23 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1888
Page
1
A garbled page lists Republican ticket names for state offices including governor and attorney general, plus multiple candidate declarations for circuit clerk, clerk and recorder, and state’s attorney roles. It also quotes English and American periodical opinions on free trade and protection, with editorials and historical comparisons.
The piece argues the 1887 Illinois legislature faced partisan tax policy, claiming Democrats underfunded and Republicans raised the levy to cover appropriations. It cites past sessions 1885 1887 with speaker Elijah M. Haines, listing targeted public expenditures and defending the levy as necessary to rebuild buildings and care for veterans while countering Democratic charges of extravagance.
Agricultural hints discuss preventing bees from robbing stored corn and outline extirpation methods. The piece mentions Bastens and other methods of destruction, notes changes in dental aluminum plates, and references farming practices at fairgrounds. It emphasizes evaluating proposals and warns about partnerships using other names. It also cites production estimates per acre and notes feeding patterns of pests on crops.
In a July sermon to the Thirteenth regiment at a New York encampment Chaplain T De Witt Trimage expounds on Joshua and the ambush of Ai drawing lessons for Christians to retreat from vice and to use strategic deception for faith. He cites historic persecutions and urges believers to pursue restrained boldness, warning that the triumph of the wicked is short and urging vigilant moral warfare.
A sermon urges Christians to fix a single aim and battle for souls. It equates spiritual warfare with Joshua’s military strategy, warns against vague efforts, and contrasts parade faith with real courage. It predicts a year of mercies and judgments and requests support for Louisa May Alcott’s Concord home memorial.
A quoted aphorism claims success comes from avoiding debt and staying calm. The passage links such prudence to an American millionaire’s rise and touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative as a royal remedy for health and happiness.
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