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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1871
Page
6
In a Rhine valley tale a Baron recalls his son, a generous youth who aids orphans and builds a village school. A French visitor questions faith and value, then learns the son’s goodness through his deeds and the humble works he inspires. The tale ends with a meditation on sight and wisdom.
A discussion on teaching children table manners through calm corrective methods. It argues against harsh punishment, recommending quiet redirection and patient explanation to preserve a child’s self respect. The piece cites Dr. Lall and Madame de Stael as examples of measured guidance.
An editor at table says he reads the Tribune long enough to hate hot bread yet proves otherwise by shoveling biscuits onto his plate. Parton expresses surprise and Horace Greeley retorts with a wry quip about practice and preaching.
The piece notes a 11 page work Literary Dotices with patent law instructions and forms sent by Munn & Co. It mentions free copies for names sent to Maxn & Co. It also previews The Nation No 286 contents including editorials, war theory, land grants, Italy, France and Germany, statistics, literature, and arts.
The Galaxy pledges greater attractions with a sharp edited style and a star staff of writers. It will publish vivid pieces by Porte Cragon Bre Edwards Steven Lawrence Susan Fielding Thurlow Weed J. S. Black Horatio King Gideon Welles Mark Twain and others. Galaxy N Y invites short stories and sketches from top authors, promising abundant material and no spare expense.
The Atlantic for January offers Howells Venetian Palace and Miss Moygaridge’s Provider by Spofford, H.H. with two essays, Higginson’s The Valley of Guateria and A Winter in New Hampshire, Hay on Castilian Days, Wil liam on Republican Party shift, and Fields Whispering Gallery. Whittier and others contribute poems, creating a diverse literary spread.
A catalog of periodicals includes Gallon's Monthly Boston Ladies' Friend Philadelphia Waverly Magazine Boston Watchman and Reflector Boston New York Weekly N Y Home Otrele Boston Saturday Night Philadelphia Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper N Y Pomeroy's Democrat N Y Press Philadelphia Commercial Cincinnati Weekly Times Davenport Democrat Weekly Dispatch St Louis Advance Chicago.
The January Scribner's Monthly is noted as an improvement over prior numbers with numerous merit. Contributions include Hang Anderson Dr Faye and Rebecca Handing Davis while Natasqua is conducted. Hellen Berg recounts a Christmas gathering in Germany. George MacDonald continues Wilfrid Cumbermede. a Christmas Choral by J B Holland with music by George J Huss closes the issue.
The Little Corporal begins a new year with lively content for children and uplifting tales. Lucia Chase Bell contributes The Hard-Fought maidle, while Harper's Monthly unveils a richly illustrated Christmas number with carols, Passion Play scenes from 1870, and essays by Annie Thomas Justin McCarthy R H Stoddard and others.
The second volume of Hearth and Home ends in December 81 and Volume IIL will begin a new series with a new heading and a News Supplement. Contents include Illustrated articles Tales Poe sketches of travel and adventure hints and suggestions farm life and morticulturalists with a department for youth. The paper remains a family publication.
Our Young Folks January presents lively sketches and poetry, including Jack Hazard chapters by Trowbridge and Marian Douglass verse The New Year. Mrs Diaz offers humorous Uncle Joe tale. Boltéd Woods by John Halifax author. essays by Elizabeth Hanington W Clark and others promise more good things ahead.
The Nursery remains popular with little ones in its eighth volume. Its illustrations are praised for beauty and suitability for pleasure and instruction of the youngest readers, and it deserves a plate in homes with children.
The January Children's Hour is a fine number with its usual reading matter plus a Holiday supplement featuring nine Christmas carols. The proprietor vows to make the magazine the purest and most attractive children's periodical, with a new illustrated story begun and Miss Townsend continuing one of her best romantic series.
Narper's Bazar is a popular mapazine noted for fashion reports and goods plus valuable instruction poems and miscellaneous reading. Its illustrations are presented in high style and quality.
The December 24 Harper's Weekly features notable illustrations such as Peasant Woman Reading News from the Battlefield, The Crown Prince of Prussia conferring the Iron Cross in the Park of Versailles, and The Dead Shot, praised for its high literary merit and beauty.
January issue features illustrations of a hardy shrub Rogers grapes a valuable new bean a new pear a new Syringa a stove plant and grape mildew cuts. Subscriptions in clubs of ten cost about eight cents per issue, offering readers a year of horticultural novelty.
The publishers announce a New Year start for Seed Time and Harvest translated from Fritz Reuter. They praise Reuter as a popular dialect writer with broad readership in Germany and beyond. The 1871 issue will include serials by Geo. McDonald and others, with last two 1879 numbers offering Geo. McDonald’s beginning gratis to new subscribers at $1.00 per year. Littell and Gay, Boston.
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