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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1882
Page
3
A fragmentary transcription of Celia Thaxter's Nightingale presents a plain brown bird whose evening song moves through a silent world. The text traces the bird's devotion, its praise to heaven, and the hopeful, universal reach of its music across the season.
In a bleak 1861 winter, Lt. Horton receives a tiny red mitten from Abbie Latham at a camp fete. After bravely fighting at Cold Harbor and enduring hospital care, Horton recovers with Abbie by his side. A torn letter and the mitten rekindle their bond, ending with Abbie’s gift restored and a hopeful union.
Louise Chandler Moudton argues for home centered courtesy training, urging parents to listen respectfully to children, praise good conduct, and limit interruptions. A tale of Mistress Bright Eyes illustrates disciplined etiquette and mutual respect, suggesting grown spouses benefit from the same commendation approach.
Parsley eaten with vinegar may mask onion breath. Diluted carbolic acid repels ants and roaches. Soak yellowed flannel in a lathor made with curd soup borax and carbonate of ammonia to whiten. Ammonia removes oil stains. Salt in soil wards off white worms. Flour on cabbage kills cabbage worms. Tar removes from hands with orange peel.
Fragmentary note describes wooden bowls platters and dishes manufactured nearby at New Bern. Mentions local county activity and nearby factory facilities with unclear details.
A log is rounded by a circular plane and processed by a swift machine. Thin strips are cut, dried, and made pliable to steam. They are then molded into desired shapes. The factory reportedly makes 100.0110 plates each day.
The 1860 census shows 26 counties where foreigners outnumbered natives, with California, Michigan, Minnesota, and Texas among those. By 1870, the foreign majority rose to 27 counties, including California and Texas, and nationally 21 years olds outnumber natives in 214 counties, led by Michigan and Minnesota. Foreigners dominate large swaths of Wisconsin and Minnesota, with weaker presence in the South and New England. The trend suggests more counties and even states may come under foreign majority as emigration continues.
Harvard Observatory professor Pickering argues in Nature that gaslight color does not determine eye strain. He shows heat from the lamp and reflected light from pages harms vision, suggesting electric light as a remedy and noting near sightedness rising among students.
A garbled diary style fragment describes a mistress chiding her maid for oversleeping, noting the servant’s very slow wakefulness and prolonged sleep. The speaker’s voice hints at frustration and confusion within a domestic scene.
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