Path to Eternal Glory Guided by the Saviour
The reader is urged to tread the narrow path with faith guiding every step. Shadows gather as warning turns to call for vigilance against guile and worldly pride on the journey toward heavenly reward.
Freeport Weekly Journal in Freeport, Illinois
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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1871
Page
6
Willie Wins Prize by Truth Not Prize
A boy named Willie avoids cheating to win a special writing prize. The committee finds the best copy was written by a boy who took another’s ideas, and Willie admits he would rather tell the truth than win the award. The crowd praises Willie for choosing honesty over reward. A new game called edot adds classroom fun as students follow a read aloud and mark words with dots.
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Willie
Cipperclass
Trace
Ats
Life Thoughts on Virtue and Duty Across Mind and Man
A panoply of reflections on virtue self governance and moral growth. The author urges steadfastness, usefulness to others, and living with color and consistency. It explores duty self control and the hope of reward beyond ego.
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Stile
Mars
Jeke
Poem of Evening Rain and Memory in Harrow Wood
A reflective poem traverses May birds, summer nights, and a fading love. It contrasts a maiden with golden hair and deep eyes against a quiet village street. The narrator recalls intimate moments, laments absence, and questions what voice will reply after a beloved is gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome silentKea
Golden Rules for Wives Hints for Husbands
A Victorian survey argues wives seek fidelity respect and partnership from husbands. It urges men to be steadfast, forthright providers who share tasks and praise, while noting women bear unseen burdens as mothers and housekeepers.
Evolving View of Mutual Respect in Marriage
The passage argues husbands must show deep respect and kindness to wives in public and private. It praises tact, gentle conduct, and consistent consideration as essential to a wife’s happiness, noting a wife’s longing for support, care, and unprompted favors. It warns against shaming or harsh treatment, urging a life of mutual effort for happiness.
Caught by a Devil Fish off Brazi Coast
A diver recounts a close encounter with a large octopod cuttlefish in a reef crevice near Guarpary. The creature grasped both hands with its long arms and sucking suckers, nearly biting before releasing and retreating, leaving the narrator shaken yet amused by the comical retreat.
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Guarpary
Rascal
Paris 1815 to 1871 shown in armistice scene tale
The narrative recalls a London Daily News letter describing Paris after the 1815 armistice when German and Allied troops entered the city. A Garrick Club anecdote contrasts English bravado with a French remark about Parisian spectacle, suggesting the French character has remained unchanged since Waterloo.
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Paris
London Daily News
Garrick Club
Champs Elysees
France
English Traveler Earns Bed Bug Lesson in Inn Prank
An Englishman boasting of England's superiority stays at a country inn in the East. The landlord plans a prank by placing crabs in the guest’s bed and lighting a candle. The guest shouts for help after feeling bugs, only to be told they are bed bugs and a retort about England follows.
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England
America
Deacon Loveman Helps Woman Then Reveals Riches
A deacon lends hope on a cold day by giving a poor woman his last five dollars. He and Mrs. J travel to a cabinet maker’s and reveal a large bundle of fifty and one hundred dollar notes. The exchange ends with his claim that giving away a last five leads to wealth remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Loveman
Mrs. J
Mrs. 1
Farewell to a county official turned cautionary tale
A Dixon Democrat obituary recounts Joseph Ball dying in March after a life wrecked by intemperance. Once a Circuit Clerk deputy and a leading county figure, he squandered earnings on drink, lost support, and died in a hotel office after years of poverty. The piece links his downfall to moderate drinking and warns others to reform. It also notes threats against Northern editors in the South and Ku Klux activity at Demopolis.
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Tee County
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Southern Opinion
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P.S
John W
Edward P. Barton
Conrad J, Fry
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John W. Shatter
Mary Jane Shatter
Mary Jane Shafter
Mary Jane Shaffer
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