24 Oct 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1888
Page
1
A garbled historical text cites General Sherman and others discussing Democratic critique of free trade, tariffs, and protectionism. It references a political climate with debates over national policy, industry protection, and the role of government in shaping the economy amid wartime and postwar tensions.
Fragmented Democration era prose complains about England as imperial trader and the pressure on workers. The garbled OCR hints at debates on wages, competition, and economic power influencing journalism, with scattered references to trade, states, and markets.
Fragmented text discusses patronage power dynamics and temptations to retain control. It references elections, incumbents, favors, and a call for prudent governance. The archaic prose hints at evaluating the President's fitness and the need for honest, deliberate leadership by the people.
The text appears as a garbled excerpt on the Republican Party praising liberty and national unity. It references enduring loyalty, patriotism, and devotion to liberty, attributed to an editorial voice in Harper's Weekly, with unclear dates or reliable attributions.
The piece argues that the United States survived costly wars, rebuilt industry, and created jobs for veterans, while Europe sapped wealth. It urges adopting protective tariffs akin to the U S system to sustain growth and ward off German competition.
Rebel General Richard Taylor reflects on strategic errors in the Civil War era. He laments missed chances to avoid costly conflicts and questions the impact of destroying protective industrial and logistical features, arguing the North could have faced shortages without supplies and credit if certain decisions had differed.
A city order requires sidewalks four feet wide or wider and various lengths along Grove, Mawel, Locust, Galena, Union, Garden, Ordway, Nursary, Stephenson, Wilint, Exchange, Pleasant, ik, Walnut, Benton, and Benton streets in Freeport. Specifications include materials such as pine or oak, with exact lot and block references, owner names, and supervision by the Superintendent of Streets.
A long, dense list of sidewalk and wall construction orders in Freeport and adjacent town areas. Specifications cover widths from four to fourteen feet and lengths from fifty to two hundred feet, naming blocks, streets, lots, and owners such as Jahi Stoakept D. J. Selulte Mra Burns Woodmanse Hewitt C. Fry A. McCoy Jonathan Netle I. Crowden and others. The ordinance assigns cost to benefiting properties via special taxation proportional to frontage.
The ordinance requires sidewalk construction in front of parcels touching the public line. If owners comply within the set period the sidewalk cost is exempt. if not, the city will build and impose a special tax on affected lots based on frontage. The collector enforces payment via warrants, with city clerk and street superintendent overseeing costs and returns.
A Boston youth praises American bluntness while an Englishwoman keeps a cool eye. The pair exchange remarks on weather and manners as a playful, teasing scene unfolds at Blakely Hall in The Argo naut.
An advertisement notes Cathartic Pills whip the liver and bowels but do not build strength. It claims Mill's Pilla positively strengthen with longer use, and Symplas is offered free at Swarts Bros, warning of increasing dependence with continued use.
Unverified authorities claim high pressure modern life breeds nervous disorders and ailments from aches to insomnia. A claimed weather remedy by Dr Mills restores nervous strength, relieves pain, and promotes sleep. Free trial bottles advertised at Swarts Drug Store.
C A McNamara & Co. announces fall goods arriving daily for 1888. Childs School Shoes praised as best in the market with low prices. Also fine shoes for ladies misses and men in latest styles. Located at 117 Stephenson Street.
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