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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1882
Page
6
Fragmented clippings cover a training school proposal in New York, a Paris dog name dispute, a pistol incident in Oswego, a Kansas City boy’s fatal illness misdiagnosis, a hunting anecdote, and dramatic shifts in California and Virginia mining stock values. Also mentions discussions on special legislation and market activity in 1875.
Senator Van Wyck cites fraud in public lands surveys and certificates used to grab acres. He backs an amendment to curb collusion by surveyors and prevent exploitation of the public domain. Harvard professor noted for eloquent Chinese club remarks and a California wheat boom profiled for rapid growth and vast acreage.
Chinese printing uses uniform blocks 8 by 12 inches, each block engraving yields four pages. A small stack can print thousands of leaves daily with low costs, allowing cheap editions. Books bound in new Chinese style with white silk thread satisfy native tastes, while paper quality varies from white to yellowish with a 20 percent price reduction. Some lines describe Capaco women and patha fascinations in a separate, unclear fragment.
A fragmented domestic vignette shows Dan's wife performing a string of morning and evening tasks, from mending shoes to teaching Bridget and tucking children into bed. The scene ends with Dan returning home to a tired, weary household after a day of steady labor.
A quote from T. W. Higginson reflects on a generous husband and a wife who desires her daughters to be secured with regular sums for expenditures. She argues that capable wives and mothers deserve their share of the family income without having to ask, believing money cannot buy their services yet recognizing their right to support.
A prior discussion argues that women’ s tears reflect temperament not weakness. It notes women break down in domestic calamities while men falter, then rise to support households and endure alongside men in crises. A physician’s remark that “That woman is really great” underscores this view.
The excerpt describes how widows in Japan are identified by hair, with styles signaling readiness for marriage or widowhood. It also includes a Colorado railroad official noting a Ohio woman’s request for six months passes for a party of seventy five ladies traveling to Colorado, seeking guidance on the country and attire and noting concerns about safety.
The account notes women who served in foreign militaries, mentioning Touise Houssaye de Bannes in France from 1792 to 1795, Angelique Brulon and Therese Figueur. Brulon, born 1772, served as a lieutenant and earned the Legion of Honor, while Figueur fought as a dragoon for fourteen years, with four horses slain, dying in 1862 at age 87.
A collage of historical figures and events highlights women who served in various armies from the Napoleonic era to 19th century conflicts, including Chesmeres, Scanngatti, Giulianii, Manelli, Weiss, Afariotti, Swisshelm, and others. It also features Jane Grey Swisshelm criticizing restrictive 19th century dress and urging looser corsetry to allow true chest and body movement.
A crutch worn traveler recalls a Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad collision of trains at thirty miles an hour that created instant social contact among passengers. A corpulent Manitoba woman, a Chicago girl, a La Crease preacher and others mingle freely, while a shy man abandons propriety to sit with a bridal couple and a widow. The piece ends noting how travel loosens home restraint and forms lasting acquaintances.
A peddler accuses a Titan of stealing after a cheap item sale gone wrong. The tale highlights a Philadelphia incident with a peddler and a man named Sean amid quarrel over payment. The text also mentions mortar and lead pipe damage from underground telegraph installations.
The Cincinnati Anquirer reprints Mr. William A. English of Indiana explaining Democratic defeat in 1880. He blames Hendricks for court decisions keeping Indiana in an October election, details heavy campaign money use, and alleges Gould funded corruption efforts via Hurlbut and World editor Hurstead.
A historical reflection on how spelling errors and punctuation do not invalidate wills if their meaning is clear. Courts will interpret what the testator intended when the document is intelligible, sometimes accepting rough drafts or even pantomime proof. Notable example cites Matthew Vassar’s will error giving $7,000 to each church instead of seven churches totaling $49,000.
Brown questions Pingrey’s repayment after a loan with Fogg and Pegg. Fogg insists there was no doubt Pingrey would not pay, while Brown remains incredulous, and Pegg returns to his paper with calm indifference.
A satirical Texas Siftings snippet notes Mrs Daguerres and Mrs Andreus Vespucitus quarreling over a son's upcoming marriage in Austin. The fashionable mother, citing her five or six husbands, quips that waiting for discretion would mean never marrying, highlighting social gossip and quickly dismissed propriety.
A rustic quotes a woman near Alameda who claims she saw a pie through a door. He recalls her late husband and her four marriages, noting she might take the door plate if she needed. The dialogue centers on suspicion and local gossip about her and the pie sighting.
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