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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1882
Page
3
A nostalgic verse laments a beloved whose light faded after a faithless lover. Memory, sorrow, and desolation haunt her dwelling as she seeks peace beyond a cruel world. The speaker mourns a pure heart enslaved by mistreatment, awaiting rest in grave silence.
A penniless boy begs in a restaurant window as a kinder woman rescues Eloise’s child and confronts a past of love, betrayal, and ruined fortunes. The narrator recalls two lives, Eloise Grayson and Alice Browne, whose histories entwine with Edwin Anderson, a vanished father, and a tragic romance that ends in new beginnings.
The article surveys how U S states got their names. It cites Hampshire for New Hampshire Massachusetts from an Indian form for great hills Rhode Island and its varied roots Connecticut Indian land on a tidal river Virginia the Carolinas Georgia royal ties Maine Vermont Kentucky Tennessee Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Iowa Texas Florida Oregon California Nevada Minnesota Nebraska Kansas Mississippi Alabama claim Indian, Spanish, or local meanings.
Herbert Spencer argues that individuals should speak their deepest convictions openly. Opinion shapes character and drives social change, as thoughts become agents through which the unknown causes work. One's faith, formed by time, deserves fearless expression to influence the future.
A satirical note compares timid monks who refuse charity yet accept a hooded donation to modern nominees who resist office yet tender nominations are thrust upon them. The quip uses medieval vows and a witty image to mock reluctant political acceptance. It mentions a New York girl and a critic’s line about a telescope to pry and reveal character.
The year 1881 yielded vast loss of life at sea with numerous vessels reported wrecked near Nova Scotia and Japan. Railroad catastrophes were fewer but deadly, totaling 1,047 killed by various railroad accidents and telegraph-reported incidents across the United States, with a long list of collisions and wrecks noted.
Washington reports Gen. Grant has reversed his stance on Fitz John Porter, deeming Porter greatly injured and worthy of vindication. The shift alarms some, yet many Congress Democrats back an honest change, with discussions of a Porter's reinstatement bill gaining momentum. Porter appeals to the President for reopening his case, endorsed by Grant and other leading figures.
A panic at Salem Evangelical Church in Peoria during Rev. Simon Sublebenhoeiter’s funeral caused a deadly crush in the gallery and main floor. Forty injured, several fatally, with women trampled as doors jammed within minutes. An earlier separate incident reports an artificial earthquake near Oskaloons Iowa, where a powder magazine explosion killed three boys and damaged much of the business district with losses around twenty thousand dollars.
In New Orleans Times tale Hoffenstein prides himself on selling cheap black jeans and stray boots. A negro customer complains of damaged soles and hoax coins, while Hoffenstein explains a trick about a fake twenty dollar piece in the sole.
A letter argues women see domestic tasks as menial yet pursue higher education. It claims boarding school and college distance them from practical chores, shaping attitudes that hinder household labor pride. The writer suggests public schools assign girls part of domestic work to balance views.
In a brief family scene Mr. Marrowlat seeks relief for distressing nerves. The family physician prescribes a strange remedy while Galen’s approach is noted as astute and sympathetic.
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