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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1871
Page
5
The poem celebrates a muse inspired by Tennysot and Wim awakening humanity and uniting the world through verse. It imagines streams, Eden, and distant orbs as the poet writes in a tranquil, thoughtful mood. EVALIN WARREN.
A nostalgic recollection of a seaside childhood at a cottage by the murmur of waves. The speaker recalls fearless days playing on the shore, watching ships, and hearing tales of shipwrecks and brave lifeboat rescues, ending with a vow that those memories and the sea home will never be forgotten.
A reflective critique of the habit of borrowing trouble, describing how some people perpetually harbor gloom, fear, and foreboding. It traces effects on mothers, families, and youth, noting reliance on quack remedies and the harm of constant pessimism. It urges choosing joy and hope over perpetual dread.
The Galena region sees a mining revival with the New California Diggings south of town yielding rich mineral at depth. Projections claim 30,000 pounds daily at low cost, and nearby rises at Wise, Harris Burrichter, and Ruprecht Mayburn ranges add to the surge. The Wishon diggings near Elizabeth remain dominant, while others like Morseville and Elizabeth discoveries fuel a robust local mineral economy.
Harper's Weekly attacks Democratic opposition to General Grant, contrasting his victory with the prior Democratic administration. It labels James Buchanan and cabinet members as traitors and argues Democratic power would empower Ku Klux actions, blaming Democrats for civil strife and praising Grant's leadership against rebellion.
A评论 debates the fairness of harsh partisan attacks on Civil War figures such as Grant, Longstreet, Thomas, and reviews sympathy for Andersonville and the Ku Klux Klan. It warns against political demonization and questions whether government should be involved when such spirits prevail.
Dispatch from Canana reports volunteers near San Jose De Los Remedios allegedly roasted a man alive after a stake through his body. Spanish officers purportedly stopped the act. The tale accompanies wider carnage with murders on both sides and refugees fleeing to the woods. An American hotel guest heard of two volunteers killed in their beds in one night. Four hundred former Puerto Principe surrenderers retreat due to hunger, fearing smallpox. A Spanish gunboat sails for Nassau with two supposed spies aboard. A Myriad family from Ocajal six miles from San Geronimo is said to have been killed by Spanish troops.
Report details ticket holders and outcomes from a local lottery. Michael Trynn wins the capital prize a Kankakee residence valued at $2000. George Ki Atwood wins a $50 sewing machine and A Ginkan a $15 silver butter dish. Several buyers hold many tickets yet draw blanks. The item also notes Brindle the milker’s failed dream of wealth and praises temperance at Amherst Alumni dinners for sobriety.
Thirteen years ago Louis Boettrich caused his wife’s horse to bolt by waving his hat and shouting. She was thrown and died the next day. Last week the bereaved husband, driven insane by the tragedy, ended his life by shooting himself.
Freeport Illinois merchants endorse Tambling's Self-Adjusting Curl Fixture patented January 1th as an economical durable curtain support. They praise simple setup, universal fit for paper and cloth curtains, note it never runs out of order and requires little capital to start.
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