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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1871
Page
6
In a humorous reminiscence, Sam Suick recalls dining at Delmonico's with a charming maiden and her companion. The table chatter centers on the word awful and its foreign expletives, as Reginald and others argue over language and propriety while a chilly meal cools.
A Freeport Journal column blends Sam Slick style election tales with local farm reports. The piece lampoons Democratic tactics with humorous Colorado-like jargon, then shifts to farm notes on spring wheat oats corn barley and rye, plus election reflections and local incidents including a misdeed and a theft recovered near Springfield.
The Dakotan lectures Friday and Saturday nights last week covered the laws of health and diet with insight and practical advice. Proceeds go to the Sabbath School of the M E Church, and readers praise the Doctor for thorough, sound instruction and community benefit.
In a lively talk last night the Doctor offered free lectures after fifty cent tickets. His lung tester drew crowds as listeners learned survival tips, while jests about gastronomy and gasps kept the audience engaged and hopeful for better health.
The Northern Pacific Railroad advances on 266 miles graded from Lake Superior to Dakota, 180 miles track laid, Brainerd bridge linked to the Lakes, and trains to Red River expected by September. Construction expands eastward to the Columbia valley and toward the Great Missouri Bend, with 413 miles in operation and 560 miles expected by season’s end.
A letter argues Sumner’s allies are blamed for electoral outcomes in New Hampshire and elsewhere. It claims the GOP was doomed by moving Sumner from Foreign Relations to Privileges and Elections, praising emancipation and national milestones while urging vigilance against party dissension.
The bayonet law is portrayed as the chief stock in trade of Democratic newspapers. They claim Democrats from Maine to Georgia await elections to break the law and be jailed. They complain lawmakers force one vote per person and demand equal privilege for all.
The Postmaster General resumes mail service on the Louisville Lexington line after War Department guarantees troops are deployed along the route to protect the mail carrier, highlighting concerns about Blue Grass Region conditions.
Terrifying scene at a one room hut three miles southeast of Terrible Tray in Southern reveals Dakins family slaughtered. A woman, four children, an infant, and Dakins himself died from throat slashes after a bloody struggle. Jealousy and alcohol cited as possible motives. killer Dakins found dead with a self inflicted wound.
A New Orleans magistrate traveling with a lady misreads a veil moment. He jokes about being admired, she removes the veil to reveal his mother-in-law. The magistrate, startled, departs promptly.
Governor Reed of Florida asserts that wealth and population rose in his state during the three years of Republican governance. He claims population increased at least fifty percent and industrial resources more than two hundred percent, marking an unparalleled growth in Florida’s history.
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