15 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
Brimfield Gazette
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1877
Page
1
Local columns report a camp meeting at Wyoming to-day and multiple birth announcements including Benjamin Dick Jr and Henry D Vries’s children. Also noted are visits by J P Bowman, B KR ton, Dr Duke, James Deal of Monica, and others, plus weather, crop activity, and a suspected attempted assault on Mr Ford with no culprit found.
The writer recounts a journey starting August 7 from Brimfield to Rock Island and Davenport, noting a burned Illinois bridge delays, crowded trains, and a brief African American train-side cheer. They describe Iowa and Missouri Slope landscapes, cornfields, grain yields, and high land values near Atlantic, praising western expansion and prospect in commerce, morality, and growth led by new settlers. More anon. Manton.
Geo H Marlow Secretary of State thanks for a copy of the State Laws of 1877. Any person clear ous of examining it can do so at this office. A printer’s daily work is explained as setting about 8 000 cms or 25 000 letters with travel about 9 miles yearly around 3 000 miles excluding Sundays.
Advertisements urge traders to submit notices by DB o clock Wednesday morn to appear in the week Gazette. Items promise noon preads, boast a speedy lead money claim, and list varied goods and services from boots to furniture, flour, and clothing with prices and discounts.
The reading outlines Paul and Silas preaching in Thessalonica, the resulting uproar, and the formation of the early church. It contrasts the fair Jews who searched the scriptures with others who opposed the gospel, and notes Paul’s magisterial defense linking Jesus to the Messiah. It ends with call for daily scripture study and faith.
A fragmented advertisement text appears to reveal a notice about outstanding securities or delivery of items. The readable portions suggest a general delivery instruction and an instruction to await further notice. No clear dates, names, or organizations are identifiable.
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