pin guilt on others backfire as deceit and danger trap the conspirators in their own tangled schemes.
A long anecdotal piece collects children’s questionings and remarks in playful, sometimes sharp form. It recounts six year olds overhearing weddings, questions about milk and tears, fear of stealing, and a range of curious, often humorous child insights witnessed in households and public settings.
The tale from Bagdad recounts a rich merchant who tricks a porter into signing away his wage. After bargaining, the porter is left with only a para, then the merchant offers advice about wealth giving. The porter escapes by dropping the basket and exposes the merchant’s greed.
A hunter attempts a splashy mud expedition but is foiled when his dog trips him, leaving him headlong and stuck in the mud. The scene evokes a blend of frustration and comic relief as the hunter battles the slick earth.
The piece details Alvan Clark of Cambridgeport Mass and son George B Clark and their team shaping the largest telescope lenses. It explains grinding, polishing, and testing steps, the shift from Chance & Co. to Paris glass, and notes most workers are foreigners while the U S lags due to nerves. It compares Clark’s factory to rivals in Munich Dublin and York.
A letter to Nature notes a reported trend in the hat trade that men's head circumferences have decreased over 30 to 40 years. A veteran hatter recalls a shift from about 22 1 2 inches to around 21 inches, with many hats now suited to smaller heads. Authors suggest hairstyle and hat-wearing changes may explain the impression, and seek further evidence from readers.
A Boston retailer explains advertising's payoff noting seasonality boosts sales but consistent ads keep customers coming. He says stopping adverts hurts revenue, prices are often matched, and one-price policy plus marked-down stock when rival prices are lower. Advertising acts as the steam that keeps business moving.
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