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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1886

Page

2

Extensive Lebanon works burn. 80 men lose meals

The Lebanon Pennsylvania nut and bolt works employing 80 men burned Sunday causing a loss of 8200,000. A Chicago area murder, Belfast riot, and a long service record for James Marra are noted in a broad digest of incidents and notes.

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Maxwell Found Guilty Murderer of Preller

The jury found Maxwell guilty of murder in the first degree after a long deliberation. The foreman read the verdict at noon, and the defense immediately moved for a new trial on grounds including witness competency and judge’s instructions. Beecher rumor denied. the minister jokes about health while a celebration of an upcoming birth date is mentioned. An advertisement promoting Dr Bosanko’s Coat and Lung Syrup appears along with a grocery listing.

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MISS CHAMBERLAIN A Pretty Face in Public Gaze

A New York letter describes Miss Chamberlain as an American beauty noted for her face and charm rather than intellect. It details her refined appearance, elegant manners, European upbringing, and luxury surroundings at the Victorian Hotel, with emphasis on how publicity shapes her fame.

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How 2 Wise Man Built His House

A parable from the Central Law Journal recounts a man seeking neighbors advice on a house. Each adviser offers a different site or style, leading the man to ignore them and trust his own judgment. The moral: pursue your own impression and taste rather than defer to others.

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New Electric Punishment Device Attracts Attention

A savant Henri Roget of Lyons proposes using electric current as a substitute for corporal punishment. A subject would be strapped to a triangle linked to a battery and a wet whip. The device aims to be milder for a schoolgirl yet adjustable to deliver harsher shocks. Roget seeks approval to test on soldiers. Also recounted is a Washington printing-office anecdote about Chief Justice Taney and a messenger.

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Inspector Byrnes and the most advertised man in New York

A rough interview with Inspector Byrnes describing why he is the best advertised man in New York. He explains reporters chase his arrests, the newsroom ritual, and his career path from patrolman to central office detective. The piece paints Byrnes as shrewd, methodical, and deeply tied to press publicity.

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Speech and satire at Lima Kiln club meeting

In a discussion opening the Lima Kiln club gathering, Bruder Groen and Bradder Geeun are urged to pursue prudent business and honest practices. The Detroit Breeze feature parodies a visiting speaker’s remarks about ethics, debt collection, and modern commerce, ending with a quip about political candidacy and a jab at press rhetoric.

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Advertisement laden page with various goods and notices

A crowded 1886 newspaper clipping offers tonics like Athiophoros for rheumatism, coffee and fruits from Burnett Bros and 11 D Post & Co, farm equipment from Robinson Spring Wagon and Kmearson & Talbot, plus Shiloh’s cures and a dissolution notice for Chas Meta & Co. Also promotions for Chautauqua Lake excursions, dry goods from Mrs Stevens, and lawn seed from Burrell Bros.

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