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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1882
Page
3
A fragmented meditation on Egypt and Thebes questions the age of history. The speaker implores the sphinx to reveal its origins, past rulers, and the secrets locked in its tomb, imagining how the world looked when it was young and nations were new.
A long tale from Harper's Weekly recounts Ben the bear once tamed by a Western boy, later pampered at a river trading post, degraded by whisky, and finally executed by a hunter after killing a man. The piece blends frontier anecdote with a cautionary note on man and beast.
A Bowdoin student nicknamed Spud became a flue scholar and later an instructor, though he disliked the title. An incident had him telling students through a door to “dry up” in Latin class. Another professor was known as Kai gar from two Greek roots, while Yale once mocked a professor as Old Spondee, a metrical term.
A brief Farm ing World notice explains growing strawberries in a hogshead barrel with six inch hole spacing and rich dirt, placing crown leaves out, and watering with soap options to enlarge fruit. Parsley can be raised the same way, offering a durable alternative to rustic yard stumps.
A fragment notes presence of mind facing a roaring pitch and meeting the opponent’s gaze. The line emphasizes mental poise under pressure during a tense moment in a sporting confrontation.
A penny dreadful note introduces an opera glass that doubles as a whisky flask holding half a pint. A hidden silver tube delivers a drink when touched, best used pointed to the gallery. Reportedly popular among theater goers, it could curb disturbance between acts and spare patrons trips to the bar.
The Charleston Medical Journal cites M. Lares and others warning that refined sugar harms teeth. They note sugar can injure via direct contact or stomach gas and that teeth exposed to sugar water become jelly like from sugar combining with tooth lime.
A Washington letter tours the Bureau of Printing and Engraving detailing the money making process. It explains the flow of paper from Treasury to the bureau, engraving, pressing, drying, and final counting by skilled workers, noting high pay deterring counterfeiting and highlighting a renowned female counter of bills.
A Carson reader hotly critiques a newspaper notice and its product plug, prompting a spoof advertisement from Cheemite & Co. The published piece mocks “War to the Knife” grocery hype fronting a long, garbled notice with prices, terms, and anti immigrant sentiment, ending with Madagascar fashion notes.
A garbled excerpt from a fashion discussion notes frugal dress choices and trimming. It mentions fringe, a bouffant back, and themes of economy in material use with unclear references to individuals and settings.
A reflection on Buckle and the idea that civilization advances not by the benevolence of people but by the forces of civilization itself. The text argues that great discoveries by genius outlast empires and creeds, shaping future ages beyond temporary triumphs or failures of societies.
A country youth hired by a San Francisco milk supplier resigns after discovering cans were washed with standing water. He refuses to continue in the dishonest practice, facing only silence from customers except one woman who says the milk seemed richer. The employer offers a small stipend to finish the trip, but the man remains firm yet stays in the business.
A Pompeii discovery reveals a woman clinging to a child in a narrow street twelve feet above ancient pavement. The pair perished in the 79 A.D. eruption amid pumice, ash, and toxic fumes. the woman likely the mother, jewels on her indicate status, bracelets of gold and two rings. A Missouri mother of seven eloped recently, and market notes mention shad, fish, steaks, and goby steaks.
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