Fraternity Seeks Contributions to Column Interest
The fraternity across the county requests communications or items to enrich his column. They aim to make it valuable and interesting to the craft and rely on cooperation from friends.
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1869
Page
2
The fraternity across the county requests communications or items to enrich his column. They aim to make it valuable and interesting to the craft and rely on cooperation from friends.
A catalog of regular Masonic periodicals with publishers, locations, and yearly rates. Titles include The Keystone, National Freemason, The Evergreen, Masonic Trowel, Masonic Token, Kentucky Free Mason, Freemason's Magazine, and The Freemason with pricing and editorship details.
Fragmentary excerpt recounts the Cenaculum atop Neby Daud near Mount Zion, housing the tombs of Solomon and David. It notes Franciscan exile in 1561, Moslem guardianship, and limited access for explorers such as Montefiore and Miss Barclay. A cave beneath allegedly hid royal sepulchers guarded by legends of hidden chambers and storms.
Practical advice from the American Agriculturist on spring cleaning ideas. Includes methods to wash varnished paint with tea, whiten paint with whiting, clean window panes and silver with kerosene and soap suds, refresh wall surfaces, and improve feather beds by airing and beating. Recommends straw matting and carpet linings to ease summer cleaning.
The readable fragments evoke images of biblical kings Solomon and David, the kings of Judah, and a promised Holy Land pilgrimage. It mentions relics, a Grand Master, and a vision of a cave and mosque, with references to Jerusalem.
The State Journal urges Illinois farmers to plant sorghum this spring as a hedge against potential sugar shortages from Cuba. It notes sorghum sugar cannot yet rival cane sugar but can substitute during shortages and rising prices, with existing mills and equipment minimizing extra costs.
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