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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1883
Page
3
A fragmentary verse tale describes a maiden in a house who adores a hen and a mouse provokes fear. Grimalkin the cat reacts as the scenes unfold with a dramatic, mythic voice and anxious moral undertones about courage and superstition.
Nell and Jack leave Cherry Hill for city life chasing society and luxury. Their spending spree, lavish parties, and rising debts culminate in illness for their baby and Jack, forcing a return to Cherry Hill. The couple reconciles, learning money cannot buy happiness or a lasting home.
A discussion of Robert Howdin and his use of magic to illustrate science in the Royal Society era. It contrasts Howdin with Herrmann and other magicians, noting his shift to modern attire and the spectacle of automata and sleight of hand.
An Eastern paper details practical farm notes including stump removal by burning stumps with petroleum, California’s 100000 acres of vines expected to yield 40000000 to 60000000 gallons of wine in four years, and simple animal care such as onion slices for sheep and horses. It also covers potato yield boosts from sawdust mulch, harsh Russian climate for apples and pears, cucumber and melon cultivation, and carbolic soap wash for radish maggots and borers.
A compilation of home cooking guidance and recipe ideas including Veal steaks, Turkey Sour, Spanish Charlotte, Puffs for Dessert, Fen Sateirs, Lemos CosTano Pin, Orange and Apple Pie, Ciekex Love, Mesa, and related steps. The notes emphasize thorough cooking, browning, and flavoring with butter, salt, pepper, and spices.
A Paris mother of a conscripted sailor learned by letter that her son had not reached Saigon. She died from joy when he unexpectedly returned to her Rue Oberkampf shop, collapsing in grief moments after his embrace, according to St James Gazette.
A rumor suggests a cow’s tasks include calf rearing and demanding duties, while a colored man in Kentucky reportedly trained the animal as a saddle horse, pack mule, and draught horse. New York City boasted 3,000 teachers in elocution.
A garbled column mixes anecdotes, poems, and wry observations. It includes a juror’s explanation of insufficient evidence, moral musings on marriage, classroom quips about Adam’s fall, and humorous vignettes about childhood, shopaholics, and social foibles from an Austin area venue.
A writer recalls hearing a young Indian deliver a powerful, colorful speech before a government commission. The speaker’s athletic presence and vivid paint heightened his plea against relocating his tribe to another reservation, delivering spontaneous, fervent oratory that impressed Washington observers.
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