03 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1888
Page
1
A long excerpt echoes Republican and Democratic lines from the 1888 campaign. It cites presidential candidates Benjamin Harrison and James Blaine, discusses tariff and free trade, praises Republican triumphs and critiques Democrats. Mentions Indiana, New York, public education appointments, and a Sheridan health update from Washington.
On Saturday evening June 30 a body of veteran Union soldiers visited General Ben Harrison’s residence to pay their respects. Their spokesman spoke of honoring the General and voiced affection for the flag and the Union’s memory, stressing continued friendship and loyalty.
A large St Louis synagogue service ends with a poignant moment when Rabbi Sato blesses a solitary orphan girl awaiting parental blessing. Tears flow as the rabbi elevated her in prayer, guiding the congregation to reflect on divine fatherhood and compassion. The scene contrasts hardship with sacred ceremony, highlighting devotion and communal care.
A school boy near Calvary and Edmond recount a strange burial procession he and a companion witnessed near a graveyard. A blue wagon with two white mules carried the coffin, mourners in black followed, and the rainbow colored procession moved to a grove, then vanished like a mist. The boy learned the same girl later died by Saturday night, though she had seemed well before.
A fragmentary early 20th century report discusses the use of slaughterhouse byproducts in glue and dye production, including bones, blood, hoofs, and tallow, noting new value from waste and a price competition in glue trades. It also contains a humorous household vignette about a family at table and a child asking to speak.
A description of Japanese and Chinese umbrella trade and design, contrasting imported and domestic styles. It notes Tokyo shops producing silk umbrellas with ornate frames, and a famed Chinese red silk umbrella of ten thousand names presented as a public token of honor, four feet wide on a nine foot pole.
A 12 year old named Thomas is sent to fetch a horse by a strict father in Yorkahre. The father gives a solemn parting charge about prayers and safety, and the boy, fearing separation, acts decisively to bring back the horse, ending with a tense, moral moment.
Bills totaling $7 825 07 were allowed at the Council meeting last night. Herlocker and Schaad, photographers, announce Wednesday opening to accommodate friends with no time for sittings on other days.
A tale of a scrap bed child found among rubbish by Senor Juan who grows into a wealthy color factory owner in Madrid. His journey from street orphan to millionaire includes a life with his wife Evarista and a mysterious belief he is the son of nobility, sparked by a past revelation about his mother.
Mr N H Froblichateln of Mobile endorses Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and remedies for coughs colds and bronchitis. He touts relief and cure, plus Electric Bitters and New Life Pills. Advertising notes urge trial bottles at Emmett and Burrells Drug Store and Promotes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel attacks. Also mentions bank loan and mortgage papers and a German American Trust Co mortgage offerings.
Local merchants announce the arrival of a car load of Economy Flour at H D Post & Co and invite customers to try a sack as part of a promotional offering. Several business names appear in the notice and the piece also includes signatures of local dry goods merchants in a closing closure pledge dated July 4 1888. The text references a city sewerage project proposal in Freeport Illinois with a bid deadline and plan availability through July 10 1888.
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