10 Apr 1867
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1867
Page
1
The article argues the liquor trade cannot be stopped by paper bans alone and laments slow temperance progress. It praises reformers while warning verses on voter ballots and urges continued steady effort by the youth to bring a hopeful dawn for temperance and public virtue.
The Norfolk Journal relays a legendary tale about King Solomon and his seventh wife Ammonitess. She challenges his secrecy, begs initiation to watch him, and the king declares that neither she nor any inquisitive woman may enter a Masonic Lodge. He orders the Tyler to deny entry with a sword to any attempt by a woman, a rule said to persist.
The text presents a lyrical reminiscence as a lamented figure readies for departure to India. It depicts a river voyage with imagery of blooming trees and lovers, hinting at hope and the inexorable pull of the journey ahead.
The article outlines the Paris Exhibition grounds and entrances, with fifteen access points and separate ticketed and non ticketed routes. It explains ticket transfer prohibition, required signatories, optional photo ID on the ticket, and penalties for transfer. It notes subscription and weekly ticket options with varying prices for gentlemen and ladies and mentions offices for issuing tickets at the Palais de Industrie and Champs Elysees. It adds free access for exhibitors, agents, imperial commissioners, and officially employed personnel under specified conditions.
A dated editorial laments a surge in crime across the United States. It blames recent war strains, moral decay, and intemperance for widespread violence, robberies, arsons, and murders. The piece calls for reorganization of society and accountability for leaders of the rebellion.
A gossiping anecdote criticizes excessive spending on tobacco, laundry, and clothing. It claims money spent on cigars rivals school funding, and estimates the value of discarded boots could fund a child’s nightgown, a Bible for every patron, and several orphanages.
Marlyville suffers heavy losses after a Friday night fire erases most of its principal shops. One noted survivor is Mr. Verick, once the local livery stable keeper, as total damages approach 125,000 dollars with scattered debris and several firms wiped out.
Careful examinations of the peach orchards in Upper Alton show that between three fourths and four fifths of the buds are killed. Even with this large loss, the crop is expected to be fair.
Dr Mayes, noted Arctic explorer, is spending the winter in New York City. He plans lectures and museum visits while studying regional weather and ice conditions for future expeditions.
A circulated Irish nationalist document demands Ireland join the United States as a new state with local government while sending representatives to Congress. It declares English rule intolerable, urges 12,000,000 Irish to petition the President and Congress, and names signatories including Patrick Sarsfield and Wolfe Tone. Dated March 2, 1967.
The piece opines that forecasts of economic collapse are unfounded as industry prospers and labor is strong, urging confidence over croaking. It then shifts to a long excerpt about Queen Victoria, her travels, personal notes, portraits, and hints she may curb future capital punishment in England.
Paris correspondent reports on a remarkable eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus Resinifera, brought from Australia to Algiers. Emperor Napoleon III reportedly marveled at its rapid growth, reaching 80 feet in two years with a six inch diameter, and in its native soil some specimens grow to 140 feet. The tree yields astringent gum Abeo and has umbrella like upper branches, with white fragrant flowers whose honey is sought, and in areas where abundant the ague is nearly unknown.
A Confederate fort during the Fort Fisher bombardment features two Union sailors who cut away an obstruction to free a monitor. They work under southern rifle fire, preserving the ship from decisive damage as General Whiting commends their gallant action and awards lives for the effort.
A 15 year old, Van Slyke, claimed to buy stamps cheaply at the Post Office and sold them at discount to stores in Young America. The trial before Squire Wright found him culpable. He remains in the county jail as speculation on the country’s state continues.
A misinformed cruel tip suggests chaining bedbugs to a tree and applying a snake mouth method, a damaging and ineffective approach that promotes animal harm and misinformation about pest control.
A narrator recalls Lyman Beecher and Flosen Ballou in a heated exchange over Calvinism and Universalism. Beecher cites Psalm nine, while Ballou retorts with Hosea and Revelation, as the two Bible men spar with scriptural blows and parries.
A Paris wedding drew a crowd outside the Madeleine Church where a ragged 12 year old girl lingered amid the police. A bridal sister sheltered her with a bouquet and claimed she can sell, and an old gentleman then gave twenty francs to the child, praising her kindness as sweeter than any blossom.
A sweeping list of fires reports damage and losses across numerous locations. Included are Michae Ulmer's Hast brewery near Min Wile, Smedley’s inn near Os Kalosny, Burned brick and flour mills in Alton NL, Albany GA, and a large toll on London Ohio depot. Also noted are Charleston Charlestown Mass Bunker Hill Church, Cerea steamer in New York harbor, and multiple city blocks in Ottawa CW and Buffalo. Insurance covers many losses, with totals running into tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A nine year old boy accidentally shot himself and died in Colchester Mel Donough County a few days ago. He is the sole victim and investigators reported no foul play. Local authorities urge cautious gun storage following the incident.
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