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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1883
Page
6
Adrift reminiscences recount fraternal lodge pensions of 220000 in 1882 Pennsylvanian orders, a Texas bound youth mugging, a Brooklyn duel murder aftermath, a DC railway bill heated protest by Mr Newl, and social tales at a Baltimore dinner where a cigars prank ends with chocolate.
A Qantas LR man and wife stayed at a Harrisbury hovel. The wife wrapped two diamond earrings worth 1000 in tissue paper, placed them on a bureau, and later tossed the paper into a fire. One earring was found damaged but the other survived after a dramatic grab from the flames. The tale ends with the gems largely intact though their settings were tarnished.
A Cincinnati man and his wife with two daughters visit a restaurant after a theater show. Largely French menus cause confusion as he points to “four of those” amid miscommunications. The head waiter asks him to repeat the order and the man protests, insisting four of items require a large macaroni pyramid, while the staff seeks to serve a plain supper without French.
Canadian James Humphrey recounts a storm journey from Willacetown to Aldborough where freezing sensations and near collapse gave way to warmth and vitality as a sleigh sped over gliding snow. He reached shelter then dozed into a delirious slumber before revival with vigorous treatment.
A Burlington Hawkeye item argues against baldness by blaming friction from removing night shirts over the head. It claims hair retention depends on pulling garments off frontward rather than over the head, praises women, and urges societies and teachers to instruct proper removal methods to end baldness in the next generation.
Illinois lawmakers discuss a constitutional amendment resolution and a Secretary of the Senate preservation bill. The House ponders high license changes, industrial asylums, and Governor eligibility for the US Senate while caucuses map partisan strategy and nominate candidates for Senate leadership.
The legislature introduced numerous bills including fish culture, militia organization and rent repeal measures. A tax and court jurisdiction expansion were proposed, with petitions on prohibition and reform pending. Democratic caucus nominated Palmer for U S Senator. final ballot made Palmer the choice after withdrawals and final roll call.
Two commercial travelers shared a double room when only one remained. One man, a hypochondriac, cried for air during a night attack. The other broke a casement to aid him, only to find daylight revealed a shattered bookcase door—solving the mystery of the broken window and the cure.
An early 19th century essay explains that from a tiny acorn a large tree grows for over a century. It argues most growth comes from sun air and water, with earth contributing little, and emphasizes the health benefits of outdoor time and sunlight for longevity.
The New York Tribune argues that dangers arise from research methods rather than the study subjects. Reducing subject numbers does not lessen risk, and harm can occur with as few as three subjects. It warns that method abuse harms mental health and growth, stressing diverse accus ations as favorable within limits.
A Milwaukee man recounted the Newhall House blaze, describing clinging to a window sill, freefalls along a rain-slick wall, and near death as flames and smoke stole possessions and friends. He witnessed women and children perishing, saved by others, and huddled beneath improvised protection with only a gauze undershirt. He praised firefighters and strangers who aided him.
A lengthy record notes Senate petitions on the Lowell Bankruptcy bill and a US Britain fisheries treaty termination. House actions include telegraph rate reform, export of distilled spirits, special counsel payments, and a probe of the Chief Clerk. Bills extend Justices of the Peace powers, route railroads, and regulate telegraph use for government. Executive session on the Mexican treaty consumes time.
The report covers transportation spending, pensions, and fortifications with appropriations totaling 84,575,000 and a balance of 14,800,000 plus 225,000. It notes a Speaker call for protection for a reconstituted representation and lists numerous Senate and House actions including tariff debates, school monopoly petition, and naval advisory board recommendations. It details the Baton Rouge arsenal sale bill, allotment of lands to Ottawa Indians, and a library building proposal on government reservations, while addressing a Nebraska contingent member controversy and a rectorate over misconduct with actions to inform high officials for potential remedies.
The Bay of Fundy tides produce a dramatic bore observed near Monckton New Brunswick as a three foot wall of water sweeping upstream to rush six feet deeper inland. Bores occur along Minas Basin with heights up to eight feet and speeds near fifteen miles an hour, sometimes drowning cattle wrecking vessels and tossing boats, while birds and curlews follow the white foam. The bore is explained by rival theories of swift tidal rush and rapid rise in shallow bottoms, with harmonizing imagery of a dashed pail over a smooth floor to illustrate the phenomenon.
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