30 Oct 1888
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1888
Page
1
A long political missive bundles Democratic free trade arguments with quotes from party leaders and editors. It argues for unrestricted commerce and cites signatures from prominent Democrats urging free trade and criticizing protective tariffs.
Fragment from a 19th century rhetoric collection cites Lincoln Washington Jefferson and Webster praising domestic manufactures. It argues that agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing interests sustain national independence and wealth, urging federal fostering support and protection against foreign dependency.
London voices praise President Cleveland for advancing free trade, seeing Anglo American cooperation as pivotal. Editorials from Spectator Times and Economist urge tariff reform, predicting a ten year shift toward freer markets. The Cobden Club report calls for persistent reform while the People and Sunday Times stress English prosperity tied to U.S. policy.
The article reviews free trade versus protection with references to James Prout of Nova Scotia, Cleveland’s tariff stance, and British press reactions. It cites bids for iron coatings, notes Cleveland vetoes on pensions and labor bills, and includes a widow of laborers urging protection and a letter from a Hatavia man supporting protection to defend American industry.
In a New York rally, the speaker argues that imported iron and steel cost the nation $16,000,000 and would have funded wages and families. He cites New York and Brooklyn growth under protection, urges maintaining tariffs to favor American manufacturers, and condemns surrender to England. The speech ends with a plug for Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla.
A jumble of stray notes covers politics, travel, wildlife, and society. Mentions Ty ever had law, Somerset figures, railroad labor, and European peers. References to Oregon deer, Washington territory triad, and a quilt destined for the next president.
A candidate for County Surveyor on the Prohibition Ticket asks friends for support in the upcoming election. He cites graduation from Freeport High School in 1874, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute class of 1886 with a Civil Engineer degree, two years on the Engineering Corps of Illinois Central, involvement in Chicago Madison and Northern railroad work, farm surveying, and last year as Resident Engineer on Illinois Central. He pledges faithful service to Stephenson County voters if elected.
The New York Press reports on King Wunibert of Italy, described as ailing with heart and liver disease. Born in March forty four years ago, he reportedly suffers fainting fits, loss of appetite, and muscle hypertrophy affecting his heart and liver, with doctors noting progressive weakness and severe pain episodes.
The New York Sun recalls a sensational case in which a Hungarian premier, sentenced to death, was saved from hanging after his wife smuggled a dagger into his cell. He wounded his throat and was shot instead of being hanged, the incident dated Orb. 2.
Professor Joseph La Conte argues that cultural advancement follows a corresponding degree of handwork. From childhood to advanced ages, manual labor and tools shape brain culture, with simple land use in primitive ages and refined instruments in civilized races shaping intellectual development. Boston Budget
The article notes Paris plans to draw water from a distant Swiss Alpine lake into its reservoirs and pipes. It describes the lake as noted for perfectly pure water fed by snow, and notes the project will cost no less than 100 million dollars with 22 miles of mountain tunnels required.
A muddled report discusses Queen Vieturin and the death at Windsor Castle, noting the English sovereign's sorrow and the housekeeper Mrs Hutchinson. It mentions royal prerogatives and domestic affairs, with references to Victoria and dressmaking knowledge. The piece also cites the New York World and a sensational Africa section about a Ugandan king and his brutal customs, including multiple wives and executions.
Whistling at horses for boarding horse cars is described with a lively curbside signal and a musical whistle. A studio conversation between Millais and Leech reveals musings on drying pigments and the value of old paints. An advertisement promotes Dr Balls Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil with claims of rapid relief.
L.A. Underwood will be prepared to do gas and steam heating and repairing on October 20 at reasonable rates. Leave orders at basement of Vry's block. Cholera Morbus is a painful disease with many deaths. severe cases may be cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, sold by Emmert & Burrell.
An old fashioned drugstore advert claims CLERRY COUGIL SYRUS will relieve a cough at once. The notice asserts no advertising scheme and guarantees the product. Enmort & Burrell, Druggists, are named as suppliers.
Mrs Charles Greenwood of Indianapolis credited Dr Mil s New Cure with relief from asthma and related symptoms after dull response to other treatment. The notice advertises Swatts Bros and Burnison Colburg Montgomery Co Illinois as distributors and mentions Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Stomach remedy curing diarrhoea in two children after six weeks of trial with four other medicines.
A promotional line touts Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker as a worldwide trusted medicine for blood purification. It claims no other nostrum matches its universal satisfaction at equal price and promises a refund if a bottle fails to work.
Advertisements for cathartic pills and patent remedies follow with claims of strength and relief. Various local businesses urge readers to sample Mill's Pills, Swarts Bros, and H. Roeder for candies, weather strips, hats, bonnets, and other goods. Jobs sought and merchandise details appear among the mixed listings.
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