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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1871
Page
8
A long moral exhortation praising industrious labor and personal virtue. It argues against idleness, extols the craftsman and farmer, and likens diligent work to religious virtue, citing Jesus the carpenter and the need for communities to embrace earnest labor to advance civilization. It urges education and home lectures and condemns drones.
Efforts to harvest hay under winter sun fail, yet researchers discover that wild oats can be sown under its cheerful rays. The finding suggests a potential shift in crop timing and cultivation strategy.
The Methodist Episcopal Advocate lauds Clara Louise Kellogg as a virtuous American girl raised Methodist. It notes she travels with her mother and never attends rehearsals without a trusted female companion.
Henry Cooke who has been tendered but declined the Governorship of the District of Columbia is not Maj. Henry D. Cooke late Military Agent of this State at Washington as claimed by a Jay Cooke & Co. member and brother of its principal. He once lived in Ohio and edited the State Journal in Columbus.
A narrator recalls a dreamlike pageant in a bright chamber where visions of a grey dame, a daring knight, and a fair maiden unfold. A child on a gold throne glows as melodies drift from harps while a white-garbed Mary prepares for a party, and a damsel kneels by the narrator’s side.
A correspondent argues women should study beyond housekeeping to be true partners in marriage. He compares ignorance to expecting a blacksmith to make a watch and urges equal mental training so women can contribute to business and society as educated helpers.
A ghost tale set near a meeting house and graveyard ends with a laughable misperception. A shrouded figure seated at the church door spooks a rheumatic man who carries him to the tavern. When the two approach, a whispered question about the figure being fat leads to the revelation that the “ghost” is real. The fright cures the rheumatism, leaving the man suddenly well.
A public exchange critiques Mr Temple and Mr Semple on women education and gender roles. The dialogue argues a wife should retain identity yet share in life’s pursuits, challenging the notion of training women solely to fit male requirements and stressing women’s intellect and resilience.
In a humorous slice of 19th century advertising, Mark Twain touts a cross of tropical yam with Canadian thistle, naming the potato Early Stunner for speed and hardiness. Testimonials from John Smith and Dr. Jones mock the claims while narrating comic mishaps with hogs and road plaster.
A farmer recounts discovering a rich potato vein beneath the road but loses the crop overnight after a rumor of Fenian predation spreads. The last potato vanishes before dawn, leaving him ruined.
A string of aphoristic observations critiques judgment and wealth. It notes that Ambition obeys no law, humor heals, and poverty and riches are only imagined distinctions. The piece cites a Cincinnati Gazette editor, Mr. Richard Smith, discussing Grant's popularity and patronage in politics with reference to Lincoln's renomination.
A French report notes the town of Sedan and its surroundings are nearly uninhabitable due to a pervasive stench from dead bodies left exposed after the battle preceding the surrender. It warns that re interment is needed to improve conditions.
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