19 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1888
Page
1
A historical page reviews a Republican ticket led by Benjamin Harrison with Morton and other figures, interspersed with period commentary on Ireland, nationalism, and trade. It includes candidate announcements for Stephenson County offices and notes on party patriotism and policy stances amid Civil War era debates.
The Minnesota farmers resist free trade while English and American advocates urge it as a remedy. The piece cites protection benefits for schools, churches, mills, and farms, and notes a pro-protection stance amid tariff debates. It mentions Albert Griffin and the Republican convention's temperance actions.
Albert Cummins, chair of the Anti-Saloon Republican National Committee, argues that the 1888 convention achieved three key victories for temperance: opposing a national liquor tax, nominating Gen. Carrison, and adopting a temperance plank. He urges temperance supporters to back the Republican ticket to defeat the liquor power, noting state reforms have already pressed the industry. He warns drum sellers favor the Democratic side and pleads for unity to fight the common enemy in November.
A collage of light court humor features Curran stories and Irish wit. Jests recall a friend mishearing a murder confession, a judge quipping about guilt, and an Irish prisoner pleading gaiety or innocence before the Queen’s bench. The piece highlights lawyers, judges, and a London vagrant amid sharp, old fashioned retorts.
The Northwestern celebration begins with cannon on hilltops and a packed city. A parade and audience of thousands fill the auditorium for speeches by B Wilson Smith Charles Noemolin Judge Cassidy and Professor J D Butler as Mrs Livermore speaks amid fireworks over the Ohio river. A second item recalls the murder of John Gushannon in Brownsville and the subsequent manhunt for four suspects.
A collection of maxims links health and wealth to calm nerves and steady effort. It urges light hearts, prudent spending, sleep, moderation, and avoiding anger. Warnings about haste and overexertion are paired with calls to seek fresh air and moderation for wellbeing.
The article outlines historic royal and noble heraldic signs such as the white hart linked to Richant IVI and the falcon crest associated with the Marquis of Winehoatar. It notes the white sheaf as Burleigh’s badge under Elizabethan power, and the bull's head tied to Queen Bolleyn, with Inns using these igns likely postdating her era and many Attle mountain tia nicknamed Zion in Yorkist and Lancastrian times.
A pithy note on cheerful folks who boast modest possessions with grandiloquent flair. It cites a grateful friend who values small comforts, notes misheard dialects and humorous slips, and touches on quirks of newspaper prose and the habit of printing peoples oaths.
An July 18 confrontation at a Greason social gathering on the beach led to a drunken brawl over a pot dispute. Pistol shots wounded two men, Marshall Tyler and James Weeka, while Randy Henderson, alleged shooter, was arrested. Several others were badly beaten or injured and sent home by friends before police arrived.
A tornado struck Berkleman Nebraska on Monday night causing the Presbyterian church to be torn from its foundation and wiping out a row of twenty frame houses. Flooding from a following cloud burst devastated the business district while surrounding areas reported sparse details. No fatalities are confirmed. some stock losses noted and wider damage unverified.
Quoted boards show varied prices for grains and livestock, including Wheat No 1 and No 2 states, Oats July and September, and Hog and Lamb markets with ranges. Produce notes list butter eggs poultry vegetables and fruits with multiple regional prices, while a testimonial praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy.
A man 35 with a modest gray tweed suit stands in the betting ring at Jerome Park and checks mutual tickets with a lead pencil. The figure is W. K. Van derbilt, largely unknown among the gambling crowd, described in a cautious, restrained manner. The Savannah News notes various local curiosities, including tame domesticated cranes at Harbor View owned by Judge Da Coster and Grove Cochran, plus cranes owned by Mr. Godh yan, all growing to impressive sizes as they are kept near human activity.
The piece describes biannual pearl fishing off the Red Sea reefs. About three hundred open boats of eight to twenty tons, each with a single mast, manned largely by enslaved labor aged 10 to 40. The slaves receive two thirds of the catch. owners get the rest. Shells auction in Jeddah then ship to London and Havre.
Confidence of Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy manufacturers in curing nasal catarrh is shown by a standing reward of 500 dollars for an incurable case. The remedy sells by druggists for 40 cents. It is described as mild soothing cleansing deodorizing antiseptic and healing.
The notice promotes Electric Bitters as a blood purifier and tonic for weakness and nervousness. It warns against stimulants and bitters with cheap whiskey and claims the product restores vitality and liver and kidney function. Available at Emmert & Burrell's drug store for 1.00 per bottle.
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