26 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1888
Page
1
A crowded political sheet features endorsements and attacks on free trade, plus candidate declarations for Circuit Clerk, State's Attorney, County Surveyor, and other local offices. It includes quotes on Sherman, Harrison, Morton, Cleveland, and Irish policy, with notices of Republican conventions and campaign rhetoric. It also contains a prominent defense of protected industries and tariff principles.
The piece argues that sturdy employment across industries supports wage growth and housing, and that protective tariffs shield American steel and rail production. It cites historical tariff effects, price changes, and transportation costs, asserting steel rails boosted rail expansion and farm movement, benefiting workers nationwide.
The article cites a prince of American millionaires urging debt avoidance and calm living as keys to wealth. It touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purga tive Pellets and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as popular cures and endorsements, noting Emmert and Burrell as sellers.
The city of Freeport will pay 300 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who have set fire to various buildings in the city over the past weeks. Mayor A. Beeanan notes the reward.
A fragmented historical account describes a park cottage once linked to Peter the Great at Poterbolf. The text details rooms, portraits, and relics associated with his stay, plus portraits of emperors, Dutch scenes, and a strange assemblage of artifacts and costumes, all amid a ruined, dreamlike setting.
The piece recounts a long forbidding royal anecdote from Peter the Great's era. A sentinel before the English garden at Oranienbaum stands for 195 years, guarding a girlhood edict about not picking flowers for Empress Catherine. The tale ties to the Orloff affair and the fall of Peter III through Catherine the Great and their lovers, ending with the sentinel’s forgotten duty.
An assassination attempt at Peterhoff near Paterburg halted the imperial visit. A bomb exploded in the dining room before the Lichtenburg guests arrived, killing two servants and wounding guards. The blast tore a wall and blocked the entry. arrests followed a raid on visitors aboard a train, with two suspects later identified as fugitives.
A Confederate survivor recounts a brutal incident near Cleveland Tennessee where Captain Woody led a squad, disarmed a prisoner, cut off an ear, and shot him in the face. The dying man’s ear sent back in a letter to a friend sparked shock, fear, and vows of retribution as Woody faced consequences later. The story also notes West Point admissions rejection for cigarette smokers and a 1886 tobacco payout figure.
Worth Knowing, Mr W N Morgan of Lake City Florida suffered a severe cold with coughing and early consumption. After failure with popular remedies he used Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, found quick relief, and after about six bottles was fully recovered with no relapse. Trials bottle offered free at Embert Barrells Drug Store.
Help wanted for 25 or 30 first class bricklayers. Apply to George F. Jenkins at Winds Central Iraigh. Tree pork and other duties noted in the terse ad.
Classified style notice announcing a sale of Rogers tableware including knives forks spoons and other household items with lace curtains photograph albums bibles clocks rugs folding beds and musical items offered on easy terms. Cash down payments and monthly installments are quoted with a contact at Ryan's sewing machine office 61 Stephenson Street Jos E McAlister listed as contact.
Detroit holds a decisive edge with a 7 2 win over Pittsburgh while Chicago falls to Indianapolis 4 1. Baseball results across leagues show Brooklyn and Cincinnati winning, with Detroit and Chicago posting mixed scores as haste and heat from July games affect standings.
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