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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1881
Page
3
A London paper offers a prize for a heat poem on liberty and assassination with lines praising virtue and condemning tyranny. The ode extols Liberty and condemns despotism, describing a devastating act that shocks the world and honors the author for a virtuous verse that exposes revenge and political cruelty.
Teresina Baldelli wins twelve thousand francs in a Naples lottery but her guardian uncle Baldelli plots to keep the money. Amid jealousy and intrigue, Teresina is nearly driven to ruin as her lover Frank Lloyd and Lord Ardley help unravel the scheme. A late night assault and a dramatic escape lead to Baldelli's exposure and Teresina's eventual marriage and return to England.
A satirical look at unhappy marriages and the tyrannical grumbling husband who ruins daily life from breakfast to bedtime. The piece contrasts him with a suffering wife and mentions Griselda as a resilient figure amid nineteenth century cynicism and license.
A New York merchant in Austin recalls Mose Sobsumburg selling boots below cost. Gilhooly notes Mose’s alleged habit of delaying payments, claiming Mose’s creditors in New York say he never paid for goods. The tale centers on pricing, creditors, and the idea of selling at less than cost.
Cussell and Mayer are connected to Mitographic telegraphy systems that merit attention. An American invention promises much for the apparatus, using two pendulums at each ring end moved by clockwork. The swing of one mechanically and electrically corrects the motion of the other to synchronize.
Read description explains a foil writing method for telegraph lines using ink that leaves white letters on blue at the receiving end. A moving style inscribes on foil and a second style, controlled by pendulums, traces the marks on moistened paper. Commercial use promised but rates unaffected per Harper's Magazine note.
The article argues blue eyes and fair hair indicate Germanic or Celtic ancestry, while dark eyes point to Latin or other races. It cites census trends showing northern states flooded by German and Scandinavian immigrants, with darker-eyed populations persisting in the South and among early French and mixed races. It notes foreign birth percentages by state and regions, including Nevada, California, Arizona, and Louisiana, and discusses language use and settlement patterns among Germans, Scandinavians, and Highlanders in Canada and the United States.
The record notes capital tied to the slate trade reached nearly 10 million dollars with 600 000 squares produced nationwide. Pennsylvania led with 320 000 squares and the largest quarry spans 60 acres, employing 200 workers since its 1855 opening and 40 000 squares shaped by 1880. Durable colors come from Pennsylvania and Maine with blue black and variegated slates costing most.
The text describes weekly wages for workers in Thochavian, Prussia, with six 11 hour days and pay around English shillings per week. It references bricklayers and overseers and mentions comparisons to German and U.S. standards, hinting at widespread wage practices.
The text surveys varied topics from ancient bridges and burial customs to early English tech and notable figures. It references the Eno sion Bridge length, spinning and needlemaking, coffee trade, the first North American almanac, classical deities, the iron crown of Italy, Napoleon, Australian droughts, Lake George, and the celluloid manufacturing process including raw materials, acid treatment, drying, and burning properties.
A historical tale argues raccoons can shed a leg to escape traps. While other animals cut lost limbs, a Mississippi River encounter describes a trapped raccoon whose hind foot remained in a rusty steel trap, suggesting the animal’s leg was eaten or removed. later accounts claim the raccoon survived with one hind leg.
A French journal published figures showing average wages across 51 trades at 60.12 cents per day or 8.63 dollars per week for men. For women, 11 trades averaged 16.14 cents per day or about 1.875 dollars per week. Decorative sculptors, a skilled class, earned around 1 1/8 cents per day, with basic work paying poorly.
A quoted definition asserts that an agnostic knows neither the existence of God nor the soul nor the future and regards seeking knowledge as a waste. The speaker claims the agnostic has no more certainty about these topics than others and questions value in pursuit.
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