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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1883
Page
6
A chaotic mix of oddball tales and legal scrapes fills the page. Chinese families, Nihilist lore, a Philadelphia pamphlet dispute, and a daring marshal standoff mingle with rogue quine adulteration warnings and a traveling violinist ruse.
An 18th century extract from Acts of Leipsic discusses body preservation phenomena. It cites a Nuremberg grave where hair and a tiny figure appeared in a coffin and a later observation of a hair change from dark to flaxen after death. It notes hair growth through burial wrappings and mentions specimens in York Philosophical Society and a Crimean war officer’s beard.
An 19th century Norwegian fairy tale excerpt follows Christine who wishes to work hard and enjoy pleasant life. Her fairy godmother grants transformation turning her into a diligent helper dwarfs and tasks. Christine learns to perform daily chores, from sewing to cooking, with industry and care.
A family tale recounts Ephraim Felton’s frightening encounter on a rain soaked day with a bear-like terror behind him in the woods, only to learn later it was a muddy, leech-dusted sheep skin. Grandfather Felton frames the story as a defense of his great grandfather’s courage while siblings tease Will and John.
A fragmentary London Times piece describes Norwegian breakfasts as lavish spreads with tongue, sausage, herring, smoked salmon, cheese, caviar, sardines, and aquavit. It notes bread and butter with cheese, hot dishes, and salmon common in meals. Dinners resemble home meals with wine toasts led by the host and clinking glasses during meals.
Fragmented reminiscence about wood chopping life with a man and his wife, detailing labor, home life, and meals in a pine wood setting. Descriptions cover chopping rhythm, domestic scenes, and harsh shore work, with reference to workers, wages, and seasonal process.
Senate and House scenes from February 21 reveal heated fights over minutes approval, education funding, road and water acts, and relief for victims. Lawmakers clash on quorum, door closures, and procedural moves as Gov Hamilton sends messages amid calls for swift aid to Diamond mine calamity families and Boiler explosion victims.
The Cent ury recounts Dom Pedro visiting Paris and asking M Pheophile Gautier about meeting Victor Hugo. Hugo declines to visit others, citing lack of time and his respectful relations with journalists and their wives. A stray Iroquois phrase and a Charleston anecdote about false teeth appear in the fragment.
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